The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-02

have anything 70 do with II. 800. They
want a smelter at Kingston, and the
Tribune says: "There is ore enough now
on the dumps within five miles of King
stOn u keep a smelter running for
months, and more being taken out daily
than any single stack could treat.
The Magdalena mountains report an
mother strike Of rich ore. The fame of
this range has been chronicled far and
wide, ard the time is fast approaching
when the Magdalenas Will be Recognized
as n Of the richest districts in the
territory.
The Frue MANNERS at HIllsbOro are a
decided success. A test run of forty
eight hours on r from the King mine,
resulted in saving eighty per cent. #
the amount shown to be contained in
the ore by exhaustive and careful as
says. Another run of fOrty-eight hours
on ore from the Bobtail mine, saved so
nearly all of the mineral that an assay
male from the tailings showed that
there were only two dollars and thirty
cents er ton left IN them.
Among the new mining states of the
west, our neighbor to the south-New
Mexico-promises TO assume u leading
position this year. The extent of her
gold and silver mines, and their rich.
ness, is only beginning to be talked of
MT a tlthe Of it is known-while her
coal. iron and copper deposits are yet
in embryo. Capital is being attracted
toward her, and the dispellIng of the
delusive ideas which have long pre-
vailed regarding the difficulties and
dangers of operating there, is being sue
ceeded by a refreshing confidence which
manifests itself in the many large In
vestments now being made within her
borders.-ROcky Mountain Mining Re-
view.
Albuquerque Journal: We were
yesterday shown by Mr.. G. l.. Rood, of
the Atlantic & Pacific road, 4 number
of specimens of very rich ore, recently
brought by him from his new find in
the Zuni mountains on the Atlantic &
Pacific road about a hundred miles west
Of Albuquerque, where but little pros
pecting has thus far been done. The
specimens brought were gray copper
heavily impregnated with silver, and
quartz bearing gold. Whether there is
any considerable quantity of the ore has
not as yet been ascertaIued, nOr can it
be for some months, owing to the large
which in many places is from three to
five feet in depth. If such ore as We
have seen from there shall be found TO
exist in large quantities, the Zunis
will experience a "boOm" during the
coming season fully equal to that of
Lake Valley last fail.
News of the discovery of new mines
of fabulous richness comes to US flom
The mountains west of chihuahua. The
ore is sand to have, with one exception.
the appearance Of fractured bars OF
coarse grained silver, the exception be-
ing a lump nearly as big as a mans
clenched hand and which, when br0k.
en-, shows an exceedingly fine grain. 1t
has Il mint valuation of 81 05 per ounce.
On some pieces the quartz has been
repeatedly fractured without a separa-
ton of the several parts, so tenacious
is the silver. The ore from the San
Nestor, in the same d strict, is also rich
in gold. The VEN is SAID to be eighteen
inches wide, witt! a value aggregating
$4,000. to the ton. The Estelle has III
similar width, twelve inches of which,
it is claimed, will average S25 600. The
other six inches is a black pentanque,
that Is split and lies against either wall.
1t has a value of about $4,000 per ton.
In the same vein also occurs a half-inch
streak of almost pure silver. The San
Maxine is narrower. the broadcast part
Of the vein not exceeding twelve
inches IN width, but $4,000 per ton
may be considered pretty good pay ore,
even if the ledge does pinch to a foot,
more or less.