El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-03

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A strike of $3.50 ore has been made
Ga the Sherman, in the HillsborO dis
trict, New Mexico.--Exchange.
The Arizona Citizen states that the
Pride of the West mine,a copper pro-
perry, has been sold to Denver parties
for $3.50, 00O.-Exchange.
A New York crusher, weighing 5000
pounds, has been received at the Bland
mill in New Mexico and now is being
placed in position.-ExchanRe.
Last week the following mines were
denounced in the state of Sonora: The
Sonora and San Miguel, both of gold
and silver ore, situated near Cumpas.
Exchange.
81. h. Argue, Of the Moreno Placer
Mining company at Elizabethtown, has
begun operations preparatory to an
extensive working of the placers this
summer.-New Mexican.
The famous old Aztec mine at Eliza
BEETHOVEN, New Mexico, is running on
large scale. About fifty men are
employed, and the st mp mill Is busy
turning out the gold bricks.-New
Mexican.
The scientific definition of wolfram
tie is tungstate of iron, and is black
heavy mineral of iron color. Wulfen-
tie is molly bdate of lead and occurs in
beautiful honey yellow to orange red
tabular crystsls.-Exchange
Tucson. Arizona, essayers and metal
lurgists say that there is evidence of
the great interest in mining in south
ern Arizona increasing steadily with
out any Stacking off as usually occurs
in the month of April and through the
summer.-Exchange.
Mcintyre & Davis, the lessees OF the
Bob Tail mine, near Elizabethtown,
New Mexico, have made an encourage
ing strike of ore running from $12 to
S25 per ton. Two veins have been
opened, the smaller one showing free
old.-Exchange.
Extensive development work is to be
begun on the Black Marie mine, near
Hillsboro, which is on the same lead
as the famous Bridal Chamber. The
outcroppings yield II ounces in silver
and 81 per cent manganese. The vein
is IL feet wide and has been traced for
600 feet-Exchange.
The following new mines were de-
nounced last week in the state of Pue-
bla: The Diana, silver and gold, near
Chiconautla; Constancis, silver, near
Xicotlan; Las Estrellas, silver and
gold, near Mexcalcuautla; and the Pley-
AIDES, copper, silver and gold, near
excalcuautla.-Mexic Heral.
The Azurite Copper & Gold Mining
company shipped another car of 40
900 pounds of copper bullion and high
grade matte to New York, through
the mercantile house of L, Zeckendorf
& Co. and are making another carload,
which it is expected to ship on or be-
fore May 1Oth.-Tombstone Prospector
The Midnight mine located between
Red River and La Belle, New Mexico
which has over 900 feet of workings,
but which was shut down about q year
ago owing to chickering's among the
wners, is to be opened up. The pro-
other Cleveland, O., capitalists.-Ex-
change.
A rich silver prospect Is reported as
discovered 20 miles northeast OF the
upper Yaqui river, near the Sonora
line. Samples of the ore sent to Ell
Paso gave returns of 200 OF. silver to
the ton. The ledge was discovered by
an Arizona prospector named Fergu-
son, who has gone to Nogales, Ariz, to
raise money to develop the property
Exchange.
The water has been pumped out of
the Romero copper mine at San ia Rita.
New Mexico. The ore body was found
much larger and richer than was an
The very poorest of the ore
runs above 20 per cent, while many
II H. til
pure copper. There are also sheets OF
native copper six inches in thickness
Exchange.
Two prospectors came in from the
5earchlight district in Arizona this
hat for high grade ore has been I'M
,qualed in this district. They brought
n nine and one-half pounds of ore,
which they sold to one of the local |
samplers for S92. 1t was worth some
hing over S21, 900 per ton in gold.-l
Mohave Miner.
The Midnight mine at the head Of
Aalette canon, New Mexico, will re-
ume operations soon. 1t is owned by
Cleveland men and has about 900 feet |
# workings of which 200 feet is shaft.
The property WAS closed down year
go. it's pay roll at that time amount
ng to 1000 per month. The shaft at
resent is filed with water but there
8 q steam pump on the property and
he water could be easily handled.-l
Jew Hexican.
The mines in the Lampazos district,
Sonora, are coming up. The Tajo is
Producing an immense quantity of ore
INNING 120 ounces of silver to the ton.
The company will very soon have back
he $3.50. 600 the mine cost them, The
Irande, Amelia and Amelia mines in
he same district are also producing
arge quantities of very rich ore, some
{ IL rnnnino over POO OUNCES of silver