El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-05
Mines and
Mining.

IL M1H1n8.
r. A. Nickle has sold his mine near
Hillsboro to G. M. Tomlinson, conside-
ration 81, 800.
Martin Conaboy's mine in the Hills
bOrO district has made Cotton ship
ment to the Porter mill.
A diamond drill is now at work near
Animas Peak searching for the CONT
nuation of the mother vein.
The Colorado Iron & Fuel company
are shipping 40 tons of iron per day to
the Pueblo SHELTERS from Hanover.
A. E. Dawson is shipping 20 to 40
tons of iron ore per day from the Santa
Rita Copper & Iron Company's iron
mines.
10. Schlosser and Con. McCarty are
developing large bodies OF copper ore
uoon their group of claims between
Hanover and Santa Rita.
Charles Larson has leased and bond
ed the Lone Star mine near Hillsboro
and with force of men Is getting out
seven tons OF ore per day.
The Black Diamond and Happy Jack
mines are knocking pretty loud for ad-
let them in soon, says Hillsboro cor.
| respondent.
The "Colorado" mine, an extension
of the Mastodon in the Hillsboro dis
trict has been bonded by eastern par
ties. The Eldorado is not under lease
but is an excellent property.
Messrs. Ashton and Roach have re-
sumed operations upon their Wildcat
20 hn M
has large bodies of eight to ten per
cent copper ore which are now being
developed.
Rodgers and Allen, OF Ell Paso, says
Hanover correspondent, contemplate
the erection in the immediate future,
of a concentration plant for the hand
ling of custom ores of this camp. Such
mill Is very much needed and would
find very remunerative run of GUS
toners.
Ashton Roach and Williams have Is
men employed upon their leased
ground upon the Montoya in the Santa
Rita district and continue to take out
the same very high grade copper ore
as at former reports. They are also
taking out rich ore from another lease
upon portion OF the Romero
mine.
A big mining deal is on the tapis on
the Bragaw q Potter group o, Of co "copper" 1isr
have taken a bond upon the properties
at big figures and 1t is said the new
operators will at once proceed with the
erection of a concentration plant to re-
duce the ores from these valuable
mines.
Wess Colvin, of Eden, Arizona, has
recently been developing q mine in
Trip canyon, not far from Cedar
Springs, which he says has made
most excellent showing. Last week
one-fourth interest in this mine was
velopment work is to be pushed
ahead.
A number of new claims are being
opened up near Jesus Maria by Eng
lish capital, says the Cnihuahua Enter
prise. Mr.. r. E. Brown, representing
the company owning the property, has
recently arrived in Chihuahua and
placed matters on firm basis, and has
sent to the mines large amount of
machinery.
David M. White, United States de-
putty mineral SURVEYOR, came in from
Santa Fe on Friday last says the Bland
Herald. While at Bland Mr.. White
surveyed the Short Order group of
mining claims, and also the Corner
mining claim, making four claims for
tent will be made at once. These claims
are owned by Santa Fee parties.
The Cochiti district is becoming ,the
center of great activity. All over the
district preparations are being made
for extensive work. Men with money
are coming into the camp, sales are
being made and altogether the outlook
for active operations and the building
of a great mining camp it very bright. |
But again we caution those having
mines for sale in the district not to ask |
too exhorbitant prices and thus retard |
the progress of the camp.-Bland Her
aid.
A. E. Dawson, general manager of
the Santa Rita Copper and Iron Co.,
il giving his personal supervision to ]
pumping machinery to reopen and
Drain the deep workings on the Rome
70 mine. When this is done the |
property will be inspected by a re-
of the Rockefeller copper |
syndicate and if the lower workings
ire as acceptable IS at the snrface it is
probable that deal viii be made |
which will reach into millions.
J,G. Schuman of Santa F'e has been
,ver aud spent several days in Bland.
While there Mr.. Schuman purchased
rom Jess and Henry Brown and Ar
hur L. Finch the Tom Tucker mining
lain, and force of men has been
placed at work on the property under
he management of T. b. Ward. The
Tom Tucker shows fine lead of quartz
n the surface and it is intention of
dr. Schuman to thoroughly develop
lis new purchase and to apply for gov
patent just as soon as suffici-
nt worL ia dcna