Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-29
DEVELOP ENT To
Be PUSHED BY
SOC0RRO OUTFIT
Regular Shipments of Bullion
and Concentrates Madei
Weeks News of Mining in
MogoIIon District,
(silver city Enterprise.)

Socorro Mines.-At L conference
between the vice-president of the
company ana other eastern investors
and the consulting engineer, it was
decided to push development in all
parts Of the mine and block out re-
serves sufficient to justify doubling
the capacity Of the mill. This COM
pany has perhaps followed an ultra
conservative policy, proceeding more
cautiously in some departments thah
ITS immense holdings would seem to
warrant. it owns q vast acreage OF
unproven ground surrounding the
Fannie Consolidated veins, and over
1000 linear feet on these W % great
lodges. less than one-tenth of this
distance having been explored on the
lower levels. Drifts have been adj
vanced both east and west on the
500, the present deepest level, over
500 feet into the ore body, cut sew
eral months ago. In q number OF
places this is shown to have a width
of % feet, while in other places the
walls have not been reached. TINS
is q well-defined contact ~tissure,
carrying unusually clean ore for a
vein Of such size. The daily average
samples taken from a raise belne
driven to the firth level, now up some
so feet, have all assayed better man
$25 per ton. Air drills have been
re-installed in the various headings
the three compartment vertical shaft
win be rapidly sunk to the seventh
and eighth levels, where it Will inter
sect the vein on the dip. Regular
shipments Of bullion and concentrates
are being made.
Ernestine Mining Company.-The
vice-president spent a week at the
mines I'M consultation with the man
ager. The plant is running very sat
isfactorily, Sos tons being crushed
during the week from which were
produced IS sacks of high grade CON
centrates in addition to the precipi-
tates from the zinc boxes, The BON
ANA ore encountered several weeks
ago in the eleventh level west, con-
tinies to hold it's width and values.
Deadwood Mines.-The heavy parts
Of the oil engine have been safely
landed at the mill, a feat crcdltable
alike 10 the management n the
freighter who transported IT, the
plant will probably he completed n
started soon after January lst, as
originally planned. a large part OF
the equipment, including the batter
les and tanks, are already installed
and the pipe me - b'llN ihlN- ~
the mine. prosecuting continues on
the 500-foot level.
The oaks Company 5-foot vein
has been uncovered on the Myrtle
mine. A driit is being run cast on
the bottom Of the Abel Lincoln 100
foot shaft on q 4-foot ledge. The
Turner group urvey is nearly com
pleted.
Mogollon Gold and Copper Com
pany.-The road up cooney canyon
has been placed in first class shape
to admit of delivery of machinery
and supplies en- route. II Is planned
to equip the boilers with oil burners
and discontinue the use OF wood
should fuel oil prove to be econom-
ically successful.
Trilbv Group-The 2G0-foot level
is being advanced both east and west
from the shaft. The showing To the
east is especially good in "A vein four
,eet wide of "a mill grade.
TWIN PEAKS COMPANY TO
INSTALL POWER PLANT
The latter part of last week Dan