Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-04
MINING IN GRANT
COUNTY.
A Very Large Amount of Development
Work is Being Done in Santa Rita
and Other Districts.
NEXT YEAR WILL Be PROSPEROUS.

The Santa Rita Mining Company is
pushing all development work and
blocking out a large amount of ore,
which will later be extracted. Work on
the new accompaniment shaft Is
progressing most satisfactorily and a
completed from which drifts are being
run. This drift will connect with the
300-foot level on the Hearst mine and
with the 250-foot level on the Aztec
Hearst and Aztec mines in most sys-
tematic way. The work thus mapped
out will be vigorously pushed by the
company and will result in the model
development of all their properties on
the reserve portion.
Beginning with the first of the year,
great many operations will be begun
in the Burro mountain copper district.
Almost without exception, the owners
are making preparations to more thor
oughly develop their properties. Many
eastern parties are interested in mines
in the district and will make greater
development than ever during next
year. Local owners are also getting
ready to begin active work on their
claims at the beginning of the next
The individual owners of properties in
Santa Rita district, as a rule, are de-
veoping or working with good results
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Cat group of claims, in a small way
and expect to increase their working
force after the first of the year.
w. H. Ernest has applied for patents
lode mining claims in Santa Ri dis
trict.
The Pinos Altos Gold Mining Cor
pany, and other smaller companies ana
individual owners are thoroughly salts
fled with the advancement of the piuos
Altos district and the results of the
present year. Interested parties are
busy planning for greater advancement
and better results in future.
There are a few large properties in
the Pnos Altos district, a sale for each
of which is likely to occur at no distant
day, which have not been actively op-
Grated during the year, but will un-
doubtedly be during the coming one.
Matthias & Bishop have taken a lease
on the dump of tailings at the Wagon
err mill, at Pinos Altos, and will work
them over by means of new machine
recently patented. They claim that a
very small per cent of the ore will be
lost by their process and that a number
of tons can be successfully treated per
day. Assays from the tailings run well
in gold and silver, and the lessees are
pleased with their prospect for making
their venture pay. Machinery has been
ordered and will be installed within
week or ten days, when they will be
ready for operations If their method
endeavor to lease a number of dumps in
the county, order several machines and
work dumps quite extensively. The
machine used has been thoroughly tried
III d liuiilDti VI pld'to anu "olhS ouI-
cessfuly. The results of the venture
will be awaited with considerable in
terest in mining circles, as it is well
known fact that large per cent of the
ore values were lost by the early meth
ods of treatmnt and there should be
considerable money made in the re-
treatment of the tailngs.
Captain Nickerson, c. Amory Stew
enson and other eastern parties inter
ested, are expected to arrive within the
next few weeks and look personally af-
ter their interests.