Arizona republican., 1915-12-26
Green-Cananea


This property although IN Mexico
affords as much interest to Arizonians
as if it was in this state. Bill Green
that unique character who success
fully brought the property before
the eyes of the world was resident
of Arizona. The first monies for
his prelimnaries were obtained from
residents of Arizona who pinned their
faint on Green. Hundreds, nay per
haps thousands in Arizona backed
him by buying stock in his enter
prise. everyone liked and had faith
in him and this faith was well de-
served. Green never went back on
Il friend or anyone who helped him
and he never forgot any kindness.
however trivial The first and pro-
tracted litigation over the Cananea
properties were fought out in Arizona
courts. The property is a great one
but has met with constant Interrupt
tons during the trouble in Mexico
but Greene Cananea officials are do
ing everything possible to bring the
production back to what il was when
the mines closer. and efforts are al
ready being made to get more men
TO the properties. When the mines
were shut down on oct 21 last. the
output was at the rate of 1000 600
pounds OF copper month, the pro-
duction for the u DAYS in October
having been nearly 100000 pounds
Railroad transpCrtat ton to the mines
has been resumed, all the damage to
the line to Naco having been re-
paired. While it is realized by the
management that it will take quite
q ir1an IL
zation at TIE properties it is believed
he production will be up to it's re-
cent figures within a comparatively
short time
1t is stated that oil and other ma
terials needed at the mines have al
ready been shipped from Naco and
copper is now on its way east. In
fact all the red metal taken by Cen
eral Villa from the properties has
been recovered and it now across
the border and being sent to this
section of the United States.
Private advices received in this
city from Mexico recently state that
the Villa troops had been entirely
cleared out of Canea and were now
concentrated at or near Nacozari.
The dispatches add that General
Villa himself had retired to the Nor
mon colonies in Chihuahua. The
routing of the Villa troops explains
| the ability of the Greene Canea COM
pany to resume work.
1t IS stated that General CarranZa
| has put a good sized garrison at
| Cananea and this leads officials Of
the Greene Cananea company to be-
| lieve that they can now go forward
uninterruptedly. This action also has
caused the efforts to get the mines
working as soon as possible.
The total output of the smelters of
the Greene Cananea Copper Co. from
| oct ] to Oct. Il. the date on which
the properties were closed because of
the disturbances in the Sonora dis
| trict in Mexico, was approximately
:, 900. 900 pounds. This total includes
custom ore. Although no figure FOR
| the latter is available, it is estimated
that the run was about On a parity
with previous monthly production fig
| ures The usual amount of custom
ore handled is about one-eighth of
the total so that it s figured this
contributed about 100000 pounds 10
| the total in the period.
| Officials of the company estimate
that the production from time of re-
| Stunning operations last Saturday until
| the end of this month will be be
tween 100000 and . 100000 pounds.
| In these figures allowances are made
for a rather slow start and the holl
DAYS at the end of the month.