Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-30
AN OIL BOOM AT SANTA ROSA.
Interes ting Items About Various New
Mexico Mining Operations,

Mexico Mining Operations.
Work has been resumed on the Cop
per Chief tunnel at Black Mesa, Colfay
Icounty.
Burns and Company are now en-
ploying so men on their Chino lease at
Santa Rita. High grade copper ore is
being taken out.
G. Il. Brown has returned to Socorro
from ten days trip to the Black
Range. He brought with him fine
specimens of silver ore from the New
Era mine. The ore shows coarse
threads of native silver running
through 1t.
Stockholders of the Lena Mining
company were at Lordsburg, Grant
county, last week discussing with Pro-
fessor ]. C. Carrera the question Of
| transporting the ore from the COM
panys mines to the Lordsburg con-
lcentrator. 1t was finally decided to
put on traction engines or automobiles.
The Huntington mill at Santa Rita,
Grant county of the Clifton Copper
company was injured last week by i'm
proper feed, the shells on the inside of
the rolls We're broken, delaying opera
ton for several days. The main work.
ing shaft of the company at Santa Rita
is now down 300 feet and fine body
of ore has been added to that already
blocked out. Conservative estimates
place the ore in sight at 100000 tons.
The company is now adding four more
Willy tables, one more Huntington
mill and three jigs which brings Its
capacity UP to 1875 tons daily.
The Consolidated Oil and Fuel COM
pany has we'll near the new town of
Santa Rosa on the Rock Island. On the
22d of December the drill reached
depth Of 275 feet. Three separate strata
of oil sand have been struck, in each
case increasing in oil, the last strata
being of a thickness of 20 feet. At the
lower edge of this strata cap rock OF
hard white sandstone was struck.
which has impeded the progress OF the
drilling. Before this the drillers had
been able to make between 20 and 80
feet day, whereas now they are able
to make but four feet. 1t is hoped that
oil in paying quantities will be struck
after the cap rock or some other like
it has been passed.
The work was at standstill for
space of ten days, because the driller
struck. He returned to work, however.
Meanwhile another driller had been
gotten from California. He was dis
patched to the field, and the company
will now work two shifts, night and
day Everyone at Santa Rosa is hopeful
over the prospects of this initial well
and all the government land for hve
miles around has been taken up as OIL
claims. Men are making good money
locating and selling claims for new
arrivals and residents. A surveyor
from Las Cruces refused $25 per day as
his services were worth more. The
Perea grant on which most of the In
dications appear has been sold to
California syndicate, that has pur-
chased machinery that will arrive as
soon as the road is finished to Santa
Rosa. The Rock Island is already
there, but the Ell Paso extension will
not be completed for some days.
e. H. Bickford of Colorado, superin-
tendent of the famous silver mines at
Lake Valley, Sierra county, has put |
large number of men to work. The
camp of Lake Valley is in consequence
looking up again after period OF de-
preston extending over many years.
At one time it had one of the best pay
ing silver mines in the world, but
when the famous Bridal Chamber |
pinched out the whole district was
abandoned. Chicago men
have purchased the silver mine for
$40, 900 and had it examined by John |
Hays Hammond who reported that the
main body of the ore has not yet been |
touched.
A Durango. Colo, company is push
ing work on the Copper Chief pros
poets on the Black Mesa in Colfax
The tunnel is 70 feet in pay
ore. On the Indiana a tunnel 400 feet
long is to be run and also on the Ohio
Outlet At depth of 12 feet on the
Outlet the assays yielded 16 per cent
If copper in the sandstone ore. The ore
also carries silver values sufficient to
pay the expenses of treatment. An
Essay from small streak on the In
Llama yielded from to 1900 ounces Of
'ilver. II
Against Colorado Revenue Law.
Denver, Colo, Dec. 30--United States
rudua Riner this aftarnoon announcad