El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-29

The First Passenger Train Into
Camp.-From FL paso To Camp
And Back The Same Oay.-Blg
Future For The Camp.-Some
Rich Flnds.---E1 posOdnS In

tereSted.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
"The Last Hope; a fraction claim
owned by Curran & Yeaper. is showing
up good ore from As foot shaft, tha
assays over $40 in gold.
1t Is rumored that q prominent ga.
loon man has purchased an interest In
two claims and will soon begin in the
construction of q permanent building
in camp.
The "Plsinview" claim, owned by
81. A. Conner, of Ell Psso and S. p.
Smith, is now down % feet with shaft,
| on good showing for ore that assays 80
per cent lead, Ii OF. silver, 81 per cent
lime, 81 per cent iron and q per cent
silicate.
Taylor B. Lewis goes to Ell i'aso for
| q day or two on business. He and C..
F. Dunn secured the contract from the
Orion Mining company for 100 feet of
development work on the SO Friends"
mine. They are now down % feet and
taking out some fair looking copper
ore.
Charley Orneil returned from Ell
Paso the first of the week, and has
contract for 100 feet of DEVELOPMENT
work on THE Pass" and lover the
Psso people. These claims give pro-
mise OF shipping ore from the grass
roots.
A recent find is reported for the Sill
yer King claim, on the western slope
about two miles from camp, owned by
5. +. Smith and Dan Kelly. that re-
sembles brittle siver, which if true will
run up into the thousands of ounces
per ton. This remains to be proven by
assays.
S. P. Smith went down to Ell Psso
yesterday with samples for sssay from
a recent find made on the "War Dog"
claim owned by himself and Fred Riv-
ers. Assays from the surface run from
Is TO 80 per cent copper and paintings
showed up coarse gold that would as
say from $50 to $50 per ton in gold.
Ed, kurmeir, manager OF the South
western Mercantile company, goes to
FL Psso for a days business. He re-
ports business constantly increasing in
camp, and thinks the out look for
permanent profitable camp very en-
courag1ng. When questioned about the
recent strike in the Mamie Baird he
closed up l1ke'sn oyster saying"What is
out of my department. 1 refer yoa to s.
Church. manager of the mines.
Ell Pasoans, particularly those inter-
ested In this camp, will beglad to |
Know sr" vi, mat the 81 Paso and Northeast
ern Will run their regular passenger
trains up into camp from this time. on
Tuesdays and Fridays. Now if some
contractor. builder or
um Der merchant, will oply be wise
enough to get move on himself,
ome up here and put up hotel build
ng he will render good service to the
amp ana MS fellow man and make
God interest on his investment.
Capt. Nose Dillon of Ell Paso spent a
ay In camp last week inspecting ,
round located by himself and Others
feoruary last. These gentlemen
land and we hope they will take hold
come promising claim and spend a
w thousand proving its value: bv So
ping, they will greatly benefit the 9
mp and make big profits on their in q
estment. l know of several prospec- t
re-, who will gladly give them a big v
zee whenever they are ready to talk
ltn their money and push develop e
Pat Garrett, sheriff of Dona Ana n
unity. spent day in camp and said
tnlpk the camp Is all right and will u
axe big money for the fortunate ones.
ant tell who the lucky ones will he.
Is surely 1t must be among those who
GOWN and hunt for it. l have had
18th In the camp from the first, and in
opinion any man who has the mo- -
y ana courage to go down two or "
rec hundred feet anywhere inside the "
oven mineral belt will stand a good d.
ance OF cutting profitable ore. We
all Keep on sinking on our claim as o.
W." q" VIGIL Ss IL ooes bs
e is rumored that an important
IKE was made in the Mamie Baird
FRIDAY, good body of'high grade r,
;. ms need not excite Ell Pasoans, "
rusnlng up here with money in
Dir hands wanting a claim at anv
ce and anywhere, for you would find
boys very accommodating. and still
might not have a mine. The man no
title to striking bodies of high grade tt
me one who has the courage to put da
DIS money and hunt in the ground or
IT. This Is what the Eddy brothers CT
gong, and my wish is that they no
una Thousand feet of thousand
lar ore: and such a find Ia among
possibilities in the Jarlla.
has. v. B. Carroll of the Newman. wa
roll Brick Co. FL Paso, spent a day un
lamp, as a representative of the ST. ia,
lis United Copper company. and pal
de arrangements for the shipnino thi
wo carlords of ore to St. Louis Mo ma
nedlately and said of the camp:
think it is only a question of a
TT time when we are liable to have Z
ppIe Creek or Leadville excite has
It,: All indications point to the Gle
pting fact that the camp has all
ndance of low grade ore that will the
d profit and that depth proves will
pockets and bodies of high grade
am we'll pleased with the camp
have been from nv first trim into =,
ciousIv ba,d1aS ,iuvesomenI mere lod
,aLe H. Nse 10 reasonably sure last
gill
al do IF t. IT