Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-05
A NEW COPPER
DISTRICT.
It Is Situated on the West Side Of
the Great Nal Pals Lava
Flow.
SHELTERS TO BE BUILT.
Major W. H. Il. Llewellyn Tells of Mining
Conditions in Dona Ana and 0tero
Counties Organs and the
Jarillas.

In Otero and Dona Ana counties the
mining industry is making great ad-
vances just now," said Hon. w. H. II.
LleWellyn, of Las Cruces, who is visit
ing in the capital. The 100-ton con-
centrator of the New Mexico Lead Co.,
is nearing completion in San Andreas
canon, 45 miles northeast of Las Cru
ces. Extraordinary bodies of leadsil-
Yer ores have been opened in this To-
cality and this summers shipments
from the district have created some
thing of furore in smelter circles. The
camp at Organ is steadily producing;
the older mines are all on a paying ba-
sis, and many new ones are being de-
veloped. These camps are tributary to
Las Cruces, and our fiourishing little
city has been greatly benefited in a
business way during the past year by
| the activity in mining circles in that
| neighborhood.
A NEW DISTRICT.
"On the line of the Ell Paso & North
eastern railroad for the past several
| months frequent car load shipments OF
copper ore have been going out Of NAL
aga station, in Otero county. The ore
is from a new district situated on the
| west side of the great malpais lava
| flow, on the open plain. A number OF
shafts have been sunk which indicate
| the existence there of a great blanket
| vain of & N 10 feat in thick
and covering a vast territory. This is a
new discovery that will prove an agree
able surprise to many old timers who
| have travelled over that barren plain.
| Already over 1900 acres have been To-
Gated Largely owing to this new find
a new smelter is to be built at once on
the line of the Ell Paso & Northeastern
road about two miles out of Ell Paso
! designed especially to treat the ores OF
| Otero and eastern Dona Ana counties.
THE JARILLA MOUNTAINS.
In the Jarilla mountains, the main
shaft of the Philadelphia company has
exposed splendid body of copper and
gold ore. The Nanny Baird and Lucky
groups of properties are being operated
i under lease by Arizona parties The
shaft of the former is down $50 feet and
has demonstrated the fact that water
an important item in the camp hitherto
is to be had in abundance by sinking
for it, There are vast quantities Of
to per cent copper ores in this camp,
and strong combination has just been
formed to put 100 ton smelter in there
just as soon as water can be developed
All the necessary 1uxes, also the fuel
coal and coke, are near at hand.
"The latest strike in the camp was
made by Kelly Brothers, who have op-
ened a strong body Of ore yielding to
6 ounces in gold besides carrying cop
per values running Il to 20 per cent.
confidently expect to see the Jarilla dis
trict soon developed into one of the lar
gest and most permanent mining camps
| in the southwest"
WORKING FOR THE BLIND INSTI-
TUTE.
| On the subject Of politics and legisla-
tive matters, Major Llewellyn declined
to be interviewed. However, he did say
this: 1--WE shall be up here in full force
when the legislature opens to ask for
the location of the territorial institute
for the blind in Otero county"