Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-05-09
GRANT COUNTY MINES.
The Mountain Key Property at Pinos Altos
to Be Worked Again,

The Mountain Key Property at Pinos Altos
to Be Worked Again.
The Pinps Alt'ots Gold Mining COM
p,amy are putting i'm new large bins to
reaeive their mill tailings as the cid
ones ane filled up.
| 1t si understood that O. B. Hardy,
who has-t,aken charge of THE Mount ain
KEY property at Pihos ALTOS, will start
work en the Mamhattam mime.
| Sam Mlaeks, who is' working the Llt-
ting good gold values (by the arastra
process, which he is operating.
The Pimos ALTOS Gold Mining com
pany fta Ihaufing a Thousand tons or
more of ore which has, been piled up
clclse to THE old mill in Pinpls Altos to
the Stainley mill for treatment The
ors iIs thta product of tha company S
group of nlEnes.
Superintendent Frank j. Buck lis do
inig quite a little development work ON
!tile Houston & Thomas properties at
Pnos ALTOS, which were recently Sc
cured under bohI1 and lease by William
Kent and Henry L. Holln Chicago
parties. The result of the preliminary
operations are proving satisfactory.
M. Montague arrived i'm Silver City
crlce commenced the work of adjusting
the affairs of the Golden Giiant Mining
company, preparatory to the resump
t:cIn of operations ON the Golden Chant
amid Mammoth mines AIT Pinlos Altos.
Arrangements We're made for the sec-
end payment upon the purchase price
of the property. Mr.. Montague states
THAT work will he resumed within
week or $50 NOW, just as soon as the
necessary preldminaries cam Ibe COM
pAetedl and will fbe continued steadily,
under conservative, busihess-lihe man.
agement.
The Dover mine at Pinps Altos own
ed by the McGregor brothers, is making
good progress lin development, the work
being very maIterianly facilltated by
the new hoist. The shaft lis being sunk
to the 100 foot level, which depth has
almost been reached. From this point
drifts will be run! The Vein lis increas-
ing i'm size and Value with depth, and
the showing is "a first class ONE i'm ev-
cry respect. A stnall force is employed,
under THE sl1pertnt endenlcy of George A.
Eastpnl The ore is "a, sulphide carrying
good values lin gold, silver and copper
and will average $35 tjo the ton, the
richer sttreakts running very high.
IA deal has Fbeem comsummated by
which o. B. Hardy will take charge of
the Mountain Key property at Pihos
Alttos i'm the intei,esN of KANSAS Cfty
capitalists. The preliminary arrange
memts Qllave Ibeeni made and the mia ttser
lis expected to- ibe closed NOT latter than
May Is. Mr.. Hardy left for the east last
week ON businests connkcted with the
transaction, butt will return in a few
days. His work will be to put the 700
foot shlaft i'm goiod shape, after which
the property will be systehnati cally de-
veloped. The Mounthin Key for the
of development has produced
more tlany other mime i'm Pih1bs Al
tsos ditstrfct, and has always been re-
garded aE or,e of the best properties. It
has been idle more or less THE past ten
years. Its product lis "a sulphide, car
rying gold, SILVER and "copper" but rnln-
The operations of the Alessamdro |
Copper Mining company at Red Rock |
are a matter of considerable iuterest, |
for the reason that iii is the only work |
Of any mbmsnt being dome iil the dis |
trict amli upon dts success or faillure |
10 a certain extent depends the future |
Of the camp. This company Is conf1n- |
ing it's entire attention to the Develop |
ment of it's properties, with the idea of |
ascertaihhg their TRUE worth. A force |
If 20 men ils employed under tine direc- |
tfon of George D. Reid. am experienced |
mining man from Colorado. Shaft No. /
has reached al depth of 200 feets while |
shaft No. has been SUNK 125 feet, dCn |
addition to which there have heen 40
.eet dhfven i'm tine tlnhel operation. L
The showihg ala along hals been such
rs to encourage the company Ito contin-
ne, and If the present outlook is main-
aimed, there ils every probability that
l plant for THE treatment of the ores
WIN be erected. The mines carry prin-
,ipa,qy copper values.
4 New Mexico Invention,
An engine left the SANTA Fe shops at /
equipped with a new bal
lnce valve, patent of General Fore
nan Charles Winchecaks OF the shops L
here II ik designed to- shwe aid possible
wear and cutting ON the valve seat. If
t proves as successful as is expected
M the engines on the lime VIII be stTna-
arly equipped.