El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-07
Mines aud
Mining.

y Mining. !
The Custer mine at Creede, Colorado,
in which the new gold discovery was
u ade, will soon be equipped with plant
of machinery. The vein in this pro-
four feet wide, all the matter between
the walls running Sc. to the ton in gold.
Much higher values can be secured by
careful sorting.
West Australia is gold mining
district in which the people we're COM
PEELED 10 help themselves. Water was
scarce there, and other conditions so
unpromising that outside capital stood
aloof. But the government, represent
ing the united capital and energy OF
the people, put in system OF water
pipes at great expense, and the district
now ranks second to South Africa alone
as producer of the yellow metal.
They are doing some good mining in
Arizona. Geo. w. Norton. of Yuma,
is operating three or four different
bonded the Mohawk group in Yuma
county, and took q bond on the Mex
icana and Buena Vista mines, in anoth-
er part of the country. He Ia also ope-
rating the King of Arizona mine at
some distance from the rest. But he
has connected them by telephone 4S
miles long, and directs all operations
from his Office at the King of Arizona.
The owners of the SaUgre de Cristo
grant in COlorado-like our own are
| not so bad after all; they give the
miner, who may discover mineral on
their territory, much more liberal
terms to develop than the government.
A certain amount of work Is required
to be done to prove the good faith of
the locator, but when mineral in place
has been found, title can be secured for
much less money and in much shorter
time than from the general govern
ment.-Exchange.
The Gold Standard mine at San Pc.
dro has been leased for ninety days
with an option to buy for $40, GOO. The
deal was negotiated by w. w. Robin
son who returned to Colorado Springs
pany of capitalists who own and work
mines at Cripple Creek and elsewhere.
1t is expected that mill will be erect
ed within thirty days and fifty men
will find employment. There are five
veins on the property and three feet
of low grade ore between the wall aver
aging 81 to SIS per ton. Mr.. Robinson
also Inspected several other prospects
in the vicinity of San Pedro and found
quite a number of promising claims,
situated however, on grants. On the
Ortiz grant several fine properties
could be developed. At present the
mine that is being worked on the grant
is turning out we'll. After running in
refractory ore for while that had to
be shipped the miners have again
struck free milling ore that is worked
| at the mill on the grant. At the Mon
| te Cristo and San Pedro the pump is
almost finished and considerable ma
chinery will be put up. On the Tejone
grant there is q splendid copper pro-
position, the ore running 35 to 45 per
cent. copper, and existing in large
quantities. Mr.. Robinson found q
number of undeveloped properties that
run about $50 in gold and Is per cent
copper. All that is needed to develop
the mining interests of that section is
capital and the final settlement of the
grant questicn.-Ssnta Fe New Next
can.
The Halt low cost treatment process
is now attracting considerable atten-
ton, Gays the Colorado Springs
Gazette. Mr.. Halt has received
great many letters Of inquiry from ali
parts of the country, and is confident
tb at be is on the road to success. From
the last test made some figures have
been obtained. 1t is now possible to
compare the result of the Halt process
with assay returns for the ore that was
treated by Mr.. Halt was also assayed.
From one lot on which the assay value
was $l6, to the ton, the Halt process
found values of S22 and $3.50 to the
ton; and in every instance in which
tests have been made bigger values
have been obtained from the ores test
ed than were shown by the assays
made on the same.
Whether or not q tropical Ell Dorado
will be discovered in the newly &C
decide; but certain it is that much
time and labor will be expended in
seeking the gold which the islands are
said to contain. Before the outbreak
of hostilities, American prOspectors
had made many trips inland, but the
attitude of the natives prevented any
systematic exploration of the country.
Meager though the information &C
quired may be, there can be but little
doubt that, in the unknown interior of
the islands and in Luzon in particular. |
gold lies buried away. Since the cap
ture of Manila number of American |
prospecting parties have been eXplor- !
ing various parts of the islands. AL !
thouRh their work has been greatly re- |
tarded by the insurgents. they have, |
nevertheless. succeeded in locating |
some very rich veins of gold, which |
will be worked when peace is estab- |
lished. Even before the outbreak of |
our war with Spain, company com
posed largely of Spanish residents
there, had undertaken the alluvial |
mining Of gold,- but nothing more |
than the preliminary prospecting |
was ever accomplished. So !