San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-02
GOLD
ORE NEAR
CHIHUAHUA
Group Of Twenty Claims
Being Located for
Ell Paso Man.
SHOW FINE COPPER
New Shafts Will Be Sunk
on Property in Braves
District.
Chihuahua, Mex, March Henry

Chihuahua, Mex, March 1.-Henry
II. Seyffert has located a group of
twenty mining claims in the munich
pality of Morris, this state, for Allan
III. Bryant of Ell Paso. The claims
are recorded under the name of In
diana. The surface ores which have
been assayed give high values in both
gold and silver. 1t is expected that
development work will open up some
big ore bodies and the Indiana will
soon be numbered among the produc-
ers of this state.
John X. Friend, an old time mining
man of Los Angeles, California, is
developing the Monmouth mine in the
Ocampo district and is taking out
some high grade gold, silver and lead
ore. The property comprises eight
adjoining claims which lie along the
banks of the Bronzuda arroyo.
George r. Wyson, also of Los An
geles, has recently acquired the Agnes
mines in the Minas mountains near
Villa Ahuamada, south of Juarez.
This is principally silver-lead pro-
ducing region but much of the ore
from the Agnes property carries gold
and copper in paying quantities. 1t
is understood that the Laura mine is
also to be developed by Mr.. Wyson.
The Ampliaciones de la Pizarra
and the Noche Buena. two promising
properties, both producing gold, sill
yer and lead, have been taken over
by f. II. Berry. They are situated
west of the Pelon mountain near the
Tuna mine, owned by John johnson
and FL Tarahumar, property of II. j.
Jessop. Mr.. Berry has begun pre-
liminary development of both of his
newly acquired properties
Find High Grade Gold.
Alfonso Aguayo who has been pros
pecting in the Ocampo district, is re-
ported to have encountered some high
grade gold-silver ore and has made
three different locations which are
recorded at the Ocampo mining agency
as the Selaya Segundo, Continuation
de San Ambrosio and Balleza Sc
gunda. An official survey and plans
of these three groups are being made
by Engineer Salvador Renteria.'
The Christmas and Antonio mines
owned and being operated by Antonio
Garcia, in the Braves district of this
| state, are showing some fine silver
and copper ore. They are near the
Buena Vista mine. 1t is understood
that new shafts are to be sunk on
both of these properties.
Jose Kawakita of Chihuahua City.
is associated with Federico Saenz in
the development of the Tayopita mines
in the Nombre de Dois mountains of
the Morelos mining district. AT pres
ent they are only employing few
men but will increase operations with
in the near future.
Negotiating For Mine.
The Silver Queen Mining Com
pany with headquarters in Juarez, is
negotiating for the Minerva mines in
in Minas mountains of the Villa Ahu-
armada region. The company is rep
resented by Jose Porras who will prob
ably have personal charge of the de-
velopment work.
Ignacio Orozco will sink n new shaft
on his Chuza mine in the Cusihuiria-
chic district near the Esperanza and
Cinco de Mayo mines. The ores of
this region are principally of gold,
silver and lead.
The Elm Mining Company, held a
beneral meeting of shareholders at
Ciudad Juarez last month. Most of
the stockholders are residents of Juar-
ez. The mines of the company are
situated near Guerrero.