Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-04
Mines and

John Patrick ana Jim Faust have
struck a good body of copper ore in
their Membrillos mine, San Andres,
which runs 3 per cent.
The Modoc mill, in the Organs. will
start up in about thirty days turning
out concentrates which will be stored
In case the lead market is not opened.
The Soccrro Chieftain says: John
E. Griffith, Samuel Haston. of Sterling.
Kan. and NJ. Brace, a mining engineer
of Denver, drove out to the Lemitar
district to inspect some mining prop
erty belonging to Messrs. Griffith and
Rice.
Mr.. Moreno, of Las Cruces, has some
fine specimens of turquoise taken from
his mine at the Jarillas at a depth of
twenty feet. This mine is known as
the Santa Genoveva, and is owned by
p. Moreno, S. p. Ascarate and Floren-
clio Luna, of Las Cruces.
Pat Breen, Jack Green and Jack
Wheeler, coming to Las Cruces from
the New Mexico Lead company's camp
met with an accident On the way in.
In coming down a steep grade their
carriage overturned and all of them
were more or less hurt about the head.
The Tularosa Democrat says: H. X.
Smith is up from FL Paso to work on
the Mascot mining property belonging
to a wealthy company in the east. A
United States deputy will visit the
group of claims in a short time and
survey them, when the property will
be patented.
The Lordsburg Liberal says: Thorn
sa A. Lister, of Albuquerque, was in
the city. Mr.. Lister is largely engaged
in mining operations in Bernalillo
county, and was down here to look
at some properties to which his atten-
ton mad beer drawn, and with which
he was greatly pleased.
The condition of the copper market
has caused the shutting down of sew
eral copper smelters and thus de-
creased the demand for coal. Socorro
county's coal mines are still in opera
ton, however, and it is hoped that
they will be able to pass through the
depression of business without shut
ting down, says the Chieftain.
The Flagstaff Sun says: ]. w.
Francis is in from the copper mines on
the Navajo reservation this week. Mr..
Francis is highly pleased with the min
ing prospects in that section. Water
in abundance mas recently been found
neal the mines, which permits work to
be more easily and cheaply prosecuted
and also makes the mines more valua
BILE.
The Lordsburg Liberal says: Judge
j. M. Abbott, who has been in Lords
burg for some weeks, left for Albuquer
que. The Judge, wbo is recognized
through Colorado as an eminent min
ing expert, says this section of the
country will see a great change in the
nea future, and he is certain this vii
be a most prosperous section of the
country.
Prof. F. A. Jones has just contrib
uted to the School of Mines cabine'
about a dozen specimens of very rare
metals from various parts of the
world. The cabinet already contain!
several hundred typical rock and min
eral specimens of the territory, and il
ldSl bcCillllls Jill Vi kle DtSl III Ilt
southwest. Contributions always glad
ly received.
A ~prospector% travelling near a mining
camp in Socorro county met a team
ster five miles from Oscurra hauling
water, and the following conversation
passed between them: Where are
you hauling water! ITO -
camp" How far 90 you have to hau
it?' About fourteen miles" " Why
don't the company sink a well?" BE
cause it is about as far one way as il
is the other"
The Hillsboro Advocate says: The
Mann Richmond is working steadily
with a small force of men. Develop
ment is being done on the 200 and 300
foot levels, where good ore bodies are
being worked. The ore is of gooC
grade and is from our to six feet wide
The work is being done under the SUI
perylsion of John Fricke, VINO is pre-
pairing another shipment of high grad,
ore. The Richmond mine has been
coed producer in past years, but dur
ing recent years the property has beel
worked on the lease system and badl
gophered up. The present operator;
are now opening up new ground ant
putting the property in good shape
and in time a reduction plant suitable
to treat the ore of the mine will b,
built.
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