El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-01

mining districts of Socorro and Valen-
cha counties On business he says 1t is
very dry where be has been, there be-
ing no rain Of any consequence while
he WAS there.
SoCorrO County Gypsum.
Samples of the gypsum, which has
recently been found in large quantities
in Socorro county. New Mexico, were
taken to Denver and assayed, the re-
suit showing that they were rich IN
sulpburic acid. n wealthy mining
man from California had his attention
called To the fact ana he has interested
Cali tornia capital in the deposits aou
now the machinery to work them has
been ordered and ts expected to be
placed in working order in q few
weeks.
Mother OF Pearl In New Mexico.
A sensational ind is reported to have
occurred near Gaiisteo, New Mexico.
1t is large body of mother OF pearl
and samples that are claimed TO have
been taken from the place have been
shown. The samples glisten in the
sun ligh bit like richly colored opals. The
rock in which it is encased is black,
hard sod full of curiously shaped shells
that have turned to lime. The dis
coverer has filed location on the
ground, from which thu samples were
taken.
Gold Bearing Gravel.
1t is predicted that a thousand
stamps will be in operation in the
Cuchillo canon at the foot of the San
dia mountains in New Mexico in less
than three years. The cement beds of
that district are said to be practically
inexhaustible, there being thousands
of acres of this auriferOus gravel that
will average fourteen feet in thickness
and run better than 81 so per ton In
free gold. There is plenty of fuel on
the ground aud artesian wells have
been bored. II has been demonstrated
that there is an abundant supply of
water for all purposes, as it has been
flowing out of the wells there for the
past six months.
Wonderful Turquoise Discoveries.
A correspondent to the Las Vegas
Optic from Cerrillos tells of rich strike
OF turquoise made by the American
Turquoise Company about which he
makes the broad assertion, 1.-The rich
est strike that has ever been made in
the history of the world for large sized
gems, purity Of texture and beautiful
tint of COLOR" He says many of them
will easily polish the size of a hens
egg, which Is "the largest ever
found in the world" He says
that the largest besides these belong
to the crown jewels Of Spain and they
came from these same mines, about
200 years ago. The turquoise that
has been taken from the Cerrillos
district has been greater in quantity
and better in quality than from all the
other mines of the world combined.
Persia produced the supply of the
world until the deposits Of New Mexico
we're discovered but the Persisn
mines have been exhausted.
Mining In Grant County.
The Albuquerque Journal Democrat
Gays that the mining industry in Grant
county has received decided stilnu illus
by the visit of MAJOR Davis represent
ing the Ell Psso chamber of commerce,
to that county. However the miners
OF that county are little backward in
furnishing specimens for the exhibit.
exhibit in the entire lot II they would
take the trouble to collect the spec
imens; that with beautiful copper speci-
mems from the Santa Rita mines, the
like Of which have never been discover
ed in the territory and which are %
per cent pure. with wire gold from the
famous tGillette and gold nuggets Ne
large as pigeon eggs from the placers
near Pinos Altos, wire silver from the
Texas at Central and azure blue tur-
quoise from Porterfield's mines near
Silver City, the display would be as at
tractive and unique as 1t would be var
led.
Mining Business Active.
B. F. Hedges. who is here with his
family on his way to his home in Terre
Hsute, Ind, from Mapimi, Durango,
Mexico, made tour to Mexico during
June and visited several of the largest
cities of the republic. He says the |
activity in the mining business where.
ever he went Is wonderful-there is no
end to 1T.
In the Hornios district, thirty-6ve
miles from Mapimi, there is smelter
in the center of wonderful copper
district. 1t is q three-stack
smelter and Is kept busy handling the |
copper taken out of the mines surround
ing it. handling copper exclusively. Pro-
specting is being done all around this |
smelter and new strikes of big-paying |
copper ore are often made. At Torreon |
he found the people expecting two big |
smelters TO be located there in the near |
future. He says one at least is almost |
sure to be erected there soon. Torreon |
is great business place. 1t is the dis. |
point for all kinds of provi- |
sions for the surrounding country.
The PenOles company for which he |
smelter is wealthy |
and owns ell the mines |
around Mapimi. They are all lead !
mines and the smelte-, ten-stack one, |
handles only the ore from these mines, |
the output from them being sufficien Mt |
to keep 1t busy.