The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-29
APACHE MINING DIST RICT.

and expects soon to have it completed.
In this same vicinity on Chloride
creek iir. j. st. Clare Mack oWnes two
claims known as Silver Leaf and Sill
yer Twig, both good prospects.
Over III the Hagan's Peak district
Hon. f. A. Reynolds, w. o. Thompson
and j. ID. Bone own a number of prom
lslng prospects among which are the
Victor, Philadelphia, Job Lot and
Magnetic Messrs. Dalglish and Davis.
son own the SILVER Dick in the same
vicinity which is a good prospect.
Returning again to Chloride gulch
and on the north side about IL miles
westward of Chloride we come to the
first of the Wing mines some five in
number, namely, the Alpha, Almos
Endioliff, Sheffield and Workshop. F..
Ii. Winston ownes m mine on this
same vein lying between the Endcliff
and Sheffield, known as the Promon-
tory. The vein on which these loca-
lions are made has a northwest strike
and is a bold outcropping throughout
the entire six claims. The vein matter
is quartz and the vein itself is located
between ~porphyry or greensboro" and
traChyte. These properties are de-
veIoped by q series of tunnels and
shafts from toto 125 feet deep. This
exploration work discloses 8 to 20 in
ches of quartz carrying silver as chic
rides with sulphides and native silver
scattered through the pores and cleav-
ages of the quartz although sometimes
carrying copper and iron. The ores on
this vein carry a fair average value in
gold, say from one-1fth to three-four-
tbs of an ounce per ton, while small
streaks show assay values running in
to the hundreds. A small 5-stamp mill
was erected on Mineral creek to treat
these ores, but for causes unknown to
the writer, only run for a short time,
but we understand made very fair saw
ings of values. The genial owner Of
thus group of claims is Jas. Wing,
Esq, of Sheffield, England. where he
now resides. We learn that Mr.. Wing
will IN a short time cause operations
to begin on this property under the
management of Ed. James.
In this vicinity Messrs. Carlos Y.
Lewis and Jno. James own a prospect
of merit known as the El Orc.
Passing on in a northward course
we come to the Ashville group Of seven
mines, on Dry creek, owned by Jas. B.
Taylor. The workings are of a char
acter usually seen where development
is done by contract and are at present
in disorder: however, Mr.. Taylor is
rapidly putting the property in work
manlike shape. The vein, or more
properly speaking, deposit, differs very
much from any property in the district.
On the easterly side of what appears
to have been a basin a half mile in ex-
tent, now filled with a conglomerate
~interspersed with veins and seams of
feldspar, strikes a quartz vein in a
northwestrly and southerly course, at
which point most of the work on the
Ashville has been done. The values
seem to be very generally disseminated
throughout this mass and recent de-
velopment has proved that good aver
age gold values are found in the con.
glomerates at some distance from main
quartz vein, as has been attested by
ores worked through an arastra. The
writer never having inspected this
remarkable property is unable to fur.
nish defnate data regarding formation,
extend and value of ores. Some three
miles west of the Ashyille we find the
Readjuster mine owned by Hon. Quin.
by Vance and others. The vein strikes
In a north and south course with a dir
of about 35 degrees to the east, and
dip of ore chute 20 degrees to the north.
ward. A shaft 100 feet has been sunk
on the vein with levels at ITO feet and
1856 feet extending north and south fol-
some 40 or 80 feet showing an undi.
m%inishing ore streak of from 8 to Il
inches of rich gray copper ore car
rying average value of about so GUN
ces silver and 7 per cent copper per ton
Special values running into thu
thousands. The vein matter is quartz
and the vein itself is of the contact
species between porphyritic walls.
Jack S~pradling has a number of valu.
able claims in this vicinity, but We
were unable to get to them. From
what we have already seen and know.
ing Mr.. Spradling's reputation as q
| prospector and miner to be the best
we are of the opinion that his property
is worthy the careful attention of those