Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

Peak for some time. This company has
been a large producer Of head ore.
It IL reported that the Silver Mining
Company, Of Lake Valley, will suspend
operations In the mines there. This
company is a Philadelphia corporation
and operated the mines formerly owned
by tho Sierra Grande Mining Company.
The mines have been amongthe largest
producers Of silver in the Territory and
in one OF them was found the famous
eBridal Chamber one OF the richest
pockets Of silver ore ever discovered.
The mines have paid over S1,OO0,OOO in
dividends.
The Colonial Mining Company is now
producing bullion at the rate Of about
$4,000 a month and the mine and mill
are being operated at a good profit. This
company purchased the Maud s. mill
and mine at Silver Creek last year and
soon after the property bad been bought,
the old mill was torn down and a new
one was erected. The new null was
completed and put into operation last
fall and has been doing excellent work.
Work has been going on steadily IN
the Montana tunnel OF the Manhattan
Gold Mining and Milling Company but
the tunnel is being driven very slowly
on account Of the extreme hardness Of
the rock which has been encountered
this month. II will take considerably
longer to complete tho tunnel than was
expected.
Bell and Stephens shipped over $1,000
worth Of gold bullion last week. They
have considerable ore out ready TO mill.
d. @. Hobart has been appointed to
collect mineral in this County Tor the
Chicago exposition, but it is hardly prob
able that there will be any exhibit from
this County as the time is too short to
make the collection and get the ore to
Chicago in time. The rulee OF the expo
sition require that the exhibits shall be
on the ground by April l..
II the coal depos,tes this side OF Gal
lup are as extensive as has been claimed
and the coal is Of good quality, coke suit
able for smelling can be LAID down at
Hanover for about half what it costs Ia
get coke there FROM the coal regions in
the northern part OF this Territory as
soon as the proposed railroad is com.
pleted to the coal fields. With cheaI
fuel, Hanover would soon become n oil
the largest smelling centefs in the south.
west. ThefU are more than a hundred
mines which could be operated within {
radius Of five miles and these mines
could furnish ore for an smelt
ing plant. 1t is not at all improbable
that a large plant will DO in operation
in the vicinity Of Hanover before the
expiration Of many months.
Some good silver strikes have beer
made 10 the Tres Hermanas distric'
} recently. This district has not been
very large producer for several years
The Cincinnati mine has been tie larges
r producer there and was being worked oil
quite an extensive scale ten years age
Several other mines in the camp hav,
, produced ore in considerable quantitie
but none Of them have been worked OF
, an extensive scale for the past five o
six years. Silver and lead IRE the prin
cipal minerals found although there /
some copper in the camp.
The Pyramid company, Of Pyramid
has a number Of men at work and it i
expected that the company will do con
siderable work this sufhmek
The mines at Black Hawk are not pro
ducing ore in very large quantities bu
what is being produced is high grade
/, The development work which is now 60
ing on may open some bodies OF rich ore
J.. O. Berry has purchased the mininl
property at Georgetown formerly owne'
by Payne, Washington & Co, for $4,000
This property has, in years past, been
large producer. 1t was worked during
portion of last year under a lease b.
Bragaw and Potter.
Cue Redd, Thos. Allen and Capital.
: Markley are working four men on thei
: mine at Genital. They are down rs fee
and are cross-cutting The vein is c
good width and the ore is rich in nativ
4 and brittle silver and sulphide. The or
carries come gold. They are now pui
q ting up a within,
The hospital steward is working
! mine adjoining that Of Redd, Allen an
! Markley. The ehaft on this mine
! down 80 feet aud drifting has been con
msnced at 80 feet. The ore which va
taken out 10 sinking the shaft more tina
paid wages TO the men doing tho woTI
-Four men have boen leasing in the mir
b during the past two weeks.
o Two men arr leasing in the Grand Co
10 trail mine at Central aud are taking Of
good ore.
The Texas mine which joins the Grar
Central is idle at present. This Is co
sidefsd the best mine in the camp. II
gold claims on the other side Of CentrI
!. are idle at present.
h. Bell and Stephens are about ready
start the 400 foot level in their PaciI
1t mine at PinOs Altos. They have laid
TO- pipe line from ohe Of their mines abo
town 10 their mill from which thoy a
"a now getting water 10 run the mill. Tn
a. have over 1000 tons OF ore out awaitll