Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-02
GRANT AND SOCORRO
The Mineral Regions There Described
By a Denver Mining Expert Who
Was Surprised.
SILVER CITY is The HUB
Hanover, Santa Rita, Pinos Altos, Cooks
Peak, Lone Mountain, Mogollons and
Other Camps Constitute a Great
Mineral Country.

]. S. Given, of Denver, a Well-knOWn
mining expert, has been visiting Grant
county to inspect the mineral districts
there. Like most of the Colorado peo-
pie who go there, he was amazed by
what he saw, and is now one of the
prophets who expects great things for
New Mexico. Speaking of the people of
Grant county, he says: Besides silver
and gold they have almost every other
mineral value known to country
that nature mas so lavishly bestowed
upon them. Even now. judging from
their Indifferent development work,
they have but a slight realization Of
their great wealth plainly exposed to
their sight. The entire country is clear
ly of volcanic origin, and with the ex-
ceptions of localities where basins have
been filled with porphyry and immense
cappings Of iron overflow have
lated, there is practically no wash Gov
ering the country rock Of granite, MAX
ing it exceptionally easy to prospect.
AT Pinos Altos, nine miles from Sill
YER City, gold predominates. The prin-
cipal mines are owned and operated by
the Hearst estate, which owns and OPP
crates a fine matte plant at Silver City,
running at full capacity Of 300 tons per
t~wenty-four hours. These mines are
well-equipped with large ore reserves
blocked out, the deepest workings be-
ing 700 feet.
Sixteen miles northeast is the Han
over district, celebrated as a copper
camp, which also produces gold, silver,
lead and zinc. The Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company has built a railroad into
the camp, nine miles long, connecting
with the Santa Rita branch. This com-
pany is shipping daily from $50 to 800
tons of iron to the works at Pueblo.
Mine miles from Silver City is the
Central district, with gold, copper, lead
and zinc. Eighteen miles from Silver
City is the old Santa Rita district,
founded in 1910 by the Mexican govern
ment as a penal colony, celebrated for
it's immense production Of native oxides
of copper. Five miles beyond you have
the San Juan district, with silver and
lead in lime formation. Twenty miles
still further is the Carpenter district,
with lead and zinc. Forty miles due
east are located the large Cooks peak
deposits Of lead. But eight miles slight
ly south of east, Lone mountain has sill
yer and lead mines; twenty-eight miles
southeast, gold and silver; in Gold
gulch, with good placer ground, and
Big and Little Burro mountains, with
immense veins Of concentrating gold,
silver and lead ores. But nine miles
further on is Little Badly camp. with
It's gold and silver mines. Twenty-Five
miles due south is White Signal, with
its gold and copper mines; eighteen
miles south, Billiards. peak. with native
and sulphates Of silver. Thirty miles
due southwest, the Telegraph district,
with silver and lead mines. Eight miles
due west is the Fleming district. with
it's silver mines. Nine miles northwest
is Jumper, a silver and lead camp"
OF the Mogollon district. Mr.. Given
says: 1.-THE veins there are very large
and perfectly defined between porphyry
and quartzite walls. The ores carry
gold, silver and copper, some native, but
principally as sulphides. The mother
vein has a %northerly by southerly trend
and is very large. It is easily traceable
by the eye for miles from any elevated
point. The greater values are found in
a number Of veins which have an east
erly and westerly trend, intersecting
and merging into the queen vein on the
west side. These veins are very strong,
and as a rule pitch south from 30 to 60
degrees. Considerable profitable work
was done in this district in the past,
and at the present time there is quite a
movement toward a revival in mining.
On the most northerly vein Is located
the Cooney copper mine, owned by H.
c. McCreery, formerly Of Colorado
Springs. His ore is principally a pea
cock glance Of very high per cent cop
per. He has a good concentrating plant
convenient to his mine, concentrating
his low grades, the product being
shipped, together with his selected
~high-grade ore, to Silver City for treat
ment. This property Is proving a veri-
table prize.
ION the next developed vein is locat-
ed the Little Fanny. with a long ana