Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-15
MlnInr nnd MlllInr.

William Werney was over from Gold
Hill last week. Tie has just finished a
mill run Of his orc at tho STANDARD Mil.
Mr.. Werney has a mine which promises
to become ono Of the big producers Of
this section.
The tenth assessment on the capital
stock Of the Manhattan Gold Mining and
Milling Company has been called and
the tunnel is not yet completed. It is
safe to say that this tunnel is one OF the
most expensive ever driven in this Terri
tory and the end is not yet. One 9th
Of the entire number Of assessments
which can be levied on the stock have
already been levied and the Wien has not
yet been reached. II the mine is TO be
operated at a profit the mill will have TO
be removed to Pinos Altos and water
will have to DO brought there. II these
items cost as much in proportion as the
tunnel has cost, the company will be out
Of money before the work is more than
half accomplished.
If half Of the food water which has
run 10 waste of Of the Pinos Altos noun
taine this summer had been stored in re-
servoirs and used for placer mining en-
polyment could have been given to a good
many mon during the coming fall and a
large amount Of gold lust could have
been secured. There Is plenty OF placer
ground within easy reach Of Pinos Altos
which could be worked at a good profit
Il water could be had to wash the dirt.
The construction Of reservoirs for the
storage Of water would not be 30 expen-
sive as the construction of quartz mills
and the return on the money invested in
the building Of reservoirs and other ar
rangements for placer mining would be
greater than from quartz mining. Plenty
OF suitable reservoir sites can be found
where the expense of constructing a dam
would not be great and from which the
water could be piped to advantage.
There is a good prospect that there
will soon be a great deal more work done
in the mines at Gold Hill than there has
ever been done before. The attention
Of mining men is being drawn there and
a great deal Of work is being planned
The mines there generally produce ore
Of good grade but the veins are not 90
wide as they are in some OF the mining
camps in the Territory. The mines have
been developed slowly on account Of o
lack Of capital to push the work, but
there has been very little money lost in
the camp.
|, The Pyramid c~ompany's mill at Pyra-
mid, which has been closed down fol
repairs, will be started up again thiI
week. An important strike was made
in the company's mine recently which
promises to turn out better than an!
other strike aver made In that part o
: the County. There has been nothing
but development work done In the min,
since the drop in the price OF silver sil
, weeks ago.
Silver miners in this part of the Ter
. ritory are very much encouraged at tn,
! upward tendency in the price of silver
Another advance in the price like tn
advance of last week win put the pric
I up tota point where the working Of som
of the silver mines which have bee
closed down can be operated again.
Joe Martin, Of Deming, is getting GU
+ good ore rom the Gladys mine in Cook
Peak district. He leased the mine som
months ago but did not find any YER
g high grade ore until recently. Their
p is very little doing in the camp at pre-
/ sent.