Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-27
MINING NEWS OF THE
COONEY DISTRICT
Work at Ball Mountaini Copper
Flats and Other Grant County
Camps Furnishing,
Csilver City independents

The Last Chance. Top and Conf
dence group of mines constitute what
is locally termed the western portion
of one of many great contact assures
in tho phenomenal ore zones of the
Coonoy mining district, The eastern
area Of the Last Chance contract is
covered by the Deadwood and sun
burst claims, now being operated by
Cleveland Il company The summit,
owned by the Ernestne company, and
the Iron Group of three claims belong
to Lambert d Peterson. These have
been partially exploited by the own
ers by a system of cross and open
cuts, beside shafts These openings
evidence, as shown by groupings and
vein exposures, great strength and
continuity and carry gold and silver
values of commercial importance, as
determined by careful samplmg and
mill runs. The development consists
of a shaft 90 feet in depth, which has
produced a high grade ore, besides an
excellent pay grade of mill ore. The
work during the winter just passed
consists Of tunnel on the vein, de-
signed TO intersect the shaft for the
three-fold purpose of determining vein
values, ventilation and drainage. AT
the point of intersection, a large ore
body was encountered and true foot
wall of the vein exposed, which DEM
Onstrates that the width of the vein
and vein material has a general av-
erage of fifteen feet between walls.
The ores at the point of intersection
show values ranging from $l2 to $2g
per ton, as mined, and indications
point to the fact that when the sui
phide zone of the contact is penctrat-
ed by the tunnel, ores Of great value
will he found. The tunnel site Is
most favorahly located for mining ana
the very best results in the line of
development will be obtained at a
moderate cost The property is in
close proximity to an abundance of
wood and water and with that prac-
teal foresight, which comes from |
extended experience in many portions |
of the west, the owners, Lambert & |
Peterson, at the very deception Of |
their undertaking, secured two min |
sites on Whitewater creek and have !
an ample water supply for mill Of !
100 tons daily capacity.
Ban Mountain.
Pail mountain Is one Of the oldest
silver mining districts in the county
and in times past has made a record
as a producer Of the white metal The
oldest discovery, known as the Wy
man mine, is now a portion of the
Woodward group of claims owned ana
operated by j. Woodward a. Sons
The Virtue claim and mine, al a depth l.
Of 120 feet, carries a vein of ore five
feet in width which averages thirty |
ounces silver and onc-half ounce in
gold per ton which pays goodly /
profit when home shelters are in OPP
Grafton. The mine is equipped with a
steam hoist and the appointments Of
the plant on the surface and under
ground, evidence that good mining
judgment prevails and that the man
tgement is abreast of the times in
opening and developing this property
10 the very best advantage with the
resources al hand,
Copper Fiat.
Active preparations are being made
% start a diamond drill from the 400
evel, NO shaft The OVERLAPPING
'ocks, as penetrated by the cxplorl-
ions which have been carried on by
he Exploration Syndicate now oper-
lting in this locality, give every evil
lence that a great teaching process
las been in progress for untold ages.
rhe drill IS designed to penetrate the
ones of secondary enrichment and |
when these are encountered, as they |
urely will be, the Copper Flat coun-
ry will become center Of the cop- 1
,er mining industry In the southwest
'hree drifts are now being driven, /
me from Che 300 level IN q southerly ]
ERECTION, ard two from the 400 level |
ne in 4 northerly and one in 4
direction These openings I