The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-10
MINE is A MARVEL
STUPEND0US TALE OF GOLD FROM
OLD MEXICO.

Yellow Ore Lies Around on the Ground
Loose-It Is Found In Disintegrate6
Porphyry and Extends Hand of For
tune to Any One Who has the Money tc
Work It-Men at Cripple Creek Buy q
Hall for Stock Exchange-Mininc
! ing Nature.
| Denver, Jan. 9@Senor D. F. Garcia
of Mexico is in the city with a mining
proposition from the state of Ja1isc6.
Mexico, which presents some rather re-
markable features, principal among
which is the fact that a large body Of
| gold bearing ore has been developed
with no other workings than open cuts
and cross-cuts. The entire property
consists OF 16 hectares-a hectare being
a tract of mineral land 100 metres
square. Part of these are silver and
the others gold, all lying along the
same ledge a short distance north of
Lake Chapalpa, a body of water for
ty-five miles long by twenty wide. On
only two of these cIatms-the two COM
prising what is known as the Miseri-
cordia property-there has been any
development work done. at l.ast - any
great extent. The work on the MiScer-
icordia consists of three open cuts run
ming lengthwise Of the forma ton, so
feet apart and from to Il feet deep,
These open cuts have been connected
by tunnels which open UP a mineraliZ-
ed belt about zoo feet in breadth, and
showing rs, 900 tons of ore in sight.
The ore is apparently a decomposed
porphyTy slightly stained with iron,
very friaTble and so soft that no powder
is necessary in working the property.
No attempt has been made to develop
the property to any extent beneath the
surface, but well sunk in one of the
tunnels to a depth of sixty feet encoun-
tered the same formation, from which
it is argued that the vein is regular
with the dip shown on the surface. The
formation is somewhat remarkable
from the fact that so large a body of
this character of ore is found apparent
ly in place and all carrying values from
50 to 81 per ton. The same characte
of vein matter is frequently found in
Colorado, but generally in combination
with other material, and never in such
immense bodies. 1t has been found
in the La Plata mountains, but al
ways in detached fragments mixed up
with other material, and so far as has
been heard from, no perfect vein of de-
composed porphyry carrying gold val
ueS has ever been discovered here.
The experts who have examined the
property do not in their reports attempt
20 explain the situation, but that it eX-
lists is evident from their concurrent re-
ports. Owing to the fact that no shafts
have been sunk through the material
to the footwan nothing is known re-
garding the thickness of the vein.
Senior Garcia also exhibits some very
fine samples Of copper ore carrying
from % to 80 ounces in silver, of which
he says there are vast quantities in the
vicinity.
The mines on the western slope of the
Mexican Cordilleras are all naturally
tributary to Denver, as this is the best
ore market in the world, and can be
readily reached from Guaymas.
RICH LOCALITY
A letter received in this city yester-
day, from an expert we'll posted on min
ing developments in the Cripple Creek
district, say the goldfield company's
claim on the Squafw mountain is show
ing up a good vein of ore, which is in
creas sing in value. 1t lies between the
Tomlbigbee and Home Run and is on the
same vein. Both of these mines are
good shippers and proving good prop
critics. The Goldfield also owns five
full claims east of Gillett, where the
great porphyry dykes cut through the
country The way similar country is
developing on Grouse mountain leads
to considerable interest in the chances
for the country where these claims are
located.
Prospects for the future have become
brighter this last season on several pro-
pertieS. Active development work has
begun which probably will bring good
results. Winter does not hinder it at
all, for this camp has the advantage
to have most of its mines in a situation
where snow does not interfere with
their working. A start in the right di-
rection has been made by the collars
Mining and Leasing company. They
are operating several properties under
bond. They have put UP a whim and
shaft house on the Leila and on the
Car, and are employing quite a force
of miners in development work. They
have already shipped ore from both
been lately sent to market by sub-les-
sees of one of their bonded claims. the
Lead King.
Regular shipments OF ore are made
from the Ocean Wave. This mine is
one of the first locations made on Hen
son creek. 1t has been renowned for
the richness and continuity of the ore
vein near the surface. Very little |
dead work was done TO get out mineral |
In the past a system of gauging was |
followed by former lessees without con- |
for the future development |
of the mines. No great depth has been |
yet in the workings. For the |
last few years work has not been done |
on the Vernon by the company. This |
mine is worked in desultory way by |
tributers. Once in a while Chey strike |
a rich pocket of ore in the old workings |
that pays we'll as long as il lasts. /
Around Capitol City several claims are |
being developed by their owners with
more or less chance of success.
NEW STOCK EXCHANGE
A special from Cripple Creek saws: