Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-24
SEVERAL MINEDEALS
Mining Properties In the Volcano
District and Gold Hill Change q
Ownership.
A BONANZA IN OLD DUMPS
A New Smelter Is Being Built at Kelly
Two Mining Properties In Grant
County Sold for $4,000
Each,
GRANT COUNTY.

GRANT COUNTY.
Some fns copper ore is being uncov-
cred on the King lease of the Jim
Thayer mine at Fierro. The ore body is
Of good size.
The Hanover Annex shaft. at Fierro,
Is down 10S feet. Level drifting has
commenced toward the northward
Considerable amount of iron pyrites are
being raised, and ore will bs reached
some time neat month.
DR.. G. n. Wood. of Silver City, has
given Frank Kline, of Gold Hill, lease
on the Wood group of mines at Gold
Hill and the mill in connection there
with for twelve months. The ore carries
free gold and averages $40 to the ton.
The McGregor brothers made good
strike on their property at Pinos Altos.
At a depth Of 40 feet they have 12-
inch vein Of gold and silver the lowest
average of which will run $25, and the
highest over 500 to the ton.
New life Is being felt at Georgetown.
Alexander Mclaughlin Is working the
McGregor mine with good results, taxi
ing therefrom ore which will run be-
tween s4OO and $500 per ton. The old
dumps are also being worked over by
the chloride process.
NJ F. Boage and C. Hensell. two CAL
lfornia experts, made an exhaustive ex-
animation Of the Golden Giant and
Mammoth at Pinos Altos for Califor-
mia parties. These mines have been
cleared of water and debris A devel-
opment force is working on them at
present.
The old Volcano mine In Volcano dis
trict has been sold. The property was
owned by P. B. Smith. of Gold Hill; w.
K Meade, Of Arizona, and J. H. Leahy
and D. H. Kedzie, Of Lordsburg. The
purchasers are Pennsylvania people,
who paid $4,000 for the property. 1t is
the intention Of the new proprietors to
work next month. They in
tend to erect ten-stamp mill for the
treatment OF ores from the mine. The
Volcano Ia a highgrade silver PROPOSE
ton. carrying good gold values. 1t is
one of the old mines of the county. hav-
ing been worked intermittently since
1886
The Western Bell property In the
Gold Hill district, now owned by Mrs.
s. M. Patterson and Mrs. Maud A.
has been leased and bonded to
Willis G. Meyers. of Massachusetts,
party Of eastern capital
lists. The option was given for term
Of FIVE months, and the purchase price
Is $4,000. The new management will
commence work on June l. The West
arn Belle, with the single exception OF
the Standard properties, is the best de-
veloped mine in the district. Some of
it's ore averages s11O per ton. Near the
surface 10 free milling gold, developing
into concentrating proposition as
depth Is reached. The lowest shaft In
the Western Belle Is down $50 feet. Ex-
pert Mcintyre, Of Denver. recently
made most favorable report concern
ing the property. Mr.. Meyers has also
secured an option on the five-stamp
mill In this camp owned by the Chica-
90 and Gold Hill Mining and Milling
Company, which will be used in treat
ng the output Of the mine.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
The Graphic lead mine. which con-
.ains the most extensive workings In
New Mexico, is still turning out i'm
nense quantities Of rich ore, and the
,melter Is kept running at full capacity
night and day.
As a result Of the recent visit Of Mrs.
Henrietta Billings, the wealthy owner
If the Kelly and other valuable proper
lies hereabout, several new leases have
been made, and some Of the mines be-
longing to the lady will shortly be de-
yeloped on large scale.
The new smelter at Kelly, being
erected by Savage & Owen. is almost
and will not only treat the
pres from the properties of the owners.
but will serve the public a. we'll. Many
mines which have hitherto proved un-
profitable will, with a smelter at hand.
yield handsome returns.
Two timers. Stevenson and
Brown, have struck bonanza right In
the heart of Kelly. Years before the ia
nous Graphic mine had been discovered
an adobe and rock shielter was operat-
ed there, and the tailtngs from many
thousands of tons Of high-grade copper
and lead ores are still on the dumps
the jeers Of their
friends the old miners loaded a wagon
with the copper matte and lead refuse
and took the load to the Graphic smell
ter. The outcome proved that Brown
and Stevenson were correct In their be-
lief that the modern smelter would
save a considerable value from the ref
Use Of the old fashioned kind. For the
,ne load the gentlemen received check
.or 1137.5O. and they have fortune in
he old dumps which they have recent
" purchased.
SANTA FEE COUNTY.
The foundations for the as0-ton smell
ter. which is being erected short dis
lance east of San Pedro. are completed,
and as soon az the steel arrives the
will be erected. The smelter.
which will be located 700 feet from the
nine, will be connected with the latter
by double-track tranway. Cars Of
two and a half tons capacity will be
by an endless cable, and Will
be operated by gravitation.
June 4 will be . good day to visit the
,anital Of New MaYtc0 aa nm that date