Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-06
NEW MEXICO MINES.

There is much activity reported in the
Jarilla mountains, so miles north of FL
Paso, where Il good deal of assessment
work is being done. The Providence
mine belonging to the st. Louis United
Copper Mining Company is turning out
very rich copper ores and shafts, drifts
and tunnels are being excavated.
The past seasons developments in
Taos valley has shown Enthusiastically
the unbounded mineral richness of the
valley, and that all there is needed is
capital to bring out immense profits.
Harold NJ. Cobb has ceased work on
his mining prospects at AmiZett, and
will remain in Taos for the present.
Shipment of high grade ore has begun
from Copper hill in Red River district.
The Bennett mill in the Organs is be-
ing overhauled and new and improved
machinery put in.
are taking out heavy galena ore in
Bear canon and the quality of the mine
is steadily improving.
HILLSBORO DISTRICT.
Six new dry washers have been plac-
ed in the Hillsboro district. and great
work is expected from them.
The Hillsboro mines during 1897 pro-
duced 10,S50 tons of ore
F. e. Earle, purchasing agent for the
Ell Paso smelter, has contracted with
Hillsboro mines for nine carloads of
ore for January delivery.
Brookbank, Barclay & Brooks will
erect reduction works on their proper
ties.
A shaft is being sunk on the Mountain
King property, an extension of the
Wicks mine.
During development work on Judge
Cranes properties at Faulkner, $50 ore
has been saved for shipment.
The Golden Era mines will be thrown
open to leaserS.
Ore valued at $40 per sack is being
mined by Robins & Crews, leasers on
the Snake mine.
Hillsboro is to have a miners benefit
union. The institution will pay weekly
benefits of IS to $40 for sickness or disa-
bility.
The Snake, Opportunity, Richmond,
X. K, Rex. Eureka, Freiburg and Gin
cinnati mines paid off $50 miners the
first of the year.
NlT,,,lr,,I o rp,,r, ,;,,n 1nnennc ~, thr
| Richmond mine, have saved a 30-ton
batch of ore that will net them in the
neighborhood of $500 each.
The Cincinnati mine has SO sacks OF
$40 ore ready for shipment to the Silver
City smelter.
Webster, Wheeler & Larson, X. X
mine ~leasers, are arranging to ship 81
| tons OF high grade copper sulphide ore
to the Ell Paso smelter.
The Trippe mine at Andrews has 22E
tons of ore mined in excess of the treat
ing capacity of the Andrews cyanide
mill. The mill is treating 25 tom of ore
per day.
A siX-ounce gold nugget was found in
the west drift of the Printer Boy mine
last week.
The three claims comprising the Bo-
hemian group of mines will be con-
nected by tunnel.
Last month the Porter, Charter Oak
and Andrews mills cleaned up S3,74O net
profit.
Negotiations are on for the sale of the
Garfield mine, a former heavy producer
Consideration, 500, 500.
The leasers of the Sherman mine have
let a contract to sink 800 feet on the
main lead.
The Dude mine is Lake valley has re-
sumed operations.
The machinery for the Harmon 4
| Cain mill, at Lake valley, has arrived
and is being placed in position.
Dutchman mine, exposing II inches OF
ore.
In consequence of the heirs of over
I Mcdonald permitting their claims tc
lapse back to the government by failure
to do the annual assessment work, they
lost one of the most valuable claims ir
the camp, known as the Empire. Re.
Gently a ten-inch vein of ore was cut ir
the mine, which assay $175 per ton.
John Wheeler is doing the annual as.
| sessment work on his Hermosa silver
properties.
T A new railroad will be constructed
from the Laguna valley Grant Goa
| fields to the north base of Animas peak
1t will touch the camps of Faulkner ant
Andrews. The rolling stock of the roae
will consist of two engines and so Goa
cars. No passengers will be carried
| The cost of the road Is estimated al
$475, 900, and it will be ready for opera
| ton before the close of 1899.