El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-22
PARRAL DISTRICT
MINING SHOWS
PROGRESS
Two Huge Cyanide Process
Mills, Under Construction,
For Custom Work.

Chihuahua, Mex, Aug. 22.-Mining in
terests In Mexico are recovering grad
uaIly from the financial depression of
1907, and Parral is not behind the rest
of the state. The end of the present
year will see that camp with two great
cyanide mills. The Palmilla Milling
company, with its first unit of 333 tons
daily capacity in plant planned TO be
made 1000 tons capacity, and the 300
ton mill and cyanide plant of the Veta
Colorado Mining and Smelling company
will be in full operation.
The cyanide process is the only pro-
cess to rejuvenate mining in the Parral
district with its vast and numerous bod
les of low grade siHcious silver ores.
The absolute certainty of the operation
of the two cyanide mills before the end
of the year is giving heart to the min
ers, for those plants will do custom
work, especially the Palmilla mill.
MIL Completed In October
The Palmilla Milling company ex-
poets to have its first 333-ton unit in
operation October next. This is the
statement of Jas. L Long, general man
ager. The Veta Colorado Mining and
Smelling company expects TO have its
300-ton mill in operation by the end of
the year, according to NJ W. O'Brien,
superintendent
Jas. I. Long says the work on the
Palmilla mill and cyanide plant is pro-
crossing well. The steel work is com
pleted.
The Alvarado Consolidated Mines
company is installing pumping and
hosting machinery in the new tunnel
I'D on the new shaft of the Palmilla
mine, so as to be ready to operate the
mine on large scale just as soon as the
PaImilla mill is ready TO treat the ore
An aerial tram is being built from the
mouth of the tunnel to the mill It will
be about one kilometer long and can
transport 500 tons of ore in hours.
gravity tram of similar capacity to
transport dump ore from the top of the
| hill to the loading station of the aerial
tram is also being built.
Precious Metals Mined
The new company. E A. Swain, man
| ager, operating the Tajo mine, is taking
out about $500 tons OF ore monthly, and
shipping about $500 tons of that The
ore is heavy sulphi0e silver-goId-Iead
| ore with a little copper
The Parral Consolidated Mines COM
pany, D. H Bradley, jr., manager. has
Its Cotton concentrating plant in oper-
alton on the old Prieto mine.
Jose h Costello and Lie Antonio La
| rabai are working the Apodequena and
Sta Inez mines and shipping two or
| three cars of ore daily.
Percy Butler is developing the Sta.
Gertrudes.
Shaft is Retimbered.
The Hidalgo Mining company has re-
! timbered its main shaft on the Veta
Colorado property and will be ready to
start active operations as soon as the
cyanide mills are running
The Veta Colorado NJ. & s. comnany
| is rushing the work on its 3OO-ton mill
at Minas Nuevas and has 300 men lat
work on mill and III the mines The
main working shaft, down now 700 feet.
is being sunk 100 feet further, with
| drifting south from the sixth level to
open up the ore shoot, of which little is
| known, in the south end of the great
| QUebridillas mine
The San Cristobal Mining company.
! b '. Gordon, mana ger has run a long
cross cut and is developing a large
body of low grade ore in the San Girls
tobal mine between the Palmilla and
San Patricio mines
| Jose II. BotellO has give an option on
4 the Revaucha property to French capt.
! talists.
| The Cha Minera de PenoIer. which
| owns the Mapini smelter, is developing
under option to purchase the Rosalana,
| east of the Palmilla. and the La Perla
/ group, east Of the Veta Colorado.
| The Guggenheim interests are work
| ing steadily on the Veta Grande on the
Veta Colorado. and shipping about .
cars Of ore daily.
| Wine Builds Railroad.
| The San Francisco del Ora mines
Ltd, is grading its seven kiIometer rail-
road from Molino station, on the Parral
and Durango railroad, to its mines. and
is grading the site for it's reduction
plant Machinery will soon commence
arriving from England.
The FL Rayo M & D. companv is
treating from 1000 to 5000 tons of ore
monthly, and is preparing to build an
| aerial tramway to transport wood
down the mountain to its mill.
The Tecolotes V Anexas. a Gugpen-
helm concern. at Sta. Barbara, is doing
| we'll
The Kinds Consolidated Mining COM
panys property, near Sta. Barbara. is
| being sold under foreclosure in the Par
raj court, and as soon as this is cleared
up 1t is expected the company will be
reorganized and work tarted.
F. C. Morehouse and B Golson the
Alferena Mining company, are shipping
from three to four cars of ore daily
from the AIferepa wine