Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-19
ACTIVITY IN
SIERRA COUNTY
DISTRICTS
WORK BEING PUSHED ON
MANY PROMISING MINES
RumorS of New Railroad Help
to Awaken Owners in North
ern Section; New Machinery
Installed,
CRincon Rccord)


ness, save fer desultory work here
and tLere. the mining interests of the
northern @er.ien of Sierra county
have awakened to "a new activity, and
throughout that portion which lies be-
tween Ilcrmosa ana the Socorru line,
are numerous evidences Of the inten-
ton of serious and continued work.
At Hlermosa, the Ocean Wave Min
ing company is working its silver and
lead property TO excellent advantage,
under the able management of Mr..
Vincent c. KAISER. The main shaft is
now down 220 fee with levels at 100,
$50 and 200 feet, From the lower
level .200-foot drift is being run to
connect with the old Ocean Wave tun-
mel, across the gulch by a 1%50-foot
raise and. as two 2 Ia Sullivan pis-
ton drills and three Sullivan stopers
are in daily use. this work will be
completed in a short time. and a free
circulation OF air on the. 200-foot level
assured. The ore, which ranges from
soft tale to hard quartz, lies in large
kidney deposits. some chambers being
Of 15-foot diameter. 1t is believed
that as the development Avork de-
scends these overflows win lead into
true fissure veins. Wines sunk on
the 200-foot level are now showing
small deposits of copper, with an indl-
cation Of an increase in this metal
The operating machinery on the mine
consists of a steam plant of two boil
ers a 12-O-horsepower Hendrie x Bol
thoff hoist and a sullivan compound
compressor. The ore is carried from
main shaft down an incline to
trans. whence it is hauled about 1890
feet and sho to the mill on the Pa
Tomas creek. This mill, which is ope-
rated by a 60-horsepOwer steam en-
CINE. consists OF twenty stamps, -FOUR
whitley concentrators and two whitley
sinners, n has a daily caDacliy Oi
so tons. Water is supplied from the
creek by two Knowles pumps, a
three stamp Merrill mill has recently
been purchased to treat the heaNy
quartz ores n viii be Immediately
installed. There is q well equipped
saw mill on the property whteh not1
only supplies the demands af the
company but furnishes custom lumber
as well.
Some two miles down Las Palomas
creek. MIR, j. : Lovern. general mani
ager of the lei C!ffr Mining company.
has just erected n Pnrtridge het blast
Wood, witch Is cheap n
plentiful in this vicinity, is used for
fuel and the machinery Is ontrated
by d 13-horscpowcr Stickney gasoline
The reqltisita flux is easily
procured ana the company has lust
secured control Of ell eXccllerh iron
property some two miles distant
Great interest is felt In the success OF
this enterprise. for many thousands of
OF low grade ore are now on che
dumps OF surrounding troperties'lett
rom the great silver workings 81
eighteen years ago, and, if these
,rcs can be economically reduced by
he new smclter. great activity will be-
iecn in this locality aud probably the
majority of the old mines will he re-
Mr.. Lovcrn is also doing de-
-clopmcnt work on The El Cliff prop
and some 1,50O feet of tunnel
work is now completed, while new
;round Is being opened up as rapidly :
IS possible. A new shaft is being \
Junk which Will connec all the work.
ngs ana is now down 1870 feet.
At Chloride. twenty miles north OIL
Iermosa. the g.. S. Treasury Mining
ompanN is working its rich gold
properties. consisting of a true f%issure
elm of 5000 feet i'm length and of "A
of % feet. as shown 10y present
cvclopment. with Indications along I
he outcroL of a width OF 60 feet. AS :,
avs show that the average value of .
he ore runs from IS to sl2 per ton in y
old, although there are streaks that .
into The hundreds. There is also ''
ONE occurrence of silver and copper. ;
few treatment tests made have ;
that 60 per cent of the values "
an he extracted by straight amalga- y
and cyanide tests on the tail "
lgs have given excellent results. Mr.. "
dward James, superintendent, is now
lvestigating various types of reduc- =
plants with the intention of Sc :
citing the best suited for the treat
.ent OF this ore, as shown by the bod
5 now being developed. but. until
r. present blocking out work is com
and the character and guam
Of the ore determined. no plant
III be Installed. A standard two
impairment shaft. sum on the vein
an incline OF 65 degrees. is down.
500 feet. A level at los feet
is been run to connect with the old
ngle shaft No. /. 212 feet north. and Il
Iother is being run at 200 feet forI
e same purpose Of which 1875 foet
d been completed with an addi-
nal DRIFT To the south of 40 feet.
+ the connection OF these levels with