Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-29
STAMPING GROUNDS
OF THE H0sT|LES
TREASURE HOUSE
Rich Mineral District Of the
Black Range of New Mexico
Field of Great Possibilities,
Especial Correspondence to Morning Journal

Especial Correspondence to Morning Journal
Hillsboro. \ Nj. oct. 2S.-The un-
usual activity shown in tn" various
Mining properties of the great Black
Range district argue wen for develop
ment on an immense scale Of these
mines in the next few years. TINS
country once the stamping ground OF
the warning chief Victoria n his
blood thirsty Apaches is full of IA
nous mines which from present
are Il come again INTO
greater fame and likewise full of ne"
locations which promises perhaps
greater store Of treasure than am
or. the old ones. An vi Paso paper 81
rerant late has the following interest
ing write up of the distrf't pcCasionei
By the visit in that citT ol EdWari
Jarles. Superintendent of she | mt
states Treasury mining company az
Chloride:
Fi~surc Veins.
The veins there are true assures
without question. ma they can he trac-
ed ON the outcrnp, ulbroken, Tor
miles.
The general strike or couwsc of the
veins is northoes and southeast. one
of the evid ancss Of the true ilssu'ts
is that they V"ee strong enough Il
break through ths .edimcntalN rock.
The country rock Is az aunesit'
capped in plae,s- With "a flow of rhNo-
lite. Where the veins lo,7n "a the
andesite, thr values are gold ana -
yer. and vince hey form ia ~caAiae'N
warped of the carboniferous lime
tones the values are copper. gold and
silver The ~sedimentary rocks are an
DERIVING. and the igneous rocks haN"
intruded and overflowcd them
through the strongly minerallzcd bcIt.
The action that has opened the MS
urcs has warped and moulded the SID
imentarics from their original bed
ding.
High Divide and Foothills.
tn, sold ana silver properties are
io ~, footbilis of mo Black Range
na Ltgbor nm tho rang and nearrr
~ co-ntincntat divide. the copper-sil-
,ar nronnrtiee arc located from which
norsiloro hi. metal has beon extracted
M h{ehast range along the CONT
nontuI divide has been classified as
trncbvte and feidsite. In this section
,bn old SILVER mountain mine is Local
tad ,.hich Lns y rncord of having pro-
49, ~ rnr each foot of develop
ment, work There is about 20O0 feet
az dn,alnnmnrt in this prOprrtN.
rbere arm several nther properties up
,bar. mt nul, slight prosprctfug has
baon 1nnr Tho silver mountain com
nanv Iis nov driving a crnsscut tun-
mel which ia now i'm about 1900 feet
%to.tan their vein about 500 feet i'm
denth and exncct to reach their vein
in H. neyt no rect.
L.. :. Treasury Mine.
Tho J. : Treasury m,n.ag people
have nat heen saving "A great deal.
h,t hamuarino right along auietly
U'itb dnyaionmrn work and properly
| e~uuinuing their nropertN. and placing
n IN c,nditinr fG sunnlv "a so ton
nil Tbo min. is now wen equipped
v,itb comnressor ana hosting machn o
or,, .,on1 rsn,n quarters for their men
ami = rumninp plant to deliver water
Ia The min ana camD.
Dc(eIopncnt.
rho main ebaft is down "a little oN-
or f5o eco, and is oueratcd h, "a skin
rnrninc on an incline or 50 degrees.
r'hinh + Inc y~.p1lnr din OF the vein.
~ ~ ms moi level an mir con
noction is oofnq RIM TO conncct with
me WniIe rapI. shaft. a Instance oi
! ooo fect This air conncc
tom is heinz driven through ore and
-, tbr I'm" timc blocking ont yalua-
bic pronnd an the material heisted