Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-15
Three Mines Of the Kelly and
Magdalena Camps in Socorro
County Active and in
Rich Ore.
ACTIVITY IN MINING
Affairs at School of Mines Satisfactory
Surveys and TrianguIatioa for
Typographical Maps.

Professor Charles R. Keyes, presl
dent of the faculty OF the School o
Mines at Socorro, spent yesterday II
town on official business. To repre-
sentative of the New Mexican, Pro
fessor Keyes said:
"The School Of Mines is in yer!
satisfactory condition and is doing bet
ter work than ever before since it's es
tablishment. There are 70 students
enrolled and in actual attendance
They are all in the college courses
The preparatory departments, which
have been connected with the school
for some years prior to the present
year, have been turned over to the
Socorro schools. The faculty consists
of seven professors, they are kept
very busy. A course in actual dress
ing and smelling of ores will COM
mence next month. The Rio Grande
Smelling Works will be used for that
purpose, their owners having kindly
placed them at the disposal of the
School of Mines and that without
charge. A thorough and systematic
course will be had.
Mining in Socorro County is on the
upgrade and there is good deal do
ing in the Magdalena and Kelly Min
ing districts. There are at least $50
men employed and much zinc ore is
being taken from these three well
known mines, the Kelly, the Graphic
and the Little Juanita. The shipments
are constantly on the increase and in
my opinion the Magdalena and Kelly
Mining Districts will within a year or
two be the largest zinc producers in
the United States. The ores now min
ed are being shipped to Joplin. Mis-
souri,, Mineral Hill, Wisconsin, and to
Belgium. The ores produced are con.
sidered very high grade as they run
from 40 to so per cent in pure zinc.
The Tri-Bullion Mining & Smelling
Company, OF Chicago, one of the larg-
est zinc companies in the world, is the
owner of the Kelly. The Little Juan
ita, which is owned by Colonel E. w.
Eaton, H. M. Dougherty and others of
Socorro, is being systematically work
ed and produces steadily under the
able supervision of G. T. Brown, the
Socorro mining engineer and expert;
the Graphic Group is now owned by
the Williams -Sherwin Paint Company
of Cleveland, Ohio, and is great pro-
ducer. This mine, 20 years ago, was
owned by Santa Fe Parties, among
whom were w. H. Manderfeld and V.
s. Shelby, both now deceased, and ex-
Governor w. T. Thornton, now resi-
dent of Guadalajara, Mexico. These
parties sold the property to syndicate
Of which John w. Schock, formerly of
Santa Fe, and Captain A. B. Fitch, now
q resident of Oakland, California, were
members. Finally, the property was
obtained by purchase by Captain Fitch
and c. T. Brown, of Socorro, who few
months ago, sold the same to its pres
ent owners. It is understood that they |
made handsome thing out of the sale, |
but evidently sold little too soon, as
It is reported that a standing offer of |
a half million dollars is now up for the |
Graphic Group.
"The town of Magdalena is the ship
ping and business point of the district |
and is quite prosperous now. 1t is
growing at very satisfactory rate.
Mining is also taking new spirit |
In the Water Canon and Socorro Noun
.ain district and some good ore, carry
ng fair gold values is being mined and
shipped.
1.-TWO parties of the United States
Geological Survey are now engaged in
active field work in the Socorro and
Mountains. They are en-
,loyed in gathering data and making
surveys to be used in the preparation
II typographical map of these noun
ain ranges. This work will continue
It least six months more. The engin.
,ers are also gathering triangulation
lata and notes from the ella Forest
Reserve north and up the Rio Grande
o connect the same in Colorado with
he triangulation work now being done
here and which will establish the ell
'vation and altitude of the different
nesas, mountains and peaks between
he Gila Forest Reserve and the north.
I'm boundary Of New Mexico along
md adjacent to the Rio Grande Valley.
This Is preliminary work and is neces.
ary tor typographical maps which thu
biological Survey is now preparing Of
entral northern New Mexico"
Professor Keyes is Of the opinion
hat the typographical maps which will
oou be issued by the Geological Sur
ey for . portion Of New Mexico will
rove Of great benefit to engineers and