Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-17
HISTORIC CAMP
 MAY LIVE AGAIN
Mine Famous Before Civil War as Silver Producer, Closed by Confederates, May Again Be Opened.
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miles west of Tucson, may be opened up, was indicated this week. when II was reported that the old camp had been leased by the directors of the company. The lease is for 50 days only, and unless it is extended, whicn is provided for, little development can be expected in the time allowed. It was said that the lease was given with a nominal purchase price, ar ranged on a sliding scale.
 The Cababi mines long before the Civil War were the center of a great mining activity. So rich was the vein that it was said the shipment of ore, running 1000 ounces of silver to the ton, was not uncommon
 The property was originally patent cd by the father of Louis I-aeger. pro- prietor of the Santa Rita hotel. who then lived in Yuma It changed hanGs at various times and was one time said to have been worked by Parades. the bandit, who is reported to have brought big shipments of rich ore to Tucson and gambled away the prO- ceeds.
 Soldiers Bury Veins
 At the time of the Civil War it IS reported the Confederate soldiers in their retreat before the California troops pulled the pillars in the deeP workings and forever buried the blg rich veins, fearing the federal sol diers would use the ore for bullets.
 In 1875 visitors to the property found Indian miners working. using chicken ladders from the shafts anc +l, Eos hoI In-~n1nnnr- at a low level by dragging it up in skin buckets. It was said that the Indians. after they had hauled so many buckets or skins of water from the mine, were permitted to enter ether workings and dig ore for themselves. As a result of this, it was said that as many as 40 arastas were used by the Indian workmen miners to make concentrates.
 The Cobabi Mining company. it is reported, spent nearly S40O,000 min ing in the property, hoping to reacn the rich ore known to be in the deep CT workings that had been closed by the Confederate soldiers. Many ricn high grade stringers were cut and iE fact it is said that the matrix is network of stringers, but the rich vein was never found
 Interest Divided
 The outstanding features Of mining interest in and around Tucson during the last week have unfortunately been of complex, submarine character. m- dicating that there are significant Ge- velopments due within six weeks.
 The oil drilling in the Chino fieid has reawakened interest in speculative oil locations. made in days when Tue son was optimistic than at present. In this way the location of oil claims at Bowie has become of local interest. particularly on more or less confiden- tial advices that oil has been founu there.
 During the week the San Xavier Extension was reported as having TOT a second time reached the rich vein expdsed some time ago in the ex- ploratino shaft, the Alpha Mining com pany had consolidated its ore body in the lower workings, and there were reports of negotiations looking to the sale Of the Port Arthur block of claims in the San Xavier district.
 Shelter Possibilities
  smelters and mills, the Ross project, the Pima Mining and Smelling com pany, and the Ramsdell mill for the big Childs molybdenite property ar Mammoth carried the interest during the week.
 The Ross project seemed to be gam ing in public favor since its incor- poration, with George Myers. John W. Began and Afford Roos as prime fac tors, followed by a meeting at which these were elected, of course, the di- rectors of the company. Considerable money had been received as subscrip- tions to stock with which to move the plant to the city from SOccOro. N. VI.
 Other shelter projects visualizing millions of dollars for investment and a building program covering period of years, seemed during the week to have been dropped. although the proomters were among the strongest men of the district
 Projected Mill
 The projected mill for the Childs property, on the contrary, met with encouragement on the showing pre- scented locally. Production is promised within 60 days after the mill $ started.
 Several strikes of silver-lead ore in the Sierritas were reported in the city, but there was not enough information to give credence to the tales.
 Changes at San Xavier
 A. B. Richmon will take charge of the Reiniger-Freeman operations at Sen Xavier next week. succeeding Robert J. Ward. who has been made foreman.
 Richmond was the engineer upon Continued on Page Two)