Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-09
KELLY MINE TURNS
OUT sl,485,000
IN A YEAR
10000 TONS OF ORE
AT PRESENT DEVELOPED
President Samuel W. 1rayIor
of Engineering Company
Tells New Workers Of Min
ing in New Mexico,

ing in New Mexico,
The New York Globe In its Mining
Gossip column has a long interview
with Samuel w. Traylor, of the Tray
lor Engineering company about New
Mexico mining properties. Mr.. Tray
Tor was recently in Albuquerque on his
way east. The Globe says,
Samuel w. Traylor, president of the
Fraylor Engineering company and SUI
pervising engineer of the Tri-Bullion
Smelling and Development company,
As Exchange place, has returned from
a trip through the west and southwest.
He visited mining camps in Colorado,
Nevada, Arizona, California, and New
Mexico, spending some time at the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mine at Rhyo-
lite, which is owned by Charles M.
Schwab.
In the course of a chat with q Globe
reporter Mr., Traylor said that a crush
ing amalgamatins and cyanide plant Is
in process of erection there by the
Traylor Engineering company, while
at Ely the company is constructing a
one thousand ton concentrating plant
for the Giroux Consolidated. Mr.. Tray
Tor believes that the GirouX mines are
the source Of a great mineral deposit
of copper, the only well-detined vein
showing on the property of the Giroux
company, and is the source Of a sec>
ondary deposit occurring in the large
quartz porphyry deposits lying below
the immense vein, consisting of the
properties of the GirouX Consolidated
and Of the Nevada Consolidated. which
IL IL AF,,- ufl.a E,ltt,ar 90 la,pn ba.AfAI
of rich sulphide ores on the 1,050-foot
level in the Alpha shaft of the Giroux
company would seem to bear out Mr..
Traylor's opinion concerning this pro-
pertv. He Is one Of the few engineers
who. in the opening up of the Ely cop
per deposits in the early history of the
camp, realized the possibilities of this
now great district. which was not fully
understood by many engineers at that
time, and was reported on unfaVorably
by some of the best engineers of the
country. Since then, however, many of
them have changed their opinion as to
the greatness of the ore reserves IN the
district as q whole.
Many experts now hold that Ely Is
unquestionably the greatest copper
camp in America. Mr.. Traylor's stand
ing among the mining engineers of the
country makes his opinion and advice
of great value. When asked to state
the. condition Of New Mexico in the
of mining development and
something about the Kelly mine, ru-
mors of the great richness and extent
of the ores of which have reached the
east, Mr.. Traylor said that New Mexico
had been neglected, especially in the
southern section, where the big pro-
mines, which have made the
Ia fpfaYsxr .nf tho Gngtinn 1In lpnntnn-
Here said Mr.. Traylor, ARE the
Kelly and Lake Valley; mines which
produced millions since they were
opened. In the Hillsboro district many
have been produced in placer
gold and gold and copper from quartz
lodges. The old Kingston camp above
Hillsboro, which has produced large
quantities of lead and silver. is now
being r%eopened. The lead and silver
of Silver City has reached
millions, and Georgetown, Santa Rita,
Pinos Altos and the Mogollon noun
have added their quota to the
mineral wealth Of the region. In the
Magdalena mountains, just south of
Albuquerque, | and my associates are
Interested in the development OF the
Kelly group Of mines, which are n
If the most valuable properties | have
,ver been personally connected with or
Interested in. The ore bodies are not
10 extensive In width as some low
Grade properties in Arizona and New
ida, but they are of greater length,
no ore less thar ten feet is being
mined. This represents the thickness
# the vein, which is forty feet thick
n some places. 1t is a remarkable fea-
ure of the deposits that the entire
mass mined is mineral. without gam
nT ma RITZ matfHr and the iGhnnSG J
If the ore will be appreciated when 1t Is
Understood that it requires only about
cubic feet in place in the mine
o equal a ton. while the average in
most mines is from fifteen to twenty
.ye Feet"
The Tri-Bullion Smelling and Devel-
ping company has already ship
ed from the Kelly mine alone APP
'roximately $4,000 tons of ore with q
ross average value In gold. silver.
cad, zinc and copper OF about $55 per
on, making in round numbers t,4S5.-
for the mine as the result of one
operations. AT present 100 tons
f. ore are shipped daily. The Tri-Bul-
company is now completing plans
or the construction Of a modern and
Omplete plant for successfully treat
and extracting all Of the values
the Kelly ores :or, in fact. any
Imilar ores TO be found IN the United
tates. The FIRST unit of the plant will
e for handling 200 tons daily of crude
re, averaging about 35 per cent zinc
will be extracted Ia. the form of
inc oxide. The addition of about
600 retorts will produce from twenty
, twenty-five tons OF spelter daily.
Regarding the extent aud value OF
Kelly mines Mr.. Traylor said.
The lead in our Kelly ores Of itself.
Dnsidering the cheapness OF mining.
he simple method of extraction and
he enormous tonnage shown, would
G considered in many Of the mining
amps in The United States as d mine
Itself and a most valuable one. The
ad. However. in our mine represents
My a small portion of our ore values.
Is my belief that we have. conserva-
vely, the largest zinc mine. consider
Ig no other values whatever. thus far
aveloped In the United States. and
lat the Trl-BulliOn Smelling and
eVelopment company. which controls
le Kelly mines. win he the largest 4
r0ducor Of this metal In a short time +
r. viii be able 10 secure from what is !
as cllnker or residue coming 4.
ON the zinc oxide plants and retorts '
any tons daily which consist almost
holly of iron. This iron contains all
the gold. copper and about 7f per I
.nt ~ the original assay ~ the silver +.
"a shall make ine mnEf valuable use :
This product Dog u.lnH "a in our blast /.
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