Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-16

All the geological signs, in the opin.
ion of mining men who know. point t,
the presence of great bodies of ricf
copper ore at considerable depth il
the mining fields of the Sandia and
Manzano mountains east of this city
The numerous mining outfits now
pushing development of various prop
critics in the field tributary to AIbu-
auerque have all demonstrated the
fact that the hills are richly miner
allied and the deeper they go the
better the ore and the more promising
the indications.
The formation in the Soda Springs
district consists of a lime rock cap
ming. living horizontally, varying from
q few feet to over 500 feet in thick
ness. This lime rock overlies a STRAIT
um of granite which runs from a few
feet to 900 feet in thickness and
stands tilted at various angles. Under
All his lies the lower schist forma-
ton. This is tilted bearing in an east
crly n westerly to northeasterly and
southwestcrly direction. and pitching
some so to rs feet per hundred from
the perpendicular as ii cuts down in
to the earth.
Development in this district shows
the vein matter in the lime rock and
granite to consist principally of a
spar galena ore bearing silver and
lead. There are several Of these veins
now being developed which show high
values. Among these are the Swa-
stika. Bear Group, Octoroon and Rup-
ne properties. The schist formation
carries several quartz veins and schist
bikes which bear in an easterly and
westerly direction. These veins do not
extend up into the granite and lime
formation. The principal work be-
ing done in this formation is by the
Alvarado Mining company and Will
lam Chaplin. The Alvarado company
has very valuable holdings of gold
and silver, and the Chaplin properties
show rich bodies of gold and silver
and copper as far as developed. There
are numerous other workings in this
district which show very fine pros
poets in consideration of the work
done. The Octoroon. company recent
ly shipped from Albuquerque another
car loads Of ore ana has a good sized
force Of men taking out the stuff all
the time.
Hell Canyon District.
The northerlv end of the He'll Can
yon district extends into the lime and
franite formations, Joining the Soda
Springs district at the top Of the di-
vide. The veins and mineral here are
the same as in the upper formation of
the Soda Springs district. The chief
part of this district includes North
Canyon and the mouth of Hell Can
yon proper and the adjacent district
extending south. The formation in
North Canyon and the mouth Of Hell
is of schist. an extension of
The lower formation Of the Soda
field, and the pitch and course
the schist here are practically the
consisting of uuartz. spar. /
schlst and porphyry. The quartz and
porphyry veins bear with the country
rock while the p a and schist bikes
the country, cutting through
the quartz and %porphyry veins as well
aS the country rock. These cross
veins are true fissures. of
lcngth and they extend far
into the earth, From He'll Can
south the lowest visible forma-
ION is Of diorite with q lime rock cap
ping. The diorite lies tilted and car
RES several quartz veins. !,
The properties of the Providence
opper Mining company, r. IT. Kent,
the Mckinney group arc located in f,
MS portion of the district. All of ,
Inese properties have proven valuable \
leposits of gold and silver in thalr I'M
per workings while at greater depth
N al cases the mineral has turned to 7
,OnDer. :
The Grey Eagle mine in the mouth .
II Hell CANYON and the Pittsburg mine ,
n North Canyon which were each :
Junk 10 q depth of about so feet some !
cars ago. together with numerous =
--1-loM ~nrospeCts. sunk Of that time. r