El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-08


camp, visiting the Mamie Baird
Lucky and Three Friends mtnes-sn
the camp in general.
Mr.. Berkey is practical mininl
mau with years of experience In Colo
RADIO and like all Colorado mining mer
who have visited this camp he was de-
| lighted with its showing for minera
and said:
II did not come to your camp to buy
claim. but simply for investigation
that 1 might know of your advantages
and inducements personally, when
spoken to on the subject by others.
THE house l represent, has recog-
nized for some time Ell Paso's impor-
tance as mining center and have
proven their faith in their judgment
by recently establishing one of their
largest branches therein. We handle
mining supplies and our trade comes
from the mines and miners and so we
are interested in knowing all about
them and their holding"
Your showing astonishes me. | had
no idea, it was so favorable. Every
indication to make good mineral, and
plenty Of it. Easy of access, only fifty
miles from Smelter and city. Rail
road and telegraph at the mouth Of
your mines, cheap freight rates and
character of ore that will have a profit,
even on very lowe grade ores. What
else could one ask for? To claim own
ers 1 would suggest, don't make the
mistake that is generally made by
claim is q mine, or can grow into a
mine by your holding it, or that it has
any special value in an undeveloped
condition. Mining capital is not los
ing shep or missing q meal in hunting
for you, or your holdings, but the shoe
is on the other foot. You want the capt.
tal1st and want him bad in this camp
and to get him you must compete with
all other camps that are fishing for
him.
SIT is shafts 100 to 200 feet in depth
with several hundred feet of levels, |
drifts and cross cuts, proving up your |
pre- bodies, that is required as foup- |
dation for permanent and lasting |
mining camp This done then follows |
permanent working developments |
which means the employment of hun
lreds and thousands of men. A small |
interest in developed mine is worth |
Hore than an entire county of mining
claims. Let your claims 60 and get |
hem developed If you have an oppor-
unity, even If you can only retain q
mall interest.
R. c. LIGHTBODY.
r. G. Ligh tbody, one of Ell Paso's
most enterprising citizens in company
Orion Mining company, spent last
Wednesday and Thursday in camp
'isiting every prominent prospect in
addition to their company holdings.
dr.. Ltghtbody said:
81 am no mining man, and you don't
'et me down one of those dark holes
hat can't see any end to, but I can
ee through grind stone, dead easy
'hen 1t has hole in it, and Jarillas is
grind stone with hole in it. Can
idly L am surprised 1 had no idea of
;, from what had been told me ty
theirs. You have more people. more
'nts and houses and more county than
expected. 1 thought they were a
w little sand hills and here they are
lg mountains. 1 thought you had q
w miners living like sheep herders
i'd here find several hundred people
I'd business house with q good big
ock OF general merchandise. Why
le manager just told me that they
lrchased over $4,000 worth of goods .
sr month in Ell Paso.
Say man, this looks like business to
e. l can see through this mill stone.
Is the mines back of this that creates
is business. If prospecting the
anie Baird and the Lucky, creates
is amount Of business, for FL Paso,
hat would the prospecting of 100 7
ore claims do and what would it
can, when they are developed into
y, 1t would beat policy 400 for l; and +
e owl on the slot machine wouldn't
in it along with Jarilla mining.
Say IAN it is possible for Ell Paso
have trade with this camp in the
ture that will run over q million per
mum. This is worth thinking about
d planning for doing something to G
sh it along, am glad 1 came up.
ave had good time. I am interest
in the camp as stock holder in the \
ion Mining company and in the l
ss and Over the Hill claims in the
rth end. am satisfied with my in
stment and don't want to sell but in r
7or of pushing development work 200
300 feet in depth if indications
tify. Our Ell Paso people don't be- r
/ to realize the Importance of this -
mp. They don'tknow its advantages. Y
ey don't know its showing for
neral. We have plenty of people
Ell Paso that have money for Invest
mt, and If they knew and understand
8 camp, they would quickly invest
at is needed for its develop
Mt.
Every business man in Ell Paso w
'uld visit this camp and they will do J"
when its Importance dawns upon -
I'm. AS 1 said before know no. =
ng about mining, but this railroad
uld not be up here If there was not
abundance Of ore to be frighted to
Paso, and see the ore coming out
the ground at the Lucky, Mamie -
lrd and Maggie, and being dumped
o the cars, and there must be pro-
In 1t or it would stop. 1 readily see
difference between ore ard comfy N
K, and every prospect that 1 havel
tied shows up some kind of ore. In
opinion. this camp is good gamble
will make fortunes for some people