Nogales international., 1937-05-08

Patagonia is surrounded by mOuntai
Badly in the Santa Rita range.
company, controlled by Silas Silver
mann and associates. The property
has been reopened and is now ship
ping around six carloads Of ore
weekly from the lower levels of
the mine, the ore consisting Of lead
and silver of goodly grade.
Production Restored
Worlds Fair Mine-This famous
old mine, after lying idle for
number of years, has been restored
to production by j. c. Schell, who
has recently encountered a new
bonanza vein in the mine, at a
depth of ITS feet from the surface,
from which two carloads of ore
have been shipped, said to average
216 ounces silver per ton and 80
per cent lead, the vein being from
four to five feet wide. 1t is stated
also that Schell has recently granted
an option on this property to per-
sons whose names have not been
made public.
Flux Mine-The F'lux mine is one
of the oldest producers, in the Pata-
gonia area, of 1ead-si1ver ores. The
United States Smelling, Refining
and Mining company has within
the last four or five weeks taken
an option on this property and has
engineers making thorough exam
ination. If their reports are salts
factory, it is believed here that the
company mentioned will start op-
erations on a considerable scale at
the F1ux and possibly at other prop
critics in this area.
New Development
Furthermore, syndicate, COM
posed of people residing in San Di-
ego, Calf, is developing a group of
mining claims located about two
miles northwest of Patagonia. Pre-
liminary work already accomplished
consists of surface openings, with
in three claims, along the main
vein for a distance of 5000 feet.
Also tunnel, which will attain
back of 300 feet, is being driven
on the vein mentioned, on which
shaft has been sunk to depth
of SO feet from which some ore has
been removed assaying 81 per cent
lead and 30 ounces of silver per
! ton, the ore coming in punches in
a vein of milling ore seven feet in
depth. A two-drill compressor has
recently been installed on this
property.
Long History
Historically, the Patagonia min
ing developments date back to the
advent of Catholic missionary
explorers in the seventeenth cen
tury.
The early pioneers of what are
now Santa Cruz and Pima counties
we're the Spanish Jesuit mission
aries, who operated mines and hacl-
endas de beneficial in all this region
on a considerable scale which is
attested by the ruins of adobe
smelters. arrastras and Stag dumps
still in evidence around the ruins
of the missions and towns.
After the Gadsden Purchase, made
in 1858, a great many Americans,
including Lieut. Sylvester Mowry
and Major Heitzelman, both of the
United States army, and others
came into the region and carried
on extensive mining operations
Mowry Successful
Lieutenant Mowry during 1859
purchased the Mowry silver-lead
mine, located nine miles south of
Patagonia, and expended $500, 900 in
the purchase of this property and
the equipment thereof. He worked
the mine successfully four years
and produced about $1,000, 900 in ore
and silverlead bullion, but during
1862 Mowry was arrested and his
mine confiscated by the United
States government on charge the
property was furnishing lead to the
confederate army.
Mining was very active and prof
table until interrupted by the Civil
war. at which time troops were
withdrawn and the Apaches over
ran the country. This put stop to |
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