Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-12-10
GRANTS GOLDEN RICHES.
Successful Concentration of u il, Tail
ings-Sysfem ematic Development of
Great Gold Mines at PinOs Altos
Operations in Other
Districts.
SILVER CITY AND VICINITY.


| The greatest deal in turquois mines
that the world has ever known is now on
the tapis in Grant county. The proper
ties involved are the best in the world,
and it takes seven figures in a row to ex-
press the price. The Enterprise is not
at liberty to give details of the negotia-
ton. London capitalists are interested
in the DEAL
Crawford & Derbyshire are now ex-
tracting 20 tons of concentrates per day
from the old tailings dump of the Pacific
mill. The new Wiley table works to a
charm. 1t is the acme of all concentra
tion appliances.
PIEos ALTOS DISTRICT.
The Pinos Altos Gold Mining company,
under the efficient and energatia manage
ment of d. B. Gillette, is doing great
amount of systematic and economical
valuable gold mines owned by the COM
pany, says the Silver City Enterprise.
On the Pacific mines, the Gillette shaft,
formerly known as .be B. & S. shaft No.
g. is being sunk as rapidly as possible.
1t will be sunk without cessation of work
day or night until the 1,000.foot level is
reached when levels will be run upon the
vein. This shaft is now about $40 feet
in depth. At the Hearst shaft, formerly
known as the Pacific Gold shaft, drifts
are being run each way, north and south,
from the shaft, at the 500-foot level At
the Thayer shaft, formerly known as the
B. & s. No. l, drifts are being run both
ways at the 450-foot level. The drift on
the 450-foot level of the Thayer will CON
meet with the drift Of the 500-foot level
of the Hearst shaft. There remains alb out
500 feet of drift to be run to make con-
nection between the Thayer and Hearst
shafts.
AS drifts are being driven south from
the Thayer and north from the Hearst
shafts as we'll as the drifts to make con-
nection between the two shafts, by the
time the connection is made the vein will
be opened up distance of nearly 1000
feet upon the 500 foot level. The drifts
now being driven are showing up spen-
did ore bodies along every foot of their
course. When connections are made
throughout, there will be exploited one of
the largest and most continuous bodies
of high grade gold ore ever opened In the
world. The ore vein is from ten inches
to four feet six inches in width and runs
from half an ounce to three and four
ounces gold per ton. These values are
for average samples Of the ore in large
quantities.
Many places in the mines there are
good bodies of ore which will average
Huo To En-
ounces in gold per ton. These figures
seem extravagant to an experienced
miner, but they are truthful and con-
servative nevertheless. The mines of
Pinos Altos are today the richest and
most continuous bodies of gold ore any
where in the world.
The same company is sinking steadily
in the Nina Grande shaft which has at
talned depth of ahout 800 feet. On the
Juniper mine the shaft has been retim-
bered and sunk to depth Of go feet, and
is being put down as quickly as consist
ent with economy. The Mogul has been
retimbered and sunk to a depth of 60
feet. A new hoist will be put in place on
this shaft next week and depth will be
gained more rapidly with increased hoist
ing facilities. On the Ohio the main tun
mel level on the vein has reached length
of 700 feet. This company is doing more
In development of the mines of Piuos
Altos than has ever been done by any
dozen companies or individuals in New
Mexico mines heretofore. The gratify-
ing part is that this development work is
proving beyond doubt that New Mexico,
and Grant county especially, has some of
the greatest mines of the world.
sANTA RITA DISTRICT.
The Guadalupe, Yosemite and Chino
mines, being worked by j. G. Gilchrist.
continue to turn out the same quantity
and quality of copper ore as last reported
in these columns two weeks ago. Nelson
Brothers, who have the sub. lease on the
Oxide mine, are shipping from eight to
ten tons of ore per day taken from the
drifts on the 100-foot level. When stop
ing is commenced this product will be
largely increased. The ore body still
holds full four feet in width in the drifts.
The sub-lease held by these miners has
just two months to run, expiring Febru-
ary l, 1898. They we're offered $1,000
spot cash for their lease last week but de
clined anything less than $4,000. This
may give an idea of the value of the
mine, remarks the Silver City Enterprise.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
The main shaft on the Texas has
reached depth Of 337 feet. Only one
shift can be employed in sinking and the