Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-24
NEW MEXICO MINES.


plant.
San Juan county coal properties are re.
ceiving attention from capitalists.
Judge Burns, of Sierra county, Las
gone east on a big mining deal.
The Arroyo Hondo mines in Taos coun.
ty continue to excite the attention Of
southern Colorado prospectors. The
region is being thoroughly prospected at
present.
The slneter at Kingston has passed
into new hands with ample capital to
work. IL can not at this time be foretold
when it will resume operations, hut it is
quite safe to predict at an early day.
Chloride crumb: 1t is reported that a
company has been formed to operate sew
eral eold-siver mines owEed by Thos.
Scales in the Black Range mining district
near Grafton. 1t is stated that work will
commence at an early date, also that a
plant will he erected to treat the ores by
the cyanite process,
Hon. James Tanner, of Washington,
ID. c., while here last week purchased
Austin Crawford's interest In the Monte
Christie and Boomerang mining properties,
situated just south of town. The Monte
Christie is one OF the oldest and best
known properties in this district and has
an excellent showing OF good ore carrying
gold and silyer.-Chloride Black Range
Mr.. J. A. Cunningham brought in
some ore to be assayed by the Deming
Ore Sampling Works, from the Cedar
Grove mining district twenty-eight miles
south of Deming, which was found to run
lOl ounces in silver, no lead, and but
trace of copper. The ore is easily sc-
cessiblc, and there are good indications of
large quantities of it.
So complete is the success Of the Hills
boro smelter that people have ceased even
to notice it and the pessimists who pre-
dicted failure now confne their structures
to the quantity of matte produced. The
second car load of the rich product OF the
furnace is now being shipped and reg,
ular procession of shipments has been
happily begun.
Hermosas output OF silver ore has been
larger than usual so far this month The
most important strike of the season is on
lease worked by Fred Brown and Mrs.
Anderson on the Pelican mine. The ore
is very rich, and the quantity large. This
discovery is the result of perseverance,.
Mr.. Brown has worked necessarily for
over a year without pay. lie will now
reap rich reward.
Iiillsboro is to be favored with another
patent gold amalgamating and concentrat-
ing mill, fer which much is claimed The
trial and success OF the Crawford mill has
stimulated the attention OF capitalists to
this promising field ard Pueblo syn
dictate will now proceed to erect large
mill on the Animas river. The rapid
development of all that outlying district
will follow.-Advocate.
Output OF Hilsboro gold mines for the
week ending Thursday. August lS, 1892,
as reported for the Advocate: From the
Standard Gold Mining & Milling Com.
paDy-Snake mine, eighty tons; Oppor-
tunity mine, 2l0 tons; from the Good
Hope Bonanza Mining & Milling Com
pany-Bonanza mine, nnety-five tons;
from the American, Happy Jack, Printer
Boy, Chance, Percha, Sarnia, etc., thirty
tons total, Ais tons.
Mr.. John P. Hyland, editor OF the
Kingston Shaft, and Mr.. W. II. Williams,
editor Of the Socorro Chieftain, have but
recently spent some time in this city,
although they did not come together
Each is editor OF Republican paper and
both believe in the value OF the silver in
terests OF west Texas and New Mexico.
Each promised to be in this city at the
great miners convention in December
and bring other New Mexicans-El Paso
Times.
A body of high grade ore has been
struck in the Miles Standsh. At this
writing comes the news that the claim has
been sold for 100000 cash. We also
learn that the purchasers intend putting
a force of thirty or forty miners to work.
= Mr.. Wm. Standish shipped Il
few tons OF very fine ore one day this
week from his lease in the TERRA Blanca
district. This, together with his interest
in the sale OF the Miles S;andsh, accounts
for the very broad and genial smile his
countenance is wearing these days.
Kingston Shaft.