Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-10
MAY DIVIDE
GRANT COUNTY
ThusMakingLords-
burg New County
Seat.
MINES BEING DEVELOPED
Attorney Moringstar Tells of
Improvement and Bright
Prospects.

vice president and general manager Of
the Morningstar Mining and Milling
Company, who came to this city yes
tlrday for the purpose of being ad-
ritted to practice before the bar of
New Mexico. is very enthusiastic over
the prospects of Lordsburg.
Il believe from recent developments
that Lordsburg has great future as
a mining camp" he stated last even
ng to a reporter of the New Mexican.
"Lordsburg is already a lively town.
There are a number of mining experts
and engineers at the place who are
examining and looking up mining
property. There is general air of
prosperity about the town. Everybody
seems to have money and spends it
freely.
Fifteen Mines in Ten Miles.
within a radius of ten miles of
ILordsburg are located about fifteen
different mining properties. Only four
of the mines are working at the pres
ent time but preparations are being
made to have others in operation. The
Miser's Chest mine which is one of
the most famous in that part Of the
country has been taken over by a
new company after being idle for a
number of years. The new owners
have installed the latest improved min
ing machinery and expected to COM
mence sinking the shaft today, They
have retimbered the mine and pumped
all Of the water out ready to begin
operations on an extensive scale. A
former manager Of the Bonney Min
ing Company which has claims in the
vicinity is at the head of the new syn
dicate in charge of the old Miser's
Chest.
Rich Silver and Copper Strike.
''The North American Mining Com
pany in the Pyramid district which
lies about eight miles southwest of
Lordsburg recently opened up a rich
vein Of copper and silver ore. The
North American is one of the best
paying mining properties in the vi
cinity and the recent strike of ore
carrying large percentage of silver
has had the effect of creating mining
boom at Lordsburg.
"The Robert and Leahy Mercantile
Company has mine about three miles
west of town. A rich vein of copper
and silver ore was struck there
short time ago. On an average of
four car loads of ore week are ship.
ped from this mine to the smelters
and 1t is expected that the output will
be doubled in few weeks.
To Sink Shaft 1000 Feet.
"Our own mining company is plan
ming to sink the Atlantic shaft which
is high grade copper proposition to
depth of 1000 feet. We expect to
begin extensive development within
very short time"
New County May Be Formed.
Mr.. Morningstar said that there
was talk in Lordsburg Of petitioning
the 37th Legislative Assembly to
have Grant County cut in two SO as
to make Lordsburg the county seat
of the new county. Silver City is
the county seat of Grant County and
it is quite inaccessible from Lords
burg. Lordsburg people generally are
of the opinion that the county is too
large for all practical purposes and
believe that If divided and another
new county created it would be salts
factory for all concerned. There is
no direct railroad line between Sill
yer City and Lordsburg. The travel
er by rail must go by way of Deming.
Mr.. Morningstar is authority for the
statement that Lordsburg is gradually
forging ahead in material way. He
said that there is quite little activ-
ity in building operations. The Eagle
Drug and Mercantile Company has
just finished large addition to its
already big store The new part is
erected of cement blocks and is one
story high the same as the remainder
of the store.
Attorney and Mine Operator.
Attorney Morningstar has been a
resident of Lordsburg for the past two
and one.half years. Before coming to
New Mexico he was located at john
sonburg, Pennsylvania. He was en-
gagged in the practice of the legal pro-
fession in the Quaker State but until
recently has been devoting most of
his time to the mining industry while
in the Sunshine Territory.