Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-03
The MINES OF SOUTHERN
new MEXICO
There is Much Activity in the Camps Of
Grant County,

| E. s. Porter has sunk a winze to the
water level on the Muckley mine al
F'ierro. He has ore clean across the
| bottom, the ore assaying 9 per cent
copper. He is now drifting north or
the lead.
A. f. Dawson has commenced ship
ments from the Anson S. at Fierro
Grant county A steam hoist will be
erected and the output of the mine
greatly increased. Dawson holds five
years lease on the mine.
Crumbine, Knolton & Cornell are
crosscutting on their property adjoin-
ing the Huston mine at Pinos Altos,
Grant county. They are taking out
three tons of solid ore every day. On
one claim they are down IS feet The
ore is largely native copper. They have
10 tons on the dump.
Dimmick Brothers are taking out a
large quantity of high grade silver
from their Silver Cell mine at Pinos
Altos, Grant county. Much of this ore
runs 5000 ounces to the ton. The
Dimmcl smelter will resume soon.
The mill and refinery are an annex to
the mill, the latter turning out bullion
500 fine
The Colorado Fuel & Iron company
has put small force of men to work
on the Iron Hill at Fierro and is ship
ping ore daily. The new cut recently
made at the north end has been push
ed through the surface workings and
present are light owing to the scarcity
of cars.
The Helen Mining company will re-
sumo operations in about two weeks at
its mines at Graham in Socorro coun-
'ty. 1t operates the Confidence mine
and mill and is installing new machin-
cry. AS soon as the new 400-horse
power engine is in working order work
will be resumed. The deepest working
in the mine is now down 987 feet. 1t Ia
the intention of the management to
sink to the depth of 1900 feet with the
present hoist when it will become nec-
{essary to put in more complicated lift
ing machinery.
), Edward Baker is taking out rich ore
from the Hugo lease at Fierro, Grant
county. In one shaft he is down 70
feet and has 80 inches of sulpnide and
6xide ore. He is now drifting west
along the vein. In another shaft he Is
down 60 feet. This shaft was filled
with debris washed down by the re-
cent rains and has been recently star
ted. A third shaft north Of the latter
is down an equal depth and connects
with No. 2. Work on No. is to be
started this week. The Bisbee COM
pany has started work on new shaft
500 feet west of the Hugo and is doyn
now about % feet. The shaft Is being
timbered from the start.
The Phelps Dodge company which is
working the Modoc mine at Hanover,
Grant county, has made strike of rich
ore.
Twenty men have been given employ
ment on the Iron Head at Fierro, Grant
county, and carload of ore is being
taken out daily.
Operations on the Maud s. Mill at
Mogollon, Socorro county has been sus-
pended temporarily pending some ne
cessary repairs. The mine force is at
work however and regular shipments
are being made right along.
Improvements are being made on the
Union Hill mine at Fierro, Grant coun-
ty, in order to make the shipments
reach 1000 tons day A new switch
is being put in below the crusher. A
spur has also been built along the hill
side extending southwark a quarter of q
mile and 100 feet below the top Of the
hill Ore from the south end of the
will be taken to a chute from
which it will be dumped in cars in the
tramway and thence to the crusher,
which leads directly into cars on the
main railroad track.