Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-06
NEW MEXICO MINES
DUNA N COUNTY,.

t'eiipe Lucero maze a rlcn copper
strike on his rancn in the San Andres
inning district.
Several 1alr copper prospects have
oeen staked off in the Cabalio range.
Jose Ollivares was arrested at Las
cruces, charged with stealing a pony.
At a hearing before a justice OF the
peace he was discharged.
Organ mining camp is experiencing
prosperity. Several houses have been
built, and the hillside is dotted with
tents. The change is due to the success
Of the Excelsior Mining Company.
A camp has been established at Min
eral Hill, and Messrs. Condit and Cham
Ders have commenced working the
Dumma B mine. Their ore carries SO
per cent lead, in addition to gold, silver
and copper.
GRANT COUNTY.
John M. Fritter and Robert Worthen
have thirty-two men employed on the
west side of the Montoya mine. They
are taking out a low-grade of copper ore
for Crawford & Derbyshire. At a depth
| Of SO feet an immense body Of ore has
| been partially explored, and 1000 feet
| of drifts have been run in various di-
| rections from the shaft, yet no signs OF
| walls have been found in any direction.
| These drifts have already produced 5000
| tons of ore. The ore runs 6 to s per cent
| copper as taken out. About ninety to
ninety-five tons are taken out every
day.
r. L. Powell is putting the ten-stamp
mill, at Gold Hill, owned by DR.. Woods,
into proper shape for the reduction of
| the rich gold ore now in sight and ready
| for extraction in the California, Nancy
Lee, Chief, Little Charley and Standard
mines. The ore will average an n
and a half in free gold, which will be
saved by amalgamation on the plates.
The COMMENTATORS will run S to 10
ounces of gold per ton.
James Woodward has three miners
employed Upon the Big Casino mine at
Bald mountain. He is shipping ten to
twenty tons of ore per week to Silver
city. The ore carries 20 to 40 ounces per
ton in silver.
William Francis, superintendent Of
the Shakespeare Mining Company's
properties, has resigned his position and
gone to Soulsbyville, Cal. He has been
succeeded as manager by A.. Logan, Of
San Francisco.
Ashton, Roach & Williams have sub
leased their leased ground on the Mon
toya mine. High-grade copper is being
taken GU of the mine.
Ashton, Roach & Hoskins have thir-
ty-five men employed at the north end
of the Romero mine at Santa Rita, TAX
ing out very rich copper ore.
Herbert Dawson has fifty men en-
ployed on the leased ground upon the
lOO-foot level of the Romero mine, and
is taking out ~marvelously rich copper
ore.
B. C. Gillette has sunk the incline
shaft of the Copper Rose mine at Han
over to a depth Of Its feet. Mr.. Gillette
is developing the property under bond
and lease from the owners, J. Clark and
j. A. Lucas.
Crawford & Derbyshire are running
their concentration mill day and night
crushing and concentrating ninety tons
of ore every day, and producing eigh'
tons Of rich copper concentrated daily
The monthly product of the mill !:
$25, 900.
/ SIERRA COUNTY.
Hillsboro is expecting another smeltel
and another mill to be built this year.
An $1,000 shipment Of ore was made
recently from the Lookout mine neal
Hillsboro.
Bernard Martin will put in a cynaid'
mill at the Blaine, Mckinley & Hanlol
mines heal Hillsboro.
At Robins & Hilty's Trujillo creel
mine, near Hillsboro, the water hal
chased the miners away from the ricl
ore bodies and caused a suspension o
operations until pumping machinery Il
secured from Denver.
Robert Watson, who leased the Rich
mond, struck a 3-foot vein Of $95 ore.
Negotiations are pending for the sal
of the Sheridan and Freiburg mines.
The Sinnamahoning Gold and Coppel
Mining Company has made arrange
ments for startin.' up the Chance, Elk
tension, Feeder and Xmas mines.
A fifty horsepower gasoline hosting
engine has been placed at the Tripp'
: mine, and 1t hoists thirty tons of ore
day at half the expense Of a steam en-
CINE.
The gold production Of the Hillsbort
placers amounted to $4,000 last month.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The property Of the Vanderbilt Cole
Mining Company, owning the American
mine in the Nogal district, is to be solo
at sheriff's sale for a debt Of $142.55.
District School Directors.
F. F. Pine, Of Galisteo, county super.
intendent of public schools, Is a visitor
in the city. He reports that all the re
turns from the school director election
held last month have not come In al
yet. In a number Of districts no election
was held, and in such districts Mr.. PIN