El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27

the mines in FL fasJ LeI-4loi-'
which stretches from the Pecos
river on the east % Arizona's west
boundary, are pouring forth stream
Of precious metals the like Of which
has not been before witnessed No
attempt Is made 10 calculate the Out
put OF mines In Chihuahua, Durango
and Sonora. all tributary TO this city n
normal times. Operators Iorceu 20
abandon, their Mexican properties
The Columbus raid by Villa. and the
consequent critical state Of intera3-
tional affairs that arose thereIroIll'
have not been able to 40 mucn more
than preserve their holdings from ne-
structiop Many Of these men nave
turned their attention 10 New Mexico
and Arizona mines. while they wait LOT
developments IN me southern SvslI ,. = >
Today Arizona and New Mexico copi-
and silver camps. especially are WoiN-
ing as fast as they can 10 Keep "
with smelter contracts. and n would
seem that there are many Years O.
stocks short: Prices Rise.
The sudden depression n metal
prices two years ago laSI SUNNI liliIllSli
caused by uncertainties that SURROUNDED
the great European way. was q da--N
hour in the affairs of the metal pro
ducing states Copper, Tor instance
dropped 20 seven cents. before the re-
vixsi came. Mines. railroads. snelter'
and commercial business depemGen-
upon them came TO SfandstiiL Iheu'
when eastern manufacturers ana Iinetu-
cierS took ug the task ol LllHlSii-u-
Europe with war materials they loulH
stocks low and prices steaoilE foS1-
At this time. nOJvs Z rs tandii= liie IT.
msnse tonnage oI SlnelleI 2. - - -,
has gone to the eastern seapoard from
the southwest, the demand seems 10 't
greater than the supply. GYMS IYt
10 the smallest as well as the iarEeS--
H.
made for several years to come
Going After All Metals.
Great prosperity has attended IaiIlius
in the copper camps, put ieat- - - =
gold zinc and tungsten veins aiSO nav 2
been made to yield their values DIS I
+ricts mat had been abandoned because E
az low prices years ago are DelnS Gov
cred again with men and appliAi,t7e
- 7,-restine. wealth from the earth T
Immense syndicaJes. backed by Cnlin- 3
tied capital, are taxing holu OF 10
e-rsds copper deposits, prepared 1" /
handle unheard of tonnage lssiil- aus I
s-a lined with ore and bullion tgaliiS I
and coal and coke for reducing - /
rrude ores. such a season OF genera (
mining progress mas never DSe-i ~
messed in this region.
Few chihuahua Mines Operating.
There is some hope that American !
miners will be protected IN their Wo.h I
in Mexico in the near Iulll y NJ - ,
vrfU enable the Chihuahua snellet %
rl.e American Smelling 4 keLlhlIs
company to resume operations &c
s.ssio1aI shipments Of ore are conlnS 3
70 the Fl Paso sneileI II ON mn
peace Helps Sonora Mines
In Sonora there are evidences o.
peace in the operation OF tne tahdli.--
consolidated Copper company tuS
NscoZsri Consolidated, the TlSre and
several other important proper llsS-
The Nacozari Is shipping copper 10 M
n Paso smelter and preparing 10 lns'-Ai
"a
PheIps-DOdEe Buy organ Group
Nearest TO e PaSo IN New S-eNic-.
the old Bennett-Stephenson group %
conner mines in the Organ noun Ialns
80 ~ Las Cruces. has recently been
purchased by the Phelps-Dodss me-
ests, after n prolonged exanllhatlol.
Reports have Il that the DIG coinl'dnc
iii develop the property on a iatSS
eraTe and erect 4 concenrra ton NIL d
The purchase by the Bnelps-Dou=S
psople of the Tyrone and lseop0ln !
southwest Of silver City three years
90 has resulted in the transfer ma tivi .
81 thar region from the prospectoC
staee 10 a mining community eeudl e,
any in the country IL IS report
that s. 00O. 600 viii be spent on prepa- ;
rstiors. including a mammoth concen-
traitor. before the production VIII %
well underway ,..
East of Silver City. ~ santa -eila,
the Chino Copper company IS ploN-i
out rrainioads OF porphEiluc COPE
from its immense blanket deposit az
-.once--rarinn- II In its Hurley mil TO-
smelling in Fl Paso- Al hanover M Z
Empire Zinc company IS snlpplns' I snl-c
al Fierro the Colorado Fuel X lfet
fornpanv IS getting out ulEh =l.-,-
ron ore From the properties ~ t---
Pinos Altos camp sold IS oeLil5
covered and Developments ana s-lit
n1ents OF sold and silver oliiloh , LL2-i'
the NoEollon district nave osen l1la1-
other View Mexico Mines Active
Northeast of FL Paso mining 5 pc
ing done at Orogrande. the IuIaFoSsss
1-G1neT company at Bent is active ana
much exploration has been done IN INC
old White Oaks district
The Old EiChty-five and other prop
critics near Lordsourg are proguSilE
conner profitably- In the MaEdaleTli
district the zinc mines OF the Sherwlh
Williams company and Empire LiH-
company have made = great RECORD eii9
CIiftop-Morenei Camps Busy.
Old records of production IN IN
Clifton. Morenci and Metcaf camps
n Arizona have been smashed since
he settlement Of the miners SlfiAS
7l7era . wear ago The Arizona Detroit
and Shannon Copper company are M
big opera tors there an working 20
CAPACITY and adding millions OF POUNDS
Of thu red metal TO the worlds SUP
In the Miami district the Miami Con
solidated and Inspiration are nahdiii
thousands
Raw and Hayden the Ray Consoudatea /
fs tearing away an immense deposii +
Of low grade copper ore and reducia- F.
II 70 bullion Near Ray the Christmas I
district is being worked 10y American
Smelling & Refining company pe0nle
and the Magma camp Is producing T-'e
old mines in the Globe camp coutlna .
profitable
Nany Arizona Camps Producing.
Many veins around Prescott aro +
Phoenix are being opened after haVins .
been abandoned for years. Surprlsn-
results have attended the working 81 ,
the mines in the jerome camp, the I
leading ones being the United Serfie .
and its extensions Production has been +
eteadv IN the Ajo camp. southeast Of 4
SiIa Bend. where the COrnella Cope I
company is preparing to erect 1000 F..
ton concentrator 10 handle low Sra'.1
ores. the product Of which VIII d.
snelted in Douglas Oatman, north 81
Kingnan. and Chloride near there, ar.
booming camps since the revival o. f..
gold mining IN that section Tn tn--' b.
section the Gold Roads and Tom Reel -
are big producers OF bullion
RevivinG Old Tombstone Mines.
The entrance Of the Phelps-Dode-
people into the old Tombstone disJric-
IS expected 70 wonderfully develop e
-urnber OF old properties there. Bis