The Socorro chieftain., 1907-05-04
BOOSTING COONEY DISTRICT
Improvement and Development As-
sociation Organized for tho
Purpose.

ton. Tie objects ut TINS organ
ization will be what the name
implies. One of the urgent ne
ceSsities is to call the attention
Of parties looking for business
opportunity to the great need of
hotel accommodations in both
Cooney and Mogollon. 1t is now
almost impossible To get accom-
modations at either place, and
there is an excellent chance for
some one with energy and
knowledge of the business. An
other need is a railway, and this
entire section is advanced Sullic-
iently to justify its building.
OF course there is strong talk of
a road in the near future, but
the men here are not built on
the plan of Micawber, and in
tend to turn things up without
delay.
The Cooney mining district is
fast coming to the front, and If
it we're located a little nearer to
a railway would be today one of
the most noted camps in Ameri-
ca.
The Last Chance mine is at
present the leader as producer,
and is really one of the great
mines of the country. Mr.. Ern-
est Craig, before bringing it to
its present success, had many
diScouragementS, but now has
large reserves of very rich ore,
on which his fine cyanide mill is
working day and night.
Eastern parties recently pur-
chased adjoining property, with
but little development, at price
currently reported as 5000, 900.
This will be rapidly develop
ed, and there will be no guess
work as to the result.
Mr.. Cleveland, of the Dead
wood, has been developing his
mine for some months, the work
consisting of vertical shaft
sunk some distance from the
vein. and at lower altitude,
from which lie has crosS-cut TO
the vein and has a proved shoot
of 300 feet in length, with $50
feet of back, and fine posSibili-
ties both for great depth and
greater length along the vein
which carries a similar grade OF
ore to that of the Last Chance.
In the same vicinity is the
Confidence, which intends to in
stall a cyanide mill of large ca
pacity, this mine having 25,0OC
feet of development. The old
process employed -pan-amalga'
mation-did not save more than
90 per cent of the values, hence
the mine was closed till a better
process could be found, which
has been demonstrated by Mr.
Craig in cyaniding and concen'
tration.
The Cooney mine, belonging
to the Mogollon Gold and Copper
company, is showing up nicely
and some very fine ore is being
sacked, besides good grade
going to the mill. In one stop'
one man has been breaking from
five to seven tons of milling or
daily, besides sacking from si'
to twenty sacks of shipping or
of a value of $50 ton. Mr.. I
]. Curran, president OF the com
pany, who is in active charge o
operations, has frst-class men Il
charge of mine and mill, an
has shown his ability in tn
manner in which he has over
come the difficulties of operatio
in a district so far from the raj
way and the labor market. Th
main double-compartment shat
is being sunk from the siXt
level, and each foot in dept
gained adds to the value of tn
Cooney mine. The Cooney is til
only copper producer in the cam
yet there are n number of othC
! groups or claims owned by tn
company that may equal I'll
! Cooney in copper values wit
development.
: The Enterprise Mining con
+ pany, with mines in Coone
, canyon, intends to go lorwaI
S at once with it's new cyani,
5 plant. Mrs. Freeman, widow {
, the late manager, reached II
district from the east but fe
5 days ago to take active manag
ment of the property. Core
pondence TO the AlbuquerqV
Journal.
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