Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-07-23
new MEXICO MINING NEWS

The August number of the Engineering
Magazine New. York and London) will
contain an illustrated article on "The
Mineral Resources of Arizona" written
by Thomas Tonge d Co., Denver, Colo.
Grant County.
The Driscoll Mining company of Santa
Rita Is also delivering 200 tons of ore per
month at the Silver City smelter.
The Silver City smelter is receiving
regular shipments of gold ore from the
Porter, Richmond and Wicks mines at
Hillsboro. This ore carries a small per
cent of copper.
The Treasure Mining company at Pinos
Altos is sending its entire output of con-
centrates to the Silver City Reduction
company, and Ed Dickinson, also of Pinos
Altos is sending large shipments of con-
centrstes.
The Maud mine and mill in the Mo-
gollons are again running full blast. A
few weeks ago the owners put in force
of men for development work, and the
ore produced warranted the starting of
the mill.
The Silver City reduction works have
just closed a contract with J. B. Gilchrist
for the delivery of 200 tons of copper ore
per month with strong probability that
this amount will be increased. Mr.. Gill
christ has lease and bond on group of
mines in the Santa Rita, and is said to be
taking out some of the richest ore ever
mined in Grant county.
Red River District.
Neal Garner of the Black Copper mine,
shipped ton of rich ore few days since.
Gusdorf Brothers are steadily develop
ing the Shoshone. They have shaft
down $50 feet and good body of ore that
runs from $50 to $50 to the ton.
The Snow Storm, one of the claims
owned by the Rio Grande Mining COM
pany, is taking out some good ore. The
property is located in Mallette gulch.
The Grand Central mining claim WAS
located the other day in the center of the
town of La Belle. g. B. Jallisom, Frank
Cotton and Dick Dillon were the locators.
A mill of 80 tons capacity is to be erect
ed at once on the Midnight mine. This
in connection with the new hoisting plant
will pot the Midnight in shape to make
its owners some money.
Gusdorf Brothers have bonded their
property on Gold hill for 100000 to
Colorado Springs parties. The group
has been developed until some very fine
ore is IN sight on the dump.
The franklin Mining company, operat-
ing near Red river, started up their new
mill this week, giving quite an impetus
to that immediate neighborhood. Their
placer property is also producing steadily.
The whole country from La Belle to
Red river is richly mineralized. The
veins are large and well defined, and soon
that country will all be worked. There is
certainly no question about an abundance
of ore. 1t can easily be mined. There is
an abundance of timber and water, and
now that the question of titles have been
settled and there is no shadow lowering
over the district it ought certainly to
forge rapidly to the front as mineral
producer.
G. H. Nance, secretary and treasurer of
the Red River Mining & Investment COM
pany, reports that the recent shipments
from the Edison and Memphis exceeded
their greatest expectations, and that ship
ments will now be made regularly from
these properties. They have succeeded
in obtaining $40 per ton rate from La
Belle to Pueblo on ore. This includes
hauling from the mines to Vasquez and
thence via the Gulf road.
Eliznbethtown.
Although Elizabethtown is an old min
ing town it is only within the past two or
three years that lode mining has received
much attention. Thirty years ago placer
mining fourished there, and it was city
of almost 5000 inhabitants 28 years ago.
II also bears the distinction of having
been the first incorporated city in New
Mexico.
BernalilIO County.
William jerks, the mining engineer, is
at Highland, waere he is experimenting
the Washington mine. He reports that
this mine is shipping as much ore toPue-
bio as ever, and that it is destined to be.
come one of the big producers of the
country.
W. M. Hendershot, foreman for the
Fleming Chick placer mine in He'll canon
says that the Chick separator is now
doing excellent work. This machine
handles Is yards of dirt daily and takes
all the gold out of it.