Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-11-12

Bar SILVER. .67a(
.eao. +s.t.s4.. ........... 800
copper. ....-......p......... ll.l5
A 1000 ION GRE bin is being built at
the Copper Queen NINE AZ Cooney. As
soon as this finished grading will be be.
gun for a IS stamp mill, which will be
put in as quickly aa possible. This will
add largely to the production Of the
camp.
Iron mining has been started at Han
over again since the Silver City & North
ern r. r. has been repaired. and four
cars OF iron ore are being daily loaded
and shipped.
Improved methods OF handling the
water OF the Texas mire have greatly
reduced the time required 10 keep the
mine dry. Every economy, consistent
with effective working, has been intro
duced On this property and it is paying
we'll.
The lvanhoe smelter started up again
on Wednesday last, after being shut down
for q few days while the boiler was
being repaired. Il is working along
steadily, putting through 45 tons Of ore
a day. The company running this fur
mace is employing and paying out money
to about 125 men,-no inconsiderable item
in tho present condition Of increasing
prosperity in Grant County.
Development is being steadily pushed
on the Maud s. mine at Mogollon. A
strike of some very rich ore has been
made in the bottom Of the mine within
the last few days. This property has
been fortunate both in it's manager, Col.
e. Z. Bennett, and its foreman, Ralph
p. Guntber. Under the careful man
agement, sound technical knowledge,
and the pushing, Woodworking supervis-
ion it has had it proved a profitable
niins for years past, and with the same
management and supervision It may be-
expected to become a good, steady pro-
Queer again before long.
The Dimmick Bros. have lately been
shipping some ore from their famous
Silver Cell mine at Piuos Altop to the
smelter at Ivanhoe. Among other lots
was one, last week of about 500 pounds
which nssoyed 916O ounces OF silver to
the ton. This made the value OF these
seven SACKS about $3.50. The Silver
Cell has been noted for years past as n
Of the richest mines in the country. It's
fortunate owners will neither sell it nor
are they STOPPING ore at the present price
Of silver. They are quietly developing
their property and waiting for the future
rise in silver.
The Mineral Point Zinc Co. has re-
sumed work at Hanover, and restarted
shipments with a car OF zinc ore yester-
day. The ore goes to Mineral Point
Wisconsin, and other shipments will fol-
low regularly. Arrangements are being
made to open up and ship ore from other.
zinc claims in this district. Before the
~washouts on the Silver City & Northern
road took place arrangements we're being
made for large and regular shipments Of
zinc ore from here to st. Louis, Mineral
Point, aud several other zinc smelling
works in the United States. The wash.
outs broke up the negotiations, but they
are now being resumed and numbers Of
valuable, idle zinc mines here are ex-
pected to be producing within the next
few months.
Two men have been steadily at work
lately on Alex Eoorehead's "Agnes"
group Of claims on the west side Of the
Pinos Altos mountains. A large amount
Of surface development has been done.
Several shafts have been sunk from 80
to 60 feet deep, and numerous cuts and
drifts have been un. The vein general
ly shows up from 10 to % feet in width.
The ore carries a good per centage Of
copper, and runs we'll in both gold and
silver. No stopping is being done, ali
work being put into development. On
the adjoining claim south, (he nRed"
mine) a shaft is down 125 feet, showing
the same kind and quantity Of ore.
Eight thousand dollars worsh Of ore was
hauled from this mine down to Oak
Grove in '82 when the Paschal smelter
was at work, for treatment. These
properties promise to become big mines
with development, and the owners are
doing wisely in opening them up extern
Svely.