El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29
Mines and
Mining.

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$780, ~>~S
Joaquin Martos has denounced the
Rabona silver mine near.Villa HidalRo,
Durango.-Ex.
Development work on the big ore
bodies in the Confidence mine at Mo-
go1lon is being vigorously prosecuted
with most satisfactory results.-Ex.
Rich dry placers bave been discover
ed near Ehrenberg on the Arizona sloe
of the Colorado aud a large camp Is
growing up at that point.-Bisbee Orb.
Near Santa Catarins, Oaxacs, E. s..
Gavito has discovered and denounced a
gold mine, the ore of which is said to
run 80 ounces of gold to the ton.-Mex-
lean Herald.
A shaft 200 feet in depth is being
sunk on the old EZzoe mine at Camp
Leeson in New Mexico at the north
end of the Msgdalena mountain. Ihe
assays of the ore run up Into The tnou-
sands.-New Mexican.
Where q water right has been previ-
ously located and maintained the sub
sequent location OF a mining or agri-
CULTURAL SldlLh oh -
does not deprive the original water To-
Gator of his right.-Ex.
Jesse Robinson was in Prescott last
week from his mining camp to receive
in with others, the first pay
ment on the Silver Coin mine. The
property is on Turkey creek district
and was sold for SIS, 00O.-Tucson Citi-
zen.
Town sites may be located on mineral
lands. The question of relative legal
rights of town site and mineral claim
ants as to occupation or pOssessory title
to surface must be determined by courts
of competent jurisdiction.-Silver City
Independent.
When tailipgs are allowed to flow
where gravity carries them b at
tempt at restraint or distractions to
confine them to proper limit 1t Is con-
sidered an abandonment. Talllngs
disposed of may be appropriated
by whomsoever claims them.-Ex.,
Crawford and Derbyshire will con-
tinue running their concentration plant
at Santa Rita after the other leases ex-
pire, as their contract extends to Jan
uary l, 1900. This plant is handling
100 toms of crude ore per day, and x
tracing about 8 tons of rich copper
concentrates daily.-Ex.
The old shaft on the Hanover mine Is
being pumped out and the old workings
3. rapidly as possible. In the
two new shafts have been
sunk to tar the ore body, one having
attained the depth Of 10 feet and the
other Is feet. Drifts have been started
to connect with the ore bodies in the
old worktngs.-Ex.
In the state of Jalisco in the past few
days the following new mines have
been denounced: By Fred 5. Harris,
the Africsna and :Es%tudiante, of gold,
silver and copper, and the Races,
Bale and ZapsterO, OF copper and sill
YER, near Ayutla; q by Levi z.
Routh and William E. Fry, the Doro-
tea, silver AMI copper, near Pthuano.-
Mexican Herald.
The Las Peras (Mexico) Gold Mines,
las been organized in London,
with q capital of ESQ, 600 in 81 shares.
Object, to acquire certain mines, mln-
ing rights anu mineral properties, min
of Mexico, over 200 acres of land,
in the district of Zimatian, il the state
of Osxsca, and to develop, work and
turn to account the same, and other
similar objects.-Monterey Globe.
Almost any hard, dense rock in a
thin slab will give out a ringing sound
when struck, but this fact alone will
not establish the rock as being phon-
ollte. Eruptive rocks vary greatly In
composition and graduate from q
kind to another. The typical rocks
which contain only the essential 1ngre-
as described in the ext books,
are rare. Phonolite Is allied to ira
but Is still a distinct class Of
The Bragaw and Potter Modoc group
of mines at. Hanover lis being worked
under lease aud bond by A. W. Ten
Every foot of development work
shows an increase of the ore bodies.
There is one body of ore, partially de-
veloped, which Is over IL feettn width.
1t gives good percentages in copper and
carries a large excess Of iron, making
it q most desirable product for smelt-
ing purposes.-New Mexican.
The Panuco Copper Company, Linn
tied, has been Incorporated in London
with q capital of $500 900, Of which
EGG, 900 will go to the vendor 10 full
paid up shares in part payment for the
property. OF the sum of 1888 1874 to be
by the issue of shares e125 900
will be available for further develop
per mines taken over by the company
are we'll known and are situated in the
tate of Cohuila. In addition to the
shares mentioned, the vendor, Mr.. S.
W. Carlton, receives e20S, 1874 IN cash,
and is, as be says, "selling at a profit"
do not doubt it in the least. The
property, no doubt. is a promising one,
but we think the capitalization in Lon
don is, as usual with London companies
org auized to work Mexican mines,
nob ton 1orra Timo will toll Nor