Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-07-15
Part I.
Chapter VII.
MINING INTERESTS.


About 25 miles south of Deming,
near the Mexican line there is little
group of mountains known as the Tres
Hermanas, (three sisters) named from
three peaks which rise side by side
above the surrounding mountains form
ing land mark which can be seen for
miles. These mountains are to the
southern part Of the county what the
Cooks peak region Is to the northern
part, and have from the earliest history
Of the county attracted much atten-
tion as a mining district. In the month
of May 1880 John Allard, Lon IringtOn
and Henry Hoover, who were the first
to prospect these hills, located the Gin
cinati mine which is nUw owned by the
Golden Cross and Eagle Mining COM
pany. In speaking of their first ex-
pertinent Mr.. Allard said, when went
in there in 80 came up from Cariza-
lilo spring Is miles to the southwest,
and there was no water nearer than
that and the Indians were bad, | used
to go at night to the spring with burro
and I'LL water kegs and pack them to
camp making the round trip in the
night and this was the way the water
supply for the men who opened the
first workings was secured. Following
their first location these men made a
number Of others, while James Tracy
and others came in almost at the same
time and made locations on the same
slope, which in fact is where all the
work has been done, and before the end
of the season quite lively camp had
been established and a considerable
amount Of work done. AS the first dis
coveries began to turn out good ore
others came and claims were staked out
over a large district o. country, as is
the case in camp Of this character
many of these claims proved to be of
no value and were abandoned after a
time but there were some of them which
proved good and permanent camp was
formed. Some Of the properties locat-
ed by the above parties have been work.
ed almost continuously from that time
to the present and fabuIOusly large
profits received from them although the
work until the present year was none
of it done in way to develop ground
and discover the main mineral body,
few If any of the shafts reaching over
100 feet in depth, but to come down to
the present condition of the camp, there
are more men working there now tina n
in any other district in the county.
A few days ago we visited the district
and looked over the workings for the
purpose of being able to tell exactly the
condition of the mines and the work
that was being done. We found that
the mineral belt lay in a
strip about one mile wide and extend
ing along the foot hills on the west
ern slope in mort heasterly and
south westerns course for several miles.
Starting from the southwest we found
a group of claims belonging to the
Deming Mercantile company and others
which are not being worked at present.
Joining these on the east is the Han
cock group owned by company COM
posed of Jas. Martin, J. B. HOdgdOn
and o theirs, and under the man.
agementof Mr.. Martin an ex-
perienced miner who believes in doing
things right and the work being done
on this property gives evidence Of his
careful oversight. This property was
located in the early summer Of 80 by
Dan Leroy and Alex Neal who sold to
Silver City parties. The next spring
il was leased to parties who did some
surface working and took out pocket
Of horn silver which Is said to have net
ned them about 100000. Since that
time has been worked by various parties
and the vein opened up in six different
places and considerable amount Of
ore taken out. The present company
however. is the first to do any real