El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-15
SILVER BONANZA
IN FL PASO
COUNTY
III. j. Clifford, Who Worked
Hazel Mine, Now Oper-
ating in Arizona.

H. j. Clifford, a prominent mining
man and manager of the Magazine Min
ing company or Johnson. Cochise coun-
ty, Arizona. is at the Sheldon. Epes
Randolf is president of this company.
the mines are high grade copper pro-
ducers
Mr.. Clifford says that Johnson is a
very active camp, the ores being dis
tinctly copper oxides and carbonates. II
is only eight miles north of Cochise.
station on the Southern Pacific rail-
way, and a railway has just been COM
pleted from Johnson TO Dragon, a dis
lance of eight miles, by the Copper
Chief company.
Many Mines Active.
The Arizona United Copper company
has been running its 125 ton smelter ar
full blast on its own ores since October.
The Centurion mine near Dragon is in
bonanza and recently Mr.. Richardson,
stakeholder, offered 100000 for the
stock of his associates, which was
promptly declined.
The Black Prince, Empire and Copper
Chief are all working and producing
large tonnage; and the Arizona Consoli-
dated company IS putting UP 40 horse
power gasoline hoist. Recently the Ari-
IONA United has struck some sulphides
Of copper at the bottom OF its shaft
The ores occur in fissure veins in
limestone, and are generally CT unusual
" high grade. They are mostly shipped
TO the Douglas smelters.
Gold Quartz Lode.
Regarding the great gold quartz lode,
Mr.. Clifford says ii was owned by Mr.
Merrill and is near Cochise station. The
property is called the Cowboy Lode and
averages SO a ton across the great lode
40 feet wide which would make it one
of the greatest gold mines in the coun-
try. 1t is understood that it is now un-
der bond and option held by Los An
geles capitalists.
Operated Hazel Mine.
All old time residents of FL Paso
know Mr.. Clifford, who operated and
was associate owner OF the famous Ha-
eel mine near Van Horn. FL Paso coun-
~, about 30 miles east of this city,
which was at the time enc of the great
est mines &c the west, and the Hazel
and the Shafter mine Of Preside county
are the only great producing silver
mines of Texas.
Mr.. Clifford shipped ore that ran five
and six thousand ounces a ton several
times. He never shipped ore of less
grade than so TO 100 ounces silver. Dur
ing the time he worked the Hazel ne
ore that Melted 1881, 900, after
deducting hauling, freight and smelter
charges. In those days, the smelter
here charged S22 ton for treatn ent-
Closed Mine I'm 1895.
The greatest depth reached was only
575 feet. Owing TO the sudden decline
in price Of silver and subsequent liti-
cation with his associates he closed
down tne mine in November, 1895, and
it has never been operated since. 1t has
plenty of rich ore in several places, now
covered by water, which. for private
reasons, he reserves for his own infor-
nation.
The vein is a fissuTe over 90 feet
wide, with an east and west direction
along the base OF Diabalo mountain. The
ore carried copper glance and often ma
tive silver wires would protrude
through the copper like eyes of pota
toes. He employed over ESQ men ard
It was a lively camp. When the mine
closed down there was $4,000 surplus
IN hand and buildings, hoists and ma
ehinery of the value of $4,000, all paid
for out of development work
FL Paso county can boast of one of
the richest silver mines in the south
west. and it is believed that there are
hundreds Of thousands of dollars worth !
IF ore now blocked out that will pas |
we'll now that smelling charges are rea- |
;onable. Mr.. Clifford leaves today for |
LOS Angeles.