Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-01-31
MINING MATTERS,
News About the Great Industry Of this
section OF the world.

CHUNKS or the black stun, which wuuld
not burn, and proved to be volcanic
glass.
Col, Bean wat up from El Paso last
week, looking at his Shakespeare
properties. He was called down into
Mexico on business, but expects TO re-
turn soon and push development work.
Professor Carrera took the east
bound train last Friday, exp citing to
be gone about a week or ten days, for
the purpose OF looking at some traction
engines, which be needs to haul ore
from his mine to his mill below town.
He expects to start up the concen-
TRAITOR next month.
Judge j. NJ. Abbott, who has been
10 Lordsburg for some weeks, left
Saturday for Albuquerque. The
Judge, who Is recognized through
Colorado as an eminent mining ex
pert, says this section OF the country
will see a great change ia the near
future, and he is certain this will he a
most prosperous section Of the
country.
w. w Lipscomb, one OF the stock
holders OF the Lena mining company,
came up from san Antonio, Texas, his
hume, Monday, TO take a look around
at the c%ompany's properties. AS is
always the case when this company's
stockholders come here they find
things to suit them. Mr.. Lipscomh
was greatly pleased with the improve
ments made in the company's proper
ties since the last time be was here.
The Michigan New Mexico copper
company is getting out soue aue cop
per ore from It's properties in the Bur
ros and Lordsburg mining district 10
Grant county. In the Virginia dis
trict property the ore runs Is per cent
copper and in the Bnrros district II
per cent copper, with a few dollars
worth of gold and silver per ton in
both.-New Mexican. These are
the properties recedtly sold by Brown
g. McCallum to DR.. Luton.
r. J. Davis returned from Santa
Rosa, California, last Sunday, where
he had been to attend a meeting Of
the directors OF the Pacific Union
smelling company. At that meeting
"A partial reorganization OF the work.
ing force Of the company was m de.
Neither DR.. Rnhr nor Or. Barham
will return to Lordsburg permanently,
although they retain their positions
as president and secretary Of the com
pany. James G. Barton was made
general manager OF the company, and
Mr.. Davis is superintendent. Sufi-
cient money was appropriated to buy
the necessary machinery and put the
smelter into practical working order.
VIM. Morris was ia from Stein,
Pass Sunday aud + I'D the LIBERAL o.
a rich strike he had made in that dis
LTict, and IL reminds one Of the ole
times when some great strikes were
made ia that camp. 1t is north of
the Volcano, being really an extern
sion Of the Volcano, and on the main
y ledge OF the camp, which Ia produced
so much ore. When doing the assess
ment work on the property, just be
P fore Christmas, he found a streak 0
high grade ore, about fifteen inche.
wide, which assaYed $50 ounces il
silver, and three aud a fraction ounces
in gold. He kept right on with his
I work, and has got about two ton 0
4 this high grade ore.
b At the Aberdeen Copper company
e mines, with exception Of a few build
d ings being erected, practically no worI
is going on at present, workings beinI
temporarily shut down on account 0
e plans being laid for work 10 the nea
r future. E. Mccormick, late manage
e of the "Vdcas" mine, state OF Duran
go. Mexico. has been placed in charg
/. of all the workings. MI. McCormicI
has had considerable experience i
mining in all parts Of the west as we
as Mexico. In stating his opinion Q
the compauy's mines he says tha
there is a great future in store ic
them judging from the appearances {
=, the few shafts he has looked Al so IA
One of them in particular, the Blu
Bird, shows a wide streak Of puT
- g%alena. The outlook IS just as goa
~ for the remaining forty.six claiu
Il which the company has ia it's posse
"a sion. Work will be resumed on CO..
! %struction Of concentration plan
NJ February LIST.
u The first of the week the SOutheT
le Pacific coniyany let to the NJ
II son construction company of Ell Pa.
the contract for building the new Fos
from El Paso TO Strauss. II is esl
mated the new road will cost nearly
a million dollars, including the ne
bridge that will be built across h
IN Rio Grande. The new bridge will
" down stream from the present on