Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-09-24
NEW MEXICO MINERAL INTERESTS.
Marble in Southern New Mexico-Water in
the Old Abe,

The main shaft Of the Readjuster
near Hillsboro is being retimbered.
The Modoc company operating the
Modoc at Organ, is constructing a
boarding house, store, blacksmith shop
and other shops and number of cot
tages. Work is also to be commenced
on large mill.
Report comes fror'4 Guchillo creek,
Sierra county, of a st.lke of great rich
ness some twelve miles below Chlor-
ide. The strike was made in the vicin-
ity of the San Jose mine and a regu-
lar stampede to that section is expec-
ted.
William Spencer, mine expert of
the Cochiti Gold Mining company, has
lately been in the Black Range in Sier-
ra and Socorro counties and examined
several mining propositions. He de-
clares the only obstacle in the way Of
extensive development is the lack Of
transportation for an S0-mile haul to
the nearest railroad makes it impossi-
BILE to mine but the very richest ore at
a profit.
The Zuni Mountain Copper company
has located twelve claims near Cop
perton, Is miles west of Grants in Va
lencia county from which fine wag-
on road leads to the mining property.
Several hundred feet of development
work has been done. A large copper
smelling plant is to be erected. w. j.
Black, the general passenger agent Of
the Santa Fe system, is the president
of the company.
The Silver Monument company Is
working large force of men on its
mill on Chloride creek in Sierra county
just below the Silver Monument mine.
The mill will be equipped with all
modern improvements, including STAN
dard concentrating tables. The most
of the new machinery is on the ground
This property has been the greatest
producer in the Black Range and with
a mill to treat the enormous bodies of
medium grade ore on the ground and
shipping the high grade ore 1t will
make a good record as dividend
payer.
More guano deposits have been dis
covered in southern New Mexico in
addition to those near Lava station in
Dona Ana county. One of the new
caves is in the Tres Hermanos coun-
try, and was the hiding place Of the
Indian Chief Victorio whan he was
on the rampage in New Mexico. What
is more peculiar still is that the cave
is situated in a mountain Of marble
which is bound to be of commercial
value some day. The cave is not more
than six miles from the FL Paso South
western railroad or Bisbee line. The
cave has been located by e. A. Chaffee
Of Las Cruces, who with Lewis Good
man of La Mesa, also owns large
marble deposit in the Portrillo range,
about three miles from the proposed
Bisbee line. A company is being or
ganized to work these properties.
Water has for the past two years
been dripping in the lower levels Of
the Old Abe mine at White Oaks
which in addition to it's riches in gold
ore. was famous for being the deepest
dry mine in the Rocky mountain re-
gion. The supply of water was small,
however, being merely surface drain.
This month however larger flow was
encountered on the lowest level, the
thirteenth, and threatened to stop op-
erations for it rose to three feet in the
level. The water was bailed out with
a bucket and thus brought under con-
troll. showing that it was from mere
pocket reservoir filled by surface
drainage. Work on these lower levels
Is being pushed. The ore is a sulphide
the same as in the twelfth level and
the stamps will soon be at work upon
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