El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-23
Mines and
Mining.

IL Mining. /
$500 >~>~j
Deception Gulch is the name of
new mining camp near Jerome.
Il Is reported that q 5O-ton smelte
| will be erected at Pima. in Graham
county, Arizona.-Ex.
Washington camp and Harshaw il
Arizona are enjoying /. veritable boom
more than 500 miners being employed
Exchange.
| In 1893 the total copper production
of Arizona was 43,773 675 pounds; in
| 1898 it reached over ITO, 600, OOO.-
White Oaks Eagle.
guam Titles in the White Oaks country,
and shipments are beginning to move
to the Ell Paso smelters. -EXchsnge.
The Mormon mine at Organ is again
producing. A new shaft Is being
Barney has charge Of the work.-Ex-
change.
The Sacramento mountains, noted
heretofore more for the agricultural
and timber resources, are coming for
ward with q rush as q mining district
Exchange.
So creek, ten miles above the town Of
Tularosa, N. M. was sold last week to
q Boston Syndicate; consideration Sl2,
600. Roswell Record.
1t is thought that deal will soon be
consummated by San Francisco capt.
tslists for the Gulf of California cop
per properties of AL Thompson and
George Pstton.-JOurnal-Min
The Crowned King mine of this ter
ritory which IL good for the production
of $40, 600 month, will in all probs BIZ
lity be tied up by reason of difficulties
between the Owners.-JOurnal Miner.
The consumption of copper in 1898
with electric installations. The prod
uct of 1898 was 100000 tons. The Unit
ed States produced 234. 261 tons.
Prices are advancing, being almost
doubled In the last five years. Las
Vegas Optic.
Liquid air has been used for blast
ing purposes as an experiment by
Linde OF Munich, near Cologne, Ger |
many. but Mr.. Linde has gone to |
Switzerland, where the new method of |
blasting by liquid air is to be adopted |
in running the Simplon tunnel.-New |
Mexican Miner.
1t is learned on good authority that
The famous VuIture mine, which has
produced millions in the past, will |
oon be operated on large scale. The
nine has been stocked for q large |
mount; it is said $4,000. A hun
lred-stamp mill is to be erected and q
srge force of men put into the NINE
Tucson Star.
Ex-Gov. Prince is quoted as saying
hat never since 1880 has there been
UGH an influx of eastern capitalists to
outhern New Mexico looking for min-
ng Investments as there is at the pres
mt time, and that sales of mining
property in the territory at the pres
Mt season will undoubtedly far exceed
hose of any previous year.-Roswell
secOrd.
Geo. G. Hopkins of Embria canon.
an Andress mountains, is now loading
car with copper ore from the Nellie
line at ,Alamogordo. This ore runs
ON 81 to 80 per cent copper and 81 in
old, rs well as 4 to ounces in silver.
ne shaft in this mine is down 100 feet ,
nd on the dump there are some 800
ms ready for Observation-Disclosures
ne Democrat.
The Standard Oil company, which :
ID acquired many valuable copper
'opertles in New Mexico, has offered
e Hearst estate 5000, COO for it's op
on of 81 200, 900 on the Santa Rita
ines. The option was not transfer
Die, but by agreement with the Bo-
Inza Development company, which is
terested in the option, the non-trans-
rsble clause has been eliminated.
be Standard Oil offer holds good un-
July LEX.
The famous United Verde mine will
Il join the copper trust, it has been
ne Verde " purchased by W. A.
ark for SIS, COO and the experts es-
nate that there is ten millions of COP
r a year in sight for fifty years to
me. The pay roll carries two thou
nd names, so tthe Verde will have
to do with the price of cop =
r, Notwithstanding the copper trust.
pal Miner.
Copper and copper properties are be-
g searched for and discovered in all
ctions OF the country. Owners of
pper claims, who have been in hard
tx for years. because of the low price
tained for that metal, now have
thing to complain of. The red me-
has reached market value such as
g never been witnessed in this or
her countries, and the present de-
md for it will probably keep it at i
Q figures quoted for some time to q
me, ard may never go as low as the "
ices quoted in 1897 and 189S.-New y
sxican Miner.
At Jarilla, Otero county, on the Ell 4
so & Northeastern railway, anew y
mp. good paying ore is found in the !