Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-03-15
MINING MATTERS.
RsPorts from varieus canps-Itsns -
oanarnl LntarnnA 20 Mlnarn.

The latest quotations are; Silver, 90
copper, 1873; lead, S.72H.
Friend 4 Homeyer have taken a bone
on J. h. HOveyt rilI and six elaine Al
Cliiton. The bond RUM till the 6rst o.
May and calls for 4 payment Of e20,O 900
for tAs property.
The international smelter is in RECEIPT
this week Of a carload Of ore from Separ,
Grant county, Maurice Downsy coaSiRnee.
The ore will average. we are informed. A
ounces silver, 5 per cent lead, 80 per cent
iron and = trace Of gold per tou.-Bullion.
The Friend company at Clifton is practi.
oally laid up on account OF the high water.
The San Francisco is running banks foil,
and a. the company road crosses the stream
eleven timer in seven miles It is considered
good policy TO wait till the water goes
down, which will be after the snow in the
mountains is al melted.
The great copper trust seems 10 be get.
ting In q bad way. Az will be seen by the
quotations at the head Of this column cop
per has dropped s5!centS in the past week.
The bank Of France has come to the trout
and loaned the Quilt lOO,0 1000, 900 francs.
This has helped it some, but whether It
will tide it over or not is ai;question. II
you " any copper and can sell it lot it
go quick.
The E%nterprise announced some weeks
ago that a wonderful gold End had been
made in this county and that next week
It would tell all about it. Since then it
bus been putting of the description of it
from week to week. and in the last issue
said the discovery WA covered With snow.
Now people will get tired If they wait for
the nov to melt off this CLAIM. The
LIBERAL knew Of this great discovery
about the time the E~nterprise did, but as
that paper had claimed a scoop the LIB
ERAL, with true journalistic courtesy, has
rsfrained from giving it away, But now,
a. the Enterprise is working Up . SNOW"
story, e~ourteAy ceases TO be a virtue, and
We will have to tell all about It. Some
Weeks ago an eminent Burro mountain
scientist and mining expert got short on
grub and went into Silver City to prospect
for that useful article. he looked the cit
liens over and picked out a man whom he
thought had More head than any other
citizen aud to him be told his story. He
said that he had recently discovered some
very rich float and on tracing it he had
discovered = ledge, and such q ledge, the
like Of it had aever before been seen BY
mortal man. Il was 20 wide that it took
two claims lying side by side to cover it,
and as for length, well. he mad never had
discovered either end. Tho quality Of the
ore was a high grade free milling gold ore
~ would be seen by some specimens be
had, and he showed specimens he had
picked of the dump in the dark. The
specimens were great. They were as
aaysd and the lowest one went GIT, DIG. 43
in gold and nine pounds, seven ounces in
t"llurium. Tho HssAyers said they could
mos tell exactly bow the richer ones went
s' the buttons we're so big they had to
take thom out and weigh them on a gro
esr's scales, and groeers' scales in Silver
City have not the reputation Of being &C.
eurete. The SCIENTIST said that he intend
ed when he went back 10 take out a few
thousand tons and have them worked and
with the money 50 obtained be intended 10
buy Grant county Warrents at par. He
Wsa going out After this ore az 1000 as he
had secured 4 few days work to earn q lit
Ito money to buy powder and grub. Hi,
new friend hated to sec him lose any time
in that manner and so purchased a couple
Of burro loads OF powder and grub for
Kim. THIS action so pleased the scientist
that he located his new friend in on the
property. He went out and began work,
and has been. sending in encouraging re-
ports up to last week. when this letter,
which explains the snow was received
by his Silver City partner:
DEAR FRINED-After going down seven
feet | encountered a horse, which is giving
me considerable trouble. put in a shot
which blew cut & little dust and left the
bottom Of the shaft covered with a mass
of snow white silver. The silver is in wire
and masses and is very tough. 1t gives
just enough 80 l can't blast it. It will
have 10 be cut cut with a cold chisel. 1t
is extremely unfortunate to meet such an
obstruction. GREG.
P. Send some more grub. g.
P. S. 2nd-spring is coming. A man
in Demiug saw snakes last week. Better
seAd me a couple Of demJohns Of antidote
TO use W a preventative. G.
Our snterprising and popular druggist,
W. d. Small endeavorS to supply his Gus
toners with the best and most reliable