Bisbee daily review., 1920-02-29
PATAGONIA SAID
 TO bE FORGING
 AHEAD IN MINES

Patagonia and the surrounding min ing district is bettering every day according to Ed Massey, assistant mining inspector, who has returned to his headquarters in Bisbee after several weeks spent in the Santa Cruz county mines.
 At the Mowry mine, now being op erated by John L. Stone of Warren Pennsylvania, and under the direc tion of W. J. Mitchell, is producing about 225 tons of ore every month This ore runs heavily in lead and sil yer and is being shipped to the Fl PaSo smelter.
 The Consolidated Arizona Copper Mines company is about 400 feet down on its shaft and is starting on a station at that point. From the station the operators expect to drift to the ledge, a distance estimated to be in the neighborhood of forty feet. Lead and silver ore is the objective of this activity.
 F. T. Mckinley and w. s. Smith, two we'll known miners and mine operators, are working the Bland mine under lease. The property is owned by the owners of the Baca float and Is located in the south end of the Santa Rita mountains. They went into the old tunnel on this property and after about forty feet of work cut the ledge. A four and one half foot ledge of copper and sil- yer ore was uncovered. It ran $56 in value. These operators are ex- pecting to construct a mill to handle the ore on the ground and, at the present time, have about twenty men working on road fro mthe mine to the main connection. The present transportation is poor and inadequate.
 The Royal Blue, adjoining the Bland, is being worked under lease to R. R. Mason. A crew of about twenty men is working cleaning out the old development. After this is done, new machinery will be install ed and constructive development will be pushed forward.
 At the Flux fine compressor and engine has been installed and will be in full operation during the coming week.
 Ore running 12 percent in copper has been cut in the tunnel of the Morning Glory company. Joe Miller has charge of this property and his success there is attracting much fav- orable attention in the neighborhood.
 Sinking of the shaft at the Hard shell has been stopped at the 4z5 level on account of the Inability to handle the water flow at that point. The bottom is now being bailed but the management of the property is making every effort to secure better pumping facilities. The shaft is to be sunk to the 800 level and drifting will then be prosecuted back to the ledge. This ledge was worked years ago by an inclined shaft.
 John Hoy has taken a lease on the Bullwhacker. This property is own ed by Tucson people and is located near the Mowry.
 The Black Eagle has been closed pending the settlement of litigation. Pierce and Gardner took in the neigh borhood of S100O00 from this prop erty before the litigation forced them to suspend operations.
 The Magma people, who now own the RRR mine, are driving several to agree upon a solution of this drifts on the property and pushing ahead some exploration work with diamond drills.
 The Bachman-Merritt Metals Com pany is shipping about fifteen tons of sacked silver and. lead ore. This company is working the Tres de Mayo property.
 Leasers are working the several properties at Dp~uesne and having considerable success.
 Consideration of a tunnel about $500 feet long is occupying the at- tentiOn of the owners of the American Boy mine This property is owned by Michigan capitalists. The Arizo- na-European will continue driving it's tunnel This needs 250 feet addition al length before it will cut the ledge. This property is owned by Nogales interests.