Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-07-11
MINES and MINING
IN new MEXICO
The Rosedale Mining Camp in Socorro
County Is an Exclusive Gold Producer
of Great Promise for
the Future.
GOOD GOLD VALUES IN ORE FROM THE
STEMS PASS DISTRICT. GRANT COUNTY

The Rosedale mining district is sit
uated in Socorro county, New Mexico
on the slope of the San Mateo noun
tains. The section containing minera
is about - miles long north and soutl
by six miles wide. The mining town o
Rosedale is about 32 miles from San
Marcial on the Santa F'e railroad, abou
six hours drive by stage The stag
runs tri-weekly leaving San Marcia
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Rosedale is a town of about 800 peo
pie, containing a postoffice, two store
and the usual business houses of small
mining camps of it's size. 1t is a golt
district, pure and simple. there being
no other values in the ore worthy Of
consideration. This district is remarka-
BILE in this: The direction Of the miner
al bearing veins run almost north and
south, varying but II degrees west OF
north. The veins are most all contact
assures. The few exceptions are fiss-
ures but still run parallel with the
other veins. Another remarkable fea-
ture is the uniformity in values, being
$40 per ton or very close to it. All de-
velopment work thus far shows the
lodges to have very uniform size from
surface down. The ores are free mill
ing and cyaniding.
The Rosedale mine is the principal
mine of the district. 1t is in the foot
hi of t1o ta;r an tho u-pSt
slope. 1t is the property of the Rose
dale Mining Company, of which Ed
ward Martin is superintendent. 1t is
fully equipped with a good 1O-stamp
and steam hoist. 1t is a we'll developed
mine. The shaft is down 120 feet with
drifts every so feet 200 feet on either
side of the shaft along the vein. 1t av-
down the shaft and in the drifts and
mills and cyanides uniformly $40 per
ton. The mine has paid for develop
ment and machinery from the grass
roots" and no stopping has been done
below the 200 foot level
There are $4,000 tons of ore in sight
that is good for $40 per ton. There is
one other claim connected with this
There is a saw mill on the property for
all lumber needed. Timber is
and water comes from the
hills by gravity more than sufficient for
the camp mine and all mining necessi-
ties, including Il 100 horse power boiler,
s. horse power engine and IS horse
power hoist.
This mine has been shut down for
the past four months pending a sale.
Three miles to the north of Rosedale
is what is known as Big Rosy canon.
This is a very promising part of the
district. In this particular part of the
district are four properties somewhat
developed, the Whitecap, MONDAY,
Powder and the SO claims.
The Whitecap group consists of three
claims. The shaft is down 240 feet with
80 feet of drifting on either side Of the
shaft along the vein. The Shaft and
drifts show u feet of ore from top to
bottom, the lowest average sample
across the ledge running $S per ton and
the highest $14. A mill test of q sample
gave between S11 and $12 per ton.
The shaft on the MONDAY is down ITO
feet, showing a 10 foot vein. The ores
run by numerous assays $12 to $14 per
ton.
The Whitecap and MONDAY are the
notable exceptions to the other veins in
the district, in that they are strictly
assure veins having both walls of prop
arty.
The shaft on the Baking Powder
claim, the property of Jackson and Ed
wards of Ell Paso, is down about so feet.
It contains the highest grade ore in the
district. The ore body in the shaft
runs from to feet up to 8 feet in
width. Near the bottom of the shaft
the ore, which had pinched to 3 feet,
took an almost vertical pitch and is
with every shot. No average
Of frequent cross samples has run less
than 500 per ton. This vein differs from
all others in the district, in this, that it
has phonolite dixie for a foot wall and
porphyry for a hanging wall. The vein
filing carries more oxidation of iron
than others which in all these veins
carries the highest values.
The development work on this claim
is a shaft 106 feet deep and tunnel. 1t
is similar in ores, values and size to
others in Big Rosy canon.
There are great many other claims
in the district and quite promising.
Quite a number of locators are doing
work on their claims and
there is little doubt but that many of
them will develop into good mines.
The elevation of the district is about
8 900 feet above sea level. The summer
climate is perfection and the winters
not severe.
Pine and spruce timber are abundant
for lumber and timbering purposes
the district. Water is plen-
tiful for all mining purposes.
MINOR MINING ITEMS.
r. r. Lee of Silver City, the recent
inventor of a successful concentrator,
has gone on a trip to Old Mexico.
The Mammoth MILL at Pinos Altos,
has been started up again by Walter
Brands, for the handling of custom
ores.
An excellent strike of high grade ore
was made on the Arizona mine near
Pinos Altos last week, in the bottom of
the new working shaft, as well as the
drifts and slopes connecting the shaft.
Gold values at STEMS Pass are as
saying from-$S to SIG and $19, at a depth
Of less than so feet, and in silver as
high as 142 ounces. Also copper ores
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