Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-03
THE MINING CAMPS
Several Mine Deals and a Mine
Boom at Nogal and Its
Surroundings.
The AMERICAN MINE SOLD
A Collection of New Mexico Minerals for
the Ell Paso Chamber Of Commerce
Several Pennsylvania Capitalists
Bound for Socorro,
LINCOLN COUNTY.

A. H. Norton, Jicarilla, says the prop
erty being worked by himself, S. M.
Wiener, Max Wienberger and JAS
Simms is showing up well.
Chas. Spence and NJ. D. Lincoln,
| are operating q copper mine in the
Gallinas district Mr.. Spence will have
charge of the preparation of an exhibit
from that locality for the Chamber of
Commerce OF Ell Paso.
Major s. M. Davis, who has been se-
lected by the Chamber of Commerce of
Ell Paso to secure from the different
mining districts surrounding that city
a collection of minerals representing
the resources of the southwest, is at
work in the White Oaks region and is
meeting with hearty response on the
part of the miners.
NOgal camp has q genuine mining
| boom on. Some of the richest of cop
per claims are being developed in that
section, and last week some fine sam
Piles of gold ore were on exhibition which
ran $50 gold to the ton. This vein was
located by a man named Kayser. Other
mines give greater returns, some of
them running as high as 500 gold to
the ton.
A. X. Wells, a New York and Chicago
banker and associates, have purchased
the American mine property at Nogal
and Mr.. Wells is now on his way there
to begin active work on the property.
New development machinery, stamp
mills ETC., will be placed as soon as
the machinery arrives and develop
ment shaft will be sunk to depth of at
least 500 feet. The American is one of
the best gold properties in Lincoln
county. The deepest shaft is only ITO
feet and the ore increases in value as
depth is gained. The mine has been
operated some, but great deal of the
time was badly mismanaged, yet it has
produced over $4,000 In gold.
oTERO COUNTY.
Recently there were eight prospects
in Krout Gulch near NOgal. BONDED to
Jarilla parties for $4,000.
w. b. Bates, superintendent and gen.
eral manager of the Electric Milling
& Mining Co.'S mines at Jarila, says lots
Of rich placer gold is being taken out
of the mines running at least ten dollars
to the square yard, but that owing to
the lack Of water only about half of it
can be secured. His company expects
to sink well. to supply water for the
wash, in the near future. Mr.. Bates
says every mine at Jarilla is taking out
large quantities of rich ore. There is
not an idle man In camp and everybody
is happy.
w. 5. Baker and C. P. Manwaring
stopped over in Alamogordo last week
on their way back to Chicago after
trip to the San Andreas. Mr.. Man
waring is looking after the interests OF
Chicago investors and he states that he
is so highly pleased with the properties
Investigated that extensive operations
can be looked for in the near future.
He is taking hack with him 70 pound
sample of lead ore from the Lead King
property, which is unquestionably the
finest ever taken from the San Andreas.
Mr.. Baker reports that recent sam
Pile of ore from one of his properties,
shows 54 per cent copper.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
Several mines in the Magdalenas are
sacking good ore for shipment. Water
canon Is also shipping ore.
e. M. Kealer and A. l.. Mckee left
Socorro for the northwestern part of
the county to prospect the oil fields of
that section.
&. Z. Tungrich, OF the eastern side of
the Ladrone mountains, returned from
Harrisburg, Pa. He will be followed
shortly by eastern capitalists who will
do extensive development work on his
mines.
In the Magdalena district late work
ings have encountered several fine
stringers of high grade ore in the Queen
mine, and the indications are now that
the Queen will soon be one of the heav-
lest producers of that district.
Another big strike was lately made at
Rosedale, one of the gold camps of So
corro county. This time it was made
in the White Cap mine. Several tons
were taken out at depth OF $50 feet
from four foot vein that assayed $9, ,S20
per ton. The ore Is being shipped to
Magdalena for treatment.