El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-07
MINING ACTIVITY
In the Chloride Camp Arizona De
veloDment Work progres sing In
MANY Mines Big Mine Sale In
process of Negotiation.

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CHLORIDE. Ariz., Nov. iEThe
Hughes and Mitchell strike OF rich ore
~ their mine continues to he the all
absorbing topic OF conversation in
town and camp The ore body is now
stripped and exposed nearly five feet
down. and is six feet long and about
twenty inches wide. At this depth or
the shaft there are some indications OF
water coming in soon and when this
point of development is reached. the
ore will be taken down and shipped
Deputy Sheriff b. X. Perkins and
John Bruel have lately made hne
showing of rich ore on their Shoony
mine near the Payroll They are sink
ing in new place from the old work.
and have the shaft down nearly forty
feet The new vein of ore is in con-
tact of lime and granite. and though
small. is quite rich in silver. and late
assays have given increased percent
ages in gold aud copper. II is their
intention to continue sinking until Il
depth of 200 feet is reached. and after
that further work will be governed by
what is in sight.
The Lucky Boy mine has just install
ed a gasoline steam pump and blower
for the underground workings and in
creased the number of men at work
body. which is in drift on the 300 foot
level. is as big as at any time in the
past few months. and is averaging $3.50
Il ton by the car load.
r Il. Scott. who owns the Lucky
Boy mine. is away on the Colorado NV
er having assessments done on many
good claims. AS to the amount OF
work to he done can be better estimat-
ed by the large force of men he took
with him from here. there being thirty
in the number. These first annual as
sessments that are being done are
mostly for Chicago men. who Mr..
Scott has succeeded in interesting with
himself in their location and develop
ment. Prospecting OH many of the
claims will continue through the WIN
ter after assessments are completed
and there are already in sight a num-
hrr of contacts showing fairly strong
veins of free milling gold quartz.
At Mineral Park work and prospects
are better than for many years past.
and among the mines that are shipping
ore. is the Lone Star. Lady Bug and
Home Pastime. The first named has
recently installed new steam hoist
ing and pumping plant and on the
main lower level is working three
shifts of men and in all other parts of
the mine two. The ore is of an eXcep-
high grade character with
shipments of FOUR carloads u month. |
These are in that district also. two |
companies working and developing |
turquoise mines. and the output of |
these pure and beautiful gems is good |
in both. shipments OF the stones being /
made regularly every week. The tur-
Iuoise mine OF James Haas has been
in operation more than a year. and his .
receipts from the sale of them have .
been highly satisfactory.
Chas- +. Schoonmaker has just re-
turned from his copper mines at Pine
Springs. forty miles east of Kingman.
and brings good reports of the mines
in that district. Mr.. Schoonmaker has
two copper producing mines in the
ramp from which he is shipping two
rir loads OF ore n week. to Denver re-
fineries- \ number OF others are doing
as well. and work is increas-
ing throughout the camp. Consider
able work is also going on at Peach
Springs in the same district as Pine
Springs. but ten miles further west
and near the Santa Fe Pacific rail-