El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
MINES AND MINING.
Mining At Sdpello.
CONTINUED from 3rd. page)

Se-eral very promising mines are
being opened up in the mountains
around Casas Grandes and they bid
| fair to become heavy producers OF high
grade silver ore. Near Sapello station
there has been quite a number of de-
uouncements made, among which is
that of Mr.. Arguelles. of Ciudad Juarez,
which, Ia a fine copper properly. Mr..
Arguelles already has several hundred
tons of rich ore on the dump and is
pushing the development of his proper
ty., the ore from which Is increasing
in value IS tie depth increases.
How FL paso Benefits
The annual yield of the mines trib-
utary to the Sierra Madre railway and
to Ell Paso for the fiscal year just closed
is estimated to amount to several mill
ion dollars. The greater part of this
sum has been distributed among the
Ell Paso aud Juarez mercantile and In
dustrial firms for supplies, machinery,
etc. Those receiving the benefits of
the mining industry in this neighbor-
hood should work for q great enlarge
nent of this yield for the next year.
A Growing Camp
The CAndelaria Mining Company
operating the San Pedro group of
mines, are putting out an average of
twelve or fourteen care of lead-silver
ore per day. They have q big fOrcs of
men at work and are doing large
amount of development work on the
different properties. 1t is estiDa ted by
conservative men that the output of
this camp will coon equal that of Grip
pie Creek. One PROOF that this COM
pany is doing big work ia the amount
of lumber they are using to bridge up
the roofs Of the workings. They are
now receiving many car loads per
month from the Mormon mills west Of
Cssas Grandes.
Extensive improvements.
is Eldridge, of New York City,
Who recently purchased the old prod
eighty miles from Casas Grandes, has
now several hundred tons of high grade
ore out ready to ship when the wagon
road, which he is now having con-
structed to the properties, is complet-
ed. Mr. Eldridge is expanding several
thousand dollars in constructing this
road and making other improvements
on the mines, but he figures with ab-
solute certainty that the properties
short time after all prepsrs tions for
Activity liz the San Bias
Recently there has been much acti-
witty in the San Bias camp on the
Sierra Madre railroad. Numerous
lodges have been located and denounced
there. Some of these run as high as
30 per cert In copper, others run high
in silver, while still others carry q
good percentage OF lead. Among the
recent announcements made in that
camp are those of James Borden, Mr..
Wan baugh and Messrs. King and
Jones. Mr.. Borden Is said to have
associated with him strong company
of Ell Paso citizens. Mr.. VAN baugh
has promising copper ledge located
partially on the Sierra Madre right of
way. Messrs. King and Jones have q
6oe copper proposition located several
miles east OF the railroad.
A Big Deal In the San Andreds.
w E johnson, of Joplin. Mo-, has
bought block of so, 900 shares of stock
in the New Mexican Lead company
and has made contract through G B
James & Co. to erect q 10Oton con-
centrating plant. store. aud other
buildings upon the property. Under
the terms of the contract the mill must
be complete and running within ninety
days
Mr.. Johnson has about ninety con-
cent? atlng plants of his construction
now in operation around his home
town. His ability in that direction can
not be doubted and there is no ques-
tion but what the New Mexican Lead
plants ever built In the south west.