The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-11
BLACK RANGE MINES.
An Unprejudiced Opinion Con-
cerninq Some OF them.

Fissure veins that can be traced for
three to five miles are frequent occur
rences in the mineral bearing mountain.
Yesterday, however, the writer en-
countered quartz ledge which hepur-
sured for six TO eight miles, and which
it is claimed can be traced fifteen miles
without any difficulty. The ledge is
none other than that on which the noto-
rious lvanhoe mine is located. 1t was
followed by the mining reporter from
Bear creek past the town of Grafton a
distance of over eight miles, showing
throughout the same general course,
width of vein, character of gangue and
mineral. ~
The 1vanhoe mine, this property the
unfortunate basis for large stock specu-
latiOn a few years ago, has now been
lying idle since last May, with encour-
aging prospects, however, of soon start
ing up. Dealing with physical facts,
every effort was made to gain a thor
ough knowledge of the property from
those familiar with its workings and
disclosures, all of which tend to con-
firm the reports that the mine is yet
destined to prove a very important
factory in the future bullion production
of the territory. The vein at the point
of development ranges from two to
eight feet in width. The gangue is
massive quartz with some copper, and
carrying silver and gold in variable
quantities. Streaks and bunches be-
ing sometimes opened, whose value is
in the thousands to the ton. On the
whole, the vein seems, as far as could
be ascertained, TO average fifty to sixty
dollars a ton, which probably embraces
a mass of quartz fifteen inches to four
feet in width. While working, about
one thousands tons of ore were extract
ed from the NINE, and about fifty tons
Of selected rock, hand sorted from the
entire yield of the property, were ship
ped to reduction works in Colorado and
tile east. The receipts from these ore
sales have never been made public, but
doubtless were very fair, as the ore had
been we'll sorted and the cream of at
least one thousand tons Of mineral
bearing rock was obtained.
The developments and workings in
the nine consist of an incline shaft,
dipping seventy-siX degrees from the
horizon to the eastward, following on
the vein to depth of seventy-eight
feet connecting with the tunnel level
which has length of two hundred and
ninety-one feet. following on the vein
until an outlet is reached on the side of
the mountain, The shaft intersects the
tunnel at about two hundred and
twenty five feet from the mouth. Be-
ginning from the tunnel level and Just
south OF the shaft there is stope thirty
feet in height and sixty feet in length,
including the shaft, from which the
past production of the mine was obtain
ed. The stope shows a width of three
to ten feet, with an average of probably
six feet.
From the tunnel level, a distance of
one hundred and seventy-flve feet from
the mouth Of the tunnel, a winze has
been sunk to a depth of two hundred
and ninety-one feet, following the dip
of the vein, and showing some fair ore.
A similar winze was sunk to depth of
ninety-two feet, one hundred and
twelve feet farther south, or two hun
dred and eighty-seven feet from the
mouth of the tunnel. A second level
has been started, calculated to connect
the two drifts, but connection has
never been effected. At this stage of
development work, and with pay ore
In the Wine, the mine suspended work,
and being out of money and credit it
has lain idle now for about eleven
months.
With the present development of the
mine it is impossible to utilize steam
power effectually, and it is now con-
templated to sink new shaft, and also
erect works for the reduction or con-
centration of the ores. Should this be
done, there is little doubt but that the
Ivanhoe could yet be made large and
profitable property and Mr.. lngersoll
and his frieds really made to think that
any one who wanted more than the
Ivanhoe yielded "would be. a hog"
From the Ivanhoe rorthward, the
vein can be traced to the Occidental
mine, and the following locations have
been made upon it: -{ ~ IN
Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe Mining cotSsrsrk
Buckeye Z" NS1Ss
Surprise
Alaska Chicago N. NJ. Mining company
smuggler -" t" safiiiil~A
Montezuma,"
Yankee Boy, Smith. Miller Berry.
Shorty, A. j. knight and others.
uonestake.
Home Again, william Taylor. a gal
Pioneer, Gov. Morton and others.
Yellowstone "
Good Enough "a" .4ft1