El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-07
MINING NEWS
MEXICAN MINE THK
IN SONORA PUZZLE
Mine Owners Do Not Know
to Which Faction Taxes
Should Be Paid.

Bisbee, Ariz., June IA meeting Of
the directors Of the Cadena de Cobre
Mining company Of Sonora, was held
in Blsbee with the particular object
Of deciding who TO pay the mine taxes
TO. The company wishes to keep its
title clear, but it was finally decided
TO wait short time and secure fur
Their legal advice Many speelles
are interested in the property. DeVel-
Opment work has shown that the
stockholders were amply justified in
their fight to retain the property.
Commonwealth Extension Work
Work at the Commonwealth Exten-
sion is being pushed. In the main
shaft the sinking has progressed 70
almost the 100 foot level close 10
which pay ore is expected TO be en-
countered The new hoist. which was
recently installed at a cost OF $4,000
is giving satisfaction and the com
pany expects soon to be realizing from
its ores. The working force has been
considerably augmented
Churn Drilling increased.
Churn drilling in Naco canyon is be-
Ing carried on by the Copper Queen
on a larger scale now that final ar
ranEements for the switching Of a
part Of the road have been completed,
It was only recently that TINS meLnOo
Of development work was INTRODUCED
into mining IN the Warren district
continued use
Directors to Meet.
The meeting Of the directors Of Shat
tuck Arizona, on June 20, is being an
ticipated with much interest mere Inc
shOwings Of the company for the last
vesr have been the best in its history
In this period the valuable lead silver
deposits have been opened up and large
bodies Of the ore have been olocked
out. The shipments nave SHOWN q
good increase and. with the compile
ton Of the remaining units OF the
Calumet and Arizona smelter at Doug
daily shipments in the nelEhborhood
of 500 tons being made me com
pany has been paying at the rate OF
IS cents share
To ship First Car Of Ore.
About June 10 the higgins Leasing
its first car OF ore CondlIlOns at
the shaft are excellent, with the pOLlcy
first outlined Of boring direct 10 where
a lead silver ore body IS lndIcale9
without diTiatiOn. The property IS now
fully equipped with all the machinery
necessary and there mas been no nlno-
rance Of any kind in the work
Tells Of Work Near Cananea.
August Fritchie. general manager Of
the 9roctezuua Arizpe Development
company. operating a mine 10 miles
south of Cananea, is in the city In
eakinE of the Work Al the develop
ment company property AR trlJchle
said: The company is concentrating
its ore in a mill of 100 tons daily ca
Dacitv. but has only been running half
capacity since the time railroad traffic
was Interrupted We are now COM
PEELED to pay double duty on our eE-
ports because of the disputng author
flies in Mexico. The state troops col
Iect q duty on the concentrates at Naco
and when they arrive at the FL FasO
snelter. the smelter company holds the
duty for the Mexican federal govern
ment under q bond to that country,
guaranteeing duty on all Mexican ores
An auto truck, carrying i've tons,
hauls the ores to Cananea- where they
are shipped About 100 men are now
employed at the mine, about dozen
being Americans"
Arthur Cole, superintendent Of smell
ter with the -Four @ company, IS IN
the city from Cananea-
B. A Taylor is in the city from
Gleason with samples of excellent
looking ore taken from an old pros
pect. about five miles from Gleason
Alfred STUN, manager OF the Bimet-
alic Mining and Milling company Of
Deming, n. H., is a business visitor.