El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-12
MINES AT CHLORIDE
DEVELOPING SHAFTS
White Eagle Shows up Well;
New Hotel Is in Opera
ton: Other Work.

Chloride. n. NJ, Sept 12.-Contract
| has been awarded TO Lewis Orear fol-
! 100 feet of sinking in L. S. Treasury
shaft No. l and for 100 feet of uprais-
| ing from the breast of north level No
I 2 to connect with the bottom of White
/ Eagle shaft No. /. Work has started
/ and is progressing rapidly. The shaft
| sinking is for the double purpose OF
] development and water supply, and re-
| cent increase in the flow of water in
No level both north and south justi-
! fies the expectation that an additional
loo feet of sinking will supply all the
water needed for mining operations and
for the proposed mill s3nasmuch as well
NO. l, the company's main source OF
water supply, is now full and flowing
strong.
First Development.
When the puraise to the White Eagle
shaft is finished it will complete the
first unit of development work at this
property and will place the mine in
position to supply a 100 ton mill for
several years. 1t is understood that the
ore body is showing great width in
No. level One crosscut driven to-
ward the hanging wall is said TO have
been run nearly 20 feet through ore OF
good grade without cutting the hang
ing wall; and it is known that the larg-
est and richest ore bodies in this mine
have always been toward the foot wall.
The foot wall side of No. level shows
good ore. In south level No. a cross
cut has been driven about 81 feet to-
ward the foot wall without encounter
ing the will. and it is reported that the
ore disclosures in this crosscut have
been rich.
Bonanza Ore.
The top of the big dump shows ore
of bonanza grade from the lowest
workings. A six ton run of L. s.
Treasury dump ore was recently made
at the Morrison crusher located at the
Keystone property in the north end
of the district. and it is understood that
considerable portion of the pulp is
en- route to the headquarters office of
the company for preliminary mill tests.
The entire field staff of the company,
including the general manager and
consulting engineer, have been in con-
ference here for almost 80 days and
it is understood that they are pleased
with conditions in general.
Hotel Is Opened.
The Patrick property, including sew
eral lots and two houses, has been pur-
chased for hotel purposes and a new
hotel has opened up under the manage
ment of Mr. and Mrs. Hogue, formerly
of Colorado Springs. It is understood
that extensive additions will be made
to the buildings and that a plaza and
other attractive features will be added.
The Silver Monument property, whose
operations have been handicapped by
lack Of water is again in full opera
ton following recent heavy rains. Man.
ager Hollinger states that he has
abundant water and that there will
probably be no further Interruptions in
the work
Work on the Black Range Reduction
company's mill is progressing slowly,
most of the workers having recently
been laid off. 1t is announced, how
ever. that the mill will be ready to
receive ore in about so days
Work has been actively resumed on
the Elephant Butte dam. 1t is re-
ported that the government will have
1900 men at work within a short time
and it is expected that the railroad
from Engle to the dam will be com.
pleted by the first of January