El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-05
Mines aud
Mining.
Mineral Exhibit to chihuahua.

Mineral Exhibit to chihuahua.
| Being inspired by Ell Paso's success
in securing mineral exhibit. Chlhua-
hua citizens are agitating the subject
OF an exhibit for that city.
Barnum Mine Leased
Ell Paso parties heve leased the Bar
mum copper property in the San Blas
| (Mexico) district and have begun oper-
atoms upon it.
Suffering From Water.
The country about San Luis Potosi,
| Mexico, ia suffering from an extended
drouth and mining men from that
district say that Mexican Ore Com
will be forced to suspend if 1t doesn't
| rain soon.
Aros River pldcers.
California parties have organized the
South western Placer company for the
purpose of working placer claims along
the Aros river in Sonora, Mexico.
They will use the most m odern methods
in working placer grounds.
Kentucky In Chihuahua.
A company has just been organized
In Louisville, Kentucky, for the pur-
pose of working q group OF copper
claims in southeastern chihuahua.
They have sent q mining engineer to
90 to work on the property and he
says the company will spend $4,000 in
Improvements at once.
To Rebuild At Once.
The large smelling plant and old
concentrator of the Detroit Copper
Company at Morenci, Arizona, which
were destroyed by FIRE last Friday
afternoon, will be replaced at once,
and as the Morenci & Southern rail-
road will soon be completed to the
camp the placing of the material on
the ground will be greatly facilitated.
Heretofore it has been hauled from
Clifton with teams.
Cochlti Mill Destroyed.
The milling and reduction plan of II
Cochiti Reduction and Improvement
Company at Wood bury in the Cochiti
district, was struck by lightning and
totally destroyed by fire last Friday
night. The plant WAS new one and
cost $50. 900, having never been insured.
1t WAS owned and operated by Denver
company, who will probably rebuild
1t soon.
Things Moving In the Organs.
Billy Hayden, proprietor of the In
ternational bar, received q letter, |
Sunday, from w. r. Mccormick, who
owns the Excelsior mine in the Organ |
mountains and is also holder Of large !
stock in the Torpedo aud Modoc mines |
in the same district. He reports rich |
strikes in the Torpedo mine as a week
ly Occurrence and says that w. 81. |
Mackey, who Is developing the Mem |
phis mine just north of the Torpedo |
for the Bennett& Stephenson company, |
has just uncovered q valuable vein. |
Mr.. Mackey halls from Kansas and is |
experimenting both the mine and
con centratipg plant of so tons capacity
stakeholder in both the Torpedo and |
Modoc mines.
Mines Near Van Horn.
George T. Stenhouse, VINO has oper.
ated mines in California, Arizona, New
Mexico, Nevada and Utah, was here,
Tuesday, on his way to Chicago from
prospecting tour through the Nc
Henry mountains for a Chicago syn
dictate which has bonded q group of |
mines near Van Horn, Texas, from
Jack Bridges and others.
Mr.. Stenhouse says 1t is his opinion
that that section of the country is
bound to come to the front, as there is
an abundance of ore there and that
everything indicates permanance. All
that is required to make it great
mining country is capital and conf
dence. and he thinks his report to the
people will result in these be-
ing placed there at once. He has q
favorable report to make and expects
to be returned to take charge of the
development Of the property At once.
A Valuable Prospect.
Pete Davenport was up from kilo-
meter 81. Sierra Madre line. SUNDAY to