San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
AMERICANS FILE
ON RICH CLAIMS
IN CHIHUAHUA
Revisal Of Mining in West
ern Part Of State
..t." Noted.
FIND GOLD AND SILVER
Philadelphia Men Take
Over Claims in
Sinaloa.
Chihuahua. Mexico, Jan. 8.-The gen

Chihuahua, Mexico, Jan. 8.-The gen
eral revival of mining in the western
part of this state and eastern Sinaloa
is noted and a gradual improvement
steadily continues. A number of new
locations have also recently been made
near this city.
John Friend, of FL Paso, has an
nounced group of eight claims, situat-
ed in the municipality of Aldama, re-
corded as the Florence. Some good
samples of high grade gold, silver and
lead have been taken from the vein. Mr..
Friend is preparing to do considerable
development work pending the arrival
of the titles.
Enrique Elias, well-known mining
man of this city, has applied for titles
TO two new groups in the Santa
Eulalia district. The Buena Ventura
Mo contains twenty pertenencias and
the Buena Ventura Dos, embraces n
single graup of eighteen claims. Both
are situated near Las Carolinas, La
Sirena and La Fotaleza mines which
produce valuable ores of gold, silver and
lead. Engineer Jose Licona has been en-
gagged to make an official survey of
both properties.
Cuates Mines Purchased.
J. L. Matthess. associated with Phil
adelphia capitalists, has taken over the
Cuates mines in the eastern part of
Sinaloa. This property has produced
some very high grade silver ore which
is encountered principally in pockets.
Extensive development work is being
carried on and it is expected that ship
ments will soon be made, unless a mill
is erected to treat the ores on the
ground.
The Shreveport Mining Company
is installing a compressor and hammer
drills on the Tuna mine in order to
speed up development work. The work
is under the direction of W. W. Hud-
son. president of the company.
The Tribolet brothers are operating
a small ball mill and concentrating
plant for treating the low grade ores
| of La Trinidad mine. 1t is said that
some very high grade ore has recently
been encountered in the lower workings
Of this property which is being shipped
without treatment.
Install Cyanide Plant.
Milward and Haggin who are work
ing the Mautel gold property are treat
ing their output by amalgamation ant
cyaniding with good results. They are
adding another unit to their cyanide
plant the same being warranted by thu
large amount of ore reserve on thu
dump and blocked out inside the mine
The old San Francisco de IN SoledaC
mine. situated in the Parral district
has been relocated by Luis Perez ant
associates who are clearing out Oh,
old shaft and preparing to do exten
sive development work. In this sam,
district Sra. Aurelia S. Chavez has file,
on the Ocampo group, located near L
Refugio, La Argentina, La Boquilla, Ii
Soledad and other properties well know
as silver-lead producers.
At Batapilas, in the extreme westerl
part Of this state, Rafael Ruiz ha
taken over the Santa Elena Sur il
the Colorado mountains. Some hig
grade silver orc is being extracted an
will be shipped TO the smelter.
Salome Escandon has discovered
vein of gold-silver ores in the Ocamp
regin and has filed on five claims 4
be titled as the San Juan. 1t is near tn
Cruz properly was worker to considerabl
extent a number of years ago.
The Sangre da Cristo, a group OF 81
claims in the municipality of Car
ichic. has been acquired BY Fedleric
Macias who is working a small fore
Of miners. The ores from this PREF
erty carry gold, silver and lead.