Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-11
LORDSBURG SEES
MINING REVIVAL
STRENGTH OF COPPER LENDS
ENCOURAGEMENT
RECENT STRIKES CAUSE GREAT
ACTIVITY
High Grade Ore Discoveries Are Made
IN Pyramid, Virginia, Gold
Hill and Little Burro
Districts

AOFDSBURG, N. M, Jan. 1O.-Tbere
IS marked revival of mining actiy;+,,
IN all the districts tributarv ~ +bia
place, and, coming as it does in,roa5i
"'eiy after the first of the year, means
ACTIVITY all the year through. Minino
uistrlcts at standstilI usually have
their activity season lust before +bo
emu OF the year, when property Owners
are rushing to get their annual assass
hlent work finished. The great activity
now being shown is partly due IN +ba
renewed strength of the copper mar
puC the greatest ENCOURAGEMENT
lilies oUliieS from the new strikes Of high
o T Ip9 ores IN the surrounding districts
nc NorIn American, a copper-siIveY.
property, has been closed for moro
lnan year and is now Just starting
Work. Shipments Of ore made fron7
TINS property have returned bat4ar
Ii i $!4 net to the ton, but when the
stump IN copper came the mine closed
-, ~ ~ IA anu hotnlng has been done there
untlI the last few days. 1t is given ol,f
that strong force will proceed 1ritb
development and that the high grade
ore VIII be shipped to the sme1fars
Wnlle the lower grade will be DjIed IN
Tor future treatment.
- to VI the most sensational strikes
49, 80 lidue IN this vicinity is reported
Lroln the pyramid district, eight miles
south. On the Silver Ledge, new
location belonging 70 T. A. Lister at
Qepth of only 81 feet, ore was encourN
tered running as high as 1880 Ounces
tents. pp0t con-
Not in Large Bodies
VI course this tremendously rich ore
Is Hot IN large bodies, but it is said
that the entire vein will AVERAGE I'M
ounces in silver and run well in conner.
ms Is an adjoining claim to the Rob
erl Il. Lee, also belonging to. Mr., Lister
parties - e0e9 81 Il
Peter Wehner is developing the su-
k RGrlor ana Atwood properties in the
virginia mining district, only four
miles from town. The Atwood annears
g De large blowout ore dixie, carry
ing considerable copper which Of ITSELF
would not pay for shipment and treat
menu, ibut 1T is desired by the DOUGLAS
Smelters for it's silica and the ore is
shipped. anu
There is also considerable activity in
Gold Hill district, north of town, where
NUMBER Of good properties are bEaines
worked. A little farther north there
IS great activity in what is known as
the Little BurrO district, which covers
the already great camps of LeonoId and
Tyrone. - ''iiu
From the activity Of certain great in
terests it is now confidently believed
mat the camps of Leopold and Tyrone
IN the Little Burro district and the
Gold Hill district, will have railroad
connection with the outside world,
which means the starting of ofhnr
mining camps and the building of more
mining and smelling towns like Bisbee
and Douglas. Regardless of the talk
Of the Santa Fe building from White
Water into Leopold it may be expected
that Lordsburg will first have railroad
connections with that section. The
heaviest interests in that section must
have railroad connections to the west.
and if the Santa Fe does build it will
mean two railroads for the district.