The border vidette., 1919-04-05
THE PATAGONIA DISTRICT.
Interesting Mining News From Last
 Weeks Santa Cruz Patagonian.

The MOWry mlne, made fam- ous by Lieutenant Mowry dur ing the Civil War; the property that kept mill and smelter operating for long time; the property that has long com manded the attention of mining men-this remarkable property has again "come into it's own"
 Grant Lewis, who is foreman of the Mowry brought the news to town last evening that they had just shot into an eight foot face of the "old time shipping dirt" As this strike has been made from the 25O foot level and in virgin ground it means the Mowry will soon be on the ship ping list in substantial way. The past performances on this property prove that when ore is once encountered that large con tinuous ore shoots can be ex- pected. Congratulations to the Mowry, to MT. Mitchell, the manager, and to the camp.
 Word comes that the Hosey property has been taken over by a northern mining company and that work will start on this | property some time in April. 1 This is the second northern min- ing company that has taken over properties in this district during the last thirty days. The first parties, Messrs. Gross and Ken nedy, have made arrangements ts for the construction of a wagon road to the American Boy and Deep Down properties and have also purchs sed. machines for operating these two properties.
 Located in the high mountains south of Patagonia, three miles from town, is the Andes mine, a property which is being devel- oped in quiet and workman like manner, and which gives promise of becoming in time a great copper producer. A shaft was sunk on this property to a depth of 90 feet, when a tunnel was started which will eventual ly strike the ore body at a depth of 400 feet. after being driven a distance of 1000 feet. Five hun dred feet of this tunnel is al ready completed and the work of drifting is being continued without intermission.
 The Andes in the past has shipped considerable high grade copper ore and at present there are more than 20OO tons of low grade ore on the dump. A splen- did road has been built to the Andes and it can now be reach ed by auto without difficulty. One of the attractive features of the property in question is a pretty lake of 25 foot dam.
 The Andes is owned by Col. R. R. Richardson, while the work is being done under the direction of Ed. F. Bohlinger, the we'll known mining man.
 r New developments on the Hardshell mine, owned by Col. R. R. Richardson, are being car ried forward as rapidly as pos sible. Most of the machinery moved from the old workings is in place and work will proceed with the new shaft, which will be sunk to a depth of 500 feet. The shaft will cut big ledge of ore when it is finished and at the bottom is confidently expect ed to strike the sulphides. The shaft will also cut the old Alto and Trench ledges. The Alto in times gone by was a producer of much rich ore and it is conf dently expected the new work on the Hardshell will uncover this same vein.
 The California property, ad- joining the Flux mine is being steadily developed, miners at present being engaged in driv- ing a 25O foot cross cut which will strike. the ore body at a greater depth. The California is a silver-lead property located about five miles from Patagonia and is owned by E. E. Bethel and w. S. Wilson.
 The New York men who re- gently took a bond and lease on the Blue Lead property, located close to the Ivanhoe, about six miles from Patagonia, have wired that tue necessary money has been secured to proceed with the work called for in the bond and lease, and the men are daily eX- pected from the East to- begin operations. It is the intention