El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-24
Major Davis At Silver City.

Major s NJ Davis writes as follows
from Silver City in regard to his work
there in the interest of the cham Der of
commerce exhibit:
Ga my arrival in this city l called on
the editor of the Independent, w B
Walton, who assured me he would do
all be could do to further the enter
prise of the chamber of com mercs in
helping to get up the exhibit. He re-
quested me to write a letter for his
paper, making the cham ber's
wants known, which l did. l next
called on L M Fishback of the Enter,
prise and found he was well posted
about the intentions of the cham Der.
He said be would put the matter before
the people of Silver City. He says
Silver City cannot afford to let the
splendid opportunity offered by the
chamber of commerce go by without q
good exhibit of the resources of the
territory. The resources are abundant,
and If the people of Silver City take
hold of the matter they can send down
hummer.
M. w. Porter6eld tells me he has
started to get out his exhibit. MIR.
Porterfeld is one OF the live men who
act at once, and is only too glad to
help show up what they have in Silver
City.
1 also met Mr.. c. w. Lindenmeir, q
mining man of Silver City, who will
assist In pushing the exhibit. he says
Silver City ought to have the finest
isplay in the cham Der of commerce,
and can if she tries.
The Hearst plant at Pinos Altos has
one of the most complete COMMENTATORS
in the United States. The tailings
when assayed very seldom reach one
dollar per ton in value. The concen-
traitor puts five and q half into one. j.
B. Risque, superintendent of the Pinos
Altos Gold Mining Co., will send down
mines and will do all he can to help the
whole district to make a show of its
mineral resources.
l had quite talk with 10 E. Sher-
idan about the intentions OF the cham
Der of commerce in collecting their
exhibit. He says that nothing but an
honest exhibit of the ore from the
mines will do any good, and he assur-
ed me that what we got from their
district would be an honest showing up
of what they had in their mines. Mr..
Sheridan head Is level about this
matter. l know the chamber does not
intend to get up an exhibition that will
be hum bug, but one that will fairly
show what is in all the mining camps.
Mr.. Gage Of the Golden Giant and
Mammoth mine ia putting in a new
plant, with tM enty stamp mill and all
modern sppliaI ces. When completed
it will be an up-to-date plant. They
also nave a diamond drill prospecting
several leads belonging to the company.
The owners OF the bennett mine are
working force of men, and have a
smelter on their property. They take
out pockets of fabulously rich ore, run
ming from 1000 to 10000 ounces of
silver to the ton.
The tlantic has about 1000 feet
of developed work on it, and is q sui
phide ore carrying good values in gold.
The Hartford is another promising
mine which is being developed, carry
ing copper, gold and silver. Mr..
Radcliffe has very promising claim.
He has only a IS foot shaft but is going
to ship ore to the Ell Paso smelter
His values are silver, copper and lead.
The McGregor Bros, also have a claim
which at the depth of fifty feet is
showing up splendidly. 1t too will
become shipper soon.
AS far as 1 have been over the camps
of the Silver City district, the indica.