Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-14
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aooumulatipg on the dump. Messrs
Hart and Young, the lessees OF this prop
erty are enthusiastic over the outlook for
the future.
The Rising Sun, owned by Messrs.
Chase, Paxton and Larzelere is showing |
up we'll of late. This property is now be-
ing worked by Mr.. Larzelere who has
commenced to sink winze near the end
of the 100 foot tunnel and on four-foot !
vein of decomposed quartz that is heavily
minerallzed. Assays made some time
ago on the Rising Sun gave return OF
four ounces gold and 40 ounces silver to
the ton.
GRANT COUNTY.
Ben Spiller, the we'll known assayer, has
resumed business at Silver City, where his
work has heretofore proven very satlsfac-
tory to his patrons.
The Silver City Reduction works are
treating three tons of ore from the
Maud s, which was hauled from the
Mogollon camp on Saturday.
The Queen Mining company is prepar-
ing to erect mill on their property. A
site is grading and the necessary lumber
will soon be on the ground for the
erection of the buildings.
The Standard company will begin
work on rich gold properties at Gold Hill
in a short time. Mr.. R. l.. Powell will
have charge of the work and considerable
money will be expended in improvements
the coming summer.
The smelter at Copper Flat which has
been closed down for several weeks for
lack of ore, resumed operations on Mon
day, two weeks supply having been
secured. The smelter has capacity OF
so tons per day.
DR.. w. H. White, of Silver City, has
made valuable gold find near Clifton.
The vein is from 10 to 30 feet wide and
carries gold the full width, while the ore
is sufficiently rich to bear the cost of
mining, transportation, and smelling and
leaves a good profit for the owners. A
car load of ore will be shipped to the
Silver City reductions works for treat
ment this week.
The Silver City Turquois Mining com.
pany has been organized and articles OF
! incorporation filed with the secretary OF
the territory. At a meeting of the stock
} holders held in Silver City eecsntly
the following named gentlemen were
chosen to constitute board OF directors:
E. M. Young, E. b. Moorman and y. "
Shoemaker, of Silver City, New Mexico,
and W. e. James of Keokuk, La. At a
/, meeting of the board of directors the
following named officers were elected:
/. E. M. Young, president; E. B. Moorman'
: secretary; and G. G. Shoemaker, treasurer
0 The OBJ ject of the incorporators is to own
i and operate lapidary and all other ma
a chinery and appliances necessary to car
~ on mining and to buy and sell rea
l. estate, mines and precious stones ant
d metals. The capitalization is $l,O00,O0O
o divided into 100000 shares of $40 each
r, The company has some valuable tur
+. ouois mines in the BurrO mountains a
r. we'll as some good copper properties.
3 TAOS COUNTY.
y The Red River smelter will soon b
~ com pleted and begin the treatment {
;s ores mined in that district.
o. About rs mine locations in the vicinit
N of La Belle will be surveyed this weel
ot The greater number of these claims is SUI
in posed to be located on government liant
Prospectors and miners are still fool
inp into the Red River country. Ever
70 day the stages are loaded with eagt
70 searchers for wealth, who make their wa
bs into the different camps.
The Denmark Mining & Milling Con
.. papy owns go acres about two miles fro
J. La Belle. 1t has a 500 foot tunnel on Il
~ Denmark claim, which is now in s0-fo'
- vein of ore, four feet of which is said
return an average value of SIT on = mi
-. ruu test.
On The Indications are at present th
"a Amizett will be lively camp in the nei
as future. william Harper, a prospect,
~ who has Just arrived there with sever
others, is authority for the statement tn
fully 500 people will leave the San Lu
ts valley next month for the camp. The
,r- is talk at the camp of forming a mine
he protective association, defining the bou
'al daries OF the camp, etc. Much develo
ment work will be done during the pre-
ent season.
&C. The Rio Grande Mining Compan
les owners Of the Snowstorm group, sho
lell distance west of the Midnight, has done
vill large amount of work on the claim fro
ue. which the group is named. A shaft dov
"a 1OO.foot shows up large body of pyrit
~ ~. ore which has increased in value from
:. on tho surface to over $40 at the botto
~ of the shaft. Other veins near this OF
,w. on which small amount of work
"a. been done, show hemat,te and gold par
cles in the native state. The compa
% al. has Just been incorporated, and prepa1
w tions are being made to put on th'
shifts.