Bisbee daily review., 1912-12-21
BUYS MINE GETS HE BRADFORD
 CLAIMS AT PATAGONIA
Richardson Receiving Big Royalties from Three R Propery-Better Rates oD Low Grade Ore.
FIFTEEN PROPERTIES
 ARE NOW SHIPPING

PATAGONIA, Dec. I9.-A deal that has been in the making for nearly two months was finally closed las; Thursday when A. L. Harroun of Kan sas City, who promoted the Chief which Is the extension of the Worid's Fair bought all three interests of the Bradford mine located near the Three mines shipping station. Bloxton. The third interest of Ed Mcfarland vas bought through Jack Evans. of Bisbee and Cananea and turned over to Hsrroun. This mine has shipped this year l26 carloads of rich carbon. ate ore to the Copper Queen smclter at Douglas and the mine vas thought to have passed to the Phelps Dodge interests but they could not get al interests in thir own name and drop ped negotiations. The price paid IS said to be close to sl5O, 1000. .OO, and work or shipping will begin at oaes. Under W. If. Warrington, Of Doug las, the Bradford will be put in good shape and three shifts of men will be started to work and the management expects to load out five cars of ore Per week.
 The Three R Mine
 Colonel R. R. Richardson, former owner of the famous Three k mine, went to Tucson last Tuesday to meet J. w. Bennie. general manager Tor \. l.. Amster who bought the Three k mine. This was Colonel Richardson s regular monthly visit and pay day as he is now getting a settlement every month from the Amster interests out of the ore shipped from the mine. From reliable authorities it Is learned that Richardson is now receiving more than Sl ,000 per day from royalties out of the ore shipped from his mine, and that Amster is receiving a good size bank account each month after roy alties and all other expenses are pad At the present rate of shipments c5- ing out from BloXton the Three R mine is making more than a million pounds of copper every month. The management expects to Increase. thts to million and a half pound soon after the 6rst of tbe new year.
 5etter Freight Rates.
 The leasers of the Patagonia dis trict are looking forward with much interest to the new change in rates on low grade ores from Patagonia to Douglas which will become effective December goth, according to advicas received here from the state corpo-- atiOn commission. and the making Of a Sl.25 rate on S25.00 ore and sI.JO on 80 ore to the Douglas smelters will be the means of a large tonnage Of this class of ore going out and bringing moIey back into the dis ! trict At the present time there are fifteen good shipping properties in the hands of practical miners who are operating on limited means, and can hardly pay their way out under the present freight rates. but will be able 10 make a good profit by shipping to | Douglas under the new schedule in anticipation of the new rates shippers 1n Patagonia have asked the Southern { Pacific 10 enlarge the present ore re ceivins platform which is not one half enough to hold shipments Of ore 1 coming down from the mines at the ] present time.
 The Blue Eagle.
 ! Lou Stevens, of Bisbee and J E.. ! Ewing, of Cananea, have just shipped their first carload of high grade ore rom the Blue Eagle in Alum Gulch, the shipment consisted ot 5S tons and
 went to the Pioneer Shelter at Cor.
 win. Assays from the ore we're given
 ss SS9.l2 per ton, carrying copper, gold and silver values.
 Annual Assessment Work.
 There are now more than 400 min.
 CTS doing annual assessment work in
 the Patagonia district according to a
 local merchant who Is furnishing a
 large percentage of these people with
 supplies, etc. The demand for good
 properties and the looking up of good prospects by mining men has caused
 nearly every man who made locations
 in this section to hurry here and
 start his annual work so that there
 would be no question about it when
 the time would come for signing up papers of transfer.