Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-02
ACTIVITY OF TUNGSTEN MINES |o
 GREAT
Largest Tonnage of all Kinds of Ore, in the History of Co., chise, Is Now Being Mined and Smelted.
TUNGSTEN PROPERTIES
 ATTRACT ATTENTION
Other Parts of Section Add to the General Total. Hua- chucas and Chiricahuas Are More Active.

At the present time there is more ore b1ing produced in Cochise cOun- y than at any time in its history and the owners are receiving n0re re- turns than ever before. In the War ren District the big mines are rro- ducing thousands of tons daily. in the Huachucas both copper and gold prod action as well as lead and silver are )n the increase, in the Whetstone cop per shipments are being made. in the Oragoon the tungsten shipments are increasing while at Johnson the cop per production is increasing daily. At Dos CIDeZeS the Mascot is producing its usual quota of copper ores while several shipments have been made during the past two weeks Of gold ore. m the Chiricahuas the copper. lead and silver properties are all working. At Pearce the companies are both producing; the Commonwealth making US usual shipments Of bullion. At 'ourtland and Gleason the leaserS are at work and are making good. New prospects are being opened up and the lills are hlled with prospectors look ing for all sorts Of metals and some If them are meeting with good rt- suits.
 In the Huachucas, at the South end n the gold district, Colorado parties nave been in the vicinity of MOntczu- na Canyon and have taken an option on number of the gold properties there ad intend to start some exten- sive development work. Work has tr,.. that property will soon be listed among the producers. Several cars of ore from mines in the Huachucas were loaded al Herefard duriu- Cie past TWO weeks. c. !. Peterson Is at work getting out another car oi ore from his property. the ear that Ie shipped last month netted him ex- ,ellent returns.
 At the Two Peaks.
 The past week has seen consider lble headway made in the develop ment work on this property and il IS rapidly being developed into large low grade copper property The nan tunnel which iS being driven To cross cut the entire formation. for a distance of l,5O0 feet. is now in Su feet and the drift cut through 15 feet Df sulphide ore already and the face of the drift is entirely in ore. The work on this tunnel was started dur ing the present month. The company during the past week has purchased T compressor and lOt of air drills and the machinery Is now being haul d to the mines. On the Buck claim the ore continues in the tunnel
 On the Larrieu-Chadwick group which is under bond to Fl Paso peo- pie arrangements are being made to put down number of churn drill holes
 Government experts have been st york Investigating number Oi claims south Of the Two Peaks during the past week with view of settling disputes that have arisen between the homesteaders and parties who have located the ground as mineral ground. In number Of instances the loca-orS have opened up copper deposits 1n the hOmesteads and a conflict arose. The officials have ruled that the ground is mineral bearing and that the locators will be able to hold their claims. It may mean several law suits before some of them give up their homestead filings.
 At the Tungsten Camps.
 At the Draper camp the past week has seen considerable development work being done and number of new properties being opened up. There are at present being worked in the tungsten district more men than have ever been and the production is much larger. At the Premious Chem ical camp the concentrator is being worked night and day and regular being made. Many indivi- dual owners are at work on their claims and are cleaning up good money from their efforts. The pres ent high value of the ore. 500 per unit, has caused all sorts Of high eradinc to he done and there is hartI-