The border vidette., 1927-09-03
ing to their own business instead
of somebody else's."

On April IA, 1927. the first
passenger train started from No
gales over the new Sud Pacifico
de Mexico line to Guadalajara.
This marked an extremely inn
portant event to Nogales. With
in short time. through Pullman
trains will be running from the
Pacific Coast through Nogales
to the City of Mexico, over the
longest transcontinental railroad
under one management on this
hemisphere. Going in by way
of Laredo and coming out at
Nogales, a wonderful tourist
route will be established. The
passenger and freight movement
from the west will be diverted to
this route. resulting in great
increase in traffic through the
port of Nogales on main line
of great Importance and will
cause a considerable expansion
of business.
Every freight car that crosses
the line at Nogales leaves its toll
The increase in passengers pass
ing through opens up opportun
tiles for increased interest in this
city. Accommodations for those
that stop over must be provided
and this is the big problem that
faces the city today. A beautiful
Spanish type station building
will shortly be constructed by
the Southern Pacific in Nogales,
Mexico.
Mining is an ancient industry
in Santa Cruz county. Ia fact,
the first mining claim to be re.
corded west of the Rockies was
filed from Tubac. Far back in tt e
eighteenth century the Spani
ards under the protection of the
Spanish military post at Tubac
sought for gold and silver in
hills of the region. The Salero
Mine located in the Santa Rita
mountain range and still active
was discovered by the Spaniards
of that day.
Progress until within the past
two years has been slow due
principally to the refractory
nature of the ores in many Of
the properties.
The great advance made in
the solution of the ore treatment
problem within the past three
years has given new life to the
mines Of this region and turned
many properties into producers
which had long remained idle. A
contributing cause for the great
revival now being felt in the in
dustry is the improved price and
demand for lead, since lead with
silver predominates ia the mines
of the county. Eleven new CON-
panies have entered the field
within the past eight months
with the capital necessary to
bring the mines they have &C
quired Ito the producing stage.
Fifty four mines are, in the
spring of 1927, in operation in
Santa, Cruz County. There are
233 mines within radius of fifty
miles Of Nogales which have in
the past produced and shipped
ore or are now producing. Many
of these properties are copper
mines and are not now in opera.
ton due to the unsatisfactory
price of that metal.
The success attained by the
Big Jim Mining Company is
opening up large bodies of lead.
silver ore and the activity of this
company in erecting large mill
has but served to open up the
eyes of the mining world to the
possibilities of this region.
G.. M. Butler, E. NJ, Sc. D.,
Dean of the College of Mines
| University of Arizona and Direc
tor of the Arizona Mining Bureau
| is authority for the statement,
confirmed by other eminent geo
logists, that there is probably
| no area of equalssize in the world
that is more throughly mineral
lied than the district tributary
to Nogales, including Sonora,
Mexico. If this area had been
situated in almost any European
country, it would undoubtedly
have been extensively developed
and Santa Cruz County would
have several prosperous towns
and Nogales would be large
city. The Foshay Spot Light.