Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-21

work mining turquoise under the man.
| agement of Mr.. Curran.
A. M. Crosier is pushing work on his
mining claim, ''The Copper King of the
Sacramentos," five miles from Alamo
gordo. There are already three cal
loads OF first-class ore on the dump
giving an average of 33 1-3 per cent in
copper to the ton, with trace of gold
and silver. The mine is eight feet wide
and the shaft 50 feet deep. The ore is
| taken to Alamogordo on burros.
The White mountains are rich in min.
eral deposits. They are composed OF
granite, schist, intersected by many
dykes of poryphory and like rocks ant
| veins of mineral-bearing quartz ant
spar. The many rich leads on the wes
and south sides of these mountains
have remained undeveloped on account
of the Indians owning the land. Lately
there have been number of fine claims
located, assaying as high as $500 ton
in gold and silver, and others carrying
from so to 70 per cent of lead. Several
valuable copper mines have also been
opened.
The Jarilla mining district is boom
ing, and Ell Paso, st. Louis, New York
Chicago and San Francisco capital is
being interested. w. NJ Prall, direc-
tor of the st. Louis United Copper
Company, recently investigated the
district, and made a very favorable re-
port. A spur has been run into the dis
trct by the railroad, and saves a five
mile haul. The railroad company is
putting in large tanks near the end of
the spur, with sufficient capacity to
hold a weeks supply of water. This will
be piped to the office, and furnished to
consumers. The spur cost $50, 900, and is
a great gain to the district.
COCHITI MINING DISTRICT.
The Oranoka and other claims, neal
Albemarle, Cochiti district, are being
developed by John Hoffman.
A tunnel is being driven at the Occi-
dental, Media Dia canon, Cochiti dis
II NV w IuL a NClIl VI III &
quartz 20 feet wide and running the en-
tire length Of this claim, owned by Oil
yer Springer
The 100-foot drive into the fifth level
of the Lone Star mine at Bland has
been completed. The entire distance OF
100 feet was driven in a solid body of
ore, of which there is enough in sight
now to keep the mill running several
years. Still, the contract to drive an
other 100 feet will probably be let in the
near future.
Some very rich ore has been found in
the claims owned by Milo Hill, of Santa
Fe, in the Cola canon, Cochiti district
A force of men will be put to work on
the claim.
TAOS COUNTY.
Stanley & Weimer have resumed
work on their mining claims, and those
of the Minerva Mining Company, on
Gold Hill, near Amizett. The prospects
for several large sales of mining claims
in that district are good, and there is
likely to be flourishing town soon at
or near the site of old Amizett
SOCORRO COUNTY.
The Timber Peak Mining Company
has started it's new mill, which is a very
complete structure Together with the
mine, it is lighted with electricity. The
wagon road which runs from the canon
to the mine and the mill is fine piece
of work, and alone cost $4,000. A hun.
dred men are employed at the mill and
the mine.
at the old Graphite mine at Kelly, and
the mill at that place will soon be put
into operation again.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
Col. George Henderson, manager Of
the Memphis mine, in the Organ noun
tains, owned by Bennett & Stephenson
intends to put UP whole outfit of ma.
chinery at the mine.
COLFAX COUNTY.
G. F.. Remsberg came to Ration the
other day from Baldy with nugget o.
gold worth 500 that he had found in tht
placers on the creek.
ELIZABETHTOWN DISTRICT.
r. l.. Pooler owner of the Memphi:
mine. is building road up Bear creek
around the head of Bobcat creek.
The Camasair tunnel, owned by Johl
| Comfy and Louis Marcati, on Bittei
creek, is now in 514 feet. A number o
| leads from to s feet wide have beer
cut, and also a larve one of sulphid'
| ore, that can be treated with profit
Two shifts are now at work developing
as fast as possible.
The Fraser group of copper mines .ol
the Rio Hondo have been leased to I
Montana syndicate for 100000.
| The Moreno Placer Mining Compan.
has started operations. Quite mum
ber Of men are at work, and the inten
tion Is to place the present years out
put far in advance of anything hereto
fore accomplished.
| Around Elizabethtown mines tina
have been idle for two years are beini
| worked again, and great deal of ney
machinery is being placed in differen
| mines in that district.
I Squire Truth has been awarded an
other contract by C. F. Peterson, o
| Blossburg, to drive 50-foot tunnel a
the Miners Delight mine. 1t Is expect