Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-10
Mines and

Mining excitement n Tularosa is at
fever heat.
J.. E. Collord is running the hoist at
the Wickc mine near Hillsboro.
Clyde Whitescarver has given up
his job with the express company in
Trinidad and left the first of the week
to go to work on the Senate 'Bob-Tail
mine at Elizabethtown.
DR.. Pulliam and Attorney Hutchinson
bought three claims in the gold field
near Tularosa at 500 each and in
three hours afterward were offered
$3.50 per claim and refused the offer.
There is considerable excitement at
Lamy at present, caused by a reported
strike of fine copper ore on the Lamy
grant owned by the Onderdonk Live
Stock There is a shaft sixty
feet deep and they are in good ore.
They also have a fine body of coal.
Foreman Fricke, of the Mamie Rich
mond mine, informs the Hillsboro Ad-
vocate that large bodies of ore are be-
ing opened up in that property. with
the opening up of new ground and the
%renovating of many of the old work
ings the mine will become a good pro-
Queer.
The Miller Mines Development COM
pany is making an effort to manufac-
ture a number of commercial products
out of the white sands of Otero coun-
ty. Lime and plaster of Paris have
been the subjects of experiment so far
and they are claiming a good product.
They claim it makes good brick, paw
ing chalk, etc.
The Holbrook Argus says: b.. F.
Jackson and Pete Pemberton left on
Thursday morning for the northern
CHA country, where Mr.. Jackson has
extensive mining interests. They were
accompanied on their trip by Messrs.
Ferry and Kronke, Denver mining ex-
perts. From all reports northern ella
county is going to be one of the richest
mining sections in Arizona.
The Cerrillos Register says: Judge
Neis has brought some fine large speci-
mems of coal in from his new min and
has made a test of it's cooking qualities
which was very satisfactory. TINS
property should be a great addition to
the business of Cerrillos, and will
come in especially good play in fur
nishing fuel for the town, if the fire
in the mines at Madrid should prevent
their being opened for any length OF
time.
The Prosper Mining company of 81
ezra county commenced preliminary
work on their properties last week.
Upon advice from his company that a
new engine and boiler had been ship
ped Manager Hirsch Immediately went
to the mines and proceeded to put ev.
erything in shape to receive the ma
chinery and put it in place when it ar
rives. 1t is understood that the Pros
per people expect to go down about
1000 feet as fast as possible.
A rich strike is reported from Stems
Pass in Grant county. 1t was made
north of the Volcano, and or the mair
ledge of the camp. which has produced
so much ore. When doing the assess
ment work on the property, just before
Christmas, a streak of high grade ore
was encountered about fifteen niche!
wide, which assayed $50 ounces in sill
yer, and three n a fraction ounce!
in gold. About two tons OF this higl
grade ore are now on the dump read.
for shipment.
Work has beer resumed on the Aber
deem Copper company's concentrate
plant, near Lordsburg. The machiner.
is now being placed and no doubt will
be ready for running before the clos
of the present month In the region o
the Malachite where, by the way, thu
mill is situated, every appearance of
small village is presented to view
which, if everything goes as expected
and planned, will in the near futur'
claim. instead of Aberdeen Camp,
some such name as Aberdeen City"
Manager KAISER, of the Hillsbor,
Gold Mining and Milling company,
in high feather these days over the or
ening up of a four foot vein OF ore an
mineralized matter in the Little Read,
Pay mine, say the Advocate. The or
is a good milling proposition and sever
ty-fye tons have already been take
out and hauled to the Porter mill TO
treatment. Assay returns give thi
ore a value of S133. 60 in gold, Will
two feet of the ore in the vein is e>
pected to give an average of $40 to tn
ton.
The Ration Range says: F. l.. Mu
key, of the Thelma Mining company c
Badly, who has been in the city a fe'
davs this week, says the mill of hi
company will be started to runnin
within the next ten days. A larg
quantity of good grade ore is now |
the bins ready for treatment, and tn
force of men who have been doing
great deal of dead" work and deve
opment during the past few month
will now be put to work getting out OF
to keep their mill running. About :
tons per day will be milled.
The Sandy vein was cut in III
Little Charlie Tunnel, in the Coone
district, a few days since about %
feet from entrance. The vein is fOl
feet wide, all ore, with a QUARTET
$50 called foot wall and blue andesit
hanging wall. This is an instance
improvement with depth, since l.
lode on the surface no signs of being
rover and showed no signs of being
contact vein, so the members of I'll
Mogollon Gold & Copper compaI
nave reason TO Ieel elated. 1t is repor
ed they nave also encountered GOO
ore in the main Florida tunnel.
The H~illsbooro Advocate says: NJ
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