Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-13
NEW MEXICO MINES
Activity In Mining Circles In Grant,
Dona Ana, Sierra and Other
Counties.
COMPANY ORGANIZED
Resumption Of Mine Work Around Lords.
burg-Big Strike Of Gold and Copper
Ore Made At Hillsboro and
At Organ.
DONA ANA COUNTY.

The open cut at the north end of the
Memphis at Organ has been abandoned
and labor has been concentrated at a
point east of the old workings.
On the Torpedo at the depth of 100
feet iron and iron garnet, with 2 per
cent copper, were encountered. In shaft
No, 2 il is expected that high-grade
copper ore will soon be struck, as this
shaft is on the same lead with and i'm
mediately south of the Memphis.
The New Mexico Lead Company has
been organized to operate five lead
claims and " copper claims in the
San Andres mountains. The lead claims
are continuous on the vein 600x7, 500
feet The vein Of ore is from so to 100
feet wide and carries ore assaying Is to
35 per cent in lead and 10 ounce of sill
Yer per ton. A fifty-ton concentrating
plant is to be erected at the mines. The
company owns two mill sites and has
plenty Of water.
SIERRA COUNTY.
The new boiler and new machinery
for the Trippe mine has arrived.
Active mining operations have been
resumed on the X. K. at Hillsboro.
Active development work is being
lone on the Missionary at Hillsboro.
Edward James has developed a fine
body of ore in the Captain, some dis
lance from Chloride.
Senator Andrews is completing the
pipe line from the Animas to the Trippe
mill, a distance of three miles.
A development crew will be put on
the Dell at Hillsboro by Corbett &
Field, of Deming, part owners of the
mine.
I. w. Baldridge, of C%ovington, KY, Is
pushing work on the Sierra Bonanza
mine at Lake Valley. He is sinking a
deep shaft.
A steam shovel and a full plant of
machinery has been purchased at st.
Louis for the Eldorado by Buchanan &
Baker.
On the Snake, a 3-foot breast of $50
ore is being worked by Crumrlne 4 Or
chard, the lessees. They are hoisting
six tons of ore per day.
Tomlinson & Co., lessees of the Mary
C extension of the Richmond mine at
Hillsboro, have struck a 2-foot vein of
ore running 2 ounce gold and 300
ounce silver.
The Sinnamahoning Gold and Copper
Company has a payroll Of $500 a week.
Hall & Buttecke, of the Freiburg,
have their ore mined by contract. They
pay $3.50 per ton.
GRANT COUNTY.
The Silver Cell smelter at Pinos Altos
is to be put in operation this week.
The Golden Giant company at Pinos
Altos has a number of experts inspect
ing their mines. Not much development
work has eve been done on the group.
but it is believed to be very rich.
c. E. Derbyshire has resigned as pres
ident and manager of the Pinos Altos
Store Company, and will go into bust
ness at Williams, Ariz. e. W. Mitchell
at the same time resigned as bookkeep-
err Of the Pinos Altos Gold Mining Com
pany, and has accepted a position at
Silver City. f. A. Sperry has resigned
as surveyor of the same company, and
| will emove with his family to Colora-
do.
After lying dormant for about ten
| years, the mining camps of Gold Hill
! and Shakespeare, near Lordsburg, in
Grant county, are showing signs OF
more than the old-time activity, and
| promise soon to take rank as large and
steady producers of copper, silver and
/ gold. Several strong companies, COM
| posed chiefly of Ell Pasoans, have been
| organized for the extensive develop
ment of these mines, and already sub
| stantial results are shown. The Orion
company, operating the Superior group
of mines, has shipped ore to the value
Of 5000 during the past ninety days,
and it's stock has advanced from II
! cents to $1.50 per share.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A rich vein of copper has been located
| three miles from Captain.