Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-23
NEW MEXICO MINES

| Mining properties are changing hands
so fast in the Hilsboro district that il
looks very much as though an old fash
ioned boom had struck the district w
L. O'Kelly has purchased the Saddle
| claim located between the Snake and
Eighty-fve mines of Hon. w. S. Hope
well. Welch & Mcpherson have pur-
chased the Flora Temple Of Robin &
Macy, and the Dell has fallen to the lot
of Denver capitalists. Negotiations are
now pending for the sale Of the Eureka
! Hon. w. S. Hopewell has secured a
lease and bond on the Eighty-five and
has placed a force of 10 miners to work
John L. Mclaughlin is the new owner
of the Horn lease on the Sherman and
z. j. Bennett and j. w. Orchard have
| leased and bonded the Eldorado mine
| and have resumed operations with a
| force of eight men.
The Cincinnati mine has put on a
night shift of II men.
Teams and ore wagons are at pre-
MUM in the Hillsboro district, all of
the available material being occupied in
hauling the product of the mines to the
mills, and the new properties opened up
have to figure on the purchase of
freighting outfits in order to get their
product treated. Contracts for April
hauling are now being made by the
larger properties.
A new hosting plant has been placed
in operation in the Butler mine.
The force on the Grey Eagle has been
increased to seven men, and develop
ment work has been progressing rapid
ly.
The rich Placer Basin mine, owned by
Col. Dave Essinger, is now yielding
eight tons of 800 ore per day.
| M. NJ Freed, the Copper King" has
sold his famous Cabello mountain cop
per claims to the Fidelity Mining Com
pany of Salt Lake City. The properties
are said to be worth $200O,0 000 Twelve
claims are held in the group.
Hon. j. NJ Webster has made ar
rangements to resume work on his rich
Lookout gold and silver mine on Trujil-
10 creek.
IN GRANT COUNTY.
A new shaft is being sunk on the Rita,
at Santa Rita, to the level of the rich
ore bodies formerly opened. The old
shaft became unsafe and was aban-
doned.
The Romero is a steady shipper of
high-grade ore. Herbert Dawson has
eight miners at work on the property.
w. Fl. Burrage and J. P. Whitney,
representing the Rockefeller syndicate,
are in the camp to examine and report
on the Santa Rita mines, with a view
of purchase. The properties are said to
be the richest copper mines in the
known world.
Ashton, Roach & Williams have made
shipment of ore from their lease on
the Montoya to the Silver City reduc-
| tion works, which returned Is per cent
copper.
Work has been resumed on the Wild
cat mine by Ashton & Roach. The prop
erty shows large quantities. of low
grade ores, which can be profitably
worked at the prevailing price paid for
copper.
A good body of copper ore has been
opened in the Briggs & Doyle mine, To-
Gated on the ridge northwest of Santa
Rita The shaft is down 70 feet
The Little Fannie mine at Mogollon
has been reopened, and extensive opera
| tions are now looked for on the proper
ty.
At San Jose ore is being saved from
the Ivanhoe mine for shipment. The
| product is a high-grade copper sui
phide.
FROM KINGSTON.
Another Wilhey concentrating table
| has been added to the treatment capac-
| ity of the Gypsey mill.
| The Brush Heap mine has shipped an
other car load of high grade silver ore
to the Ell Paso smeter. The ore runs
| 200 ounces per ton.
FROM WATER CANON.
The Jamie Lee mine has been leased
and bonded to a Tennessee company,
| and the work of extracting ore for ship
ment is in progress. The ore runs 60 per
cent lead, and there is any quantity OF
it in sight
FROM ROSEDALE.
A gold brick worth $1,000, the result
| of Is days work in the Rosedale mill
from the property of the Rosedale Min
ing Company, has been shipped to the
mint in San Francisco.
FROM CARRIZILLO SPRINGS.
A big strike has been made in the