Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-08-10


had known 10 a general way that Man
ager Clifford had had a force Of men
at work for several months, but as the
property was so far from town IL had
not been visited. There are several
openings on the property, and the one
that attracts the most attention is an
open cut that commences near the
north end, and extends for some eight
hundred feet. The object of which is
TO satisfy the owner that the vein is
continuous. Assays and shipments
we're made OF the ore taken from these
open cuts, and it was found that not
only vas the vein continuous for these
eight hundred feet. but that the ore
chute was continuous and profitable.
The vein is from two feet to eight leet
wide, and the pay streak is from tw
to twenty-four inches. The pay streak
Is shipping ore, that is II carries enough
value so that II can be shipped to the
smelter, paying freight aud smelter
charges and leave a protlttu the miner.
The remainder Of the ore is Of a lower
grade. not containing enough value to
pay shipping and smelling charges.
This ore is being piled OH the dump
with the anticipation that at some
time in the future a mill will be placed
on the property which will concentrate
this ore, when the concentrates can
be shipped to a profit. A shaft has
from the end Of the claim. This is
about an hundred feet deep and on it
is a whip. used for bringing The ore to
the surface. at this depth levels are
being run 10 each direction. Some
Eve hundred feet south Of this another
shaft is being sunk, which is now
down fifty feet. 1t will be sunk until
1t is on a level with the level from the
first shaft, when a level will be run to
meet il. Some three hundred feet
south of this shaft the vein runs into
the hill. which rises abruptly. About
on 4 level With the top Of the shaft a
tunnel has also been started into the
hill. This is also on the same vein,
which has been traced to it. Between
the shaft and the tunnel, living TO the
west OF the ledge, is a shallow develop
ment shaft, from which some fine ore
has been taken. 1t appears to be on a
different ledge, and this ledge trends
toward the main lodge, aud is thought
TO meet with il in the hill. AT about
the place where the TWO lodges we're
supposed to come together Manager
Clifford cross cut the tunnel, and
started a Wine. He found the ledge
to be eight feet wide here, and in
sinking on the Wine he found much
richer ole than be had encountered a
few feet higher in the tunnel. 1t
looked as though the bottom of the
tunnel had been running on top OF the
high grade ore. He will sink the
winZe until he has about a ten foot
breast OF this ore then win continue
the tunnel into the hill on this ore.
The secnnd shaft mentioned, the one
fifty feet deep, was started as a double
compartment shaft, and ultimately
will he used as the main working
shaft of the mine. AS the levels are
run they block out the ore, leaving il
in such a position that a man can 90
on three sides Of the ore, and measure
it up, and very closely calculate its
value. Sinking Will be continued on
both shafts, and will continue as long
as ore is encountered. Manager Gif-
ford assures the LIBERAL that he is
taking out enough high grade ship
ping ore to pay the expenses of devel'
opment, in fact he is taking out
enough from each opening to pay The
work in that opening, so that one
shaft or tunnel does not have to pay
the expenses Of another. Up the hill
to the east Of this main ledge "a very
promising feeder has been encount
cred that seemingly runs into tht
main ledge about one hundred feet
south OF the present face of the tun
mel. A fifty foot shaft has been sunl
on this feeder and a drift started il
both directions, on due shipping or,
varying from eighteen to twenty fou
inches. This shaft will also be con
tinued down fifty feet and a seconC
level opened up. The total shippini
output from the Dundee for the mex
three months, until other levels ar
opened up, will be two or three ton
per day. and shows a most satisfactor
increase 10 values as depth is gained
The arst a from near the surfac
netting about $500 while the last ca
from levels at afty and q hundrel
depth netted about 500, showing owe
100 per cent increase 10 values. BIZ
sides this shipping ore that he is tai
out he Is piling on the dump eyer
day some six o. eight tons Of secon
class ore, ore that will assay from te
to twenty dollars in value, but whic
will have to be concentrated before
can be realized on. Mr.. Clifford is i
no hurry to put up a concentrate
He says he wants at least five thol
sand Tons on the dump before he b