Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-23
MINING In GRANT COUNTY.
Frightening Outlook for Every Camp
in the COunty-Fruitful Develop
ment WOrk-ReductiOn Faeil-
ities-GOId Bars shipped.

The mining outlook is Frightening in
every camp in Grant county. The en-
forced activity in the mines at this sea-
son of the year, by reason of the necessity
for doing the annual assessment work
upon the mines, is resulting in the de-
velopment of many new ore bodies, upon
which work will probably be continued
after the assessment work has been COM
pleted. The Silver City reduction works
has also lent an i'm petus to the mining
business of this county and other camps
of the southwest. The very moderate
charge exacted for the reduction of ores
has made it possible to mine the low
grade ores heretofore Of no value In this
section. AS will be seen by our mining
column below many of the old time pro-
ducers are again falling into line, the
lower grade ore bodies being extracted
and shipped to these works. Sierra
county also contributes its quota to keep
the works in operation, says the Silver
City Enterprise.
The first real systematic development
ever performed in Copper Flat district,
Grant county, is being done upon the
Copper Flat mines, under the intelligent
supervision of N. s. Berray, an expert.
enced mine operator. The development
work done thus far has shown up ore
bodies which fully equal the most sanguine
expectations of the explorers. The
dumps are piled with a good grade of
| copper ore taken out in development
work and large ore bodies are exposed
in the mines. The machinery and fur
mace for the smelling plant have not ar
rived yet, but everything is being put in
readiness for their erection as soon as re.
ceived. About thirty men are employed
in the mines.
Herbert Dawson is working twenty
men on the Santa Rita company's mines
which he has leased. He is taking out
considerable quantities of copper ore
which he is shipping to the Silver City
reduction works.
The Elnora mill, at White Signal, is
about completed and the finishing touch
es are being put on by L. @. Munger
who is at work putting in the necessary
pipe and making connections for the
water supply. About 700 feet of piping
will be used, from one to four inches il
diameter. The pump to supply the water
is in place. 1t is expected that the ma
chinery will be put in motion and ore
reduction commenced within two weeks
The mill is very complete one, being
equipped for both amalgamation anG
concentration of gold ores. The ore from
the Elnora mine was tested by 60-tor
mill run at the Brockman mill last yeal
and produced about an ounce of gold pei
ton. The mine will soon be on the list o.
Grant county gold producers.
Speaking of operations in the Pinoi
Altos district, the Enterprise says: N
Bell, of the firm of Bell d Stevens, brought
down 1873 ounces of gold Saturday, thu
product of the 10stamp mill belonging
to the firm, from few weeks run. ThN
gold came from ore extracted from thu
Pacific and Nina Grande mines in doing
development work. x The Treas
ure Mining company under the efficien
management of s. s. Murphy is obtaining
magnificent results from the work being
expended upon the Atlantic mine. Thi
property under former management
failed to pay, but under proper practica
supervision is doing we'll. About fit!
men are employed in the mine and mill
Twenty tons of ore are crushed per day
about 60 per cent of the gold is savet
upon the plates, the balance being recov
cred in the concentrates, of which abou
five tons are saved daily.
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