Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-13
PICK, SHOVEL AND DRILL
Interesting Mining News Notes Gath
cred from Territorial Exchanges
of the New Mexican.

The output of the Hillsboro gold mines
during the week ended August s was 43i
tons.
The regularity of bullion shipments
from Mogoilon speaks we'll for that dis
trict.
Two car loads of matte from the Van
smelter in Silver City reached the Deming
sampler last week.
Five leasers are at work on the Hum
ming Bird mine at Hermosa. Good ore
is coming out.
The Floridas, Cooks Peak, Tres Her
manas and in fact every camp surround
ing Deming are filling up with prospect
ors.
There is a well-founded rumor to the
plating the erection of 10 stamp mill at
the Hillsooro hot springs.
Three Mexicans are making So per day
each, since the rainy season set in, wash
ing gold from the dirt in Snake and
Bonanza gulches near Hillsboro.
The Magdalena mines have been tenn
porarily closed down on account of no
loaded ore cars on the tracks here.
Thomas Lannon, one of the owners of
the Happy Jack mine, at Hillsboro, made
new and very rich discovery on that
property last week, about 300 feet from
the tunnel.
A prominent mining expert from
Chicago was at Hilsboro all last week ex-
amining the Standard compaAy's mines.
Schwartz, Doran & Morris are taking
out high grade ore from their lease on
the Palomas Chief, ut Hermosa.
The Deming sampler is working large
force and is rushed to its utmost capacity
by the heavy shipments incident to the
mining revival throughout the county.
The Cooney mining camp has become
considerable rejuneverated since the ad-
vent of the rainy season, and the mills
which were idle have resumed work and
once moro add their quota to the bullion
output.
The Helen Mining company at White
water is pursuing the even tenor of its
way, and the output of bullion is in no
way being affected by the two law suits.
now docketca in the district court of So
zorro county.
The Texas mine at Central is being
worked steadily with small force of
men, the slopes are furnishing some very
high grade ore. The shaft is now down
230 feet, and contract will probably be
let shortly to sink it 100 feet deeper.
Charles Allen and George Burk, of
Deming, says the Headlight, have struck
some rich ore on their claim in the
Victoria district. 1t runs high in silver
and lead and carries some gold. car
load shipment will be made to the Dem
ing sampler soon and the boys will un-
doubtedly receive big draft. Their
claim is one of the best in the country.
The old reliable Maud s., Mogollon
district, under the able management of
Col. e. G. Bennett, is maintaining its we'll
earned reputation. The ores below the
200 foot, or water level, which is the base
line, continue to carry gold in consider
able quantities, while the concentrates
are high grade, and pay handsomely for
shipment.
Several stockholders of the Four
Creeks Mining company came in from
the north, Wednesday, ard left at once
for the company's property at Baldy.
This company has sufficient ore in sight
to keep their mill running regular, and
by the Goth expect to start the works with
full force of men. The outlook for
Baldy is promising very much.--Springer
Stockman.