Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-23
NEW MEXICO MINES.
TnE CHLORIDE REGION.

TnE CHLORIDE REGION.
Wednesday evening Hon. A. +. Childs
exhibited nice specimen Of gold ore
from the st. Cloud mine. Mr.. Childs is
ve9y much encouraged by the excellent
]. showing of ore in that mine.
The Chloride Mining g. Reduction COM
pany commenced work on the st. Cloud
mine last Monday with force of six
men. There is large body of good ore
in sight and tho working force will be
increased as soon as room can be made
for the men,
Mr.. j. Fl. Skillman took with him to
Denver large number of samples of ore
from the mines of Hillsboro, Hermosa
aud the district which he will have tested
to determine their adaptability to treat
ment by the Austin copper matte iron
process. This process is said to be very
exact III its method of treatment, and
the cost Of treating ore is from $3.50 to
81 per ton. Copper and iron pyrites in
considerable quantity are required by
this process; for fuel wood is used with 5
per cent coke. After a careful test of the
samples has been made and if the process
| "GaPCeu W the tIeaIineht ol ehe ores
Of this camp steps for the erection OF n
plant will undoubtedly be taken.
COOKS PEAK.
Thoro has ho.n noorsi,,or.h,. t0,r about
oo'
the streets the past week in regard to
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summit mine at COOKS line headiight
learns upon the very pest authorl'y tnat
the ore boay extenas oack from the point
where 10 was hrst STRUCK distance OF
nlty-six ieet' ana OF an average Wiotn on
.op y $500 ,aaa,, 49, sa,h.od,n 80 ~
w. n 49, Ell eli, ""S .h;.ts fant ~ so,ou ons I
han' sa DoI' Ae s:tA 10y .eo' - oe.o"' aha ~
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sand carhonotc of as biob grade ma has
aver been struck in the camp. Poe a.
Ashenfelter have commenced running
tunnel from tho foot of the hill 40 as to
cut this ore body at A depth of thirty
feet below the point of discovery. The
tunnel will be about 125 feet long. The
lowest estimates on the ore in sight place
the quantity at 1CO cor loads, at which
figures the value of the find would be
about S5O,0G0.- Headlight.
KINGSTON CRUMBS.
Prof, Longuemare wired Judge Cahill
for six first-class miners last Tuesday to
work uneg r! Pase
nj ~ ..e ,,.,, -
Ano onanoler oloo, vi il;i'po'u' nn.o
s,ar'eu on " prospeo'4ns .iAp W ''Ao i''o
1onu0 country AaoS ooun'y.
Give silver justice and Kingston will
shc~ to the world the liveliest, richest
and best mining district III the south
west.
The hosting machinery on the Kanga-
roo is completed, and the whistle of the
engine is n pleasant reminder OF regular
hours.
Ths Shaft ,s ;,formad ,h,t certoin
K;nrston mini, mon have az, Moved
Ind Ind 20 Cab;ll to oo to Mi,ncanol,s MIN
- ,,iace nronert;es as 4 Is soid there ia
,o,a p e'f npno,, i, tbat oitr soaL;n, inye.t.
Nc, ,nsnt in rao5 m;ninr nronerties
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Messfs' hammer andrews ana o"ehs'
bohaed ana leased inc venus mining
properly oouth lefcha' halolhlhs tne
gray Eagie On tho eas'' only aoou1 .e"
/ copper ore to the smelter and the prop
~. s 'fv' :
mr.. hee' IS mere WIN ne" kin" oi
,,nsnonnaaa W. lot s,aoass s,a nnoh
t tattas 49, a;.las ~ Wah,,ro,,an ~
~ p1ntnr rnta,ts IT, rasa,,h,as tha formo or
in tho way of vibrating iig, but instead
of riffled apron the heavy dirt and gold
falls perpendicularly from the top to a
sieve below, and the waste by the motion
of the jig Is carried forward RS in the
Porter. As its name implies, it is wholly
dry washer, and the dirt is prepared by