The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-28

firsts struck at a depth of 10 feet. On
the 2o9-foot level the ore body is 20 TO Is
feet wide; on the 400-foot it is 10 to 30
feet wide; on the 5Oo-foot 20 to 100 feet
wide. and on the 600-foot level. the lowest,
80 to 1S5 feet wide.
AlvaradO has pursued a system of I'M
derhand stopping, following the ore. and
never placing ton in reserve. He has
taken out everything between walls, so
that the mine underground presents the
appearance of huge cavern, 300 feet
high, % feet wide at the top and 150 to
1S0 feet wide at the bottom. OF course
the lode matter was not all profitable to
extract, but this made no difference to
AlvaTado. With him everything came
to the surface, and was there sorted
Many times he made shipments upon
are three rich streaks of ore from three
to six feet wide each, and vast quanti-
ties of milling ore between the rich
streaks. Most of the ore from these rich
streaks runs enormously high in value.
Alvarado made one shipment of twenty
tons that Melted him $4,000 (Mexican).
The average bonanza ore however. aver
ages $500 to 500 per ton and the ordinary
shipping ore 500 TO SO (Mexican).
About two years ago water was first
encountered. and like all Mexicans, Al
varado was afraid of water. He made
some effort however to get below the
water level and installed nine electric
pumps, but the whole nine as operated
were mere playthings and could not ham
die the water which makes at the rate
of about $4,000 gallons per day. To an
American miner the handling of this wa
ter would be child's play, in fact under
the Coram management the water was
taken out in twelve days with the old
pumps.
Such extravaganza in mine manage
ment has probably never been Witnessed
on the American continent. Alvarado
employed about 1000 men. whereas go
would be more than necessary. Every
thing was done by hand. He endeavored
to drive a tunnel and started it from the
inside. hosting all his waste material
He has sunk and equipped nine shafts,
and one is capable of handling all the
rock. which has never exceeded ton
mage of over 80 tons of ore per day.
Three of the shafts are three-compart-
meat and extravagantly equipped. One
has never been connected with the ma
chinery, which Is already installed, but
has never turned a wheel
Modern Methods Now.
While the Alvarado management has
been travesty on mining, the wonder
is that any mine, no matter how rich
could ever withstand such extravagant
waste and woeful lack of intelligence
Under Messrs. Morehouse and DECKER
man, United States mining methods will
be instituted. All the old interests will
be eliminated and the upper workings
largely abandoned. Tunnels will be run
to connect with the 400-foot level and
the mine operated from that point. Prac-
ticaIly new mine will be opened and
little attention paid to the old workings
The walls are distinct and widening at
the bottom and there is no fear of any
intrusion. or of an ore body 1855 feet wide
at the lowest point pinching out. Cross
cuts and drifts will be run at every level
and it is expected that the next 100 feet
of virgin ground will be opened by Christ
mas and that within a year an output of
at least $4,000 per day (Mexican) can be
maintained. One hundred feet of new
stoping ground should put millions of
dollars worth of ore in sight. Costs of
mining will be greatly reduced. new
big pump and steam boilers and compress
sOrs are already being installed and sink
ing of the shaft has already commenced
The vein is 600 feet long and 80 to 1S5
feet wide at the lower level
f9rty-two-ton sample of the ore from
the very bottom of the mine. where UNI
$4,000 CMexican). At present shipments
are being limited to siXtY-five tons per
day of medium ore from the upper levels.
the capacity of the tramway from the
mine to the railroad. These shipments
should he maintained and should pay for
all development costs and leave hand
some balance.
To date there has been absolutely no
development work There is not a drift
or a crosscut in the property. but the
Coram engineers believe that there is the
cost of the lease in lOw-grade ores above
the water level. and whale of mine
ing engineers in the Parral district. who
has examined the property, estimates
that there are over 50O.O00 tons of good
milling ore above the 600-foot level. The
titles are perfect.
The new mana cement plans the imme-
date erection of 5e0-ton mill and the
onening of the property upon a gigantic
scale,
A wel-deVelOped adjoining property.
but poorly managed will probably be ac
ouired and comnanies organized in both
Mexico and in Maine to operate, not only
the Alvarado property, but other Mexi-
can mines. so that the public will have
an opportunity. when financial conditions
Improve to become interested in the Pal
nilla upon equitable terms
There is an enormous custom ore bust
ness in sight in the Parral district. and
a large and profitable silver mining in
vestmant viii probably be evolved, with
the Alvarado mines as a nucleus under
the efficient management of Frank c.
MOrehouse.