The border vidette., 1919-03-15
THE PATAGONIA DISTRICT.
Interesting Mining News From Last
 Weeks Santa Cruz Patagonian.


 The Duquesne Mining & Re duction Company has outlined paign. It has been the policy of this company in the past to ship it's ores as mined and but a limited tonnage of ore was ever blocked out. With the present price of the metals this company can well afford to enter a devel opment period, at the expiration of which time there will un- doubtedly be a very large ton mage of ores blocked out, and at time this company will certainly erect a large mill to treat it's de- veloped tonnage. This con- pers in the past and it's present policy will mean a great deal to the camp.
 Messrs. Gross, and Kennedy of Duluth, Minn., have taken an option upon the American Boy and Hosey properties. Their option upon the American Boy property calls for a wagon road into the property and the in- stallation of such mining equip ment as is needed to sink a shaft. The American boy is owned by Messrs. Clarke and Peterson, two of the oldest and best qualified prospectors of this district, and their property has long been handicapped by not having a wagon road to the tun- nel and shaft. With the pres ent policy of MessrS. Gross and Kennedy this property should develop into a mine of consider able magnitude.
 The option on the 'Hosey or Pinal property, calls for the sinking of a 30O-foot shaft and necessary lateral work there from. Those who know the Hosey property have no hesi- tancy in predicting a great fu- ture for it after this shaft is once sunk. -'
 The Three R niue has recent ly encountered new ore chutes from it's lower levels. The opening up of these ore chutes proves the Three R to be a real mine in any mining camp. This means but little to that prop erty, as it has long been cfassi- fled as big, making property. However, the find ing of these lower ore chutes means a great deal to the camp as it proves the vertical depth of ores and shows the relation of the smaller surface ore pock- cts to the larger bodies of ore with depth.
 The Pierce Gardner lease is shippipg) it's regular quota of silver manganese ores and it is reported that this property is opening up into mine very rapidly. So far this property has only developed ore reserves; | what ore that has been shipped has come from sinking, drifting and upraising. With the bot tom level in good ore and the workings in shape to break a heavy tonnage this property as sumes the proportions of mine.
 ". J. Mitchell, the optimistic superintendent of the Arizona l Consolidated Copper Mines Com pany, with property at Mowry also holding the same position with the old and we'll known Mowry mine, was in Patagonia I Monday and spoke enthusiastic. ally of developments under way at Mowry.
 Work is being pushed on the Fl Paso mine, owned by the first named company, with two shifts of miners. A depth of a little more than 200 feet has been reached, cross cutting or the 15O foot level being now un der way. Mir. Mitchell states they will be down 300 feet by the end of March, and when the 4OO-toot level is reached it is ex pected to strike the sulphides The ore in the El Paso carries principally copper with pel centage of silver.
 The plant at the Fl Paso re presents an outlay of $35, ,OO( and it is stated there is no lacl of capital to continue develop ment work on a large scale. anc if present indications mean any thing it is predicted by those in terested in the property, tha there are prospects of the B .PasO developing into one of thu