Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-16
NEW MEXICO MINES.
CHLORIDE CRUMBS.

ly been opened up on the surface of the
vein of the Monte Cristo. The New Dis
coyery, which has during the past week
produced .copiously, il situated some 800
feet from the shaft. Work Of timbering
the tunnel is nearing completion.
A force of men commenced work ysster-
day on the new road up Mineral creek. A
wagon road up that creek will be of uni
versal benefit to this community, as it will
not only give easy egress to large num-
Der of mines in that locality but it will also
open up new country we'll supplied with
fire wood and timber.
Hon. A. f. Childs, of Washington, D.
G., arrived here the early part of this
week. Mr.. Childs is here for the purpose
of starting up work on some of the, ,valu-
which he is largely interested, and he will
remain here two months to watch the
development of project that promises
rapid growth. The concentrator will be
placed i'll readiness to treat the low grade
ore, while the high grade will be sacked
and shipped.
GRANT COUNTY.
There are more than dozen leasers at
work in different parts of the old work
ings of the Bremen mine and most of
those at work are taking out good pay.
Jack Frost and associates who have
been leasing on the Thinner mine made
shipment Of high grade ore recently.
Another old producer starting up again.
The Maud S. bullion is increasing in
percentage of value in gold. A brick
shipped last week weighed 127 pounds
and was valued at $2,i25. Shipments are
made as regularly as by clock work.
The ore milled from the deepest work
ings on the Bell & Stephens Pacific claim
at Pinos Altos ran two and quarter
ounces per ton in gold saved on the
plates, besides which there was saved $40
per ton in concentrates.
The Golden Giant mine at Pinos Altos
has been leased to Thomas Holman and
son, we'll known miners of that lively gold
camp. The signs of boom are gather
ing around Pinos Altos and the flood
gates of prosperity will soon open upon
It.
The Bremen mill started up on ore
from the Mountain Key mine at Pinos
Altos. Every possible means of reducing
ore is now being made use of in this
yiciEsty and our gold and silver product
IS only limited by the milling facilities of
the county.
Drifts have been started, both ways on
the vein, from the shaft at the 300 foot
level of the Alhambra mine. There is
good ore in the shaft and the drifts look
we'll. It takes but small amount of the
solid silver for which this mine is noted,
to make it good paying proposition.
The drifts from the new shaft on the
Black Hawk mine at Alhambra are show
ing up we'll, the class Of gangue rock
which invariably carries ore in that mine
has just been encountered in the drifts
and native silver in abundance may be
looked for any day now.
Nat Bell, of the firm of Bell & Stevens,
was in town Tuesday. He brought down
sevent, -four ounces of gold bullion the
result of mill run on thirty tons of ore
from the Tip Top mine which is being
worked under lease. Two and half
ounces of gold per ton on the plates be-
side about $40 per ton in concentrates is
good enough ore for any camp. There is
good deal of such ore in the gold camps
of Grant county and but little is said
about it.
W. H. Newcomb will probably arrive
in Silver City next Thursday or Friday.
His trip east has been business success
and several of the many enterprises in
which he has been engaged Will now move
ahead with alacrity. Mr.. Newcomb is
and for years has been, prominent fac
tor in the success achieved in business
ventures in the county. He is anxious
ly expected, as his return will lend an
impetus to many important industries
here.
Jack Clarke and 10 Avey have made a
find of opals at Santa Rita. The opals
occur in a volcanic conglomerate. The
rock which forms the matrix is exactly
similar to that in which the Mexican
opals are found. Samples of the vein
stone from Old Mexico and from the new
find, both containing opals in the rough,
are to be seen in the Enterprise cabinets.
A polished gem from the new find is also
on exhibition in this Office. The stones
found are the genuine fire opal and of
very large size as shown by the samples
brought in. Diamonds next. Who will
be the first to find them in Grant coun-
ty!
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Miner has addressed these Worlds
fair queries to the White Oaks Eagle:
1st. Was there any money appropri-
ated for the purpose of collecting miner
ais?
I'd. By what authority was that relief
map of Mr.. Carrera bought, which you
stated in your paper cost some $4,000?