Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-24
MINES AND MINING

Ahc otisSt lily ihuePcuutit np1lha
rs follows Of the work going on at
Gold Gulch. where the recent rich
strikes were made.
Messrs. Moses, Portwood, Robert.
son and Craig, tho owners OF the nov
famous Owl mine. are pushing deYel.
Opment work on their rich property.
The work Is In charge OF Messrs Port.
wood and Moses, who are practical
miners and understand how to get Tie
best possible results On the soui.t
shaft they are sinking and last e.el-
ing were down to a depth Or 60 feet
The ore vein Il holding out AMI VINO
gold is being found In even larger
quantities than when the property
was being worked under the lease by
the Owens Brothers. AT that depth
considerable difficulty was being *.
perienced from water, and the owners
are now preparing TO install d pump
30 that work can be prosecuted with
out interference. The owl owners
are exerting their efforts to get their
mine into first-class shape before
starting to ship. but when the do 1t
IL certain that they will bring TO the
surface the richest ore that has yet
been taken from the ground In the
camp. On the north shaft they are
drifting In good ore. which, while not
~ rich as In the south shaft, runs
away up Into the hundreds. The de-
velopment in the south shaft demon.
strates that values are not only hold
Ing out, but increasing with depth.
Easton and Gibson. who are work.
Ing on q lease on tho Lucky Bill or
Carbonate, struck some good ore dur
Ing the week, running high IN gold,
and are still sinking. They com
menced their work quite a little high
er than the ground on which the rich
strikes were made, and will still have
to 60 quite q number Of feet before
getting to the level. Their prospect
Is most encouraging, aud II Is almost
certain that they will find the vein
during the present week.
Messrs. Ryan and Baum. represent
Ing the Gold Gulch Mining company,
have arrived in camp and have started
development work on the Pactolus.
As II has been demonstrated that a
portion Of tho rich vein Is within tho
limits OF this claim, they can not well
miss II and another rich strike may be
expected as soon as they get their
shaft down TO tap 1t.
Theodore w. Carter. lessee OF the
properties Of the Southwestern Cop
per company. in the Burros, has
the same producing one more.
He Is Mt present hauling the NTH
shipment from tho 81. Louis 10 the
Shamrock smelter and has the mine
Ia such shape that regular shipments
will be made In the future. Since TAX
Ing hold. Mr.. Carter has done quito a
deal In DEVELOPMENT work. At pres.
ent he is drifting west TO the water
level from the main shaft at the depth
Of $50 feet. Last week a good body OF
red oxide was struck. This particular
kind or ORC Ind never before been
found In the st. Louis. The mine Is
now In ship shape for active work
and Is again ranking among the
steady producers OF the district.
On the colweli. Mr.. Carter has sunk
the main shaft an additional SIS feet
and Is now prosecuting from the bot
tom a distance of 100 feet, Sulphlie
ore averaging - per cent copper has
recently been found. Mr.. Carter has
about two cars OF high grade ore
ready for shipment.
The Sampson is another Of the
steady producers OF the camp. eiar.
ence Bayne. WIN is in charge, las,
week made a 25.ton shipment % the
Shamrock smelter. and has all kinds
OF ore III aight. On the now shaft.
which Is being sunk across the guich
the same grade OF ore which has
made the property It's reputation war
found at the depth Of rs feet, A steam
hoist viii be placed at the new shaft
10 facilitate work. Mr.. Baync Is at.
present employing twelve men.
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