Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-30
MINING INTERESTS.
Continued Activity In the Mining Districts
Of New Mexico.
GRANT COUNTY

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depth Of 100 feet, and the showing Of ore
is most encouraging.
| p. II. McGrath has purchased group
of eighteen mining claims, situated near
the st. Louis patented mine in the Bur-
TO mountains, Grant county. Active de-
velopment work will be pushed on the
group.
The Orion company, operating in the
Shakespeare district of Grant county,
| has reached the 1OO-foot level on the
Dundee mine ,and has commenced ship
| ping ore. The shaft will be continued,
and a level will be run 700 feet to con-
meet with the other shaft.
A rich strike was recently made in the
| crosscut being run from the 300-foot
level of the Silver Cell mine in the Pinos
Altos district. The vein is over 2 feet
in thickness, and carries 50O-ounce sill
yer ore. The reduction plant on the
property has been started up.
A large body of high grade copper ore
has been encountered at a depth of rs
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mountain district. Six tons, recently
shipped to Deming, gave an average Of
% per cent for the first grade and Is
per cent for the second grade. The ore
is continuous at the bottom of the shaft.
The remodeled mill of the Bayard
| Milling and Mining Company at Cen
trial. in Grant county, has been started
| in successful operation on large ac-
| cumulation of ore. The plant has been
extended by the addition of Hunting
ton mill and six vanners, and now has a
capacity of about seventy-five tons per
day.
Lucius P. Deming, representing the
Alesandre Copper Mining Company, of
Virginia, has bought group of twelve
claims in the Anderson district of Grant
county. The consideration is not ex-
pressed in the deeds, but is understood
to have been snug amount of money.
The claims are located about thirty-five
miles from Silver City, and embrace
large bodies of high-grade copper ore.
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SIERRA COUNTY.
The Outlook mine at Hillsboro recent
ly made an $1,000 shipment Of ore.
The output of the Hillsboro gold
mines aggregates $1,240 tons since jan
uary /.
Professor Carrera will exhibit lot of
choice Sierra county ore at the Paris
exposition.
The California and Colorado lessees
of the Richmond mine at Hillsboro are
making big money.
TAOS COUNTY.
It is claimed that se1uine sylvanite
has been found in the Red River dis
trict.
A piece of rock was picked up in the
Red River district the other day that
assayed $9,56S per ton in gold. 1t is sup
posed to have come from the Norway
lode.
A quantity of ore from the Jayhawk
mine, in the Red River district of Taos
county, was recently tested. with the
gratifying result of s1S5 per ton in gold.
The ore in nearly all the mines in this
district is improving in value as depth
is gained.
COLFAX COUNTY.
Active work has been resumed on the
Willow Creek placers near Elizabeth
town.
The Montezuma company in the Eliz-
abethtown district Is employing large
force Of men in it's mines and mills, and
the profits Of the year are certain great
ly to enhance the value of it's stock.
TAOS COUNTY.
The Copper Hill company is steadily
developing it's valuable claims in Taos
county.
During the past year the Woodland
company, operating in the Elizabeth
town district has been engaged in driv-
ing crosscut tunnel to tap the large
vein that outcrops on its property. 1t
has been we'll rewarded. At a depth of
$50 feet large body of ore has been en-
countered that runs $52 per ton in gold.
SIERRA COUNTY.
The Porter mill at Hillsboro is under
going thorough overhauling The i'm
provements being made, including the
addition of more concentrating tables,
will much increase the capacity Of the
plant.
Senator Andrews, operating the ia
nous Trippe mine, in Sierra county, has
expended 10000 on his plant for pump
ing water to his mill from the Animas
| river, and still the work is not COM
pleted.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
| Several large and beautiful specimens
of copper ore, taken from the Torpedo
mine in Dona Ana county, are on exhi-
bition in Las Cruces. The ore assays
43.S per cent copper.
| At the recent annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Bennett Stephenson
Mining Company, held in Las Cruces,
Martin Lohman was chosen president,
T. Rouault vice president. and William
Dessauer secretary. w. H. Mackay was
given q lease on the mines of the COM
pany, which are located in the Organ
mountains, and needed new machinery
will be added to the equipment Of the
property.
Bound For Cape Nome.
Portland, Ore, March 30.-Passage