The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-16
The Silver Mohument.
A Etr1Ee 81 Gro Larger ana H.eh-
or than GvsE.

Tuesday evening, John Mcbride,
superintendent Of the Silver Monu-
ment mine, came down to Chloride
with the news of a strike Of ore in the
property which had just been made
The information was as warmly wei
coined by the people Of Chloride as it
was gladly imported by Mack. for the
news had been so long looked for and
the delay had been so disappointing
everybody were inclined to throw up
their hats and shout when the good
news arrived. Chloride is u town
which was built on prospects and 10
prospects IL trusts its future. The peo.
Pile here have faith in the value of the
mines yet to be developed and they
therefore take a vital interest in all
those which are being opened up. The
Silver Monument was an exceedingly
fine prospect but 1t had many difficult
ties to surmount In the way of bad
management and never was in any
shape to show metal until the present
owners took charge. and eve they
were not particularly fortunate IN the
selection of their first superintendent
When Mr.. Mcbride took charge peo-
Pile felt that the mine was out Of
trouble aud would show its true quail.
ties. Nc. went to work economically
and sunk the sLaft 10 the two hundred
foot level but showed up no ore. lie
then started a drift east which he has
extended to a length of eighty feet, but
though the indications for ore were ut
all times excellent no metal appeared.
The ore In the mine had always been
found on the hanging wall and this was
the II which Nc had been following
The ledge is huge n being twenty
FIVE feet wide on the surface, and it WAS
determined when the men ven to
work Monday morning to crosscut the
ledge and see what the foot wall had to
show. II required bgt four or FIVE feet
depthin the direction Of the foot wal TO
bring the workmen 10 a sold face OF ore
which in size and m~agnllicence equals
IL not surpasses all previous discover
les, and 1t is o supposed that the ore
has been on this side all the time, beng
passed by the drift on the opposite
This theory is warranted by the indi-
cations which the miners had with
them of an ore body close at hand.
The drift at the point furtherest
from the shaft is probably two hun
dred and fifty feet below the surface of
the ground. AS depth has been attain.
ed the character of the wall has chang
ed to a sort of granite and this fact
coupled with the strength and steady
continuity of the vein greatly strength
ens the faith which everybody feels in
the property. The Monument is an ore
producer whose product is sufficiently
valuable to permit shipment from
even this remote region and therefore
II permits steady work upon it.a thing
which low grade mines Though possess
ed of equal value do not. 1t iG expect
ed from this time forth that the Silver
Monument will he a regular and steady
shipper.
AS noon as the new strike was made
the entire force was put TO work clear
"a place for an ore house aud Mcbride
came to town to send up lumber and
material TO be used in its construction.
The house will be made of logs which
grow so conveniently Oh the hill. 1t
will be OF good size and with a solid
floor. When this Is completed the
work of taking out ore will begin and
continue uninterruptedly.
The recovery of this mine from Its