El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13
lack Of CARS IS
HARD HANDICAP
Copper Queen SmelterShows
Decrease; G. & A. Pro
ductiOn Increases.

and to plant difficulties which have
since been remedied- On The other hand
the c. & A smelter showed an increase
OF about q half million pounds IN the
total Of 5,40O. 600 pounds. About 1000
600 pounds or this is Shattuck ore.
The c. & A. plant is running better all
the time, the date of entire completion
being not far distant
The Calumet and Arizona property
at CORTLAND is closed down at present
and word received here is to the effect
that arrangements looking toward the
removal Of the machinery from the
camp and its shipment to BiSbee have
been made. Later, it is reported, the
machinery is TO be removed to the AjO
properties in Pima county, which are
being prospecTed consistently by the
q. & A with the result that huge ore
bodies have been located The portion
of the c. & A machinery which is on
the property Of the Leadville company,
VIII not be removed at present It IS
said William Holmes, president of that
company, is now in the east and is
said to be on a deal which viii prob
ably place the company in position to
start working in the near future. With
this prospect Of early reOpening OF the
Leadville and the regular shipments
OF the Great Western company to the
c. & A shelter here, the outlook does
not appear so dark as it might other
wise be to CORTLAND people Besides
the Great Western, which sends out
two cars daily, there are number of
camp.
May Reopen Nina Mexico.
There is early prospect for the re-
opening OF the Nina Mexico, located in
the Sauharipa district of Sonora, ac-
cOrding to c. c. Soto, who has re-
turned from Moctezuma and vicinity.
This plan viii be put in effect as soon
as the S. P. de NJ. branch from Tonichf
south has been put in condition to al
low transportation of ore, matte and
supplies The company normally en-
ploys about 500 men but at present,
when nothing but development work
IS underway, has but about 60 on the
pay roll The property has its own
smelter and most of its shipments are
OF matte. A small quantity OF very
high grade ore is also sent out.
Sotos Monte CristO mine in the Moe
tezuma district, is operating actively
at this time, employing about IS men.
Shipments of high grade ore to the
shelters are made monthly at the
rate of 10 or Is tons. Soto refused to
talk about the reported bonding OF his
mine to FL PasO capitalists, saying
that the deal was not completed and
that he could not therefore speak with
any certainty about future plans.
Miners become PrOspectOrs-
Hundreds OF miners who have been
thrown out Of employment in Sonora
by the closing down of various mines,
have taken to the hills as prospectOrs,
Soto says As result a number of eX-
cellent prospects have been located
anu these must De taken INTO COnSlQ-
Grafton when Sonora again opens up
for any considerable mining activity.
Soto stated that he believed the open
Ing would not be delayed more than a
Few months at the most and he then
looks for period Of unparalleled pros
perity for the state.
Carpenters and other mechanics have
gone TO the property of the NacozaTi
copper company, near Pilares. Sonora,
&C begin the work of installing the
company's new $50 ton mill. This viii
De rushed through as quickly as pos
slole, and II is hoped that the mill viii
be operating by the first of the year.
J. c Weir, New York broker, has
Just returned from the property where
ne investigated the outlook He an
nounced himself much pleased with the
prospect for success upon his return
here Steps viii be taken in the i'm
mediate future to secure the listing Of
IT'S stock on the New York curb. The
property has a good showing in silver
lead-zinc ore.
s D. Brown is operating the Sheerer
property in the SWisshelm mountains,
about So miles north of Douglas, with
force Of five men A gasoline hoist
was installed recently and DEVELOPMENT
as wen as mining operations are being
pushed The shaft is now down 40
feet while considerable drifting has
been done resulting in the opening Of
vein Of Old-silver-lead ore seven
inches vide Shipments are being I
regularly made to the FL Paso smell
ters.
Develop SwissheIm Mine.
Inc SWlsShelm Mining cOmpanv
whose property is located about five /
miles west Of McNeal, is being devel- /
opeo with small force at present J. ]
w EeySarI president of the concern
IS now IN the east interviewing stock /
holders and raising additional funds 1
Tor the purpose Of mining on a larger
scale He IS expected to return soon /
When there VIII be a definite an
nouncement Of the cOmpany's future 1
policy.
The Santa Rosa mine six miles east
OF Cabuuona, Sonora, is being operated /
Dy II +. Brown and associates with 1
force Of 10 men employed. Regular /
shipments Of copper ore, at the rate |
OF q carload month, are being sent /
70 the copper Queen smelter here. The
mine. which has several thousand feet I
or OLD workings, is the property of (
James kirk formerly superintendent
Ior the -Four G company at Cananea.
while 1t is considered one Of the best
copper propositions in this section Of
sonora Kirk did not care to operate !
u nlmseIf and, until he gave the lease
20 the present operators, had consist
entity refused to give it to anyone.
The suitcase on the same prOpertt
which Is being operated by Herman
Ermett IS resulting even better than !
he had anticipated according to the I
statement of Ermett who was in Doug
las 10 purchase steel mine rails and
other supplies The drift ran into a
oooY OF copper ore averaging IS per-
cent late last week. Ermett hopes to /
pc IN the shipping list within the next
few weeks.
Try New Concentration.
A. b Newell, Of Nashville. Tenn. /
president OF the Hermitage Mining and Z
AlIllng company at Hereford has ar
-lFeo IN the city following a STAY Of
several days at the cOmpany's new
nllL The concentration which was
opened about 10 days ago, is being
slowly put into service. It is practical
y an experimental plant and, should
{ be found to be successful in recov-
7rlng a nigh percentage Of the ore val
les, VIII be added to in the immediate
uture. No attempt viii be made to
.hlp any concentrates until if has been I
lefln1tely determined how far success
III the methods employed are The (
property VIII ship to the Copper Queen
melter later.
That start viii be made in the
.eaT future in sinking an oil well in /
he Playas valley, of New Mexico,
bout so miles east of Douglas is the !
ssurance given by H. ". LOOMS who ]
s largely interested there LOOMS
tated that he was not yet at liberty I
o make public the name of the firm or |
'erson who viii start the work. but
as been assured by people in a posi-
Ion to know, that it viii take place /
hortly after the first Of the new wear.
d v SnoWgOOse, an oil expert of
.allfornia and Arizona, who has been I
d O. z ~HHTea II. Y