El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
Mines and
Mining.

A twenty ton exhibit of ore from
gathered together for the coming ter
ritorial fair at Albuquerque.-Ex.
On account of the recent freshets at
Rio del Orc the gambusipos who live
1t Los Placeres, Guerrero, haze been
ounce in weight having been found
Elk.
Ysvapai county, Arizona, can now
boast Of woman miner. MAUD M.
Clifford, of Arizona City, near Mayer.
Her name appears In the county re-
cords frequently as claim locator and
q partner in leased and purchased
mines.-Jerome News.
Two hundred aud eighty five dollars
per ton was the value of ton OF ore
county, short time since. The man
sgement believe that there is much
more of the same grade of the ore In
the deep workings from which this
was tsken.-New Mexican Miner.
Mining engineers agree that the linn
1t to which shafts may be sunk into the
earth with the present machinery and
equipment is TO- 900 feet. The deepest
shaft ever dug is the one new in ex-
istence in one of the copper mines OF
Lake Superior. 1t has q sheer depth
of 5. OO0 feet-Phoenix Republican.
A crusher and other machinery to be
used for breaking up the large masses
of iron ore at the Colorado Fuel and
Iron compauy's mines has arrived at
Hanover, New Mexico. Over 100 men
and teams are employed upon the grade
on the railroad switchbsck to the
mines. The grade will be in operation
by Sep ember 14.-New Mexican.
The stamp mill used as crushing
machine is mechanically crude, and
wasteful of power, for simple crushing
OF ore there are other appliances far
more effective, particularly where
large quantities of ore are to be treated.
Still there are localities, and lots OF
mining and mill men. who place sure
reliance on stamps, as above all other
methods.-New Mexican.
A prominent engineer who has re-
Gently returned from western Chthua-
hus, Mexico, speaks inglowing term Of
the coast country, especially the region
around TOpolobampO. He says the
streams, which are numerous, have in
exhaustible wealth of gold and as for
the riches already extracted from the
rivers they are insignificant compared
with those still contained under the sur
face of the earth.-Monterey Globe.
High prices for copper have natural
ly resulted in great activity in pros
pecting for new deposits of copper
everywhere, in the formation of many
new copper mining companies to ex-
plot such discoveries, and in the re-
opening of old mines which, on account
of the low grade of their ore, were IN
profitable as long as the metal was at a
low level. Every indi-
ton to the production of copper in due
time. Citizen.
Deputy U. S. Mineral Surveyor
Fisher of Prescott was in the Jerome
district last week surveying some
company which they have lately &C
luired. This company is pushing
y Ork in both the upper and lower tun-
,els on their property. In the lower
tunnel they are still in mineralized
body of slate and other ledge matter.
The indications continue favorable to
The opening of body of ore.--Ex.
The big strike of 81 900 per ton ore
It the Trippe holds out handsomely
md appears to be continuous for dis
ance of 900 feet in length, at least. In
Iepth this magnificent ore body has
,een probed fifty feet without fault
# any description in the formation. |
diners are taking out 81, 900 worth of
re per day to the man and an armed |
tuard has been placed over the stock
Tile of glitteripg mineral that is so
apidly accommodating. The mine will
ertainly add million dollars or two
o the already ample fortune of Sena-
or Andrews.-Hillsboro Advocate.
The Ortiz mine in the southwestern
art OF Santa Fee county is one of the
ldest in the south west and was worked
y the Spaniards and MeXicans for
undreds of years. It ia down 425 feet
nj there are about 1000 tons of gold
caring ore, running all the way from
s to SIS per ton, in sight. The force
ow employed on the mine numbers
bout forty. The stockholders are all
&. Louis people and there is no stock
Or sale. the holders being well satisfied
nth returns. There is enough ore on
and to run the new stamp mill several
nonths, but development work and
aking out ore continues stesdily.-Las
1egas Optic.
The copper market continues very
m and consumption in this'country
rOceeds at a marvellous rate. It ap-
ears to be on the increase. 1t is
otewortby that buyers are covering
heir future wants to quite some ex-
ent and we hear of various transac
ions for delivery five or six months
ence. This is indicative of the con-
dence trade has in the maintenance
Or some time to come of present
alues. For early deliveries copper is
rowing scarcer every day; some de-
Jriptions in fact, we understand to be
mite unobtainable for nearby ship
vents. Lake copper is still offered at
Sic. We understand that some of the
have already sold all they
xpect to produce during the balance