El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-25
Mines aud
Mining.

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The Star learns from E. A. Jones, of
the Aravipis, that the Grand Reef, I'M
der Col. Paynes management, is run
ing between forty and fifty men on
night and day shifts. Air compress
more machinery is on the way from
San Francisco, which means addition
al development, on q still larger scale.
The ore bodies seem to be inexhausta-
BILE. All the royal metals are found in
paying quantities in the ore-gOld,
silver, copper and lead. The ore bod
les are very large. the grade good
just the kind of bonanza John w.
Mackey naturally falls heir to. Col.
Payne is carrying on the development
work most systematically, and while he
employs none but American labor-it
must be first-class. The entire admi-
pistration is vnder Manager Payne and
Mr.. Jones says that while he drives Q
close bargain he always keeps his con-
tracts, and fills them to the letter. -
Tucson Citizen.
The mining advantages of the Hua-
chucas are being rapidly brought to
the front. A few days since papers
were signed in Bisbee whereby a group
of copper claims in Montezuma
canyon, belonging to Messrs, Norton,
Denver parties for $4,000. By the
terms of the bond the parties having
the option are 10 do 500 feet of deve.
lopment work; the work to commence
within sixty days. The contract for
the work has been let to Norton,
Cords and Daniels, who will receive
90 per foot for the work. The re-
| To- ixyn Of he toe, i1
still in town and is investigating other
properties in this vicinity with q view
to bonding them.-Bisbee Orb.
In the northern territorial gold belt
work has been started for the resump-
ton of the seasons placer operations.
81. 81. Argue. of Buffalo, N. Y, mana
ger for the Moreno Valley Placer Com
pany, owner Of the Moreno valley gold
fields near Elizabethtown, and of the
45-mile pipe line from the head Of the
Red river to the valley,is on the ground
laying plans to push the work on q
large scale than ever. The big steal
placer dredge will be worked contin-
nuously throughout the season, and an
attempt will be made to pipe the water
direct from Hematite to the reservoirs,
and thus cut off Is miles of the line and
save consequent seepsge and evapora-
tion and procure a good head of water
for the Little Giant Elizabethtown
Miner.
The Chaparral Gold Mining compa-
ny was incorporated in Prescott yester-
day with a capital stock of $50, 900.
The incorporators are Robert E. Nor
risOn. Joseph Morrison and E. M. San
ford. The company will operate the
ing to Hon. John S. Jones, who is also
interested in the new incorporation.
The company is composed of some of
our brightest lawyers and will not have
to hire any legal talent. With these
legal lights after them, these mines
may as we'll lay down right now and
yield up their treasures, for they can
not escape. That the mines have
treasures of gold in abundance, no one
questions. Courier.
E. L. Vail, Chas. DeGroff and Chas.
e. Udall have sold the Old Glory mines
in the Baboquivara mountains. These
the north of the Allison mine. The
new owners will put up mill it is said.
The ore of the Old Glory mine carries
sulphide copper ore of three per cent,
value and gold values of S14. Silver
will also be product of these mines.
The veins are said to be large and the
indications point to very satisfactory
results "uen bue properly ID opened
up.-TucsOn Citizen.
The Peerless group of claims situat-
ed on upper Red River, six miles west
of town, owned by w. G. Scott and L.
F. Butler will be in evidence this
season. J. D. Carnes, representing
Boston syndicate, has purchased an in
terest in the group and work is being
done by them on the Crystal under the
supervision of w. @. Scott, and work
will be continued on the group until
the properties are thoroughly tested.
A good class of ore has been taken
from well defined leads on these pro-
pertiss, showing well in gold, and car
rying large per cent of copper.-Eli-
Miner.
The w. H. Martin company, which
Is operating the Rosedale mines in the |
San Marcial mountains, employs twen- |
ty-five men steadily. The shaft is It's |
'eet where the third level is drifted,
and is increasing in value with depth
Recent assays have shown that ore of
over So, 600 in value per ton is in the
nine. The company is operating a
mill with twenty-ton cyani-
lie plant in connections Marcial
Bee.
The substantial improvements made
o the plant of the Old Dominion
Copper Mining & Smelling company,
md others in progress, are very
oticeable and significant as indicat-
ng an expansion of business and q
prosperous future for the mine to
7hich Globe owes SO much for it's past
Import and reputation as a copper
Belt.
A gold brick worth $1,000, the re-
ult of Is days work in the Rosedale
ill, from the property of the Rose
ale Mining company, has been ship
ed to the mint in San Francisco.-l