Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-02

IL r. Tucker has opened a vein
Of mineral in the Cooks Peak dis
trict three to ten feet in width, and
running in silver, copper, iron and
lead.
The Brush Heap struck shale in
the bottom Of the main shaft last
week The foreman of this mine
says that he will be in good ore in
about a month.
Alonzo Morris, employed in the
Vienna bakery, at Deming, was
painfully injured internally while
endeavoring TO mount a "bucking'
horse last Tuesday.
The Gold Hill mill started up
ON a fine run Of ore from Dolan
and Sullivan's mine. There is a
good prospect, high-grade ore hav-
ing been shipped with very salts
factory returns
Frank Hooker and Dan McGow-
an returned to Kingston from a
prospecting trip south of Cooks
Peak. These gentlemen report
finding some good float, running
both gold and silver.
The cages for the main shaft on
the Brush Heap are being put in
at present. This shaft is now tim
bered all the way down, SO there is
now no danger of any one being
hurt by rock falling from off the
walls.
Mr.. J. H. Beeler, employed at
the sampling works being erected
at Deming, had a severe fall a few
days ago, and for a time seemed to
be fatally injured, and was laid out
for dead. He soon recovered,
however, and is at work again as
usual.
The Socorro Fire Clay company
have one hundred and fifty thou
sand brick in the kilnfor the school
houses in Socorro now in course Of
construction. They also are start.
ing on an order of one hundred
thousand for the Rio Grande
smelter.
The explosion of a lamp il
Nordhaus' saddlery establishment
at Deming last Thursday evening
came near causing a confagratior
that might have proven serious. Il
was early in the evening, during
Mr.. Ms absence at supper, but by
the prompt and timely efforts Of
neighbors the room was broker
open and the fire extinguishec
with little damage.
The officers of the Albuquerque
Fair association are discussing the
desirability of having a rock drill
ing contest during the fair, to be
open to the miners Of New Mexico
and Arizona, and it is more thar
likely hat the scheme will be en-.
tered on the program, and liberia.
prizes offered. Such contests il
Denver, Colorado, and Helena
Montana, recently drew immense
throngs of miners from all over the
northwest. A ~rock-drilling con
test is the most exciting amuse
ment hat can be offered to tn,
immense gathering of miners o
the southwest who will attend th,
mass convention during the fair
All teams or single handlers wh'
desire to enterin the contest SHOULD
communicate at once with Super
intendent Roberts, of the minera
department.
Some weeks since J. r. Bogar
dus, the contractor and builder
visited Cerrillos to examine tn,
concentrator there with a view t,
ats removal to the Stephenson-Ben
nett mine at Organ. 1t has beer
decided to move it, and WEDNESDAY
Col 7. w. Thornton and Mr.. Bo
gardus left for Cerrillos where tn,
latter will superintend the taking
down and the shipment of the con
centrator and its erection at the
mine. With the supply Of waite.
that has been obtained the concen
traitor will increase the output o
Organ camp very materially ant
utilize the large bodies of low
grade ore in the mines that ar,
now practically valueless. 1t viii
increase the prosperity of the CAM
as besides those operating the con
centrator a large force will have t.
be kept constantly employed il
Ahn nina 10 %annnlu the ore Thi