Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-19
NEW MEXICO MINES,

This Tres llermanos district, near Dem
ing, is shipping some rich ore.
The White Oaks Eagle will make 6
complete write-up Of Lincoln county's
mines this spring.
Steady shipments from the Graphic
mine in the Cooks Peak range are once
more going out from Florida station; they
now reach about twenty car loads per
month.
Work on the Grand Central mine, Car
penter district, has been closed down for
two weeks, to await the completion of the
road from Lake Valley, VIXEN it will be
resumed with greater activity.
Capt. Robson, of the Grand Central
mine, vas in town early this week. From
here he went to Deming and will proba-
bly, extend his visit to Denver, Colo, with
the view to purchasing machinery for the
mine. Kingston Shaft.
Kelly waf: The Graphic is working
an increased force of men. Their ore
bodies are holding out--n fact are
much better Than at any time heretofore.
The Sierra County Advocate is about to
issue pamphlet describing and giving
the producing record of all the principal
mines in Sierra county. A timely piece
of enterprise which the residents of that
region should appreciate.
The Kelley is producing some very good
ore. Prospecting is going on with a very
fair promise Of developing large ore
bodies. Captain RUNNER and John
Brown have struck some fine ore ON the
Sampson north OF the Grand Tower.
They are leasing from the Graphic people.
--Socorro Chleftain.
A very valuable discovery OF mineral
was made in the east side OF the Florida
range, about fifteen miles southeast OF
Deming, few days ago, by Messfs. A.
]. Burleson and f. HI. Egidy. The vein,
as far as uncovered, shows eighteen
inches of lead carbonate carrying eleven
and one-half ounces silver and 63 per cent
lead per ton.
Cooks Peak note: Now that the build
ings are completed the Surprise Mining
company is at it in healthy spirit under
the foremanship of Charley Hall and
Billy Moore. There are now about tif-
teen men at work making room for Il
much larger force. 1t is confidently pre-
dicted that before sixty days fully 100 men
will be employed about these works.
Spoken of by the Eagle: "The ore
body at the bottom Of the wlnze, as ex-
posed therein, has been exploited to the
extent OF eighty feet along the vein and
shows fourfoot breast of ore at each end
of the drift. How much more extensive
Al Oh, 20 ! 10 10 II
but had sufficient ore i'll sight to induce
them to stop taking out ore and to erect
q new mining plant and sink the main
shaft another 100 feet before making
further efforts at production.
The Standard Gold Mining company at
HilIsb0ro is looming up as an important
enterprise. Mr.. NJ. F. Scofield, president
of the Farmers & Mechanics State bank,
of Minneapolis, has been elected treas,
urer OF the company. Mr.. n. GALES has
been selected manager Of the company's
mines at Hillsboro, where he will reside
and give to the work his personal super
vision and direction. Mr.. Gales has
been closely connected with the interests
of the Standard group since 1857 and is
thoroughly acquainted with the resources
and advantages of the property.
Grant county's mines: Skillicorn q
Snyder are repairing their mill at Pinos
Altos, preparatory to starting it up on ore
from their mine. The Nam
moth company's mill and Davis mill
both at Pinos Altos, are to be started uE
in a few days. The Grant
County Mining & Milling company is
handling about twenty-five tons of ore at