Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27
BIG COMPANIES TO
HOLD OFF FOR
RAILROAD
Suspension Of Chemung At
tibuted 10 Delay IN Buuo
Mountain Line; Mining News
From Silver City,

,snecial Correspondenee TO Morning Journal
silver city, y. NJ, Sept. 24.-Much
interest is being manifested here rela-
ike TO the future Of the mining in
dnstry. which is the leading one OF
his section. This interest centers In
INC temporary closing OF the Chem
,ne comDany's property, numbering
between 80 and 40 claims. situate in
inc Burro mountain mining district.
ahout fourteen miles west of this
civ. The past week marked the sus-
pension of Development work by this
company. The pumps were pulled
and the mines bulkheaded. The en-
Moves were discharged and Henry
garber left In charge of the prop
orty us care taker.
The Chemung company was organ
ized by the Cole-Ityan interests a lit
tlc more than four years ago, since
which time the group OF mines have
heen developed, patented. and a large
tonnage of ore extracted. A conserV-
atiye estimate OF the actual mount
nf ore on the dumps would not be
lees ina I.000.0 900 tons. AT the
scene of the principal workings of
Inc on a portion of the
claims lying in the gorge TO the west
of the main BurrO mountain draw,
there is an immense dump of ore,
sorted ana running wen in copper.
Bv reason Of the present visit to
the camp of A.. r.. Mills, general
superintendent Of the Phelps, Dodge
and interests, the impress
son prevails among well informed
mining men thar the closing OF the
Chemung company is due to an I'M
derstanding with the Phelps, Dodge
and company, and that the time has
not vet arrived for the completion of
the railway. projected out of the
camp ana four miles Of the toughest
grading Of which has been completed,
hv either the phelps, Dodge and COM
nanV people or through their control,
and that the Chemung, Burro Noun
tain. Copper Gulf and other large
companl es, operating in this district
Tor the past four to six years. will not
begin active working of their respect
i've properties until such time as the
railway is completed ana the copper
market becomes settled. That the
railway win be completed there seems
little doubt; hat the Chemung com
pany has valuable property n a
large IMAGE Of orc already on the
dumps ana blocked out in the mines,
development ana blocking out OF the
IRE having been steadily done for the
asst four Years, is IN assured fact,
aud there seemSNno other conclusion
a. he reached except that the suspcn-
sion of the CBemuna is only temper
AIRY and that there Is an understand
ing aIong the general lines of opera
i.on IN tho camp by the large COM
panies.
Buiro Mountain Developing.
rrI..- s4,. lTAttat1fn Gamma. cam
pafiy continues TO develop its prop
critics and to keep its big mines I'M
w3ltcred and retimbefed. Al the pres
ont time the company is sinking a
good. working shaft 10 the east OF It's
main Workings and concentrator
"a short distance from the projected
railway. For q reported considera-
ton OF $T5,0 600 the company last year
purchased the NcWs0cy and Niagara
claims OF G.. Amory stevens, the
wealthy capitalist Of New York city,
and its present shaft is being sunk on
The NewsbOy and has attained q depth
of about 500 feet.
These two properties were UNI
donbtedly acquired principally for
their valuable location. although at
the time very promising prospects, as
this gives the Burro Mountain COM
pany a clear outlet to the proposed
iHilWay. Tor all its tonnage, both from
the mines and concentrator, by its
building q short spur to the main
railway through the gulch and across
The Newshoy and Niagara. This gives
additional evidence that the rail-
way win be completed, although work
ceased upon its construction during
The past month. This company is
working from 60 to 20 men steadily
ANA will continue sinking its work.
ing shaft on the Newsboy and devel-
oping other properties and keeping
It's principal workings clear of water
Ind timberings repaired.
Copper Cuffs Force Small.
The copper Gulf company is en-
q small force Of men and is
emerged in prospecting and sinking
N its properties, situate to the
'outheast of the main workings and
oncentrator Of the Burlo Mountain
Upper company. Coco grade ore is
icing encountered and work of de-
will continue steadily, un-