Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-21
NEW MEXICO MINES
OTERO COUNTY.


Eugene Courtney, who has a claim in
the Sacramentos within sight of Alamo
gordo, is developing his property. As
says Of his ore showed a value Of SIS
per ton.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Traces of Goa oil have been found in
various parts of Lincoln county.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
w. C. Hopewell, of Hillsboro, has Sc
cured an option on the Good Enough
group, owned by Messrs. Kruse and
Beeson. The group Is located on the
Black range, and has been a steady pro-
Queer of shipping ore for years.
Joseph Oliver has bonded the Silver
Glance, on the Black range, to d. c. Ho-
bart, of Silver City, for $4,000. The
property shows well in copper, silver
and gold.
A body Of IS per cent copper has been
opened on the May, on Byers' run. The
mine is owned by Hanley & Cook, of
Pueblo.
Kruse & Stainer made a shipment Of
ore from the Hoosier Boy that gave re-
turns of 200 ounces in silver and 2
ounces in gold.
COLFAX COUNTY.
Captain j.. d. Fee and Harry Wells
have staked a group of claims near the
head of Grouse gulch. They are at work
tunneling the hill.
Thomas Pulliam has driven the tun-
mel on the Rosita, near ElizabethtoWn,
26O feet, and has sunk a 40-foot shaft
on the 7-foot vein. The assays show
values from 1923 to 1896 per ton.
On the properties owned by F. N.
Anderson, at the head Of Mallette can
on, a 1OO-foot tunnel has been complet-
ed, besides 1859 feet Of other work. Work
has been commenced IN the Rio Grande
tunnel. There are several good veins on
the properties.
Over 1000 feet of work has been COM
pleted on the Gibsonberg group in
Badly camp. J. C. Gavin, of Ration, and
F. w. Zorn, Of G~ibsonberg, o., with H.
e. Dickinson, an expert metallurgist
from California, inspected the group,
and as a result a plant to treat the ore
will be put up.
GRANT COUNTY.
Negotiations are pending for the sale
of the famous Cincinnati mine in the
Tres Hermonas mining district.
SIERRA COUNTY.
Young & Baucus have made an i'm
mense strike of ore on the Eagle mine
at Hermosa.
Moses Adams and j. C. Plemmons
have struck a large body of %450-ounce
ore on the Palomas Chief at Hermosa.
The Scandal leasers, Hillsboro, are
again in ore.
New strikes have been made on the
Garfield and X. K. at Hillsboro.
Major W. H. H. Llewellyn is negoti-
ating for lease and bond on the Wiscon-
sin and Eighty-Two mines at Hillsboro.
Work has been resumed on the Gold
en- Eagle mine north of Bonanza gulch.
Captain Lee, Of Lake Valley, is nego-
tiating for a lease of the Mastodon at
Hillsboro.
The Catherine tunnel at Hillsboro is
now in ore.
Five men have been put to work on
the rich gold shale deposits Of the
Whaleback property at Hillsboro.
The Bobtail mine at Hillsboro is to
be pumped out and again worked. 1t
made a great record as a gold producer
years ago, but was allowed to get flood
ed. 1t is the northeastern extension of
the Snake, and on the west adjoins the
Eureka.
A handsome cash offer has been re-
fused for the Fricke mine at Hillsboro.
The Fricke is an extension of the Rich
mond.
The Bank of Deming Is negotiating
for a lease and bond on the Dell mine at
Hillsboro. Captain Thomas Murphy and
Edward HI. Welch represent the bank
folks.
Jefferson Owens, lessee Of the Sher-
man mine at Hillsboro, is making a six
ty-ton shipment to the Porter mill.
Manager E. H. Bickford is putting the
Snake and Opportunity mines at Hills
boro into excellent condition for in
creased production.
Another Sc, 900 brick was shipped east
by the Charter Mill Oak Company Of
About thirty-five men are working on
Bonanza and Snake mine slope east Of
Cold Springs.
Senator Andrews has purchased a
diamond drill for his Copper Flat prop
erty near Animas Peak.
Three mines Of the Sierra Mahoning
Company are now steady ship
pers, and the operations Of the company
are being greatly extended.
A gasoline hoist has been set up at the
Hillsboro.
A cyanide plant Is being put up for
the Blains and Mckinley mines at
Hillsboro.
The force on the Cincinnati mine at
EIillsboro has been increased to twelve
men.
At the Catherine mine, H%illsboro,
much bournite Of copper is being
to the surface.
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