Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-07
MINING NOTES.
Brief Items Concerning the Minin.
Industry in New Mexico. Called
from Exchanges.
COLFAY AND TAOS COUNTIES.

the Midnight mine.
The Black Copper district is bus
country, despite the deep snow.
The Mark Twain group, on Upper Wi
low, with 27O feet of work done, shows
I fine body of ore.
The Grouse gulch mill has been keE
busy on ore from the Legal Tende
during the past week.
Howell q Howard have Just finished
l00-foot tunnel in the Eureka, and hav
cut into fine body of ore.
The Black Tail lode, in the Willow dis
trict, has been bonded to Mr.. jaime
Cavanaugh. This Is q promising prop
erty with about 100 feet OF tunnellin
completed.
Mr.. Charles Rand, who has a bond an
lease on the New Mexican. whore he ha
been tunitsiiseg ass s'r thsss months, he
struck body of ore which shows owe
800 per ton.
A great amount of placer mining vii
be done in the valley of the Rio Grand
in Taos county this year. The surface
Indications are such that mining men ex
pect large returns from this work.
Mr.. G. A. Blanch, of Bentonville, Ark.
who is quite heavily interested in tn,
Black Copper district, is in Elizabeth
town arranging for considerable develop
ment work to be done on his properties
this summer.
Mr.. W. T. Pittenger, superintendent O
the Old Baldy Mining company in thu
Sulphide district, is expected TO return
in few days from visit in Goshen, Ind.
when active work will be resumed on the
properties owned by the company.
The recent warm days have melted the
snow quite rapidly in the Red River
country, and placer miners are repairing
to begin work. Fumes and bitches are
being repaired and much work will be
done in the placers the coming season.
Mr.. A. I. Quigg, of Elizabethtown, has
about completed arrangements with the
grant to furnish him 100000 feet of
standing lumber. A very desirable place
has been found, where good timber can
be had had, and his mill will be moved
there before long.
GRANT COUNTY.
Ten men are at work IN the Western
and are taking out good ore.
The smelter at Copper Flat began
work on Monday of last week.
It is reported that the Fannie has been
purchased by st. Louis parties and that
work in the mine will be resumed in a
few days.
A rich strike has been made in the
Maud s, in the Mogollon mountains. The
ore found averages about $500 per ton
and shipments will be made from it at
once.
The Golden Grant Mining company has
so men at work On the $50 foot level,
Second-class ore from the mine in suffi
cient quantities is taken ont to keep the
mill running, while the first grade ore is
shipped to the Silver City reduction
works.
An English syndicate is said to be
after the Last Chance mine in the Mogol.
Ion district. The Last Chance is pro-
nounced to be fine property and why it
should have been allowed to remain idle
is something of mystery. If the deal
will be fully developed.
The litigation affecting the Monte
Cristo mining property at Cooks peak
has been settled, and the mine passes in.
to the possession of the Kansas City
Smelling q Refining company. This is
the claim about which a conflict has
arisen concerning its boundaries and
those of the Surprise mine, Immediately
adjoining. 1t is said to be one of the
best properties in the camp.
SIERRA COUNTY.
County Clerk Hall and ex-Sherff Kah'
ler have located rich copper mine in
the Cuchillo mountains.
The Inez mine, at Cooks, is showing
fine ore, and big strike is confidently
expected by the owners.
The output of the Hillsboro mines for
the week ending April l, 1897, was &C
tons; total output since January l, 2,34C
tons.
Mr.. D. J.: Doran has quite number Of
good claims in the Graphic district, and
with the investment of some capital will
make paying mines of them.
The Morning Star, owned by Robin &
Macy, is proving bonanza. On Monday
Of last week body of ore was uncovered
which assays 60 per cent lead, some gold
and small quantity of silver.
BERNALILLO COUNTY.
William H. Hayes has purchased one
half interest in the Lopgsport anc
Florence mines in He'll canyon mining
district, from James f. Proper, paying
for the two interests $3.50.