Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-06-09
ORGAN MINING DISTRICT
snnclal correspondence.

Special Correspondents.
organ. a. A. May 30--since the |
recent discovery OF some good bodies 4
I'D ore In the districts here and sur
rounding country, "a great deal OF at |
tontlon has been dlrer "a % this local /
rs by auuurr of eastern capitalists /
and prnspectors To- ihe past three /
weeks at least nfty men have come 20 |
this point and located claims, erected |
u.tle cottages OF pitched tents and be- |
gan operations on their new properties. |
The town OF organ is on the route
mapped out by the promoters Tor the
extension ot the iagerman railroad,
which VIII connect the IA Paso 81
Northeastern with she santa Re sys-
tenn at Las cruces IL ~ understood
here that the proposed extension has
passed the doubtful stages and Ia A
short time active work wall be COM
menccd ON the new road In the town
81 organ several new houses are ia
coursr OF construction and the sound %
the Saw and hammer BE- heard from
early morn tIl late at night True 10
is that au overland roads lead 90 Or
gan. but your correspondent does not
wish b. understood that there is work
for al Who come. There are numerous
locations yet to boz made ana the man
with muscle and grub stake may
strike DC rich in time % viii pay 10
keep yuuI rye on this place.
Under the management OF supcrln-
tendent Mccormick two shifts are be-
ing worked in the Excelsior mine The
shaft has been sunk TO depth Of go
feet but the principal work Is now be-
inE carried on in a drift which was
started from the TOO foot level In the
course of the work several fine bodies
~ ore Was encountered.
During the past Two months W. II.
LytIe me representative Of Boston
syndicate. has had in his employ a
force OF miners who have accomplished
The assessments for the present year.
The claims are known 40 the Desire.
Paul Nancy l.. No 1 Nancy l.. No. ?,
star OF The East. Elizabeth. star OF
Boston. Martha and Pauline Mr..
Lyle has sent ln an order Tor =
uu supply uf tools which are cXprc,-
"a 10 arrive IN few days when he
VIII rsr1.s.s SVtiyv development work.
Hle has in his possession some fine
looking rock which revealed very good
values in the assays.
The producer OF this immediate We
riuity is the we'll known Torpedo mine
Regular shipments have been made
daily for the past year from this prop
erty. and as the work progresses the
values iu ore increase. Two shafts
| known as No ana no. q are down
about 100 and 100 feet respectively,
each OF Whiol Dr. being worked By dou-
bile shifts The shafts are 900 feet
apart 4 couple of weeks ago work
] yas began go the 100 foot level IN SO /,
[ Tor she purpose uf connecting the two
! shafts By working tunnel AT dis
/ lance Of 90 feet from the shaft large
! body 90 high grade ore was struck.
| The body was found 20 be 30 feet IN
! width AZ present the Torpedo Mining
! company has two gasoline engines
/ working constantly. hoisting ore, but 4
is the intention OF the company 10 in
stall two 6O-h0rse power engines, with
pumping plants and c>ges within a
short time The mine has been dcyel-
! apei by means OF shafts. wines and
drftH, altogether $500 feet Of work
having been executed The ore values
vary somewhat but they average a 1T
! de better than so per ton. Operations
al the mines are being carried on un-
ior the careful and able management
log a. O. Anderson
a party of vi Paso and Las Crucea
business men have a small force Of
miners employed in the Franklin mine
ana are making good progress In de-
lyciopment work,
Yesterday thc Copper Bar company
rv Iumtd sinking in their shaft with a
t--e of men a drift was run in a
uorthery direction from the 100 foot
level Tor a distance Of so feet
W Ii Mackey Jr, superintendent 81
the Memphis mine began work viii
eve shifts hyc weeks ago IN a SHAFT. II
BE- now down "a depth % 1876 feet and IA,
prospects are very encouraging 20 th'
IoWuvrs Recent assays show i've pet
cent copper The ore b. being hoisteC
by a within which arrived a short Tins
ago from California.
Henry F0y who was the original 10
Gator ~ the now famous Torpedo min,
but sold his interests several months
ago tp the present owners, has not lef
the camp forever but n busily engage
taking care OF some gold silver anC
lead properties across the range whiol
hr recently staked out He report
some good finds In that section.
J. NJ Fucntos, the old reliable shoe
maker % the Mesilla valley, has decid
ed to locate in organ. he moved hu
shop 90 this place last week
r. .. Metcalf ~ Las Cruces, wa
among the visitors Ia camp yesterday
v L. Castillo. who has been conduct
!ng "a liquor establishment for mum
Der OF months past in Rincon. remove,
his stock of goods go This place yester
day. and will also make his future res
ldcnce here.
A now store building was erected las
week by J pagley, IN which he nov
has a fine display of fancy groceries.
william Nlzoarrs, a former well
known resident OF Las Cruces. and A
| o Cowap. have formed partnership
and ars conducting the organ saloon
G. G..