Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-08
PREDICTS THE YEAR
WILL
Be PROSPEROUS
Indications of Returning Activ-
ity in the Rich Grant County
Mining District,

That the coming year viii be pros
porous and will bring extensive and
lucrative development III the Lords
burg district OF Grant county is the
opinion of a correspondent of the ri
Paso Herald who recently visited the
camp. Writing under date of Janu-
airy 9Th he has the following;
Lordsburg, n. NJ. Ian 6.-There is a
marked revival of mining activity in
all the districts tributary to this place.
and. coming as it does Immediately
after the first Of the year, it means
activity all the year through. Mining
districts at a standstill usually have
their active season Just before the
end Of the year, when property own
ers are rushing to get their annual as
sessment work finished. The great ac-
tivity now being shown is partly due
to the renewed strength of the COP
per market. but the greatest encour-
agemont ONE from the new strikes
of high grade ores in the surrounding
districts.
The North American, a eopper-sil-
yer property, has been closed for more
than a ear n is now Just starting
work. Shipments of ore made from
this property have returned better
than SIT net to the ton, but when the
slump in copper came the mine closed
down, and nothing has been done
there until the last few days. It Is
given out that a strong force will pro-
coed with development and that tho
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smelters.. while the lower grade viii
be piled up for future treatment.
sensational Strike.
One Of the most sensational strikes
ever made in his vicinity is reported
from the Pyramid district, eight miles
south. On the Silver Ledge. n new To-
cation belonging to Y A. Lister, at a
depth of only 81 feet. ore was en-
eountered running as high as lfSo
ounces Of silver, besides a strong cop
per contents. or course, this tremend-
ously rich ore is not in large bodies
but il Is said that the entire vein vii
average 100 ounces IN silver n rur
wen in copper. This is an adjoining
claim to the Robert e. Lee, also be-
longing TO Mi. Lister and recently
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pete Wehner's Property.
Peter Yehner is developing the Su
perior and Atwood properties in tho
Virginia mining district, only foui
miles from town. The Atwood APP
pears to be a large blowout or dyke.
carrying considerable copper, which
of itself would not pay for shipment
ana treatment. but it is desired by the
Douglas smelters for It's silica and the
ore is being quarried, hauled to town
and shipped.
There is also considerable activity in
Gold Hill district. north of town,
where a number of good properties
are being worked A little farther
north there is great activity in what
is known as the Little Burro district.
the Little Burro district covers the
already great camps Of Leopold and
Tyrone.
Railroad Expected.
From the activity of certain great
interests il is now confidently believed
that the camps of Leopold and Ty-
rome. in the Little Burro district, and
the Gold Hill district, will have rail-
road connection with the outer world,
which means the starting OF other
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, t may be
expected that Lordsburg will first have
railroad connections with hat section
The heaviest interests in that section
must have railroad connections to the
west. and if the Santa Fe does build
il will mean two railroads for the dis
tricts.
The Bonncy Mining company, the
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Chance, and "A number of other prop
critics are preparing for increased ac-
tivity during the year.
Pyramid and Virginia Districts.
The recent strikes In the Pyramid
and Virginia districts, south OF this
place. promise some good camps.
Roads are uniformity good between
all points in these districts and the
railroads. and plenty of water is to be
had for mining. milling ana smelling
purposes. Water usually run into the
workings at depths varying from 75
feet to all greater depths yet reached
in the districts. There IS no timber