Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-01-03

The Mountain Key mill - running tull
time bn orc from the Pacific Gold Com
pany's mine.
Tho Wagner mill has been running
pretty s%tendily OF late, but there is not
enough water TO keep IL running oil the
time.
The Mammoth mill at Pinos Altos has
boon closed down for a few days in order
to make repairs. The mill has been
running on custom ores.
Work has been commenced on the new
Hopewell mill on the ADimas andit vii
be completed as soon as possible. The
capacity Of the mill will be about 20 ton
Of ore daily.
The Pacific Gold Company is milling
over 500 tons OF ore o week. This is
more than the total production Of some
Of the prominent gold mining districts
of the Territory.
The continued low price Of lead and
silver is not very encouraging to miners
at Cooks Peak. Last year the camp
was n of the l~iveliest in the Territory
but the prospect for a large output from
the mines there this year is not very
good.
The Pacific mill here is running to it's
full capacity. It was idle during a large
part Of the season on account OF the
scarcity OF water but the water company
is now able to supply it with all the water
needed. The Pacific Company is now
mining ore than ever before.
Stockholders in the Manhattan Gold
Mining and Milling Company in this city
received notice Of the sixth assessment
half a cent a share on New Years day
The assessment was called TO raise money
to continue the work on the Montana
tunnel which Is being driven to the main
vein on the company's property.
The results which are now being OBJ
tanned ut the Brockman mill at LoD'
Mountain are better than they were
few weeks ago. The mill is now savinl
about 20 per cent. Of the value Of th,
ore and is being run to its full capacity.
Better results than are now being ob
tanned are expected. The orc is now pay
ing a fair profit but it is probable tina
the profit per ton will be increased
very materially,
From the most reliable news whicI
can DO obtained from the San JuaI
placers it seems that there is gold in pay
ing quantities in that region but that
requires expensive machinery to wor'
there at a profit. Evidently it is goo
camp for a poor prospector to keep ava
FROM. Hundreds who have gone there il
the expectation Of striking it rich are MOI
looking for work at any price in order t
to enble them to get home. Winter is
bad season Of the year to go into a me-
country TO prospect and it is the wori
season of tho year TO get out of a ba
camp when the prospector is withou
money. There are richer placers in Ne
Mexico than the new placcrs in the Sa
Juan country but they are not creatin
any excitement.
= Clark Rodgers, who has been out on tt
Sapello doing assessment work on tn
meerschaum property belonging to Net
, Rodgers and Brannin reports that tn
quality of the meerschaum improve
with depth. That which was found 0
and near the surface had 30 much 70
eign matter in it that 1t wac Of hit
value but il is believed that this vi
[ gradually disappear and that NEE
schaum OF fno quality will DO found
- no very great depth. When the disco
cry was first mnde many thought tn
tho substance was not meerschaum, b.
! this point has been definitely settl'
u. and it only remains to be seen whethI
1t can be obtained free from foreign su
z, stances. The vein whore it can be fouI
can be traced for hundreds Of feet but it
quite irregular in width.
10 : The American Turquoise mining col
j. pany declared a dividend OF 6 per Gel
on it's capital stock Of 100000 Ia
T. month. This company is now the pr
b. clpal producer Of turquoise is the worI
and has mines IN the Burro mountain
These mines were worked many yea
n ago as is shown by the old dumps, b.
OF late years there was very little ate
ton pad to them until they were
r cured by this company. Tho stou
found are equalled only by the Persi
n turquoise.