The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-29
APACHE MINING
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iactOry returns, Just what average we
were unable 10 learn. This is m OF
the active properties of the district,
Going southeast along the vein the
next property is the Ethel with vary
ing amounts Of surface work but
making a remarkable showing. Con-
tinuing eastward along the vein the
old Adirondack IS reached, located
near the top, on south side OF lime
hill, On reaching this property the
limestone cap Of the mountain is en-
copntered, and the AdriOnack is found
in the contact between the pOrphyry
| and limestone. The vein shows great
| width, and has disclosed bodies Of ore
! from 9 inches to 3 feet in width.
These three properties belong to the
Cliff Mining & Smelling company, Of
which John St. Glare Mack is general
manager.
Going still further southeast on the
same vein, which a be traced dis
tinctly, appearing ike a quartz line as
it strikes across the mountains, we find
the Montezuma and Monte Christie
mines owned by Messrs Corporal Tan
ner, Capt. Jack Crawford and Ed.
James. Work on these properties is
mainly surface, showing splendid re-
suits as to character and amount of ore
in sight. At the Monte Christie a
crOsS-cut tunnel, some ITO feet in
length, has been driven to tap the vein
at the 116-fOot level where considerable
drifting on the vein has been done
showing good ore with average pay.
streak of about 10 to - inches. A
shaft has been sunk to a depth of 100
feet connecting with the Cross-cut tun-
mel. The vein matter is quartz and
the vein itself is located between
trachyte and porphyry. These pOr-
properties are all idle at present, but
we are informed that work will be re-
sumed In the very ear future. In
this vicinity and about one mile to the
southwest comes the Captain, Albra-
trOss and Ben Harrison also the Flee
trio belonging to Austin Crawford and
Ed. James, while the Albratoss Is the
property of Messrs. Mark o. Thomp-
son and Louis Kruse, but we under
stand that General Manager Mack of
the Cliff Mining & Smelling company
has a bond and lease on the AlbrGtr03S
and Electric claims and there is little
doubt but what these properties will
pass into Mr.. Mack's hands. Travel
fling about n mile to the southwark
{ comes the U. S. Treasury group Of two
claims and the st. Cloud group Of three
properties of great possibilities. These
claims are located On the northern
slope Of Hagan's Peak and nea2 a lime
and porphyry contact. The vein cuts
through a great lime hill cropping
boldly on the surface into the phorphy-
ry to the westward. The u. s. Treas
ury and White Eagle are in porphyry,
On the Treasury a shaft entirely in ore
opening the vein to a depth Of 14O feet,
showing on the 100.foOt leyel an ore
body more than "a feet wide and Civ
ing an average value in gold of one.
half ounce, or SIC per ton for the full
width, while there arc streaks of
ore that will give values into the thou
sands, some of these ore streaks being
20 inches wide. Another 50.foOt shaft
opens the vein near the center of the
claim which shows for amount of
work equally well. On the White Eagle
there are two shafts to a depth of GO
feet each, one near each end line claim,
which gives good average values in
gold. The values are more generally
disseminated throughout the gang
than any properties heretofore visited
there is no waste. These claims be.
long to Kingsbury Bros. and Dorsey
!, estate. The claims best known on the
!, lime deposit are the st. Cloud, Atlanta
and May Flower belonging to +. Fl
Winston and Westy Petersen. The St,
Cloud is developed by a tunnel run OH
the vein for some 300 feet connecting
shaft about 125 feet deep, also winze
sunk TO considerable depth. In one
place showing ore 10 feet wide of fail
average value. The vein filing is
quartz, carrying copper glance and sill,
: yer, also from one-tenth to three-fourths
? ounce IN gold. a fair average mill
run returned $50 to the ton, so we are
=, informed. The two other properties
OF this group are developed by a serie.
OF shaftG sunk on the vein to a shorI
! depth and other surface openings al
disclosing strong vein with good aver