El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-27
Mines and
Mining.

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The San Ricardo, is new gold and
silver mine just denounced near Vilial-
pando, state of Guiana juato.
The Providencia is new gold mine
recently denounced near Tetela, and is
producing very good Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
At the Santa Rita copper mine SO
men are at work, and all through
Grant county new mines are being
opened and old ones worked.-Ex.
An immense body of ore, running
500 to the ton, has been opened up in
the Albemarle mine. The Cochiti
Gold Mining company owns, in the
Albem arle, q bonanza not equaled any
where in the southwest.-Exch.
A magnificent specimen of copper is
on exhi oition at Silver City. 1t came
from the Montoya mine, and is fully 90
per cent copper. 1t came from 300,
pound chunk found at the depth of Is
feet, The specimen is valued at $780,
Elk.
A. A. De Meules, of Minneapolis,
is looking after the famous turquoise
mines owned by his brother, A. j..
De Meules, known as the Turquoise
King" and who was murdered re-
Gently. A small force of men will be
kept at work mining turquoise under
the management of Mr.. Curran.-
| Mexican.
The high price of copper and the
boom in tie market for copper stocks
combined are bringing forward, at
might be expected, a great number of
copper properties, Or at least of so
called copper properties. Some of these
are legitimate mining propositions, but
the great majority are of very indefin-
tie value, or Of no value at all ,-Ex.
The following new mines were de-
nounced last week in the state of Du-
range: The old Angeles, gold and
silver mine, near Villa Corona; the
lapsed Bismarck gold and silver mine,
denounced as the San Bernardo, near
Guanacevi: Ermlta, silver and gold,
near Gusnacevi; Vets Nueva, gold and
silver, near Topia; Las Victories, ell
Tsmazula: Comedera, silver, near Ia
mazula; Trinidad, silver, near Topia.-
Exchange.
The White mountains of New Mex
| leo are rich in mineral deposits. They
are composed of granite, schist, inter-
sected by many dykes of porphyry
| and like rocks and veins of mineral
bearing quartz and spar. The rich
leads on the west and south sides of
these mountains have remained un-
developed on account of the Indians
owning the land. Lately there have
| been number of fine claims located,
assaying as high as 5000 ton in gold
and silver, and others carrying from
so to 10 per cent of lead. Several val
liable copper mines have also been
opened.
Advices received from Guanaiuato
state that few days ago the miners
working In the Protectors mine located
on the north end of the Veta Madre at
Guanajuato, suddenly broke into the
old workings of the mine which were
filled with water. It poured in with
such force and in such quantity that
Work has since been actively prosecut-
ed with view to unwatering the mine
and it Is expected that this will soon
be accomplished.-Me Herald.
The following new mines were de-
nounced last week in the state of So
nora. The old Manic gold mine, near
Caborca, the old Hilos gold and silver
mine, denounced as la Nina de los
Hilos de Santa Ana, situated near BIZ
viacora: Continuation de Plomoso,
lead, near Sahuaripa; Descubridora
silver, near Hermosillo; Dura, gold,
near Tepshui; Toro, gold and silver,
near Alamo; Repu blica de Filipinos, |
gold and silver near MocteZuma: |
J uarez, gold and silver, near Oputo:
Colosa, gold and silver, near Cumpas:
old Santa Catarina silver mine near
Tepache; Extension Oeste, silver, near
umpas.-Mexicon Herald.
Old Abe is the most remarkable
mine near White Oaks. 1t was located
In 1888, and has been worked by its
present owners since 1890. The new
shaft is 1850 feet deep.
From $50 to 900 feet all the work was
10 ore, and at $50 feet the pay streak
was found with very short drift. All
show a very regular vein from s in
,hes to Is inches wide, with an aver
sge value of $l75 per ton. A mum Der
owed, and large pockets of free mill
ng ore have been found. Near the
surface beautiful specimens of wire
yold in gypsum were found. The
present management is in the hands of
me of the principal owners J. Y. He
witt. Development is kept we'll in ad-
,ance of the stopping necessary to sup
,ly the 20 stamp mill, which gets about
70 per cent of the value on the plates.
The tailings VII 60 to a 5O-ton cyanide
,lant,s just completed. There are es- /
mated to be 10, 600 tons of tailings on
land, estimated to yield about Sc per =
on. The mine is said to have pro-
uced $3.50, O00.- New Mexican