Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-03
MINING AT ANDREWS
Developments Making on Properties
Owned by the Andrews Mining
Go, in Sierra County.
TWO MILLS In OPERATION
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
Worth Of Ore Ready for Treatment
smelter Will Be Added to Equip
ment in Near Future.

Relative to the progress of mining
and milling operations at Andrews, Ma
jor Llewellyn said to a New Mexican
representative:
The cyanide mill is doing good work
and is running night and day. The plant
is equipped with up-to-date machinery
and the assay office and laboratory is
the finest in the territory. Last month
the mill produced Sc, 800.
Senator Andrews recently spent a
week at the mines, and he will return
again January 20 and prepare to con-
duct operations on a more extensive
scale than ever. His fearless and sci
entific management of affairs has been
prolific of grand results and demon
strated beyond doubt that all the Sec
tion needed was deep mining to insure
success. At first many people endeavor-
ed to discourage him, but he possessed
sufficient nerve to go ahead despite this,
and in consequence, he demonstrated
that he knew more about the matter
than did his advisers.
The improvements during the new
year include a gasoline hoist for the
Trippe mine and greater ore reduction
facilities. The Trippe is furnishing all
foreground operations are being con-
Quoted under the supervision of the well
known mining boss, Pete Townsend.
This property is located about a mile
from the mill, giving a doWn-hill haul
for the ore to be treated. The ore pro-
duction of the Trippe last month raj
900 tons of milling ore and six cars of
refractory ore, which vas shipped to the
Ell Paso smelter. Three eight-hour
shifts are being worked, and in addition
to the regular ore production, the shaft
is being sunk to a depth of 1000 feet. 1T
is now down 215. According to the es-
innate of Professor George Robin, this
property now has $3.50, 900 worth of ore
in sight ready for treatment.
"a deep shaft will soon be started on
the Ell Orc claim, on which the cyanide
plant is situated. The present develop
ment of the Ell ORC consists of a 20O-foot
shaft and 1,40O feet of drifts and tun-
nels.
"The operations are now being con-
Quoted on such a large scale that it is
found impossible to do any custom mill
work. In fact, the Charter Oak mill,
which was recently purchased by Sen
ator Andrews, will be started running in
January, the present ore supply being
too large for the cyanide mill. After de-
velopment work on the mines has pro-
crossed far enough to warrant the ex-
pense and insure sufficient ore, a smelt-
er will be added to the two mills now
owned.
1.-The present equipment now includes
the finest ore freighting outfit in the
southwest. A general merchandise store
is operated in conjunction with the
mines"
The properties owned and controlled
by Senator w. H. Andrews include the
Trippe, Ell Orc, Fresnal, Homestake,
Bona, Prosperity, Corona and several
other claims, a~ggregating about 26O
acres, located in the Las Animas mining
district, Sierra county. Judge Parker
and w. s. Hopewell are directors in the
Andrews concern.
The successful operation of these
properties is very gratifying to the min
ing men of New Mexico, for it tends to
prove the richness of a large mining
district and enhance the value of u
merous smaller holdings, in addition to
largely swelling the mineral output of
the territory.