The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-12


bable establishment Of the ~concentra.
tor at some point within reach. The
hearty feeling Of satisfaction apparent
In all quarters at the bright prospect.
augurs well for the success Of the en-
terprise, for 1t looks very much as If
every ~ore-besring claim in the Cuchlllos
or at Grafton and Hermosa as well rs
at Chloride would be worked by owner
or lessee to keep the concentration rum
ming.
A meeting is called and posters are
out announcing the same. Of the peo-
pie who are interested in the c%oncentra-
tor scheme and In the town of Chloride.
Mr.. Castle writes that he will prefer to
locate his machine at Chloride provided
he is assured that a sufficient flow of
water can be had here. 1t is to deter
mine whether the citizens will give
the assurance desired or whether it
will be best to let the works be put at
some point where water is known to
be plentiful beyond pre.adventure that
the meeting is called. Let everybody
attend.
J. NJ. Briggs, superintendent Of the
Hagan's Peak Tunnel company, and
DR.. Ely. one Of the prominent stock
holders both of Albuquerque, are visit
ing the range this week taking obser-
vations of the property and planning
future work. Mr.. Briggs has after
much hard toll succeeded in overcom-
ing the adverse reports sent abroad by
malicious parties and raised cash
enough to pay up past Indebtedness
and leave a residue with which to go
ahead with the work. The RANGE
would be glad to see it pushed along.
There is now not a single custom
assayer in the Black range. At one
time Grafton had one, Fairview had
one, Robinson had one, Hermosa had
one and Chloride had one, but now all
have either left the range or gone into
other business; Charley Winters being
the last to close up. Thequickest anG
most satisfactory returns from assay:
now a probably be had from Alloys
Preisser at Engle. He has the Theoretical
and practical knowledge of the bust
ness and not another laboratory il
New Mexico equals the n he has II
work with.
The property owners who dodgeC
both the assessor and tax gatherer anC
who thought to get free from paying
tribute to Uncle Sam for the protec
ton to life and property, which he dom
give, and to the county and territory
for the mangling of the public busl
ness, were Mortified to receive on Wed
nesday's mail a notice that their take
were delinquent to about double tn,
actual sun which they should hav'
been. But they can't help it. The,
must pay nov and trust to do bette,
next year.
MIR. Castles report of the ~concentra
ting qualities and assay values of tn,
test ores taken by him to the Blacl
Hawk works in Colorado, and which
is made public in this issue of tn,
RANGE Is encouraging beyond all ex
pectatiOn to the property owners here
as it was to Mr.. Castle himself. UD
doubleday the tests on the smalleI
amounts sent were very uncertain, an(
even with the largest bulks the worl
could not be conducted as satisfactory,
las wished but as the errors where mad
we're likely to be on the ineficien
rather than on the too efficient side tn
knowledge gained was sufficient tt
place it beyond doubt that the Blacl
RANGE ores are generally concentrating
ores and that their values are sufficien
to make the working of them profita
bic. There is no doubt in the minds o
anyone now that the works will prov
profitable to the owners and an incalcu
liable benefit to the country. Mr.. Castl
has shown excellent judgment in hi
management of this business up 10 tn,
present time. Had he purchased tn
) Black Hawk machine without testin,
its working ability it would have bee
a failure here as there, and had he at
tempted to make the trial with the few
sacks of ore at first contemplated h
would have been obliged to return TO
more ore or give the scheme up, for a
it proved half of the carload taken wa
lost ere it was determined what change
and additions were necessary to max
the plant capable of fulfilling require
ments. But he took enough ore TO tn
mill and he hired competent men t
make the run and give their judgment
and he bought and added what the
told him to, and now he has a satisfat
tory concentration. Its capacity of sixt
tons daily will serve the needs of tn
! range for some length of time probably
: There will be attached to the mill san
r ping works complete from which t
purchase the ores brought In and fo
sale.
/ FULL RETURN