Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-27
TAOS DISTRICT.

the period ending December "a, are
shown as follows:
TAOS DISTRICT.
The Copper Hill company, operating
near Rinconado, is now working 20
men, and more will be employed as
soon as more working space can be
gained. A recent strike in this property,
in a cross cut run from the 10 foot level
of the Champion claim, disclosed an
ore chute giving $40 average values.
The vein is eight feet wide. Assorted
ore from the pay streak returns from
assorted ore is shipped to Pueblo for
treatment, and the low grade ore is be-
ing saved pending the erection of a To-
cal treatment plant. About 1000 feet
from the Champion workings, where
the ore chute was first encountered, a
shaft was sunk to 200 feet depth, and
four feet of good ore encountered, thus
demonstrating thu continuity of the ore
of New Mexico's recent ~bonanzas. Thin
streaks of copper glance occur in the
quartz with sufficient frequency to give
an average value of $50 per ton to Is
will secure water supply from the Rio
Grande river, two miles distance from
the works, for future operations.
The Copper Hill stock is in the hands
| of Nav Vnrly npI Nvacbi,o t,p oanito1-
lists, Mr.. Meikeljohn, assistant secreta-
ry of the navy, being n of the prin-
cipal stockholders. The pay roll of the
company now exceeds 1000 per month.
LA BELLE.
The Rebecca tunnel is now in so feet
and vigorous development work will
be continued.
The new Edison mill and cyanide
plant will be in place by January Is.
ELIZABETHTOWN.
The Ajax mill has resumed opera
tons.
A new crew of Cripple Creek miners
have been set to work on the Black
Copper mine.
Denver capitalists are negotiating for
several promising prospects in the
Hematite district.
Ground is being broken for a new
mill building in Humbug gulch. The
Confidence Mining and Milling Com
pany has the matter in charge, and
proposes to equip the building with two
five-foot Huntingtons and Whitley CON
centrating tables. Erie, Pa, capitalists
are backing the enterprise. They nave
no property sufficiently developed to
warrant the plan, and will depend
largely on custom ore.
The Jumbo-Pay Roll mine has start
ed two shifts on development work.
A. G. Stevens, patentee of the Hema-
tite mill, will erect a custom plant at
Elizabethtown.
THE JARILLA MOUNTAINS.
The st, Louis United Copper Compa-
ny, operating so miles north of E,
Paso, is increasing the working force
on the mine and preparing to make
regular ore shipments to the FL Paso
smelter over the new White Oaks rail-
road.
RED RIVER.
r. Kelly has purchased II. G. Brad
ley's interest in the Deer Trail claim on
Copper mountain.
The assessment work on the Black
Diamond property, located on Bobcat
creek is finished.
A. B. Heard, of Erie, Pa, has pur-
chased Theo. Wild's interest in the Re-
becca claim on Bitter creek. Six men
are at work developing the property.
J.. M. Mood is pushing development
work on the Wild Rose property To-
Gated in Road canon.
Assessment work is being prosecuted
on the following claims: Kerby lode,
located in Road canon; Bigelow loca-
tons on Bitter creek; Bend lode, Bit
ter creek; Ragged Pants Dick, Road
canon Lindsay & Kelley properties,
Placer creek; Deer Tail, Placer creek;
Tinker claim, Placer creek.
The Stella mine is working three
shifts daily and producing ore for
treatment.
WHITE OAKS.
The Old Abe Company has ordered
new hosting machinery from Zanes-
vile, O. The new hoist will be a first
motion, link reverse, SO revolutions per
minute affair. 1t will hoist 1856 feet per
minute and make so revolutions. The
cylinder drums are go inches in dame
ter and 36 inches long. Complete, the
hoist weighs $4,000 pounds. The Old
Abe shaft is now down 1,050 feet, and
2,250 feet of inch and one-eighth steel
wire cable has Deer purchased for fut-
ure work.
HACHITA.
The Carbonate King property Is be-
ing reopened by 10 e. Sheridan, of Sill
Yer City. The mine shows large bodies
of cad ore.
SOCORRO.
The Timber Peak Mining Company
has II carloads of machinery on the
ground for their new Water Canon mill. |
The process to be used will include both
amalgamation and cyanide and the
daily capacity will be $50 tons. April |
l is the date set for the mill to begin |
the work of crushing ore.
SANTA RITA.
The Santa Rita Copper and Iron
Company is shipping five ears of iron
ore to Pueblo per day.
Ashton & Roach, leasers on the Ro-
nero, are making regular shipments to
the Silver City smelter.
Work has Deer resumed on the Car
rasco shaft and the depth attained is
now 21O feet. At the 800 foot level a
drift will be run under the old work.
ings. The mine was worked 70 years
ago by the Spaniards and a vast guam
titX Of copper ore produced. The sur