San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
ACTIVITY IN
HERM0S|LL0
NINE FIELDS
Gold, Silver and Lead
Found On a Number
of New Filings.
SURVEYS ARE MADE
Several Concerns Hold
Meetings Of Their
Stockholders.
SURVEYS ARE MADE

Hermosillo, Mex, April 2s.-The
Washington Mines Development conf
rany, held n general meeting of the
shareholders at their headquarters in
Aqua Prieta the first part of this
month. The meeting was called by
Secretary W. d. King. Some changes
were made in the board of directors
and plans discussed for operations at
their mining properties in the Aqua
Prieta district.
/ Reports from the local mining
agents throughout the state of Sonora
show n number of new filings and an
increasing activity in the mining in
dustry.
Arizpe.
The Ventura Mining company, with
head offices in Cananea has located
the Espiritu Santo group of nine ad-
joining claims in Las Chispas camp
of the Arizpe district. The filing is
recorded by Attorney Agustin Aguilar,
legal representative for the company,
and Fernando Montijo has been ap-
pointed to make the survey and draft
the plans. Near this new property are
located the Meteoro, La Ventura, La
Golondrina and Maria Mines which
produce ores of silver and gold.
The San Pedro No. .. comprising
eight adjoining claims, has been To-
Gated by Alexandra S. Hopkins. 1t
comprises the vacant ground between
the San Pedro and Los Tajos mines
about two miles from La SonorcnSe
mining camp.
Fred q. Bostnick, of Douglas, Ariz.,
has taken up two new claims in the
municipality of Yecora which he has
recorded with the Arizpe agent as the
Penasco Blanco group. Some old work
| incs exist on this property but they
have been abandoned for such a long
| time that they are filled in with
loose rock and dirt. However. the vein
on the surface ASSAYS well in copper
with some silver values.
| Ures.
Angel n. Porchas and Lucas
Nunez, operating in the Urcs region
have applied for titles to La Gran
Ncta group Of ten claims situated in
| the Creston Colorado mountains south
of the villanes ranch. They have un.
covered wide vein with splendid
surface showing. They have also taken
up another group of twenty claims
near by to be patented as the Amplia-
cion.
Alexandra Velderrain. of Hermos-
I lilo, has filed on the San Francisco dc
| las Milpas mines, in this district, EN-
tracing a web defined vein of copper
silver ore. 1t Is near the old Tor
tuga mine which has been abandoned
for several years.
Altar.
! Victor Williams of Los Angeles
Cal, is operating some properties IN
the Altar district and has recently
filed in the Santa Maria group which
will be extensively developed on q
scientific plan. He is representing tn,
Cin. Minera de Santa Maria, com
posed Of American capital which is
preparing to operate various proper
| ties in the state Of Sonora.
The Tres Pledras, of four claims
has been filed on by Rogue Santos
we'll known mining man Of Altar
They are located in the Duraznt
mountains, municipality of Catorcc
where the principal ore values are il
gold and silver.
/ Engineer Juan Serrano has beer
employed to survey group of new
silver claims in the Humo mountain,
for Francisco Irinco. They have beer
recorded MS the San Pablo group.
The Altar and CanGnea Mining
company has been formed TO locat,
properties in this district. They hav
filed on the Eva and Alberta group
Of eight and four claims each. 1t l
reported that exploration shafts viii
be sunk on both to a sufficient dept
to determine the extent of the or
bodies beneath. Surface ores give higl
values in both gold and silver.
Cananea.
Charles +. Cross of this minin
district. has recorded the Suerte grou
which is situated about five miles cas-
of the Magallancs mountains adjoir
ing the Abeja mine. Outcroppings o
strong vein runs well in both COL
and silver.
James L. Taylor. representing III
Mexicana Mining company. has mad
two announcements in the same yicir
ity. One of them. la Cuna, comprise
one claim while the other recorded a
In Abeja is composed Of ten claim.
The official plans and surveys Of a
the claims located nre being made b
Engineer +. II. Hoycc. The PROF
critics will be extensively dcvelope
before ore shipments are made.
A general meeting Of the stool
holders Of the Mexicann company
called 10 meet on April IS at Asu
Prieta for the purpose Of considerin
certain propositions to extend lens
and option on all or portion Of til
mining properties pertaining TO then