Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-14
GRANT COUNTY MINING NEWS.
The Gibson Development Company Will Have an Elaborate
Exhibit al the Territorial Fair.
Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Silver City. N NJ. Aug 13

special correspondence New Mexican
Silver City, N. NJ, Aug 10.
Robinson and Porterfield, who have
for some time past been working some
turquoise properties in the Burro noun
tains have struck a very fine vein of
that gem. The new veins yield some
very clear and handsome turquois.
saw mill has been put in at Pinos
Altos by the Pinos Altos Mining Com
pany for the purpose of cutting to de-
sired sizes the lumber stock which it is
disposing of as rapidly as possible.
1t is reported that there are some
mining deals under way, which if con-
summated, will soon put the camp of
Pinos Altos once more among the prin-
cipal producers of the southwest.
The The fiiihPssopxreSsiieT'ee ibis c9ltulegts
in this county, will have an elaborate
exhibit at the territorial fair, a part of
which will be from the rich placer
mines of the company in the new pos
session of Porto Rico.
The Cincinnati Gold and Copper Com
pany has struck large body of good
ore on the Buchance claim. The veins
in this section are lime capped.
The Altamont Mining Company is
down 200 feet on the shaft and has
cross-cut at the bottom. Two feet of
very fine ore has been encountered.
The recent heavy rains flooded a
number of mine shafts in the Santa
Rita district, but beyond the trouble of
pumping out the water, no serious
damage resulted.
O. r. Smith of Lordsburg, has been
appointed New Mexico agent for the
International Gold Mining and Milling
Company. DR.. c. r. Luton, the presi-
dent of the company, Is expected in
Lordsburg this week and he will proba-
bly, start men to work on some Of the
company's claims at Malone.
Craig and Gibson are down so feet on
their shaft on the Silver Reef property
and after a depth of 100 feet is reached
will drift. The mine is silver propo-
sition and is looking up in a manner
o. r. Smyth, as representative Of the
Humbolt Company, has sold to the
Michigan-N New Mexico Mining Company
the Humbolt MILL The purchasers will
move the mill to their property west of
Lees Peak. The company has made
arrangements for the erection Of a 80
ton plant upon it's properties. At pres
ent the company is doing development
work upon it's Carbonate, Last Chance
and Belle claims and the showings are
very good.
The Gibson Development Company
has let contract to Marsales and
Wood to sink 1O0-foot shaft on the
San Simon mine, and the same is now
down some so feet. A group Of five
claims is owned by this company in this
district. And during the past year these
properties have been thoroughly pros
pected and numerous veins of good ore
are exposed.
The North American Company has
shaft on the Cobra Negra down so feet
and has started a drift, which will be
run for so feet then brought to the sur
face. This will give circulation of air.
and then the sinking will begin.
shaft has been put down so feet on the
Sub Rosa mine and a vein of sulphide
ore bias been encountered that looks
fine.
The Alessandro Milling Company con-
tinues it's development work on it's
properties, but Is making no efforts to
ship until copper reaches a better
price. Work is progressing we'll at the
Concord Gettysburg and Victoria
mines.
At the st. Louis mine water has been
pumped out down to a depth Of 260
feet and it is now awaiting the arrival
of larger pump. This property was
leased from the Southwestern Copper
Company by w. H. Newcomb.
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