Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-16
NEW MEXICO MINES
SIERRA COUNTY.

EdWafd ii. elcn mas sold TWO 10 per
cent copper claims in Mineral valley to
Denver parties for 81 800.
The Robins & Crews lease on the
| Snake netted $500 last week.
The Percha mill is putting in another
Willy table.
Peter Crumrine is netting $1,000 per
month from his big Snake mine lease.
Charles H. Meyers has sold a half in
terest in the Mikado mine to John H.
Fricke for 81, 1000.
w. L. O'Kelly has bought the Larry
lease on the Opportunity for $500.
Twenty-Five miners We're set to work
on the Golden Era group, and the force
at the Sheridan mine has been in
creased to eighteen men.
Thomas C. Halls miners are pro-
ducing eight IONS of ore per day at the
Freeburg.
The Woolsey mines are sacking ore
in order to await a further rise in cop
per.
The diamond drill at work on the cop
per flat, near Animas peak, is 10Y
down nearly 600 feet, at which depth il
has passed through a blanket forma-
ton of rich copper ore.
A big strike Of native copper and gold
has been made at the Wicks mine.
At the Verdigris mine three men are
mining two tons of 25 per cent copper
ore per day.
A gold brick valued at $4,780 was
shipped to the refinery by the Charter
Oak mill. The gold came from the Gin
cinnati and Prosper mines.
Ten tons of ore was mined in the low
er workings Of the Richmond mine last
week. The ore was worth $3.50 per ton
gold and $78 per ton copper.
The vein at the Warren mine has
widened out 2 feet 4 inches without de-
teriorating in value, which is 500 pei
ton in gold and As per cent copper.
A force of four men at the Englemar
& Williams copper mine maintain a
steady daily output Of five tons of 81
per cent copper ore.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
w. r. Mccormick, of Las Cruces, has
received an invoice Of mining machin-
cry, consisting of hoists, ore buckets.
tracks, cars mad water buckets, for the
Excelsior mine in the Organ noun
tains.
The Mormon mine at Organ is again
producing. A new shaft is being sunk
west of the old workings. John Barney
has charge of the work.
Samuel Hughes & Co. have located q
claim in Lost Mans anon. The ore is
high-grade copper glance.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
The lack of water compels the Timber
Peak company at Water canon to close
down it's mill temporarily. A new wa.
ter supply will be secured at a slight
additional expense. The company has
sufficient ore blocked out and measured
to run the mill for several years.
The Buckeye company at Water can
on has commenced to III it's two i'm.
mense holsters night and day.
Sweet & Bland have commenced de.
veloping work on the Bank claim neal
Rosedale.
A shaft so feet in depth has been SUM
on the Bay Horse claim.
The Rose Queen claim in North canor
was recorded by Karl Riegel.
An apparatus for raising ore is being
built at the Ninety-nine claim neal
Rosedale.
G. w. Donnelly, J. r. De Mier an6
others are developing a rich copper
claim in the San Andres mountains.
GRANT COUNTY.
Several parties from northern New
Mexico are negotiating for the purchase
Of the Humboldt mill.
Considerable work is being done al
the Carizillo camp, near the Mexican
border, thirty-flve miles southeast Of
Deming. The Golden Cross and the Ea-
gle Mining Company are shipping cop.
per and silver ore. A strike of good ore
has been made on the Klondyke, and 8
100-foot shaft is being sunk. Another
good strike has been made on the Cop.
per Tom mine, giving 30 per cent OF
| copper and nearly 100 ounces in silver
A blanket of high-grade lead and sill.
yer has been struck in the Tres Her.
manas group Of mines, averaging s tt
16 inches,
j. A. Mahoney and A. J.. Clark have
purchased the undivided interest in the
Surprise mine from u. E. Mcdaniel.
A big strike was made on the Grant
Gay group near STEMS pass. After dig
ging a 5OO-foot tunnel the owners have
struck an immense body of ore ave
aging rs ounces in silver and As per cent
of lead. The strike is worth over 500,
900.
The well-known San Simon mine, in
the Grant Gap district, has been sold
by Meyers, Wilson & st. Clair to King
dom & Berry.
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY.
Two miners from Denver have made
several good strikes of gold and copper
near Tres Piedras. They have given the
tip to several other Colorado miners
and all are quietly acquiring all the
claims they can secure in that vicinity
RED RIVER DISTRICT.
DR.. Il. s. Sherrard has located the
Hope lode, and has opened up a fine
lead of copper ore.
w. w. Cloudy has located another
claim on Bitter creek, and is taking
good grade of ore from 1t.
The Oldham Bros. will begin opera.
tions on the Deadwood on Goose creek
A large vein Of sylvanite ore was dis.
covered on Bitter creek.
A. Manson Is developing the Aguilal
and Last Chance mines at the mouth
of Mallette gulch. He has 80 feet o,