Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-09
GRANTCOUNTY MINES
The Impressions Of a Well Known
Mining Man On Mining In
New Mexico.
FOUND MUCH NATIVE COPPER
The Santa Rita Oompany's Operations
Copper Ore In the Burro Mountains-A
New District That Is Attracting
Attention Great Possibilities.

Herbert S. Shaw, the ~well-known
mining nan of Denver, has just re-
turned to Denver from a trip through
New Mexico, where he had ample OPP
p%ortunity to inspect the mining posi-
bilities of the great territory lying to
the south of Colorado. He was espe-
cially enthusiastic over the showing in
mining around Silver City in the south
western part of the territory. In his
opinion the most striking point about
the district is the remarkable amount
of native copper, the shallow depth at
which pay ore is obtained, and the
small amount of development work be-
ing done where indications are so fiat
tering. The country Is composed en-
tirely of eruptive rocks, with here and
there large deposits of lime. He said:
The most noted part of the district is
around Santa Rita. from which the
highest grade ore comes. The Santa
Rita company owns 100 claims of twen-
ty acres each thai cover an entire basin.
This basin is remarkably rich in native
copper, and every shaft hat has reach
ed a depth of 100 feet or more has been
a paying proposition. Hundreds of
years ago MeXicans came up from Mex
leo and mined the native copper from
these claims in a very crude way, and
packed it back to the City of Mexico. In
the extreme southern edge of their
property a wonderful strike was made
during the past week tina showed at ii
depth of 60 feet a body of ore S feet
wide, averaging Sc per cent copper and
a half ounce in gold per ton. This same
body of ore was opened up a little far
Their down the hill at a depth of only 80
Santa Rita company is working very
few men at present, but if they desired
they could employ a thousand men and
turn out car loads of copper ore daily.
Their present development Is being con-
fined to one shaft from which good ore
Is being shipped to their concentration,
which is now in operation on the
ground.
FIERRO AND HANOVER. q
Just over the hill from Santa Rita is
Fierro and Hanover. At this latter
place the famous Hanover mine is To-
Gated, which has a record of upward of
$500, 900, and produces some wonderful
specimens of native copper. Several
sets of ~lessees are working on this
property and are shipping native cop
per from very shallow depths. There is
only one steam plant on this property,
the balance being whims and wind
|asses.
IRON DEPOSITS.
This entire country is covered by an
iron cap which extends to a depth of
about so feet. From this formation the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company is
shipping a train load per day Of very
ore, and as soon as it passes
the iron which caps the copper
it leases the claim, which is then in
shape for the shipment Of copper ore.
A GOLD BELT.
Running just north of Hanover Is a
Dtll WIICH pdSSCS lIlIOu6u L mus
Altos. Several large gold producers are
in this belt that are making a
yery heavy production of gold ore.
COPPER ORE.
Most of the copper ore at present Is
being shipped from the Burro noun
aims district, which lies about fifteen
niles west of Silver City. The principal
in this section is the st. Louis
nine. which has a record of upward Of
$50 900. This property has been idle for
long time, but has recently been re-
opened, and is now producing a large
rom which shipments are now being
made they have exposed bodies 6 feet
vide that show high-grade copper ORE"
THE COPPER QUEEN.
Mr.. Shaw is interested in a group Of
laims in that immediate vicinity, and
bowed some very fine specimens of
Upper glance from his Copper Queen
lain. The development on this prop
rty is a shaft about so feet deep, from
hitch he is just commencing to ship. A
arge number of properties in this vi
Unity, with shafts not over rs feet in
epth, are now regular shippers of
ore.
A NEW DISTRICT. /;
"A new district about sixty-fve niles
orthwest of Silver City that is at