Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-06-23
MINING MATTERS.
News About the Great Industry Of this
section " the World.

= 3 MAk2MbN au0 ~ Ia hgNLlQ MNnN UuNl
to expert the properties Of the Nation.
al gold aud silver company at Stems
Pass last Saturday. They took the
train TO the Pass, aud then had to
drive out to the miues, which is some
six miles from the station by the road,
which is a good Que, The camp is To-
Gated 10 a valley. The company has
ten locations in this valley; the prlnci.
pal one, and the one that is being
worked, is the old Beck nine, which
has been worked at intervals for many
years. The company has utilized the
old shaft on this property, through
which IL was exploited. The shaft
was put down on an incline, and when
superintendent GueOther took charge
OF the property it was 10 bad shape.
He has Strengthened up the shaft, and
enclosed the portion used for hOisting
the ore, so that Il is safe, although not
as large as be would wish. The sink
ing OF a large working shaft has been
postponed to await the completion of
more important work. There is n
other shaft On the property some three
hundred feet from the one 10 use,
which is down an hundred feet 10 a
iue body OF ore, which will probably
be utilized when 1t comes to making a
working shaft. The shaft is down 300
feet, with workings at various levels,
all of which show good ore. At the
900 foot level there is a shoot or chin
ney OF ore that has been cut for ifty
feet, and the eud not yet reached. In
one place IT is known to extend dfty
feet above the level. How far down
it goes there is no telling. This ore is
about four feet wide, Of which some
two feet is a milling ore, and is being
put through the mill. The'other two
feet is a high grade ore, all running
more than an hundred ounces OF silver.
and is sacked in the mine for ship
ment. The ore that is taken out is
carefully hand sorted, much high
grade ore taken out, and the remain
der milled. The mill building was not
built with the discretion that might
have been used, and the consequence
is there is waste space in the building,
aud useless machinery. AS originally
planned, the mill, an Elspas, and the
concentrating tables we're on the same
floor. This necessitated the building
Of an elevator to take the product Of
the mill above the tables. Superin-
tendeut Guenther put the tables 10
the lower floor, and this made junk OF
the elevator, and much of the build.
ing above this level. AS originally
built there we're three tables in the
mill, but it was found that only one Of
them, the Whitley, worked Gee
fully on this ore, aud so the other two
were junked along with the elevator,
Another Willy table has been put in
and the lumber is on the ground TO
build an addition to the mill which
will hold two more tables. At present
the tables are pushed too much to
take care OF the product OF the mill,
which is not pushed TO It's full capacity.
Owing to this pushing as close a saw.
Ing as is wanted IS not made, yet the
savings ia values runs up to eighty
1--WE per cent The water question has
been satisfactorily solved. The ten
hundred foot we'll supplies plenty Of
water. Tanks are arranged on the
bill above all the buildings, which hold
30. 900 gallons OF water. The pump is
run only every second day, which fur
nishes an abundant supply OF water
with what is used a second time. The
taillngs are %impounded, which gives
them a chance to settle, and the water
becomes clear, and is pumped back
into the mill and reused. 1t is cheap
er TO pump the water from the failing
pond than from the well, as it does
not have TO be lifted so far. Pipes are
laid all over the works, and hydrants
are frequent, which gives a good water
supply ia case OF Ore. There is an
assay office, a comfortable bunk house
aud dining room, presided over by Jim
Lee, a Chinaman who is Is loco as be
was during his many years residence
In Lordsburg. Superintendent Guen-
tber Imported from Utah, where he
mined for many years and was well
acquainted, a competent mill man and
mining boss, who are doing good work.
With the ton or so Of concentrates
made every day, and the high grade
ore that is now being sacked the
National company should soon be on
easy street. 1t has plenty OF ore
ahead to keep its present plant run
ming, and with a larger plant, where
larger quantities OF ore could be milled
at only a slight increase OF cost, it has
enough ore in sight to keep ii running
for years.
DR.. NJ. C. Sinclair, OF Grand Rapids,
president OF the International Gold