Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-26
MINING COUNTIES
Extensive Operations In Grant, Sier-
ra, Colfax, Dona Ana and
Lincoln Counties.
LEACHER FOR SANTA RITA
The Prospects In the Elizabethtown Mining
District Are Very Bright-A One Hun
drsd Ton Ooncentrator In the San
Andres Mountains
GRANT COUNTY,

| COLORADO people nave recently LEASED
several valuable copper claims at Fierrt
and Santa Rita.
The Mineral Point Zinc Company, op
Grating mines in the Hanover district
| is now shipping two cars of ore per day
Owen Hughes is now working ten mer
n the Hanover No. 2, in the Hanover
/ district and has already commenced
shipping high-grade copper ore.
The Southwestern Copper Company
of Boston, lessee of the st. Louis anG
other good claims in the Burro noun.
tain district, Is making large shipments
of high-g grade ore.
force Of twenty-five men is en-
ployed doing development work on the
Hardy property, in the Burro mountain
district, and the owner Is so we'll pleased
with the showing of ore that he will
| soon increase the number of men on
his pay roll.
The Pinos Altos Gold Mining Com.
pany is taking seventy-flve tons of ore
out of the Gillet shaft per day The
shaft Is down 800 feet, the mine is light
ed throughout with electricity, and the
ore Is hoisted to the surface in double
deck cage by steam.
The Maggie M. mine, one of the oldest
claims in the Fierro district, contain
ing large deposits of zinc mixed with
some lime the latter of which can be
readily eliminated by concentration, has
been sold to d. Bauman. The claim will
be systematically developed with view
to making 1t regular shipper.
j. w. Bible is shipping five cars Of
fematite iron ore per day, which is
loaded at Hanover, and a car of zinc
blende daily from the Thunderbolt
mine. The lumber and machinery for
Mr.. Bibles new concentrating plant in
Hanover gulch is on the ground, and the
mill will be completed as soon as possi-
BILE. 1t will have a capacity of $50 tons
per day
The main shaft on the Dundee mine,
in the Shakespeare district, Is down 100
feet, and shows 2k feet of good ship
ping ore at the bottom. Drifts will be
driven both ways on ore. The mine Is at
present producing twenty-five tons of
shipping ore, chiefly from the surface
openings, but this amount will be much
increased as soon as stopping ground is
opened on the lower level. The surface
ores net from $25 to $50 per ton.
The new teacher of the Santa Rita
company is completed. 1t Is composed
of eight large tanks, and the process by
which the ore Is treated will render
profitable ore that only runs or per
cent in copper. In fact, the low-grade
ores can be run through the concentra-
tor and then the tailings run through
the teaching plant and get product of
S6 per cent. Sulphuric acid is used to
gather the copper from the crushed ore,
and it is finally precipitated on iron.
SIERRA COUNTY.
The Porter mill at Hillsboro is run
ming full time on good gold ore.
The Silver Mining Company has sold
it's famous group of silver mines at
Lake Valley to Lucius Fisher.
Senator Andrews, of Pennsylvania, is
visiting the Trippe and other valuable
Sierra county mines in which he is
largely interested.
The new water plant on the Animas,
constructed for the purpose of supply
ing the Trippe mill at Andrews with
water, Is working to perfection.
Under the new management the
Wicks mine is not only producing the
usual quantity of fine ore for treatment
at the local mills. but new ground is be-
ing vigorously opened up.
COLFAX COUNTY.
The mines and mill of the Golden
Ajax company, in the Elizabethtown
district, are kept constantly and prof
itably in operation.
The merchants of Elizabethtown are
taking in good deal of placer gold
these days, which is taken from the
neighboring placer ground by means OF
old fashioned rockers.
The Abe Lincoln tunnel, which c. A
Dorm is driving into Old Baldy noun.
tain, has passed the 600-foot mark, ant
lit is expected that an immense ore body
will soon be encountered
The prospects of the Elizabethtowr
| mining district were never brighter
than this spring. There never have beer
| any failures in the district. All the
mines that have been properly develop.
ed show plenty of fine ore, and no doubt
is entertained that many more gold pro
ducers will be opened in the course o.
the year.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
The soda beds in Ash canon, Organ
mountains, are being worked.
Ell Paso people are developing tn
Olympia and Oregon groups in Doubtful
canon, Organ district.
Bennett & Friedenbloom are develop
ing an immense lead property in Bea
canon, Organ district.
| R. Y. Anderson and associates hav
taken a lease and bond on the Dummi
B. mine. one of the most noted mines II
the Organ district, and have alread!
begun active work on the property.
As soon as the wagon road is com
pleted to the mines of the New Mexic
Lead Company, in the San Andre
mountains, the company will put in
10O-ton concentrator. It Is expected tha
this plant will be in operation by tn
1st Of July.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The American Placer Company We
drilling apparatus has arrived at Whit
Oaks. and will be taken to the Jicarill
placer grounds at once.