Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-27
SBVBRALGOOD MINES
Continuous Activity in the Pinos
Altos, the Kelly and Other
Mineral Districts.
PROSPERITY AMONG MINERS
A Mill Is to Be Erected by Dimmick Bros.
at Pinos Altos-Three Groups
Leased by the Golden Giant
Company.
GRANT COUNTY,

GRANT COUNTY.
Jap Onstadt. of Cooks, shipped a car
load Of ore last week, and Is now cut
ting on his tunnel.
A new strike has been made northeast
Of the postoffice at Cooks, in what has
been hitherto considered barren ground.
Stewart & Wesley, the colored mining
men of the Tres Hermanas district, are
making regular shipments of ore to the
sampler at Deming.
In the Pinos Altos district proper sew
eral companies and many individuals
are pushing development on their prop
erty. both as owners and Ieasers. Great
quantities of ore suitable for milling
and shipment are being produced.
Large forces of wage earners find en-
ployment and a vast amount of contract
work has been let
The Pinos Altos Gold Mining Com
pany has several properties, all of
which are producing good ore in paying
quantities. The Hearst estate Is largely
interested In the property, and the
company Is In position to successfully
carry out any plans it makes.
The Atlantic mine at Pinos Altos,
owned and operated by the Treasury
Gold Mining Company, under the man
agement of Walter Brand, is being
worked continuously. The working
force is now engaged on the seventh
level, and have developed true fissure
vein, averaging 80 inches, from which
the ore runs SIT in gold, IS in silver and
copper value of Sc. The ore body Is a
very large one, and there are now over
300 tons on the dump ready for milling
done on the seventh level; 1900 feet
each on the fifth and sixth levels, with
300 feet on prosecuting. The company
has a complete plant, including ten
stamp mill, set of rolls, jigs and table Of
latest improved patterns. The stock Of
the company Is held principally by Fl.
M. Gillig, of Paris, France. Mr.. Gillig
is expected to arrive in the United
States next month, and will visit his
property at Pinos Altos while on this
side Of the water.
Dimmick Bros have d thirty-ton
sn.elter and refiner on their property at
Pinos Altos, and are now treating the
ore mined since June l. Their plant is
equipped with a forty horsepower en-
gine. The mine shows 1000 feet Of work
in shafts and drifts, the class Of ore
taken out Is silver-sal, Of which they
have an 8-inch vein running high in
value, their high-grade ore, when sort
ed. carrying 5000 ounces in silver.
The Messrs. Dlmmick ship bullion di-
rect to the Hanover bank Of New York.
These gentlemen are progressive, and
will by January l have erected mill
for treating a low-grade ore, of which
they have enough to justify the outlay.
The Rathburn, Maze and Cothron
groups at Pinos Altos have been leased
and bonded to the Golden Giant Mining
Company, corporation with ample
capital and managed by practical min
ing men. This company is now arrang-
ing to increase the capacity Of their
stamp mill to 125 tons daily, in addition
to which they will add Bartlett & Will
fred tables. One of the principal stock
holders is in the east for the purpose Of
selecting the necessary machinery and
appliances to fit out the plant with the
latest and most approved methods of
ore treatment. When the projected
plans have been carried out the plant
will be one of the largest and best
equipped In New Mexico.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
H. S. Wallace, Charley Watson and
others are the lucky owners of group
of five mining claims in the Krout gulch
district, Lincoln county, practically
surrounded by those of the Bonito Min
ing and Smelling Company, recently or
ganized.
w. j. Thatcher, general manager for
the Bonito Mining, Milling and Smelt-
ing Company. has moved to Bonito City,
and now has force of men at work on
the companys property about two miles
north Of the town in Krout gulch.
soCoRRo COUNTY.
Kelly mine Is making its usual heavy
shipments of ore with about the same
force of men employed. The Queen
group has leased its Apex workings to
different old time miners who are doing
development work, and, as the writer
understands, taking out good values as
they go. Mrs. Billings, owner of the ia
nous Kelly mine, is having substantial
Improvements made both inside and
outside Of this great property
James MCGEE and associates are
working the Silver Bell and other North
camp properties near Kelly with good
results. The Graphic and Ida Hill art
both working night and day forces, ant
are storing their ore against the blow.
ing-in OF the Graphic smelter. which
will occur in the near future.
J. w. Stephenson, superintendent fol
the Grand Ledge, on Cavern creek, neal
Kelly, is In receipt Of about mile o.
steel wire train cable, a ponderou:
brake wheel, and other accessories fol
the tramway, now nearly completed In
side work is progressing finely. Connec
tions have been made by the new shat
tapping lower workings. Within flfteer
to twenty days the Cavern will be read!
to begin shooting dewn. and hoistint
pay mineral. Other properties are keep
ing pace. and, taken as camp, Kell!
Is all right.