The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23

We hear of an extraordinary strike
that has been made by Hank Dorsey in
the Burros. The specimens r horn
and native silver Of marvellous richness
Mr.. Dorsey has taken up a large mum.
her Of claims and 1t Is rumorcd that
when the character Of the district shall
have Leen dIvulgel it will create a
great excitement. Thus far it has been
kept a profound seeret.-New south
vest. Ga lfnW
New Mexico produced nearly $1,000
OJ in precious metals last year, and
with the exception of Grant county
the mines in the remainder of the ter.
ritory were only being prospeeted. This
year will double the yield and this arith-
metlcal progression NAV be maintained
for years to come. Astonishing devel-
opments may be anticipated this year.
-~Stockman.
New Mexican: A big strike has been
made in the Kelley mine in the Magda-
lena district. The ore will run $50 ozs.
I o the ton and contains considerable
wire silver. The strike was kept a Sc
cret for some time and accounts for the
purchases recently made by the Kelley
company....The ore in the Merritt
mine is increasing in richness, and men
are put IN a fast as places can be found
for them.
Negotiations are nov pending for the
sale Of q group of eleven mines in the
Swisshelm mountains, Carlisle county,
Arizona, belonging to Adam Clarke and
j. W. Fleming Of this city. The claims
are reported as being extraordinarily
rich; the lowest assay yet made from
the ore on the dumps, of which there is
about 800 tons, runs sixty-four ounces
in silver. The district is well watered
and is covered with excellent wood
New Southwest.
A New Mexican special from Socor-
70, dated the 18th. says: "Great excite
ment has been o~ccasioned on account
Of a rich strike being made IN the Iron
Mask mine, in the Magdalena district.
A face of three feet of copper glance,
assaying 1000 ounce of silver to the
ton, has been struck in the face of the
main drift. The extent of the ore body
is not known, but it must be immense.
Property in the district that one week
ago was of no value whatever is now
held at the most fabulous prices"
One of the most remarkable discov-
cries of silver ever made in New Next
co has lately been made by Maj. Chas,
G. Van Fleet, in the Butro mountains.
Ore that will run IS per pound is on
our table. The VEN from which it
comes is eight feet wide. The claim is
located about twelve miles from Silver
City, and the camp gathering around il
is designed to be one of the first camps
in Grant county. Those who are IN
credulous a call and see.-Southwest
Mining in New Mexico is compare
lively new, and those who look for great
results in the way of ore production in
the immediate future are doomed to
disappointment. 1t takes time and
money to put a good property OH a pay
ing basis, and New Mexico has not as
yet, except in the case of a few old oil
exceptionally rich mines, had the adj
vantage of either. That the territory
has plenty of good mines few are dis
posed to doubt, and that it has a large
number of exceedingly rich properties
a great many people know. But the
era of production has not yet arrived
and indeed the era of development has
but fairly begun. New Mexico is des'
tined to become a great mineral pro-
ducing territory, and may indeed out.
rival Colorado in time, but 1T will moi
be this year and probably not next
Mining Review.