El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-18

A Growing Mining Camp Fifty
Miles From This Clty.-The ia
rIIIa Copper Goa St. Louis
Concern Interested.-Jarll1a
Will Be A Second Leadvll1e.
The Jarilla Copper Co., composed of
Philadelphia capitalists, was the out
growth of work in this camp some
twenty years ago. At the time this was
supposed to be q low grade copper
camp; no one knowing that the heavy
bodies of iron ore carried gold but was
that led to pockets OF copper. This
s sHare. They did sufficient
WORK to patent their valuable claims
which have lain dormant up to the
present time. The principal stock
holders are men of large fortunes, at
one time being heavy owners of Lake
Superior copper interests. AS proof
of their personal opinion of their hold
ings In this camp, even though they
lay dormant, they we're offered and re-
fused 1925 900 for same some few years
ago. Among the stockholders of this
company are the we'll known names of
Dr. Huisinger, w. M. Brice, and Har-
ry Y. Keyzer of Philadelphia as
its officers. This company will
ment work upon their holdings. 8. M.
Perkins, better known throughout the
mining camps of New Mexico. as old
man Peak, the prospector, was the
original locator of these claims and
sold to the company, and he still
holds $4,000 shares of the stock. Mr..
w. 81. Skidmore, late of the Bennett
Stevenson mine at Organ, also owns q
block of this stock.
company, composed of prominent
stockholders of the celebrated Granite
Mountains Mining company, were
among the fret to discover the pos
sibilities Of this camp, as q producer
of low grade copper ores, and some ten
years ago they patented q group of
claims and have patiently awaited the
/ coming of the iron horse. This comps-
ny have small force at work on de-
superintendent and recently 35 foot
shaft with 10 foot cross
cut on one of their claims
has developed 40 foot ore
body that assays from
per cent to 81 per cent of copper and
small amount of gold and silver, and q
% foot shaft and 10 foot cross cut on
another claim has opened up fair ore
body that assays from to 20 per cent
getting in shape to push active work
with completion of railway spur and
the officers of this company are suffici-
emit guarantee that money and enter
prise will not be lacking to put their
holdings to the front as first class pro-
ducers. The board of directors are
Messrs. @. G. Carroll, pres; D. r. Po-
well, sect; Capt. ]. N. Bohinger, D. 8.
81. Smith and L. M. Rumsey, all of St.
Louis.
| The wagon road up to the Lucky
dump will be completed this week.
The shaft is being timbered and they
are now hosting ore and piling 1t
on the dump.
| The permanent buildings on the
Mamie Baird for the Eddy company
are rapidly approaching completion
and the miners are talking of giving q
grand ball in honor of the camp and
propose to invite Mics Mamie Baird
of Las Cruces as the special guest OF
the occasion, to be the belle of the
ball. The buildings are 80x2O and 64x
20.
Surface work on the Mamie Baird lie
showing up pockets of high grade gold
ore, which is being carefully sacked.
About $50 men, 20 woman, and &c
children are now in camp and new ones
are arriving daily.
camp last week and expressed him.
self IS satisfied with the present show
ing. He is confident that the camp will
prove q wonderful producer of low
grade ores.
81. S. Church, the manager of the
Eddy interests, is a practical pushing
and courteous gentleman very kind snC
accommodating to visiting strangers
He has great confidencesin the out
come OF the camp as heavy producer
Prof. Cr1vera of Las Cruces, who hal
been in the camp several weeks doine
assessment work upon claims in which
himself and others are interested, says
"There Ia no question about the out
come of this camp. It will astOnisl
the people of New Mexico. 1t is {
series of blankets all mineralized ani
some of them will prove to contain very
high grade ores. Specimens of higl
grade ore have beep:found that assay
ed thousands per. ton in gold
These specimens come from ont
of these blankets, and wher
this blanket Is opened up and proved
capable OF yielding even an ore worth
800 per ton the excitement will ruI
high, and Jarilla will be second Lead
Vile. It only requires money, enter
prise, and courage to make this the
best camp in the southwest. 1 an
sorry to see strife and contention, bu
this is one of the positive proofs of tn,
future value of the camp. Man doe
not contend long over valueless ground
Jarilla, 16 Jan. 1899 CAV.
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