El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-17
BISBEE ORE ZONE
MAY Be ENLARGED
Geological Survey Thinks
Deep Mining May Dis
close New Bodies.

Bisbee, Ariz., Dec IA recent pub
LEGATION from the United States Geolog-
zeal survey calls attention to the fact
that the survey believes the Warren
district contains a great deal of valu-
able mineral land that will be proved
to be such only upon deep exploration.
That this is true has been contended
here for considerable period, but the
backing Of the Geological survey is ac-
septable.
The above announcement is consid-
cred to mean much to the Warren dis
trict, as TO future mineral possibilities,
and is in keeping with the idea of the
G. & A officials who only recently or
dered that shaft of great depth be
started on their lower properties.
Decrease CORTLAND Operations.
Durin gthe week the c. & A ordered
courtailment of its operations in the
CORTLAND district This does not mean
cessation, although it is likely that
operations will come near a standstiIl
while plans for the future are worked
out. With the increased tonnage and
variety of ores the Warren district
mines Of the company have been made
ready to produce, there is not at this
time the need of the CORTLAND ores
that existed a while back
The development work that has been
done by the c. & A. in the CORTLAND
district has produced a good deal of
ore Of value and ii has served pur-
pose of Importance in showing condi-
lions there.
While there is as yet nothing def
mite out with reference to the resump-
ton of development by Dem Arizona,
there are hints indicating that this
subject IS receiving very serious con-
sideration and that the preliminary
steps have been taken with reference
to a resumption at the property, prob
ably early in the new year.
Higgins Leasing Co.
Shipments continue from the work.
ings the Higgins Leasing Co. has been
prosecuting in Higgins hill. It is said
that results being obtained are salts
factory. The stopping ground is still
providing the big end of the output.
While it is not the high grade that the
company expects to get, it is neverthe-
less making returns which are con-
sidered satisfactory. From near by the
Higgins on the Wolverine lease, Gun
bingham & SOwles are shipping stead !
lily and are very well satisfied with the
results they are getting. Other leasers |
along the upper end of the district are
getting pay results, and there is a
growing belief that Tombstone can |
yon viii yet work into an important 1
district, with lead and silver the pre- /
dominant values in the ore.
Stockholders Happy.
About 200 stockholders, mostly War 1
rem district people, were made happier /
by the news of the entry of drift /
of the Gold Reed Mining Co. to a four 1
loot ledge of pay ore on Friday in the /
MayflOWer claim Of the property; the /
the company from the famous Tom /
Reed gold property, on the general /
strike of the formation of which the I
Gold Reed holdings are located The /
lAayIIoWer is several miles distant I
from the Tom Reed line. The strike 4
in the claim was made in a drift which
had been run Is feet from the 100 |
level of the shaft, which was recently
reached.
The ore is reported to average $50 to
$50 a ton in gold value.
Another outside enterprise of Bis |
bee people which promises exceedingly
v ell IS the Mesquite Range Mining |
Co property in the Leadville, Colorado, /
district, Joseph Muheim and J. T. To-
land have returned from a visit to
this property where they went to in
sPeet work done recently and to plan
further development. The visitors
brought back a report that the Mos /
quito range holdings look exceedingly (
wen and that they are entirely pleased
with their interest and the manner
IN which the property is being handled.
Patagonia Forging Ahead.
Patagonia is at the present time the
Invest of the developing camps in the
state. Clarence Sinnett who is among I
the number of leasers and claim
owners operating in the Patagonia |
district was a visitor there at the end
Of the week, coming up from Douglas
after delivering several car loads of
0re TO the shelter Sinnett states
that the small operators who are de-
FeIoplng Patagonia are practically all !
self supporting in that they are tax
Ing out and marketing enough ore to
pay their expenses.