Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-23
MINES AT WHITE OAKS.
Old Abe Eagle and North and South
HOmestakes Described-Great
Producers of Free Gold
Repairing Old Abe
Shaft-Other Pros
poets.

Mayer, of Lincoln county, gave the New
MEXICAN most satisfactory account of
the great gold mines at White Oaks.
Since the fire in the Old Abe Eagle mine
about month ago, which damaged the
property about $4,000, development
work has necessarily been suspended and
every effort has been put forth to repair
the works as soon as possible. This will
be in week or so. Besides repairing
the damages caused by fire new cages
will be put into the shaft and the holster
will be improved. When this work is
completed thsspant will be one of the
safest and finest in the territory. A 1875
horse power engine furnishes power for
operating both the mine and the Old Abe
Eagle 2o,stamp mill. The shaft is down
700 with levels running both ways on the
lead at regular intervals of fifty feet.
The escape shaft, which is only down
about 300 feet, will Immediately be
dropped down as deep rs the main shaft.
Some of the drifts are from $50 to $50
feet long and Mr.. Mayer says that Santa
Fe's court house could be put into some
of the slopes. Just before the fire a
large body of rich ore was struck in the
thirteenth level and it is thought that this
alone will keep the mill running night
and day for seine time. W. NJ. Hoyle, a
twelfth owner, ia superintendent in
charge, and James Mcdonald is foreman.
Before the fire about fifty men all told
were employed in the mill and mine and
in hauling. Mr.. Mayer says the following
is not an extravaganza statement: The
Old Abe was first opened in December,
1890, and has ever since proved good
the year 1892, from II, O64 tons of ore, it
produced $296,Sl7.7.
NORTH AND SOUTH HoMEsTAKEs.
About two weeks ago work was started |
up on the North Homestake, which has
been idle for three years, by the owners,
Messrs. Yankee & Johns, of Denver, and |
this has given fresh impulse to the
camp. About forty men are employed,
twenty to shift, and the Old Abe Eagle
mill has been leased until the repairs on
the Old Abe mine are completed. This
property is well developed by 960-
foot shaft with levels every fifty
feet all the way down. The drifts vary
from fifty to 200 feet in length. The ore
is free milling gold, like that in the Old
Abe Eagle and in all the other mines Of
the camp, and runs from $40 to $40 in
the yellow stuff. About 10000 tons of
this sort of ore have been taken out of
the property. A mill of sufficient capac-
ity will soon be put up at the mine.
Frank Lloyd is superintendent and fore
man.
The South Homestake mine and twenty
stamp mill have been operated without
interruption during the pnst two years.
This great property is developed by three
shafts, one 700 and the other two each
about 600 feet deep, with levels in each shaft |
at intervals of fifty feet all the way down.
The drifts vary in length from forty to
$50 feet. The workings are we'll timbered.
This mine is under the successful man.
agement of E. W. Parker, superintendent,
and Joseph Glesharber, foreman. 1t has |
been worked off and on for ten years and
has yielded vast amount of bullion.
The fact that, in spite Of the sleepless
vigilance of officers and owners, probably |
5000 worth of ore has been stolen from
the three mines above mentioned will
give the reader faint idea of their rich
ness.
OTHER VALUABLE PROSPECTS.
B. Fl. Dye is down about 160 feet on
the Solitaire, between the North and South
Homestakes, and will soon have a mill
run on fifty tons of ore taken out of the
shaft. The Miners Cabin and the Silver
Cliff, situated between the Old Abe Eagle
and the South Homestake, are also be.
lieved to be valuable properties. These
properties we're located in 1883 by John
Wilson, the original locator of the South
Homestake, and are owned by his heirs.
The Miners Cabin has been worked chiefly
on the surface under three years lease.
It is the general belief that if the shaft
was sunk 200 feet it would cut the Old
Abe Eagle lead
Frank Lloyd has been successfully
operating cynide plant during the
past nine months. He even works over
the mill tailingsa at handsome profit.