Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-04-16
GRANT COUNTY MINES.
A Number Of Mine Deals and Considerable
DEVELOPMENT Work Are Reported

are the Alpha, Omega, Beta and Com
necton. Mr.. Hollis, who negotiated
the transaction, left for the east to
complete certain business arrange
neln'ts, but before his departure put on
a force of twelve men under the charge
of Frank j. Buck, who will have charge
of the operations as foreman. 1t is the
intention of 'the lessees to develop the
claims and ascentain just as nearly as
possible their true worth. These mines
are among the oldest i'm Grant county,
and in years past have yielded a very
handsome income, alt,yssh by no
nleans Systematically developed. The
ore runs we'll in silver and lead.
f. j. Davidson has disposed of his in
teres't in the lease held by him and
mine at Santa Rita, to his partner, who
will continue operations. AT present
Mr.. McAllster is sinking below the $50
foot level. The ore is gold, silver and
copper running from $50 to $50 per ton
The Atlantic mime at PinOs Altos,
has closed down and will likely contin
us so for the present at least.
Rathbolne Bros. are taking out high
grade sliver and copper ou'e right along
from their properties ait Pinos Altos,
ana are making regular shipments to
the Silver City reduction works.
The Dmmick Bros have been making
running tests on their new five stamp
mi tIoG (tall tn,t piy0-
Altos, and have begun steady opera
tions with day and might shift. They
have ait present about 100 tons of ore
out ready for the mill. The new plant
has proven highly satisfactory in its
results.
The operations by the PinDs Altos
Gold Mining company continue right
along, and uhe plant can be said to be
yielding larger and more valuable
output than amy in New Mexico. The
force employed never numbers less
than 125 men, The company has recent
ly adopted something of "a new policy
in letting contracts for the taking out
of the ore Inn the stopes for use in the
mill, instead of handling ut with their
OWN men, as heretofore. 1t is under
stood that another Huntington mill will
shortly be installed, thus increasing the
capacity a third. The Gillett shaft has
which levels are now being run. This
is the deepest working of amy mine in
Grant county, and proves beyond all
doubt THAT tl1e values increase with
depth.
1t is understood that the company in
charge of THE Golden Grant properties
at Pinos ALTOS, will shortly resume
work unNler new and more conservative
management tihan mas characterized d
the operations i'm the past. h
Frank G. Bell has out "a carload of
ore from his Philadelphia milne at
Hanover, which he will ship about the
18TH of the present month. The Hanov
er company, working ON the same prop.
NEW shaft om tlhe south side of the
gulch.
Carl Abramson is continuing the work
of driving tunnel on his Copper Ket-
tie mime ait Hanover, and the results Of
THE development are very satisfactory,
large body of high grade copper sui
phide having been encountered. Mr..
Abramspn will shortly make a ship
meMt from this property.
Porter & Kresge have started work
on new shaft ON the Rattle mime at
Hanover, which is being sunk ON the
south slide of the gulch.
Edward Baker is continuing develop
ment work, in the way of Sinking and
drift.rg on his Gold Coin mime at Ham
over and lis getting a very fair grade of
copper .sulphide. The ore is largely in
the nature of concentrating PROPOSE
tion and Mr.. Baker lis having tests
made to deternline the best method of
hlandling it.
LaFranz & Schlosser made a shipment
to Deming recemtly fnom their mime i'm
the Hanover district, receiving there
satisfactory.
Frank G.. Cline, who has been work.
ing ON THE tLailings from the Gold Hill
mill for SOME thllley lis making a success
of his work. He is treating them by
the cyanide process, and recovering
about 70 per cent of the Value i'm them.
He ia doing this as an experiment, but
lis working enough to make good wages,
and If he finds the process "a complete
success it will lead ITO other workings at
Gold Hill. The trouble alt the camp
always has been that too much of the
value of the ore HAS gone dnDtn the tail
ings to allow the miners to make amy
money.
The Helen Mining company at Gra-
ham, lis working about 30 men lin fur
,ther development of their great ore re-
serves in the Confidence mime prepara-
tory ito starting up thedr mill so that
when THE stamps begin to drop they
will keep it up without any imtermis-
sion and for a long time to come, as
careful measurements of ore reserves
already developed measure UP ovel
100, 600 tons easily accessible and more
being daily developed and opemed up
The ore is of higher and better grade
than any heretofore run Through the
| mfll and the bulMon output should b.
and will be larger than ever before II
| the HISTORY of the property. The mill !!
being thoroughly overhauled and put
in splendid condition. Four old mortar'
have been thrown out and new ones
with new foundations are being put in
| The old engine which has dome goot
] service i'm the past is also thrown OH
and new 300-horse power Corqiss en-
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