Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-15
RICH STRIKES AT
WHITE OAKS
Two Discoveries Of Gold Ore in Lin
coin County That Appear to
Be Bonanzas.
D0NA ANA COUNTY MINES
The Concentrator of the New Mexico Lead
Company Is Nearing Completion
Work in the Cochiti District
Other Mine Notes.
LINCOLN COUNTY.

| The work Of the American Place
Company at Jicarilla is progressins
with excellent results. An abundance o
water has been struck in the well
which is down 1866 feet, and will be sunl
| still deeper.
A rich gold vein is being developed OF
| the Compromise mine near White Oaks
, and is proving to be a bonanza. Mug.
gets of pure gold as well as rich golC
quartz, filigreed with gold in large
quantities, have been brought to the
surface. Kansas City capitalists have
aken hold Of the property.
The Lady Godiva mine at White Oaks
was shut down the first of the month in
compliance with orders from the St
Louis headquarters. 1t is thought how
2yer, that work will soon be resumed
md that a mill will be built by the
company, which reorganized this
month. A water supply is also to be
sought for. There are 10000 tons of ore
much of which is very rich, exposed tC
view in the mine but it is so per cent
refractory, and cannot be treated by the
ordinary amalgamation mills. An ex-
tensive reducing plant is, therefore, to
be erected.
An important free gold strike was
made on the Crary & Hieneman lease
at White Oaks. The property is owned
Dy Taliaferro Bros, of White Oaks, and
is situated between the Homestake and
scranton mines, owned by Pennsylva-
MIA investors. The rich strike was made
IN 40-foot tunnel, and the ore is free
milling. One pan of ore washed out 81
worth OF the metal, and the ore runs
100000 to the ton. The width of the vein
Or ore chute has not yet been deter
mined. 1t is the intention of the oper-
ltors to abandon the tunnel and sink
shaft on the main ore chute. The walls
Of the vein are porphyry and granite.
In the lower tunnel of the same proper
ty a 6-foot body of sulphide ore, run
ming $50 per ton, has been opened. The
Scranton and Homestake mines are by
reason of this strike veritable bonanzas
low and worth an immense sum. Both
properties are being worked steadily,
and the product is being treated at the
Old Abe mill. The company intends to
erect it's own mill, however. Two claims
near the strike have been located by
Christian Yaeger. They both have well
lefined veins feet in width.
GRANT COUNTY.
The Wilson Mining Company, near
Lordsburg, has secured an abundance
Of water in their well on the fiat, about
five miles from the mill on the Volcano
mine, and is now building pipe line to
conduct the water from the well to the
mill.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
In the Lead Queen tunnel at Salinas
Peak, in the San Andreas, 66 feet in
length, the breast now shows an 1S-foot
lead of ore, containing pay streaks from
inch to feet of solid galena. The
company has purchased an entirely new
and thirty men will be given work.
There is a good wagon road to the El
Paso & Northeastern railroad. Mr.. An
derson, who has 40-foot tunnel on
claim adjoining the Lead Queen, Is also
in good ore and has prospects Of devel-
oping a rich mine.
The concentrating plant Of the New
Mexico Lead Company is to be in oper-
alton within thirty days. An Sx1O tun-
mel is in process of construction, and as
soon as it has attained distance of IS
feet the ore body will be struck and
double tracks will be laid to facilitate
the work of getting out the mineral.
The tunnel will make connection with
shaft which is now being sunk to
depth of 120 feet. The vein is exposed
on the surface of the hill 1928 feet in
width, indicating that there is a whole
mountain Of rich lead ore. The new
concentrating plant that is being built
is located 20 feet below the new tunnel
opening at the foot of the mountain.
There are now thirty-four men employ
ed on the property, and nine ten-mule
teams are engaged in hauling the ore
from the mine to Las Cruces for ship
ment to the smelter. A car load is ta
ken each trip. Within the next ninety
days $50 men will be placed on the pay
roll.