Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-22
AMONG THE MINES.
Figures on the San Pedro Copper Pro.
duct-A Revival of the Mining
Industry-The Stephenson
Bennett Strike.

In the course OF long article relating
to copper mining operations in south
Santa Fe county, the New York Mining
Journal presents many facts and figures
of local note touching the present and
future operations OF the Santa Fe Copper
company. By the returns from the first
months operation of the new concentra-
tor, says the Journal, forty tons per day
being treated, it was demonstrated that
the ore from the dumps could be raised
from per cent to 10 per cent and II per
cent. One Of the results most highly
priced is the retention in the concen-
trate of certain Clements which act as a
tux whenathe ore is smelted. The
furnace has been running for the month,
and with the following result, as reported
by VIM. Kemp. the company's metal
lurgist:
"During the month of March we
smeted 1873 tons of ore from the old stock
and 4l2.l0 tons from the new stock and
100.93 tons of concentrates less 10 per
cent moisture, making total of 8Sl.l
tons. The ore averaged no per cent cop
per The new ore averaged 1l.S0 per
cent and concentrates 800 per cent; 1891
tons of coke, 61.56 tons of iron ore and
Sl.l7 tons of limestone were consumed.
The per cent Of coke was 1880 on the
copper ore smelted. This could have
been considerably reduced had the fur
mace been smelling day and night.
The consumption of both coke and iron
ore was considerably reduced under the
past smelling, and at the present writing
We are using no iron as fiux. When
smelling continuously the ore can be
treated with 1880 per cent coke. Three
days was lost on account of water jackets
leaking. We produced twenty tons of
fine dust during the month, which will
be made into bricks at cost of rs cents
per ton, and resmelted. There has been
considerable loss of copper in slags. To
been erected on the Herreshof plan. To
get satisfactory results the furnace should
run night and day. With the large fur
mace running two shifts the smelling can
be done for less than $3.50 per ton."
The matte runs from 60 to SO per cent
copper and is shipped to the New Jersey
refining works for treatment. The output
during the month was about 100000
pounds of fine copper. The latest advlces
| from the mine are that two foot body of
ore, which makes great promise, has been
struck IN the north end of the property.
The work of development and production
will be continued. A meeting of the lead
ing stockholders will be held in Boston
this week to discuss the progress made,
and devise means to enlarge the equip
ment, and in other ways place the prop.
erty on permanent working basis.
AN OUTSIDERS OPINION.
"In New Mexico" says Herman G.
Joy, of the Pueblo Sampling works, who
has travelled all over the southwest of
late, "there are large number OF small
producing mines OF rich ores going sew
eral hundred ounces of silver to the ton.
Dry ones predominant, though we are
now getting large shipments from Socor-
70 county, amounting from 5000 to 1000
tons per month of lead ore, very low in
value.
"The outlook for this year is very en-
couraging. New developments are being
opened up, while in the older districts
large amount of new machinery is 60
ing in which will greatly increase the out
put.
NEARLY all New Mexico ores come to
Pueblo. There is small smeter at So
zorro and one at Ell Paso, but there being
no competition from bidders, the miners
naturally prefer Pueblo. Denver can not
well bid for this ore, as the freight rate
of 81 80 per ton over the Pueblo rate cuts
out all profit. New Mexico IS fine field
for mining, as work goes on all the year
round. No SHOWS to bother, no high alti-
tudes to overcome, and as a rule, the
mines are easily worked"
A GREAT STRIKE.
Judge Thornton returned from the
south this morning, bringing with him
samples of the new strike just made in
the lower tunnel of the stephenson-Ben-
nett mine, Organ mountains. The speci-
mems have been admired by number of
mining men to-day. The tunnel has
been driven across the vein which con-
stitutes this new find and the mineral
streak is found to be eight feet wide.
Yesterday while working on what was
thought to be the side wall the miners
broke through into mass of galena, the
value and extent of which is as yet un'
determined. There is, however. no ques-
ton but that the strike is one of the great.
est of the many rich strikes made in New
Mexico this spring. Assays show the
eight foot vein to run twelve and half
ounces in silver and from 40 to AZ per
cent lead. The vein is impregnated with
feldspar and is especially valuable as q
huxing ore. Regular shipments of ore
are being made from the Stephenson
Bennett property to the Ell Paso smelters.
Every tissue of the body, every bone,
muscle and organ, is made stronger and
more healthful by the use Of Hoods Sar-