El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-17
Mines and
Mining.

| SdiuhDIo IeOge OF llb0ORrapQ1C StODS
near Fresnal. New Mexico.
A custom mill will probably be
built at Red River, New Mexico. the
guarantee of 20 tons of $40 ore having
been made.-Exch.
During the present year $50 mines
have been denounced in the state OF
Sonora, of which 144 were in the Moe
tezuma district.-Monterey Globe.
Francis L. Lloyd, representing the
copper trust, spent some time in Doe q
Ana county looking over the mining
prospects in that district.-New Mexi-
can.
George 81. Brown and son have re-
sumed work on the Grand Central tun-
mel, near the Edison, on Bitter creek,
New Mexico. The tunnel is over 1850
feet long.-Ezch.
The April production of the Hills
boro gold placers was purchased by the
firms of Keller, Miller & Co. Robins &
Crews and T. -. Long. The gold dust
brought 81, 800 Six.
The Gloconia mines in Cuchillo Pa
RADIO, near Coyame, chihuahua, pro-
duce ore which runs 40 per cent. cop
per, 800 oun ces of silver and 3 ounces
of gold to the ton.-Exchange.
In crushing hard Hillsboro ores only
1t ounces steel are worn away, while
in crushing some hard Colorado ores
as much as three ounces of steel are
worn away per ton.-Exchange.
The Comstock lode of Virginia City,
Nevada, has produced gold and silver
in the last twenty Jears to the enor-
nous sum of $500 ,00O 600; most OF this
ore yielded but IS per ton in gold
Elk.
Reports are current of wonderful
placer strikes made in western Alaska.
in American territory. And other
strikes are reported as having been
made within the ST. Michael's military
tion.-Exchange.'
The Copper King mine at Cabsllo
mountain, New Mexico, has been sold
to the Fidelity mining company of Salt
Lake, Utah. Twelve claims comprise
the group, and it is reported that the
price paid was $4,000, OO0.-Exchange.
The Witwatersraud of South Africa,
produced in the first year (1SS7) only
84O5 ZOO, but in 1895 it has increased to
SAC, 900. 600 per apnum, while the out
| put for the ten years exceeds 5000, 600, I
600. In 1897 it was about S51, S1J ,607.
I-EX.
The great silver camp Of Kingston,
at the foot of the Black Range, eight
miles from Hillsboro has produced ST.
600, 900 in silver. This camp has ex-
perienced two booms and will no dou bt
enjoy a third, with fair silver legisla-
tion.-Exchange.
| Recently in the state of Guanaju to
the following gold and silver mine 9
were denounced; the Burgos and Cajo-
mes, both near Mineral de Csrdones,
| e ha
men, near Monte de San Nicolas
| Mexican Herald.
Frank E. Millstedt, of Grant County,
New Mexico, has been appointed gen
eral manager of the Turning Point
Mining and Milling Company, at Casa
Grande, Arizona. w. A. Harrison, q
New Mexico miner, has been appointed
foreman OF the same mine.-Exch.
Placer mining has been resumed on
the Bitter creek plscers in Taos Co.
New Mexico. A great many nuggets,
worth from 81 to So. are being found
B. Nadoch. E. Anderson, G. A. Swan
son, T. Evermann, 1. Schwartz and
Olson Bros. own the placers.-Exch.
In the state of Guanajuato last week
the following mines were denounced:
San Juan, tin, near Guansjuato on the
Rancho Vieio; the old Libertad gold
and silver mine, denounced at Nuestra
Sonora de Londres and the Socorro, of
gold and silver, both rear San Nico-
Globe.
The worlds total copper production
amounted to 1896, 1913 tons in 1897, and |
is estimated at 42O, COG tons for 1899. By !
far the greater part of this increase in
production is to be looked for in the
United States, which production was
ZIG, 600 tons in 1897, and 234, 273 tons in
1898.
A big sale of mining property has
been made to French sondicate, for
BE-, 900, 900. Captain Delamar, repre-
senting th syndicate in this country,
1as been looking around for suitable
and found it in the Yellow
Aster, in the Ransburg district, CAL
Exchange.
In the state of Guerrero Don Carlos
1isenmsnn recently denounced 800 hec-
ates of valuable cinnabar deposits
lear Santa Cecilia; and the Amadita is
mother CHM absr mine denounced near
Atenango del Rio In the same state
LAST week the San Guillermo gold snd
liver mine was denounced near Tiaci-
epec.-Monterey Globe.
The Black Range mineral belt gain
hows richly at Hermoss, q miles from
ia great body Of limestone
# dolomite character. The silver
amp Of Hermosa has shipped about
2, OOO,O0 in silver, and as yet has
lardly reached its prime. Free coin
ge would make it probably one of the
most prosperous mining camps in the ,
vest.-Ex.
The chihuahua Enterprise says:
am piles of tin were brought to Chi
uahua for assay, from point IA miles
istance from the city. The samples !
o noti show q very high percentage,
ut an abundance of the ore is report ;
d. 1t may be the stuff will prove rich ;