Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-08-30
CHUNKS OF SILVER.
From the Globe Silver Belt.

From the Globe Silver Belt.
Globe was set agog on Monday last
by the arrival Of Leroy Ikenbcrry from
Richmond, Basin with two silver mug
gets weighing 3O9 aud 6 pounds re-
spectively. Their size is not phenom-
email, but their apparent purity is what
excites comment The largest mug
get is about III inches long and l6i
inches 10 circumference, and IT'S APP
pearance and weight would indicate
that It is almost pure metal.
The large nugget was found by Mr..
Ikenberry two weeks ago, in a gulch
above the Nugget MILL close TO where
Ben Pascoc had corral years ago.
The place is fully mile from where
the rich nuggets were found a few
years ago, and in a differeut gulch.
Ikenherry was out hunting his mule,
and stopped for moment to rest, and
was looking at some stock browsing on
the mountain above him. One foot
rested on what he supposed was a
blackened boulder. 1t had a curious
look, and after some exertion he dis
lodged it. What was his surprise and
delight to find it was a huge nugget
Of silver.
lie forgot all about the mule. He
buried back to camp with his treas
ure and then, accompanied by George
Bird and J. w. Killen, repaired to the
place Of discovery and commenced a
search for more nuggets. George soon
found the small nugget, but after
that the search was fruitless, although
they hunted with diligence for ten
days
The value of the find is q matter of
conjecture although several old miners
think it will assay 900 fine. On that
basis, at the present price of silver,
65t, the large nugget is worth s2S435,
and the small one S5624. The mug
gets have been on exhibition at A. r..
YOung's, and have attracted great at
tention.
In the early days Of the camp this
6nd would not have been considered
extraordinary. From 1876 to 1880 rich
silver strikes were common. Rich
nond Basin is noted for it's silver dis
coveries during the past nineteen
years. From 1876 TO 1880 the Chilsou
brothers took out $4,000 worth Of
nuggets from the Nugget and Rifle
man claims. Nuggets have been
found at various times In the basin
worth from four or Ave to ten dollars
per pound. The Mack Morris was the
famous mine in the basin, however.
Our recollection is that during the
period it was worked the shipments
by the Mack Morris company, through
Wells, Fargo Sc Co. aggregated over
$500, 900.
McMillan's record as 4 silver pro-
ducer is almost equal to Richmond
Basin. The famous Stonewall Jack.
son mine YVES discovered by Chas. Nc
Mlllen and during 1915 and 1877 was
owned and worked by McMillen and
Dora Harris. They made the first
shipment from the Stonewall Jackson
mine in March, 1876, Of 300 pounds Of
float, which netted one dollar pound
at Florence, Mr. Jennings being the
purchaser. Sinking on the lead they
struck native silver, and in August,
1877, Messrs. Mcmillan s. Harris made
the frst shipment of native silver to
the Selby smelling works, San Fran
cisco. The shipment consisted of one
ton, lacking forty pounds, from which
the net returns were $l9,950
Soon afterwards they sold the Stone
wall Jackson mine to San Francisco
parties for $4,000, and within two
months after the sale the company
tOek out ore to more than pay for the
mine. The company made one ship
ment OF sl05, 200. At the time the
sale was made Mcmillan s. Harris had
sunk a shaft 20 feet on the ledge and
exposed slab OF native silver that
that was continuous from the surface
to the bottom of the shaft, and from
two to eight inches thick and about
six feet In width. 1t was so nearly
pure silver that 1t was dificult to
blast, and much of it had to be cut
with chisels and broken down. In
one instance a slab Weighing 1900
pounds was detached and 700 pounds
of it shipped in one piece TO San Fran
cisco.
A stringer on the Little Mack, an
adjoining claim to the Stoncwall Jack
son yielded McMillen s. Harris s2O,.
900. A part Of this ore ran S7,050 pei
ton, and three tons worked In Nor
a Great Battle
Is continually going on in the human