Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-06

TELL WHY
Mexican Metals in Good
Shape for Rapid Advance
With Work and Output
From Cananea Property
STRONGER IN MARKET


Mexican Metals has recently center.
I'd a good deal OF attention on The
Boston market and has enjoyed trad.
ing with attendance of growing
strength. Below is a resume Of con.
ditions at the property just To nand
from the Board of Directors Of the
conn any through the mails 20 stock
holders:
At the time of Manager Fri;sche's
visit to Boston, in January, arrange
nents were made with MIN to install
added machinery at the mill and ex.
ira power facilities to enlarge the
daily product to point where returns
IN the way of concentrates would take
care OF expenses, both of operation
and normal development of the group
Of mines: namely. Palo Soco No. l
md No. 2. and Alacran, which are
low the established feeders for The
mill. Sufficient ore had already been
developed to warrant such action or
our part. Arrangements were also
made TO purchase a gasoline truck te
reduce the cost of shipment OF cen
5entrates; and this truck has BEEN
purchased and is now on the ground
storehouse has been constructed II
addition to a railroad siding at Can
lnea, which will also reduce the cost
)f shipment OF ore. Other minor i'm
proVements were suggested and have
since been made in the existing plans
The directors also felt justified in
lppropriating a reasonable amount OF
%
Iloring and developing the other val
liable prospects on the property: anG
% this end, a geologist has been al
work for several weeks and already
some interesting and valuable results
lave been obtained. notably on the
'ictoria, where few feet from the
surface ore has been uncovered WELD
ng thirty six ounces OF silver and
wenty-nine per cent copper
Up to the time OF the recent re-
-ellion. known as the Huerta coup
fetat, splendid progress was being
made; and the mill had been brought
the point where il was satisfac.
Orily concentrating about 100 tons OF
IRE per day. and obtaining splendid
esults. in percentage, of concentrates
we're being made from the mines to
}ananea, and were being stored in
ne storehOUse ready for shipment 10
Re smelter. Unfortunately, at this
cry moment, the State OF Sonora
las rehelled against the Huerta re
me: and transportation facilities on
he railroads from Cananea to the
.merican border have been suspend.
d, owing to the burning OF several
ridges by the State troops. During
I'll this time, the management at the
property have not been mOlested ana
operations have been carried on as
heretofore, with exception that some
II our workmen have joined the State
orces. causing a slight drop In the
olume of product; and we have
furthermore been confronted with
ONE difficulty in bringing in the
eeded supplies. or course. ship
ents of ore to the smelter have had
o be suspended. We have every as
france that, as soon as the constitu.
onalists obtain control of this part
Sonora, railroad connection will
? reopened, in which case operations
III almost Immediately return to nor
Ial status.
Ray Consolidated
Conditions at Ray Consolidated are
nowing a constant Improvement and
re details for the February month
hich have Just come to hand show
hat new high records were attained
4 several respects. In the matter
production, in which perhaps he
reatest interest hes. a new high rec
ird per day was reached with an aver.
&c tonnage treated OF 6,292 tons pei
lay as compared with 5,454 tons for
January.
In the grade Of ore, in the ratio OF
concentration and in the milling CO
per ton new records were made.
The ore from the different sections
)f the mine varies slightly in its ma.
.ure and, accordingly will henceforth
be kept separately. as il is believed,
in this way, a more uniform treat.
nent can be made. II has been pos
sible TO separate to some extent the
ore from the No 3 shaft, serving the
Ray Central territory. and on this
higher grade a recovery Of about S Is
Der cent has been attained
The indications so far this month
are that the March production win
exceed slightly that Of February.