Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-10-08
GRANT COUNTY MINES.
Notes Regarding Mining and Milling
Operations in Southwestern
New Mexico.

John Gleason is again working the
Hornet mine at Hachita.
Weems & Anderson, now operating the
Copper King and Gopher mines at Apa-
che, will soon commence shipping ore.
Speaking of the Central district, the
Enterprise says: The drift on the 300
foot level of the Texas mine has attained
a length of 130 feet from the shaft. While
there are several knife blade strata OF
rich ore, and one ore streak large enough
to pay, yet these different strata of ore
have not concentrated as fast as expected.
The whole vein is very loose and seven to
eight feet in width. 1t is probable that
the ore will not concentrate till the vein
becomes more compact. On the Rio
Grande there are two carloads o. lead
carbonate which will soon be shipped to
the smelter.
Carl Abrahemson and Joe Sohlossler
have about 200 tons of lead ore upon the
dump at the Surprise mine. They will
make some trial shipments of few cGi-
loads to different smelters next week
The old Hanover copper mine under the
management of Berray is still shipping
80 tons of ore per day from development
work alone. When slopes are fully
opened this mine will have a producing
capacity of several hundred tons per day.
Both of these mines are in the Hanover
district.
The survey for the branch railroad
three miles in length, from San Jose to
Santa Rita, has been completed and it ia
probable the contract for grading will
soon be let. Preparations are being
made for the filling of the large iron con
tract, 5000 tons per month, which the
Santa Rita Copper & Iron company has
made with the Pueblo Smelling company.
The Gllchrist leases on the Guadalupe,
Chino and Oxide mines are doing we'll.
There were lean places in the properties
for few days but they are now in bon
ANA again. The Driscoll company con-
tinues to take out its usual quota OF ore
from the old dumps.
MoGOLLON MINES AND MILLS.
The Maud S. mill belonging to the
Colonial Mining company still remains
shut down. Ten men are employed at
the mine, rich ore body is being de-
veloped on the 375 feet level.
The Confidence mine is working about
70 men and an abundance of ore is being
extracted to keep the mill running stead
lily. Work is being pushed rapidly on
the pipe line which is to furnish water
power for the plant and to generate cleo
trio force for other work. Four compe-
tent mechanics arrived in Silver City
from Denver yesterday, they left for Ora
BAN this morning to put the big pipe
together and put it in place, they will be
assisted by large force of laborers The
line will soon be in operation and every
thing about the mine and mill will be
economically operated by water power
and electricity, says the Silver City En-
terprise.
PINOs ALTOS DISTRICT.
M. w. Neff lie developing some excel
lent lead ore in the Hudson and Thomas
mines.
A. Hersberger is taking out rich ore
from the eastern and western claims near
the Mountain Key. He will soon have a
big mill run ready.
Thomas Jackson and James Brent have
opened up a good body of copper ore on
the Morehead claim. The ore was found
at new place on the property and shows
from the grass roots. 1t is supposed to
run from 20 to 80 per cent copper.
GREENLEE DISTRICT.
Just across the line of New Mexico,
the Greenlee district is located on the
Frisco river in Arizona. Many of the
best mines in the district were located by
residents of Silver City who yet retain