Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-01
L0RDSBuRG.
A Town That Has Seen Bet
ter Dys,
NOT DEAD BY ANY MEANS.
The Mining Properties of Lords
burg Region.
NOT DEAD BY ANY MEANS
z. b. L. Tells of Lodges and Veins
Drifts and Wines. Dollars
and Ounces.

twenty-five miles east of the .bouI
Diary line between Arizona and Ne
Mexico on the Southern Pacific railroa
Grant county, New Mexico, is situa
the town of Lordsburg. 1t had its b
ginning in the fall of 1880, just prior
the opening OF the great southern tran
continental thoroughfare. The place
said to have received its name from OF
Lord, OF the Tucson mercantile firm {
Lord & Williams, who started the fir
important store here. j. P.Ownby, VIII
Is still a resident of Lordsburg, prc
prietor Of the Ownby lodging house,
fruit and notion store and barber shoy
was about the first settler. A few year
ago the town was much livelier than nov
and evidence is not wanting to she,
that its size and number of inhabitant
was also considerably larger. Anumbe
OF defunct mines tributary, once in &C
tive operation but since closed down, i
the chief cause of this change of as
pect, though destructive fires, of which
at least half dozen which have swep
the town within the past Line years
have done good share toward checking
It's ownward march. The population Ii
estimated at only about 800, and tn,
business enterprises are represented by
three large general stores, three smaller
ones, ore blacksmith shop, one lumber
yard, two lodging houses, two restaur
ants, one barber shop, one livery stable
and four saloons. Wells, Fargo & Co
have just completed a commodious Of
flee. The Southern Pacific Co. have a
round house here, and this is the
terminus of freight divisions, east and
west. This is also the junction Of the
Arizona & New NJ .xico railway, which
terminates at Clifton, Arizona, II miles
northwest.
The altitude is about 1000 feet higher
than Tucson, and consequently it is not
hard to credit the claim that the temper
allure OF summer is somewhat cooler than
the ancient city.
Lordsburg boasts OF a weekly news
paper, called the "Western Liberal"
edited ard published by Don II. Kedsie
1t champions the interests of large
section of country, embracing the Ma
lone district, to the north; Gold Hill.
northeast; Shakespeare and Pyramid
mines, south; Galleville, southwest;
STEMS Pass and the Volcano district,
west; and Carlisle and East Camp,
northwest.
On Saturday / took drive out to
and the Pyramid districts,
the former is two miles south. 1t is an
old camp, as the deserted and tumbled
down condition OF the adobes bear wit
witness. Old signs posted against build
ings told the character Of the business
carried on within in the better days gone
by. Rich silver leads were discovered
and located here in 1870, but slight de-
velopment was effected until 1879, when
d company known as the Shakespeare
took hold and operated with varying
success till 1888, when IT. was succeeded
by the Humboldt Mining Co., composed
Of Memphis, Tenn, capitalists. This
has operated the Superior
mine pretty steadily until about two
months ago, when it was decided to
work for the season. o. r.
Smyth who is in charge of the property
informed me that some changes in the
and working plans are con-
which, when accomplished,
will aid very materially toward the
profitable operation Of the mine. The
edge is about feet in width, and the
.verage assay is estimated at liz ounces
silver, Z 10 ounces gold, and per cen
copper. The machinery saves the copper
Iuite well, but the gold, being free, is
aCgely wasted, and it is believed that
Upper plates put next the battery
would effect the saving OF the gold. The
liant is one and half miles away fro M
he mine and it is proposed TO bring
hem into closer proximity, furnishing
he water necessary by pumping il
through pipes, and save the cost OF
lauling the ore. The main shaft of the
superior mine is 300 feet, and there are
'ver 1000 feet Of lev r7
'myth estimates that the outlook Of the
property VAS never better, and he antic-
pates seeing the work resumed by
arly fall.
Passing half mile beyond on my
cute to the Pyramid mines I came to a
'oint where the Southern Pacific rail-
cad company, under management of
I'd Flynn, are sinking a we'll to supply
ailway purposes and the t. wn Of Lords
,urg, the old we'll having given out O.
allied on account Of he u usually ury
eason. By invitation of Mr.. Flynn / |
ook trip to the bottom, which is now
so feet below II 9 surface, and progress
QR Ut Inc rate Ol ODe anu Il nail 16et
eet daily. The formation is hard min
rallied rock, and it would cot be
urprise to strike some veins of rich ore
,efore the work is finished. The sinking |
S done with burleYs forced into the rock
With air compressers, and steam hoist |
) used IN raising and lowering the |
buckets. 1t is proposed to go down but |
90 feet farther, and il the subterranean
y Ike, known to extend across the valley,
5 not struck at that point, then to drift |
ut into the different direction until it il
ouad. This method Is said to be Ger
ain to secure an ample supply of ex- |
client water forEthe purposes required. |
The size OF the well is feet 6 inches |
y feet 6 inches clear, walled with |
Ieavy timbers.
Six miles beyond the well j |
lighted at the Pyramid mining camp
peratad by the Pyramid silver min
ng company, composed of Rochester,
Wy. capitalists. T. j. Reynolds is |
resident; G. G. Buell., vice president,
DdJ. w. Moore, secretary and treas |
lrer. j. w. Hsmilton, general superin |
endent OF the works. very kindly show |