Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-26
The Principal Mines of the Mogollon Mining Di trict

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Mogollon, N. NJ, April 24.-For some
time past the pen of your correspond
ent has rested in inocuous desuetude.
But If your correspondent was uuies-
cent, this camp has not been in a SOM
nolent condition, and there has been
such successful activity in the develop
ment of the mining resources of this
district that there is an ample supply
of interesting news for long and
cheerful letter
THE CONFIDENCE MINE.
While many of the mining camps of
the country have been wading in the
slough of despond' because of the
slump in copper, the cry Eureka has
been heard echoing and re-echoing
from each cliff and canon of the Mogol-
Ions. And what is it they have found
to elicit the cry Eureka? And they
answer, gold and silver in abundance,
and the capital wherewith to develop
the mines and operate mills to recover
these precious metals and the ore; these
are the things that have been and are
being found and developed every day in
the Mogollon district. Never in the
history of the camp have the prospects
been so bright as at present. To COM
nence the glad tidings with: The old,
reliable Confidence mine, appropriately
7amed, is running full blast while the
mill is extracting and shipping the bull
lion in 100 pound bars almost daily.
The value of the bullion is about 81 per
ounce This property is owned by the
Helen Mining Company, of which D. H.
Moffat of Denver, Is the principal
stockholder. A 30-stamp mill, together
with all modern electrical mining ma
chinery are among the accessories used
in the operation of the mine and re-
covery of the precious metals. John T.
Graham, an experienced mining opera |
tor, Is jointly interested with D. H. (
Moffat in the property. Mr.. Graham, |
while nominally treasurer of the COM
pany, gives most of his time to per.
sonal supervision Of the property. Mr.. |
Blakely Graham, one of the brightest
young mining engineers of the west, /
and an energetic and capable manager,
is In immediate charge, while the ia
nous old expert, Bill Parish, comes I
from his headquarters in Denver, once
or twice year to lend his experienced
counsel to his younger confrere, and
watch with beaming countenance, the
development and operation
Of the Confidence mine which has al
ways been one Of his pet mining prop
ositions. 1t speaks volumes for the
camp, that D. H. Moffat, the greatest
mining operator in America, If not in
the world, should invest quarter of a
million dollars In machinery and ap-
pliances for the development Of one Of
,ur mines. Such investments are only
made upon the advice of the best min
ng engineers. This property has pro-
luced millions Of dollars in gold and
silver. and now at the greater depths
he 900 and 1000 foot levels. the ore is
'icher and in greater quantity than in
he upper levels Some of the ore Is
rich, but the operators are
very conservative and only a very few
intimate associates are apprised Of the
great richness Of the ore, which in 9TH
n camps would be heralded abroad
Ind create a great furore.
THE LAST CHANCE MINE.
Next in Importance comes the Last
Chance mine under the energetic and
efficient management of Ernest Craig,
/ mining engineer of considerable ex-
,erience and note in the British Isles.
This gentleman has accomplished as
much for the benefit of the Mogollon
mining district as any mining engineer
las done for any camp. This he has
lone by the perfection of methods for
he adaptation of the cyanide process
o the reduction of ores of this district.
Nor was this accomplished without
,ersevering effort extending over a
period Of several years. The Washoe
Jan amalgamation process, first intro
iuced in this camp by 10 q. Sheridan,
vas an expensive and inefficient meth
ID Of treating the ores of the district,
ret it was the best thar could be found,
Until Mr.. Craig perfected his methods