Show PATAGONIA IS BOOMING journal lowell ariz the town of patagonia santa cruz county is now the center of much mining activity many good properties are being opened and ore shipments are now heavy and constantly increasing A few of the principal ones are the following the happy jack mining company of which W H barnett is superintendent has done extensive work on its property the main work consists of a tunnel of feet which upon completion will open up the ore body for more than 1000 feet in depth ore shipments are continuous and of high grade about sacks are now at the station awaiting cars the happy jack is proving to be a splendid property and is under good management the pride of the west in washington camp is also making ore shipments the station platform is piled high with sacks of ore from this mine the old mowry mine is also making large shipments of bullion two eighteen horse teams are engaged in freighting coke to the mines and return loaded with lead and silver bullion the alta mine about twelve miles northwest of patagonia is shipping carloads ot of splendid ore to the el paso smelter this is very high grade copper silver and gold ore many others are getting ore and mines A very large number of mines are being worked in all directions from patagonia among the number can be mentioned the mansfield mining and smelting smelling Sm elting company under the management manag emet of A B richmond 1 very able mining engineer and one who is in every way adapted to the business both by experience and education in all branches of the mining business all the work on this property has been done in splendid manner and could not have been improved upon the machinery is good and sub ly placed in position while good wagon roads lead to the camp A double compartment shaft is down feet J H housey co of phoenix are arc opening up a very fine coper property west of the mansfield mines they have about tw twenty enty men at ivo work rk and have good ma chinery on the property they will be shipping ore very soon james johnson of patagonia is open ing a good copper property about one mile southwest of the gringer gold mine he L has a tremendous body of low grade ore the presidential mining company is also developing a good property one mile so south uth I 1 1 west of the mansfield it has an exceed t angly fine showing of high grade ore and works twelve men the santa cruz mining company about two 1 miles east of patagonia is working a large force of men and at a depth of net feet has found good ore deposits the three R mines has a large force of miners at work this property belongs to W C greene lately bought from R R richardson this mine has been noted for years for the richness of its copper ores barge arge sheets of native c copper opper one foot across can be seen in many of the mineral cabinets in tucson that came from this mine dine |