Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-02
MINING MATTERS.
News About the Great Industry Of this
section Of the World.

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Chris. Yaeeer went up to STEMS
Pass the first OF the week, 70 take a
look at the country, and see II there
was not something good lying open to
the weather. He was back in town
Wednesday, after tools TO do some
assessment work on a claim he has
located. He is very enthusiastic re-
garding the outlook for that mining
district. He was down in the Beck
mlne, that is being worked by the
National gold ADD silver COMPANY,
and was greatly delighted at the sight
OF tellurldes the company Is taking
out. The company is sacking this ore
10 the mine, aud will ship It without
treatment. Its lower grade ore is
being milled, and as soon as the new
tables are 10 the mill will be worked
day and night. 1t will be a winner.
He went over and looked at a prospect
that Tom Fox has bonded TO r. Guen-
ther. He thinks II Is a crater, and
there is no telling, at present the size
OF the ore shoot, the boundaries Of
which cannot be determined at the
Lirface. Any ore taken out from the
workings on being broken shows free
gold. No assays OF it has run less than
an ounce and a half 10 gold, and many
OF them have run up to twelve and
fifteen ounces 10 gold and several hun
dred ounces in silver. Prospectors are
at work all over the camp, and there
is considerable excitement. There
have been many thousands OF dollars
taken out OF the Kimball mining dis
trict, but it was all done by poor men.
There never has been any amount of
capital invested 10 the district, except
on the Volcano, where poor manage
meut squandered the money, and no
returns we're made, and on the Nation
al company's properties, which are
now producing at a rate most satlsfac-
tory to the stockholders. Twenty
years ago there we're hundreds of men
In the district, and much ore was
shipped from the Beck, the Bachelor,
the Pachloky, the Volcano, and other
properties. When silver went down
these properties could not be worked
by poor men, aud some were aban-
doned, and others have been held by
the owners, who have lived in hopes.
Now that the National company has
shown that a proper expenditure Of
capital will make big producers In that
camp IL is probable that capital will
become interested, and the camp will
take its place among the producers Of
the country. II it does it will mean a
great deal for Lordsburg, as it is di-
rectly tributary to this town.
Thos. A. Lister, Of this place, form.
erly of Williamsport, Pennsylvania,
has taken a bond aud lease on the
Last Chance group Of mines, in the
Pyramid district south OF town. The
Last Chance has not been worked for
many years, as its former owner died
and the property has been locked up
ia the probate court. When II was
worked it. shipped in the neighbor.
hood Of 800, 900 worth OF ore, aud there
is now some 5000 tons blocked out.
This ore carries well 10 silver, iron aud
Manganese. With the addition OF lime
and a metaliferous ore, one carrying
even a small per cent OF either lead or
copper to collect the values, il is a
practical smelling proposition. Mr..
Lister has put a force Of men at work
on the Clara Sutton, one OF the claims,
on an ore body that carries enough
silver to make it a shipping PROPOSE
tion. Mr.. Lister expects to leave for
the east tomorrow to make arrange
ments for more extensive operations,
aud the possible erection Of a smelter.
The people in Duncan are up in
arms aud hiring lawyers to protect
their homes from a proposed ditch.
McClusky, Evans, and Lloyd, who
live below town, want to take out
a ditch above town, bring IL through
the edge Of the settlement. and down
to their land. The people in town OBJ
ject to this ditch, as it will endanger
the town, in case OF high water, and
because the interested people could
get water on their land ln other ways,
Suit for condemnation has been com.
menced, and both sides have hired
lawyers, and a merry old time is ex.
pected before the ditch is built.
From the report OF e. W. Clapp, vol.
untaTy weather observer at this point,
it is learned that the highest temper
allure in May was 95 degrees, on the
Both and 31st. The minimum tenn