Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-10-13

able to convince these congressman
that single statehood is what is
needed.
There has been quite a change 10
the affairs Of the Standard Consolidate
ed copper company at Clifton. The
few stockholders at Clifton have tried
to run it, although they were 10 the
minority they made enough noise for a
big majority. They had President Ross
arrested and bound over 70 the grand
jury for misappropriatlng the funds.
The grand jury listened to their tale
OF woe, and completely e~xhonorated
Nj. Ross, who is still suffering from
the personal attack made on him at
the last stockholders meeting, and in
consequence has TO walk with the aid
OF a crutch. tt Is probable that these
stockholders who have been making
so mach trouble will now subside. Mr..
Ross went from Soloponville where he
was TO await the action OF the grand
jury, to Clifton, where he stopped a
few days, and passed through town
Tuesday, on his way back to New
York. Mr.. Ross told the Liberal that
II the body Of ore now being worked
by the Standard continues but a little
farther the Standard will be the rich
est mine in the territory. A carload,
thirty tons, shipped last week, run
over a thousand dollars. The Clifton
Era OF last week has the following to
say about the mine: "a representative
OF the ERA recently visited the Stan
dard mine, and found the property in
much better shape that it has been in
two years. In fact it is in better con-
dition now that it has yer been. In
the deepest workings, which Superin-
tendent Rosecrans has christened 1.-THE
mustard" level, there is a vein IL feet
in width which averages more than II
per cent. But that Is not all, for there
is a vein of ore on the same level from
two to three feet in width averaging
more than 25 per cent. The mustard
level" is we'll named, for it is certainly
the "hot stuff" This level is about
seven hundred feet verticle from the
surface, and while the ore is Of the
same general character as that OF the
rest of the mine, the vein has a differ.
emit pitch, which would seem to indi.
cate that an entirely new body OF ore
has been found. This body Of ore,
which is being developed as rapidly as
possible, is probably two hundred feet
below the fault which two years ago
threatened the very life of the prop.
erty. Superintendent Rosecrans is
Of the opinion that he has at last
found the permanent ore body. He
is cutting out a station on mustard
level" where he will place a II horse
) power engine, after which he will
sink on the vein. No ore is being
shipped from that section of the mine
except that which is taken out In
/, development work. Another supris
/, ing feature OF the Standard is the
/, large amount Of the glance now being
developed through the eutire lower
workings. The ore as a whole seems
to be getting richer with depth. Ii
fact the shipments show a steady
increase in value. The low grade
} shipments are now averaging better
than II per cent, while the flrst-clasS
/, is holding It's general average of be-
tween 45 and so per cent. Shipments
are also being made from the Copper
Center and the San Jose. A shipment
} from the Copper Center last week
went 81 per cent. This was the aver
age Of more than two cars OF ore. The
} second class ore OF the San Jose aver
ages 20 per cent copper and 20oz silver,
/; while the first class is just double
that. It is decidedly the richest ore
ia the district. Shipments are now
! being made from both the Copper
Center and San Jose mines, which arc
| more than sufficient to pay the ex
penses OF development"