El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-17
GREAT MINING FIELD.
.(Continued from 9th psge.)

Maria. Dolores and San Leon. Some
day the beds of the Aros and 4aqu1
rivers and other streams In this v1cln-
ity will be producing wealth to an
extent which, if mentioned Low as
being possible, would only be looked
upon as a stupendous exaggeratlon.
Expert miners who have visited
the section. returned and report of
the possibilities of the country only
to be met with incredulous smiles for
their pains.
ASSAYS speak for themselves, how
ever, and those taken from the ore
brought in from this district show
large per centages each of gold, sill
yer and copper. A rare percentage
of this latter metal being found con-
tanned in the ores.
DOS CABEzAS.
The Dos Cabezas district has also
become famous for its production
of high grade ores. From the Harper
mine over 800, 900 has already been
extracted in the precious metals.
On this property many improve
ments have been made during the
past year and the owners are confident
of owning a bonanza. Other groups
of mines in this district are known as
the Seven Star, Pilares, the Santa
Cruz and another group is operated by
the Roy Mining company.
In the present infant state of min
ing in this district and notwithsts nd
ing the great distance the railway is
from this mining field three car
loads of ore are each week sent from
Casas Grandes, the owners realizing
about S4OO ton from the ore. The
Cinco de Mayo mine is another wonder
fully producing mine owned by King
and Jones. Bacerac in what is known
as the DEVILS Cauldron district will
also soon become known to the out
side world for the fortunes in mining
that it will produce. A few extracts
taken from the mining department of
a recent issue of a local paper will
give an idea of what can be hoped for
in mining way from the Casas Gran
des country.
'sMessrs. King and Jones have de-
cided to make arrangements to treat
their low grade ore of which they have
over 300, 900 worth on the dump. This
firm has not been shipping any ore
that averaged less than $50 ounces of
silver to the ton.
Samples from the Bloodworth-Mc-l
Kinnel mine, near Summit received
here assays $50 to the ton. Even
richer ore has been taken from the
mine which is about 26 miles north of
Casas Grandes.
E. E. Roberts has just returned from
the California district in the Sierra
Madre country. He says that the ex-
element there continues undated |
and that great activity prevails
the district.
A sample of ore taken from the Ell
Captain property which Mr.. Roberts
had with him assayed As ounces of gold |
to the ton.
John G. Austin has located copper |
claim near Bacerac the ore from which |
assays 80 per cent to the ton. The |
tie preliminary development work
will be required.
James r. Jacobs in from Oaxaca,
Sonora, is showing fine samples of |
copper ore assay1ng 30 per cent copper
and a trace Of gold which he has
taken from a claim he is now working.
The owners of the Seven Star mine
are preparing to make another large
shipment of high grade ore to Ell
Paso that is estimated will give re-
turns of $500 to the ton.
A new strike has just been made in
The Chocolate mountains within eight
miles of Casas GEandes. Assays have
not yet been made but the parties are
known to be in a ten inch vein of sill |
yer and gold. A shaft is now being |
sunk by the company which includes
VI essrs. Dunbar Harrell, Brown and |
local men,;
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