Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-05-02

fldld has QeClutu " uelellu lIle pace.
showing up some good ore. that will
justify the expenditure Of several
thousand dollars to prove up the ore
bodies.
The Apache has about 200 feet Of de-
velopment work proving up abundance
of low grade milling ore.
The New Era group located twelve
miles up the canon west of Chloride,
was recently organized into a company
composed of Boston capitalists by G.
7. Brown of Socorro, and Is already
pushing development work, with very
satisfactory results. In doing prospect
work to prove up their ore bodies they
have shipped during the past three
months, two cars of high grade ore,
and piled on the dump several hundred
tons of good milling ore that will soon
er or later be worked on the ground
A double compartment shaft has been
started and a pumping and hosting
plant is now being put In place to push
the shaft as rapidly as possible. and
the moment a sufficient body of ore is
proved and blocked out to justify,
ten stamp mill will be put in. ]. L.
Terry, a very thorough and practical
man, is in charge as superintendent.
The Silver Monument one mile above
the New Era group, Is so far the prin-
cipal mine of the district, but is now
lying dormant. The main shaft is down
425 feet, with over 1000 feet of levels
and the output Of the mine has been
over 100000, proving in degree what
can be expected from other properties
in the camp when sinking. drifting and
prosecuting is inaugurated In earn
est.
This property is now under bond and
lease to B. s. Phillips. who proposes
sinking new double compartment
shaft opening up new ore bodies. 1t
sold at one time for $4,000. The char
acter of ore is a high grade ore rum
ming from $50 to 1900 ounces silver per
WAITED TWENTY YEARS.
The oliver group of six claims,
known as the Silver Glance, Sure
Thing, Townsite, Tunnel. Nugget. and
Galena were located by Joseph Oliver
in October, 1880, and by him some 600
| feet of development work was per-
| formed during these twenty odd years
of patient waiting, proving that his
| ,rro,,,5 would irct;fy tho inyeStu1ant of
| capital to make them paying mines
| and recently he went back to his old
home in South Bend, Ind, where his
| friends organized the Oliver Mining
| Company, with a capital stock of 50O,-
| 900 shares of 81 per share and the first
stock was sold for ten cents per share.
| Good practical people have invested in
| this company and are now on the
ground pushing work under the super
vision Of Mr.. Oliver who is thor
oughly practical mining man, with
over twenty-five years mining exper-
ience in the west
| The company will open up its property
by deep shafts and long tunnels until
| it blocks out sufficient ore, when It
proposes putting in plant to handle its
output.
It's present ore runs from 10 to 20 per
cent copper, so to 100 ounces silver and
about SIS in gold per ton.
Il The Hoosier Boy and Girl group, To-
Gated two miles west of Chloride owned
by J. II. Beeson has about 400 feet of
development work In shafts, drifts,
levels and cross cuts showing up abun-
dance of ore that could be worked on
{ the ground yielding profit. Small
? pay streaks are occasionally encounter
ed of good shipping ore running from 80
to 400 ounces silver per ton.
The Denver group of four claims, To-
3 Gated on porphyry and lime contact
r two miles west of Fairview, has about
400 feet OF development work and Is
showing up some good shipping ore.
Two OF the claims in this group are
now being patented, owned by G. Rus
segger and company, of Chloride.
The Silver Bell mine, owned by w. II
| Keene, of Chloride, has 1875 feet develop
{ ment work ana Is showing up five tt
six-foot vein OF carbonate ore that assay!
; from 20 to 25 per cent lead, Z to Q pei
cent copper and four ounces silver. Tht
showing on this property is very good
for proving up paying mine, with thu
l expenditure Of . few thousand dollars
Thomas Scales. OF Fairview, is thu
: troubled owner Of about ten groups o
: FIVE claims each on some Of the proved
central lodes Of the camp. some Of whicl
are worthy OF active development work
t It will trouble any husting proprieto.
1 or claim owner to keep up 1000 wortl
!. OF assessment work per annum.
:. F. G. Anderson and c. d. Swinehear
y OF South Bend. Ind, have recently De
e come identified with the camp as stock
holders in the oliver Mining compan,
!, and say they have burned their bridge
:, behind them. They are well pleased
:. with the camp, like the climate an
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