El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-28
SONORA SILVER
MINES ARE BUSY
Much Activity in Develop
ment, Production and
Sales Is Reported.


The Alamo district. in sonora. Mex
Ice. has been comparatively prosper
Gus with a number Of mines working
il developing and producing stages
all through the revolutionary times
except when Pasqual Orozco's rebel
Ion against president AIadero was IN
progress. II is also out Of range OF
the Xaqui Indian trouble. but is near
the rich agricultural valleys Of the
Mayo river and which can supply the
mines. a branch line from the main
line OF the Southern Pacific Of Mexico
runs from NavaJoas In the Mayo val
ley, TO Alamos.
This was the summary OF T. p
BrineEar, manager OF the Plata Fina
Mining and Development Goa PaolI-
kan, concern which is working the
Cacharamba silver-copper mine, eight
miles west OF AlamOs. He is now in
Fl PasO TO spend a few months 10 re-
cover from injuries received by being
thrown by a mule.
Two Properties Uud,r Option.
Two big properties in the Alanos
section are under option" said Mr.
5rinegaE- They are the Pledras
Nerdes copper property, covering
about $500 acres and located some Is
Of low grade copper ore and is under
option by its Mexican owners TO q
New York syndicate. The other is
the Quintera silver mine. a famous
property which has produced $4,000
9go and belongs TO a French syndi-
cate, some members Of which are con-
nected with the Bank Of France, am
told Il is under option 10 New York
capitalists and the deal was promoted
through $. T. Pearce, who, with his
brother, j. 3. Pearce, have an en-
cheering and assay office in Alamos-
Der OF years ago Wnen silver got so
low in price that it would not pay. It
has a record Of paying during ten
years OF operation $50 percent on q
capitalization og SL500,Q00-'
1lr. Pearce claims there are 10000
tons Of workable ore on the dumps
There is also rich copper ore in this
mine. The Quintera is one mile from
his company's mine and Joins the
Promontorio.
Busy at Famous Old Wine.
The Promourorio silver-lead-copper
property belongs to the Promontorio /
mines company II Is famous old
mine with % miles Of workings. Tt is {
managed by Carlos Gr0sbeck. who I
succeeded s. L Pearce about a month 4
ago The company has Il feet Of ore 4
On the 900 level The ore IS being I
turning out ten tons OF concentra ties I
daily. The mill was just started The 4
ore runs IS ounces silver to the ton. 4
with Is 10 30 percent lead. The com
uanT has just built an auto truck
road from the mine to Alamos, eight
miles.
Much Ore blocked Ont.
AZ my company's mine. the Cacha-
ramba. we have 5000 feet Of develop
ment work DONE blocking out $50, 900 !
worth Of silver-copper ore Of good /
grade We have built an auto truck
road from the mine TO Navoioa, IS 4
miles a coincidence is that ] was
hauled out in the first auto that came
over my new road after I was hurt /
shah go back in September and then 4
we shan begin shipping.
amos Yeager and associates, OF I
Nogales. sonora ARK. are developing
the san Manuel silver mine. three
miles from our porperty. They are I
down about 200 feet getting a good i
Grade OF ore and have recently made 4
ne nrst Payment on the purchase
price, $4,000
Is About TO ship silver.
"a AR HartErove is opening up IN
q small way a new silver discovery
about i've miles from Aiam0s along
the railroad. He VIII be shipping a
tair grade OF silver ore in a few days.
Louis Wilson and Joe Overmiuer
are working now for the second year
their Prieto gold mine, 80 miles from
Alamos. They have a five stamp mill
and cyanide plant.
Frank Davis, formerly metallugistl
81 the Toledo smelter, near La Dura.
sonora. and Dr.. ". H. Davidson are
developing q property in the Lemon
district, east OF Alamos about 90 miles.
The Mccarthy brothers. OF Pittsburg.
kan, are working a gold property in
MS section, getting out their gold by
means OF arastras. It is reported that
they are about 70 make a sale to Sc
1rtle, Wash, people, who have had
their engineer examining the prop
srtyn