Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-26
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marble has been made by Hank Dorsey.
The location Of the find has not yet been
made public.
The Solid Silver Company IS putting
down a GOO foot shaft on the Solid Silver
mine at Black Hawk. Ed Hand is man
ager for the company here and Mike
Twomey has tho work in charge.
Contracts are beiug made by the man.
ager Of the Flag'er Reduction works for
ore to be delivered at the works. The
works will not be started up until alarge
supply Of ore has been obtained.
The pipe line which supplied the Arson
s. Smelter at Hanover with water is
being taken up and the pump has been
taken out Of the mine. The bond on the
mine, which was given to the Southwest
ern Coal and Iron Company, has until
August Doth to run, when it ia expected
that the final payment will be made.
Mining matters remain very quiet at
Hanover owing to the fact that no cars
al be obtained by the Silver City and
Northern Railroad Company from the
Santa Fe in which to ship ore. The sit
uation is likely to remain unchanged
until the Silver City and Northern makes
better rates or gets cars Of its W in
which to ship ore.
The outlook for Pinos Altos is brighter
now than it has been for several months.
The Pacific Gold Company Is treating
about 30 tons Of ore a day in the Noun
tain Key mill and will start up the mill
here rs soon as water can be he'd. The
Manhattan Gold Mining and Milling
Company is driving the Montana tunnel
b1 1t will be several months before it il
completed. The mill will not be started
until the tunnel is finished and drifts
have been run far enough on the vein t.
insure a supply Of ore for the mill.
Work is progressing very satisfactorily
on the Colchis mill below town. The
foundation for that part Of the mill II
which will be placed the pans, settlerl
and tanks is completed, and the engine
has been placed in position. The tim
bers for the framework are all franco
and ready to be placed in position, anC
it will only be a short time until the en-
tire building will, be up. There are a
present only a few men at work on tn,
mill, but more will be put on soon anC
the building win be pushed to compile
ton.
THE METAL MARKEv.
Silver has suffered another decline il
price and, although the production ha
been restricted, better prices are no
looked for. The closing price last weel
was s6K.
There has been considerable improve
ment in the copper market and price
have advanced. The sales for the pas
two weeks have been unusually heav
and the demand continues good. LAX
closed at lilo.
There has been little change in tn
price oflead Notwithstanding the trouble
in the Northwest and the -consequen
shutting down Of the mines. The pric
at the close Of the week was 4.IO.
COOKS.
U. e. Mcdaniel will shortly commene
work on the Flower Queen. OF late h
has been making all the necessary in
p%rovements on his spring, in order to il
crease the supply of water (of which no,
he has an abundance) preparatory (
putting in a concentrator and other mi
chinery for treating the ores out of th
above mine.
Mr.. A. P. Taylor has returned from th
Tres Hermanas and is now working ono
more on the Venus.
Thomas Jackson has taken a lease G
the FL Paso Smelling Co.'S propertle
and is taking out good ore.
The Surprise continues to make shil
ments. /. ]. Hall is now superintendent
place of Col. Crawford, resigned, and Jo
Cornish, foreman.
The Teel and Poe mines, leased to P,
aud Ashenfelter, are still shipping Il
usual amount of ore and are doing co
siderable development work.
Messrs. Frye & Co. are now down ov
90 feet on the Busted Banker and a
commencing to crosscut.
Messrs. Brakefeld and Crook have n
into an immense ave upon their prope
ty edjoining the Inez, which is about Il
feet long and about Is feet wide, Co
tanning a vast amount of lead carbonate
1t is estimated TO be a larger cave and
have more ore in it than was in the o
Montezuma, from which thousands
tons were shipped.
Messrs. Houok and Smith have TAX,
a lease on the Last Chance.
Martin Bros. Hugh and Joseph a
still working their lease on the Glady
one Of DR.. Miller's properties, and a
doing we'll and making regular shipment
James Martin, who has a lease on Ii
Inez, is taking out plenty Of good graz
/ ore.
3 Onstott and Overton are working
a good force Of men on the Silver Cave al
have plenty Of ore ready for shipme
y and lots in sight. This is about Il
highest grade OF lead ore in the cam
! one car Of which ran 76 per cent. lead.
Denny Peoples and George Brown ha
a fine streak Of silver-lead ore on t
quartzite.
3 The Schultz boys arS still working I
3 Fat Man on the quartzite and have 0