The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-29

two thousand specimens from the Black
range. These specimens have teen care
fully selected from the surface down as
far as the properties have been worked,
and will give better idea of the min
eral found in the range than can be
obtained in any other way. At this
camp we found very complete and
beautiful Typographical map of The
Apache and Black Range districts,
which has been prepared at much ex-
pense and labor by Messrs. Trum6or q
Beebe. Mr.. Beebe is a surveyor and
engineer, while Mr.. Trumbor is the U.
S. mineral surveyor of this district. Mr.
Geo. A, Beebe is interested in the;
fa.H a, sToNINGToN, l is.l
which is fine prospect. assaying from
forty TO fifty ounces Of silver with only
a ten foot shaft.
G.B. McAulay. an experienced miner,
has bonded the
APACHE,
which he is developing as rapidly as
possible, working two shifts of men in
shaft and tunnel. This IS one of the
noted properties of the district, and is
one of the largest veins found in this
section, being the same as the Wall
Street and Wall Street No. 2, tie latter
of which is owned by Mr.. McAulay and
has mllled $3.50 to the ton in silver.
Calling upon G. A. Cassll we learned
that he was interested in prospects In
most of the prominent districts in New
Mexico, and also has secured one of the
finest ranches in the territory. The
writer has since become acquainted
with some of Mr.. Cassil's mining prop
erty and found chat he has some Of the
best in the southwest. The "
HIRAM,
owned by c. E. Aver, is a promising
prospect. 1t is iron capped, and with
only twenty feet of development is
showing fine quartz from which silver
buttons are readily taken by using the
blow pipe. The ''
MAIL LINE.
situated on Dry creek, has some very
fine ore, and we were shown some speci
mems carrying native silver. The ore
body is about two and one-half feet in
"A thirty foot shaft. and assays from
fifty-fve TO one hundred ounces silver
1t is owned by the Black Range Mining
and Milling company, John A. Winram
superintendent. The at #
COLOSSAL
is one of the big properties from whlcl
ore is being shipped. 1t has Shaft 10C
feet and tunnel which is being driver
300 feet. 1t shows several ore bodies
which will average 800. although or,
has been shipped which run from 500
TO S24O by car load.
That Chloride is Il good camp ant
that all classes of business are wei
represented is illustrated by the bust
ness houses there. VIM. Drscoll has
full line of drugs, chemicals, toilet ar
ticles, etc. II. Westerman & Co. carr.
a large stock of merchandise and gen
eral supplies Capt. G. G. Harris has
billiard hall and one of the leading
places of amusement in the camp. Capt
i Harris is interested in several minin!
properties, among which we recall tht
Mexican, VIC. Campbell, and Lette
b. The Campbell has a tunnel thirt,
feet and shows nearly six feet of leat
carbonates, which have assayed forty
eight ounces silver and fifty per cent
lead. j. j. DalgliSh e Co. have tn,
postoffice in their store, and carry full
stock of general merchandise and min
ers' supplies. l. II. Gray has "a liver.
with saddle horses and conyeyances o
every description. MuSser, Maharba {
Co. have brarch store here and carr,
shelf and heavy hardware, miners sup
plies, etc. The
RICHARDS
lead, owned by Dan Fitzpatrick, is stu
ated near the famous Colossal. Th
prospect has a shaft twenty feet il
depth with. a body of ore full width 0
shaft, which has assayed from thirty
two to 1l6 ounces silver. Mr.. Fitzpat
rick is interested in several minin
properties, and also keeps a liver
stable with saddle horses. wagons, ett
Blain & Co. have a billiard hall an,
one of the prominent places of amuse
ment. The
MONTE CHRISTIE
mining claim has a shaft seventy-fiv
feet showing an ore body from three t
four and one-half feet in width, runnin
seventy-fve to one hundred ounces sil
yer. This property is owned by Blail
and Cameron, and is considered one o
the valuable ones. Eckhart Il 90. rui
4 a meat market here and one at Graftor
| Austin Crawford. brother of the note
Capt. Jack Crawford, Isl located her
and gathers in the sheke1s by furnish
ing from his livery stable saddle ponie
4 and conveyances to all Iparts Of th
f,ttntry. The