Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-04
ALL BUSY
IN SOUTH END Of
TERRITORY
Ell PaSo Man Finds Activity
Everywhere in the Sierra.
Grant and SOoorro County.
Districts.

There is something doing I'm ever,
corner of every mining district il
the southern part of New Mexico, uc.
COrding to the report of n. \. Powers
OF II Paso, who has returned 10 thai
city after an extended trip througl
the mining fields OF Sierra. Grant ant
Socorro counties, including Hilsborc
Kingston. Lake Valley, silver city
the BuTro mountains and the Mogol-
Ion region.
He says the Burro Mountain Min
ing company is doing development
work, working about fifty men. but
is not shipping. Tho same is true OF
the Leopold camp These are the
holders Of the Phelps-Dodge com
pany. The miners are MeXicans. all
though the officials are Americans.
The Chemung company in the same
district Is working 100 men in devel-
oplnent work. The Mangus Develop
| mcnt company and the Savanna De-
yelopment company in the Leopold
camp, in the BurrOs, are doing extern
siVe exploration work with -four cy-
clone drills.
George Easton has leased from tho
Savanna Copper company. the Boone
property, and is shipping high grade
copper ore from the Burros. The
Boone property. has q shaft 300 feet
deedp, $50 feet of which passes
through solid copper ore.
IN the MogoIlons.
In the Mogollon mountains at the
camp Of Cooney, Engineer Weatherby
IS very busy taking elaborate samples
on the properties of the Enterprise
Mining company. on this property is
a fine plant, with rolls and a cyanide
plant. A main shaft connects the five
levels with the surface. aud from the
bottom ore VIII be run through UNI
mel No. s straight to the mill, with
out the necessity of hosting, as at
present. Mr.. Weatherby has IA as
saver from Los Angeles doing all his
assaying OF the ground.
The Cooncy Mining company Is dos
ing development work only at pres
ent. but its mill Will be in shape in a
short time to begin real work.
At Mogollon, the Ernestine Mining
company has recently taken over the
Top mine and is running a long DRIFT
to cOnnect the workings or tho Ton
and the n%elghboring Last Chance
mines, which will give great depth Of
Stopping ground ana ore IAN then run
direct to The mill 1t is working $50
men and constantly shipping concen-
trates To the smelter. Its twenty
stamps and cyanide plant are running
through ninety tons q day
The Socorro Mines. Fl.
The Socorro Mines company in Mo
COLON is working $50 men on the
Fanny mine, which is a high grade
proposition. This is q thirty stamp
mill and cyanide plant, at present run
ming only half capacity. but running
through sercnty-fiye tons q day. The
.Confideuee niinof Wiu begin working
soon.
II has been in litigation for three
years. but matters are adjusted. IL
has an electrical power equipment.
The Ernestine company also has an
electrical power plant on the river to
transmit power to the mines. The
Confidence has also a site for a sim
liar plant on the river to be improved
soon.
The Last Chance mine was named
from the fact thar at one time Mr..
Craig had put his last penny in eN-
ploring the property and was almost
broke before striking the ore body.
His last effort gave him money 10 en-
able him to continue and soon he
struck the rich ore body that has
made this mine famous.
Tho Mogollon camp produced IN.
1905 80 per cent Of the total gold out
put Of New Mexico.
Proposed Railroad. ..
The proposed railroad from Lords
burg will pass within eight or nine
miles of the Mogollon camp, oyer.
Of the surveyed lines TO run to
Durango. Colo. This railroad viii be
n great boon to the camp, as at pres
emit everything has to be hauled to
and from Silvef city, over ninety miles
OF wagon road, passing owe the low
est divide, at an elevation Of $500
The cost Of freight at present IS
IA cent and % quarter a pound and eX-
press is four cents a pound.
WRESTLING exhibition tonight. Gem.