Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-26
MINING ACTIVITY.
Doings At the Mines Of Sierra, Taos and
Other Counties.
DONA ANA COUNTY.

Utner counties,
DONA ANA COUNTY.
The Torpedo ore bins have been en-
larged and greatly strengthened
The Torpedo mine, in the Organs, be
ing operated by r. Y. Anderson, is ship
ping a car of ore daily to the Ell Pass
smeter.
w. H. Mckay is doing systematic de-
velopment work on the Bennett Ste.
pherson group Of mines at Organ, un-
der bond and lease Of the valuable
property.
COLFAN COUNTY.
The necessary machinery to continue
development work on the Challenge
mine, near Elizabethtown, will soon be
on the ground. The Tomboy in the same
district has been sold to eastern peo-
pie, and systematic development Of the
same will soon be commenced.
L. F. Butler and c. Ferguson report
! having crosscut the lead in the lower
level of the Paragon mine, IN the Eliz-
abethtown district, and, chat it measures G
feet from wall to wall, with 2 feet OF oie
that runs from $50 to 5000 per ton. They
are naturally pushing development
work preparatory to taking out large
quantities of ore for shipment.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Persons who ought to know whereof
they speak express unbounded conf
dence in the value of the mines Of the
Jicarilla district
Robert Law, formerly of Santa Fe,
and recently an employe of the Car
thage Coal Company, Is now foreman Of
the Old Abe coal mine at White Oaks.
The Old Abe gold mine and stamp mill
are being steadily operated, and the re-
suits are rapidly returning to the own
ers the large amount OF money they
were forced to invest in restoring the
mine after the fire of several years ago.
The pay streak is narrow at present,
but it is being worked at a profit, and
hope Is entertained that another rich
pocket will soon be encountered.
TAOS COUNTY.
From the three-foot vein in the Cora
L, at Red River, ore was taken last
week that assayed $40 per ton in gold.
The June Bng Mining company has
let contract for the necessary lumber
to build concentrator on its mines
near Red River.
As depth is gained numerous new
strikes of ore running from $25 to $50
in gold are being made in the, Red
River district
S. M. Mallette and Chas. E. Compton
have resumed worked on the Carlo lode
in Mineral gulch, Red River. and con-
fidently expect soon to uncover large
bodies of pay rock.
The Jayhawk and the Memphis mines,
at Red River, have come to the front as
regular shippers of high grade gold ore.
The last car of ore shipped by the
Memphis yielded $75 per ton and the
ore now being taken out looks still bet
ter.
SIERRA COUNTY.
The Hillsboro gold district shipped
100 tons Of ore to the mills and smelters
last week.
A big strike of bornite copper ore has
been made IN the Flying Dutchman at
Hillsboro.
Cleveland people are negotiating for q
bond and lease on the Hillboro & Mil
waukee Company's gold property.
The Trippe mine at Hillsboro is about
to make its third shipment for the pres
ent month to the Silver City smelter.
The leasers on Richmond ground real
lied S. per day last week and expect to
make double the amount hereafter.
A cavern at the Mastodon mine, near
Hillsboro, the other day, revealed to the
delighted owners handsome body of
shipping ore.
As the Mesa del Orc failed to do the
annual assessment work. Kingston and
Hillsboro people have relocated most OF
the Aillsboro placer grounds.
The leasers of the Snake nine have
thirty tons of high grade ore awaiting
treatment at the Porter mill and are
rapidly taking out more by means OF
day and night shifts.
An experienced mining man declares
that, with modern smelter In operation
at Hillsboro, the Opportunity mine
alone would add $4,000 per month to
the output of the camp.
THE GOLDEN COCH1TI.
The immense new ore bins have been
completed at the Albemarle mine.
John Murphy has discovered valuable
mineral in a claim called the Master
Irving.
Thomas Shields Is reported to have
struck fine body of $50 gold quartz on
Harrison hill, adjoining the Harrison
No. 2.
All the poles have been set for the
electric power line between the Albe-
marie mine and the coal banks at Mad
rid, and the work Of wiring the line will
be pushed as fast as possible.
Experiments at the Albemarle mill
have demonstrated that the Peletan
process Is great aid to straight cya-
nide in making a close saving OF the
gold and silver values Of the Cochiti
ores.
The owners of mining claims in the
Cochiti district have, with hardly an
exception, completed honest assess
ments on their properties for 1899, and
most of them are planning to do much
actual development work during 1900.
| The new 100- ton custom ore mill Of the
Cochiti Development and Improvement
Company at woodbury. (formerly Aller-