Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-24
Big IRRIGATION
SCRE ME- NEAR
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LUIIUUUUHU
CITY WILL BENEFIT BY
RECLAMATION PROJECT
LordSburg May Divide Freight
ing Business With Silver City.
News of Prosperous Mining
Field.


Especial Correspondence Morning JournaI.l
Lordsburg, N. NJ, July 22.-Lords-
burg. the fast growing and prosper
Gus mining and railroad center Of
southern New Mexico, is looking for
ward to deriving considerable benefit
from the big irrigation project now
being planned, which by means Of
water diverted from the ella river
viii reclaim, II is said some $4,000
or 100000 acres Of fertile land west
of here. and which will be tributary
TO this city. 1t is understood the
project has been found feasible, and
when executed it will be one of the
most Important in the territory
Towns Growth Phenomenal.
The growth OF the town of Lords
burg. which Is rapidly becoming one
of the chief mining centers of the ter
rltory, is a sign of the general devel-
opment going on in the rich mineral
district around It. over twenty new
buildings have gone up in Lordsburg
In the past six months. The hotel
facilities especially are being greatly
improved. John Robson is remodel-'
ing his hotel. and Peter Powers, who
Glorieta, has opened a first class res
taurant. Powers has many friends in
the territory who are glad to see him
return.
The mining industry is on the boom.
Properties that have been closed for
years are now In full blast, paying
producers. working large numbers Of
miners The Nellie bly, copper mine,
sold some time ago for $4,000. has
more than repaid the purchasers for
their investment and Is today money
maker.
The Superior mine. closed for fif-
teen years, is now shipping the ore
from the old dump the last car ship
ped running 80 ton. The mine Will
be worked again soon, pending The
settlement Of some legal complications
now existing.
The Last Chance mine. at Pyramid,
WAS idle for twelve years until re-
Gently. The Sutton Consolidated Min
ing company bought the property.
and after going down only six feet
below the bottom Of the old shaft.
struck a large body Of fine copper
ore. W. p. Black Of Salida. Colo,
who bought the "Eighty-Five" group
last January. has stopped shipping ore
and Is devOting all his attention to de-
velopment work. A new hoist Is on
the ground and a new air compressor
ls being installed The latest and best
mining methods are being employed.
The shaft will he sunk LOCO teet
deeper at once Superintendent Fltch
still has charge Of tho mine. Mr. Fitch
being "A practical mining man OF long
experience. The company Is now en-
MI a
have zoe al work.
Herbert McGrath. deputy sheriff,
and who conducts livery stable here,
saws that his business has more than
doubled during the past year NJ. w.
McGrath. Justice of the peace and
proprietor Of the Vendome hotel. also
saws that he hasfall the business that
he can comfortably attend to all the
time
4 good road Is soon to be built
from here 10 Leopold mining camp.
so that Lordshurg will divide some OF
the huge frelghtlng business with Sil-
yer city. whence all supplies are now
taken 10 the Burro mountain district.
From Leopold to silver City the dis
tanee ~ eighteen miles. and extremely
hllly. While the distance from Lords
burg Is double. Il Is down hill nearly
all the way. From Lordsburg the ore
could be shipped over one railway di-
rect 10 the Douglas smelters, where
the Leopold concentrates now go by
'the longest way round"
The present route Is eighteen miles
by wagon to silver City. fifty miles
over the Santa Fe to Deming, sixty
miles over the Southern Pacific to-
Lordsburg and thence to the smelt-
ers Work on the new road. which
will cut out this roundabout shipment
is now progressing and Lordsburg Is
looking forward to considerably in
creased importance as shipping
point.
A. w. Morningslar has opened a
law office In Lordsburg, and Is also
Interested in mining In this section.
Alr MOrnlngstar comes from Johnson
burg. n. NJ. He ls taking very lively
interest in Lordsburg's progress and
tho development Of the surrounding
district. and Is interesting considerable
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