Bisbee daily review., 1919-11-02
R MINES
 AT PATAGON|A
 ARE PURCHASED

NegouatlonS Tor the purchase of the Three R mines at Patagonia by the Magma interests, which have been un- der way for long time, were finally concluded last Wednesday evening, when w. c. Browning, general mana ger of the Magma Copper company. signed the papers taking over the property from R. R. Richardson, the owner.
 While the consideration is not made public, it is said to include a substan. tial payment down and deferred pay nients to allow the purchaser to ex- piore the property.
 The Magma interests nave incor porated the Patagonia-S Superior Cop pei company to take over the Three R. MT Browning will be general manager. He expects to start active work in the next ten days. He plans to diamond drill the entire property.
 The Three R has been operated prior to last spring by the Three R Mining and Milling company, of which H. c. and H M. Harrison of San An tonic, Texas, were the principal own CTS. They erected 200-ton mill on the property, using tables. The mine reverted to MT. Richardson Albert Steinreld & Co.,, principal creditors, asked for receiver for the Three R company and F. E. Fishburn was ap- pointed by the court at Tucson MT Richardson who claims that the i'm provements on the mine reverted to him, has brought suit in the superior court 10 determine the ownership.
 MT. Browning has made a proposi- tion to MT. Fishburn, receiver, to pur- chase the improvements at $20,000, the money to be placed in escrow and to be held subject to the Richardson s'lit. The matter was hoard Satur. day morning in the superior court at Tucson. MT. Richardson and other creditors being given an opportunity to cftect at that time if they cared +c do so. If this sale Is approved by the court as anticipated, the new company will own the improvements and have a clear field for work on the property.
 The Three R is one of the best known copper mines in southern Ari- zona. Prior to the time it was bond ed by the Harrison interests, it was under bond to N. L.. Amster of Boston, who worked it for some time. MT. Amster gave it up in 1874. Consider able ore has been shipped from the property.
 The Three R is located in the Pata- gonia mountains, nine miles south of Patagonia and consists of 55 claims. CT about 1000 acres. It is on the westerly slope of the Patagonias at an elevation of about 5000 feet,
 The mine has been worked by the Colossus tunnel. Evening Star tun- nel and Colossus shaft the under ground working being about mile and half in extent.
 In 1914 the mine was shipping about 100 tone daily The mill oper- 5tions of the Harrison interests were not a success and the new company will probably use Notation.
 The mine was in litigation for some time in 1914 between R. R. Richardson and Ben Heney The f,r- mer won the suit The Amster inter est released their option at this time.
 The Harrison interests bonded the property for S5o0.0O0.
 The Magma interests. one of the strongest mining organizations oper- ating in Arizona, may be expected to explore the property on large scale and if diamond drilling operations show that it is warranted. develop one of the big mines of the state there.