Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-05-09

cy Lee mine at Gold Hin and haa the
shaft down about 125 feot. The lead
is unbroken from the surface down and
he has taken out some very fine ore. He
has some as ine specimens Of free gold
as have ever been taken out OF a gold
mine in this County. The more the gold
mines in the Gold Hill district are de-
veloped the mere apparent It becomes
that the district 10 one Of the most prom
ising ones in New Mexico. While il is
true that the veins are generally mar
ROW the ore lie Of considerable higher
grade than that found in most OF the
districts In the Territory.
George Regli, the Waterman, has a
prospect about four miles FROM town
which he has been working for some
time when he could get a little time of.
The ore looks well and with further de-
velopment the mine may prove to be a
valuable one.
There is nothing new in reference TO
the Pacific Gold Company's property
and it is not known whether the compa-
ny will resume work on the property or
not. 1t is not at all probable that there
will be water enough here TO supply the
mill for two or three months yet and
there is not water enough at the mine TO
keep q mill running. There has been
some talk Of moving the mill to the mine
but this will not be done until a supply
Of water sufficient for milling purposes
is found there. No steps have been
taken to develop water in the vicinity OF
the mine and the mine would not fur
nish enough even il it should be used
over Superintendent Spiller thinks that
It would have been better TO have built
the mill above Fort Bayard where there
Is a good supply Of water and il is posi-
BILE that the company will yet decide to
remove the mill there.
Work has been resumed on the Mon
tana tunnel Of the Manhattan Gold
Mining and Milling Company. There
was some trouble between the contrac-
tors and the superintendent which re-
suited in the suspension OF operations
for a short time but everything has been
settled satisfactorily and work is now
going on in the tunnel. It is estimated
that the tunnel will have to be driven
about 40 feet further before the vein is
struck. This will take five or six weeks
at the rate work has been going on in
the tunnel.
A report comes from Hachita that tur-
quoise has been discovered there and
men will be put to work without delay
to develop the mines. The owners think
that they have as good claims as those
in the Burro Mountains which are pro-
ducing the finest turquoise in the world.
There is a large profit in turquoise min
ing now but If many more MINES are dis
covered in this county the supply will be
will be greater than the demand and the
price of these stones will go down like
the price Of Silver.
Lumber is beng haulde to the Con-
6dence mill site at Whitewater and con-
siderable of the machinery for the mill
is already on the ground. The rock work
will be commenced in a few days and
work on the mill will be rushed with all
possible speed. It Is expected that the mill
will be completed and ready for opera
ton by the end Of the summer.
There are now about a hundred men
at work at Georgetown, most Of whom
are leasing. They are making fair wages
and considerable high grade ore is being
shipped from the camp.
T. +. Van Wagenen has disposed Of
his interest in the Deming ore Sampling
Works and will go to Colorado. The works
have not handled a very large amount Of
ore and most OF the miners in this
section prefer 10 ship their ore to Ell
Paso or Socorro rather than have il
sampled at Deming and sell it there.
j. H. Bragaw shipped a car load Of ore
from George town last week.
W. II. Marble was over from Shakes
peare last week with his two daughters.
He reports thai he grass is rapidly dry
ing up on the ranges in that part Of the
county.