Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-02
The MINES or NEW MEXICO.
Mining News from Camps in Grant, Lin
coin and Other Counties

The w. H. Martin company of Rose
dale, Socorro county, has received re-
turns from shipment of ore to the
| Chamberlain sampling works of Denver
The ore averages $4,000 per ton.
Frank Packer has made strike oil
$3.50 to the ton gold ore, the ore also
carrying silver and copper The find
! was made in the so-called "Placers" ad.
joining the Jersey Lilly near Hillsboro,
Sierra county.
The Reiling dredge on the Moreno
! placers at Elizabethtown, Colfax coun-
| ty, is such a success that it has been
decided to build another dredge upon
the same pattern. 1t is to be erected by
New Year on the so-called Sucker
diggings.
There is considerable activity in the
new mining camp of Gallinas in Lincoln
county. There are now three patented
claims in the camp and on one of these
a new shaft house and hoist is being
built. The claims carry So per cent
copper, silver and lead ore.
The Philadelphia company which owns
a very good proposition in the heart of
the Organ mountains in Dona Ana coun-
ty, including several patented mines,
intends to resume at an early date. In
1854, John Cummings, an expert, made
a very favorable report on these claims.
The Iowa and New Mexico Mining &
Milling company in Lincoln county has
put a force to work drifting east on the
lead on the south side of the dyke in the
Homestake and is taking out some good
ore. In cutting through the dyke good
leads of gold, silver and copper ore were
encountered. The group is located at
Turkey Creek
The shaft on the Manhattan mine al
Stems Pass, Grant county, has been
cleaned out and was found to be 200 feet
deep. From the bottom of the shaft
levels had been run for 100 feet on the
west and 80 feet on the east. At lie
feet the vein split and cross-cut is be.
this other vein. A fine body of galena
has been struck. There are also indi'
cations in the shaft of artesian water.
A five-foot open cut has also been made
on the adjoining vein of the Copper
Mountain, which Is being extended into
the hill as tunnel
George w. Hunt has sold his group OF
mining claims near Nogal, Lincoln coun-
ty, to j. M. Rice, of Parsons City, for
$4,000. The group is situated near the
head of Nogal canon and three OF the
claims are ON the same lead. The as
says show gold values of $4 to 81 per
ton and the lead is wide and increases
in value with depth. The ore is a free
milling quartz and can be successfully
handled by an ordinary stamp mill. j.
M. Rice represents corporation which
is buying up mining properties in Lin
coin county and recently bought from
Mrs. Anderson group of claims for
Sc, 900 cash.
A group of nine claims in the Par
sons mining district in Sierra county,
was sold to J. M. Rice of Parsons City,
for consideration of $4,000. The
group is situated near the head of No
gal canon, and embraces an extensive
gold ore deposit. The assays show gold
values of 81 to $40 per ton. The ore is
free milling and can be successfully
handled by the ordinary stamp mill.
The consideration was spot cash.
E. F. Mertz, representing the st.
Michaels Mining company of Milwau-
kee, Wis, returned to Milwaukee, af-
ter an inspection of their property, the
War Eagle group in the Bromide dis
trict, Rio Arriba county. Mr.. Mertz
signed contracts for the erection of
several dwellings, barns. shaft houses,
etc., and work will continue in steady
operation all winter.