Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-04
IS
LIVELY CAMP
Reported That Amster Has
Been Offered Three Mil
lions for Three X.
Group
LEASERS COMING IN
Especial to The Review

lSpeClal 10 Inc REVIEW
PATAGONIA, Oct 3.-Mining men
from every direction are coming into
Patagonia. and the once great silver
camp of eastern Santa Cruz is com
ing back bigger, better and stronger
than ever before this time. In addition
to the silver and gold in the ores,
the great quantity of high grade cop
per ore now coming down from the
mines is crowding the transportation
company for sufficient cars TO haul
the mineral to the smelters. This
week more than five cars of ore have
been piled on the platform of the
company WAITING for cars to carry it
to FL Paso. The quality of ore makes
it command a premium at the III
PasO and Hayden shelters, and all
shipments now are going to these
plants.
Great Property
In the lower tunnel of the Three
RS mine. which was sold by Colonel
Richardson TO F. Amster, of Boston,
more than 40 feet of ore running u
per cent has been cut, and the north
wall not yet reached; shipping OF
the rate of FIVE cars of so tons each
seven days in the week, the Three
RS has now in sight more than two
years supply of ore. This estimate
is given by Mr.. A Waumbogg, an ex-
pert who has been thoroughly samJ-
ling and examining the mine for the
past two months in the interest Of
the United States Smelling and Re
filming comptny. of New York. From
an authentic source it has been
learned that Amster has been made
an offer of three million dollars for
the property by the company, but has
not yet decided whether to sell OT
erect his own smelter. Mr.. Amstef
this week bought a section of terri
tory from the Soinita company, six
miles square. taking in the water
rights for the same, paying $4,000
cash for the ground. the money having
been paid through the First National
Bank of Nogales. 1t is given out here
that the land will be used to erect
large smelling plant either by Am
ster or the United States Smelling
and Refining company.
Work on Many Claims
Hogan & McCutchen, of Bisbee,
who are associated with William
Powers, are taking out a fine grade
of copper-silver ore, and will soon
make a shipment of three cars 10 the
Fl Paso smelter.
r. L. HarTun and associates, OF
Kansas City, who developed the won
derful Tigre in Sonora, are working
the Chief group OF claims, which is
the extension Of Powers Worlds
Fair mine. A tunnel is being run 10
catch the famous rich vein on the
Worlds Fair. Harrun believes that
he has in the Chief a mine greater
than the Tigre.
Mr.. Gremmen has a force Of seven
men at work for the Copper Queen,
making a thorough demonstration OF
the famous Worlds Fair mine. The
main tunnel is being cleaned ont, and
active work of uncOyeTing the rich
ore will start soon. Quarters for the
men and the superintendent are being
erected, and supplies taken up to the
mine
f. w. Smith, representing Los An
geles parties, has bonded the Crosse
group of copper claims for s125,O0O
OF this amount $4,000 has been paid
through the Nogales bank 20 the
owners. The ground adjOins the IA
nous Westinghouse mines at Wash
ington camp, and has good ore opened
up. Shipments will begin just as soon
as the Los Angeles people can get
men at work on the property.
w. w. Wishon. OF Fresno, Cal, has
purchased the Mcdonald property,
and has men at work setting up tents
and blacksmith shop preparatory TO
starting active work on the property.
A carload of shipping ore is on the
dump. and this will be sent out to
the Hayden smelteT early next week.
Nevada Leasers Coming
A number of well known Colorado
and Nevada leasers arrived during the
week to look over the country, and
all express themselves as well pleased.
with the conditions surrounding Pata-
gonia, and are arranging to take
leases and begin active work. Among
those seen are Jack Campbell, fore
man of the famous Riley lease at
Goldeheld, and Ed Short, who opened
Up the great bridal chamber of gold
in the Mohawk which made million
aires OF Hayes and Monette. of Gold
field. Joe Channer and Tom Viii