El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-02

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The Graphic mine at Kelly, N. NJ.
has opened some very fine ore, in fact
the Graphic is the biggest and bes
carbonate mine in New Mexico.
The Graphic smelter near Socorro i:
again in full blast after few day
idleness on account of cracked water
Jackets. Its output is from twelve tC
fourteen carloads of bullion per month
OF twenty tons each.
Messrs. G. M. and Baylor Shannon
of Silver City, N. M, came down from
Morenci Wednesday where they had
been working on the celebrated
Hughes 81 Shannon mine, which they
say is now looking better than ever.
The jefe politico of Sierra Mojada
Mexico, has just rendered a report tC
Gov. Cardenas, showing that the total
production of silver ore in that mining
camp during the past two years was
S12, 600, 600. This was the output OF
twenty-four mines. The new rail
roads will soon be built in Sierra Moja-
da, and a number of new mines opened
up.
Southern Arizona mining develop
ment is coming to the front rapidly
and the vicinity of Harshaw is the
center of activity. Twenty teams are
busy hauling ore from the old Holland
mine near Washington camp in the
Patagonian mountains. Mr.. Grow, of
California, has lease on the mine and
uses horsepower within to elevate
the ore from the depths. The mine
is showing well and will continue to
be heavy producer.
The adit level upon the Copper
Queen mine at Cooney, N. M. has at
tanned a length of 40 feet with a
the surface. For $50 feet the ore body
has been continuous without a break.
The ore body is from three to five feet
in width and will average over thirty
dollars per ton, three-fifths of the value
being gold. superintendent Geo. r.
Brown is very much elated over the
results OF his development work.
The Treasure Mining company, of
Pinos Altos, a Denver organization, is
proving what may be done with New
Mexico mines under skillful and econo-
mical control. The Atlantic mine
which was worked by different parties
with but Indifferent success, is now one
of the steadiest producers in the west.
The company employs so men at the
mine and mill and is making the pro-
perty pay handsome profits. Last
week the work of cleaning out and
draining the old Deep Down property
owned by this company and lying
within 100 feet of the Atlantic, was
commenced. 1t is expected that the
Deep Down property will prove fully as
good a mine as the Allan tic. If it does
it will necessitate the charging of the
present milling plant, which is now
taxed to its full capacity to reduce the
product of he Atlantic
THE CERRTLLOS SHELTER.
Col. r. B. Wilson began surveying
the proposed smelter site on the north
side OF San Marcos Arroyo, last Satur-
day, finishing the work and leaving for
Santa F'e on Wednesday, says the Ger
rillos Rustler.
The railway siding will be approx
mately 1000 feet long: the heaviest
grade will be PA per cent, with no
greater curvature than four degrees.
Col Wilson will make fifty-years
lease of water from a spring 4, 900 feet
up the Canyada de las Minas canyon,
and pipe line was surveyed down to
the smelter site. The fall from the
spring to the sme]ter site is $50 feet
This provides sufficient Roadway to do
away Win all necessity OF pumping,
and will eliminate the matter of ex-
peuse except for the first installment of
the pipe line, as with gravity supply
of water the cost of maintenance will
be very slight.
A telegram was received from Sc
nator S. 3. Elkins last Friday saying
he was inclined to deed the land nee
essary for smelter site, and asking
that plat showing the location and
amount required be sent him Immediate
ly. This was done Saturday, and a
definite reply, which will beyond
doubt be favorable, Is expected within
q day or two. The area asked for is
8. 80 acres exclusive of street ways
Capt. NJ. Balue, president of the
smelter company, returned Tuesday
night to Santa Fe from trip to Kelly
He will now go east to make some
final arrangements, and will return
here probably between February l
and 5.
ARIZONA MINES.
The Los Angeles Times prints the
article relative to Arizona
mines: The mining industry can give
a good account OF itself for 1896 Gold
and copper have become the favorite
metals, copper probably predOminating,
at least in numbers of men employed,
with silver a disreputable and very
much distanced third. One important
brand-SDlinter new copper proposition
is the Black Warrior camp, near Globe,
OF score of properties, which is now
swimmingly under way and will soon
employ several hundred miners and
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