Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-01
Morning journal Bureau,
Ga NlnnAnA L~nAlllinn.


Washington, y o. Jrn. 80.
Tn. metal output ~ Sew McSic
IN 1898 showed nttle ehange from tina
~ 1905 The price Tor copner mas 10
been favorable fer an increase In tn.
Yield Of that metal 10 virtue Of whicl
IN 1905, IA the low average price ~
that year, was 81 per cent 90 the val
ne OF the total WELD Of the territory
The yield of lend and zine probabi'
Increased slightly,
The Ern,stine mine, ~ the Mpgollol
district. Socorro county, Is the lnrges
producer of gold aud silver in th'
territory. Tne Surorro Mines cefnp0p,
iuiit q a0-stamp min near Mogollol
and commenced operations IN August
1909. IN The Ccntrai-w western part o
SocorrO county IS the Mtgdaiena dis
irirt. d lrau.zinr camp The olsiil
Smelling aud Refining company d
one " the largest producers 90 2in,
30 THIS district. Tile ~1ri-Putltor
smelling ana development COMPANY
shipped Il large tonnage ~ zine or,l
from thr Kelly mine.
Tho colfax county placefs had q
smaller WELD than ia 1905. III,
Mhifeuaks listriet, in Lincoln county
produced about the same amount az
IN 1908.
The plant 80 Tie Orogfandc Smell-
ing company, successor to the South
west Smelling company, nt OroErande.
otero county, which closed down IN
May, 1908. was rcmodpicd during the
summer of 1903 ana IL prepared 10
blow In as soon AS sufficient ore ~
received copper ore WIS shipped
from the Dfllsion mine. IN this dis
tricf. 20 The m Pasu snciter
III Grant county there was consid-
cradle prospecting Tor copper. The
Chino company. which torlS over the
Santa Rita mines. IN The central dis
irirt. ala considerable prospecting bN
churn drills. the mine ia worked by d
large number nf i%cssens. 1'he phila-
dolphia copper cninpaes ala CONSIDER
able Development work during the
y.ar, The SaNannn copper company,
owning The silver City concentration
and ColnAnelle snieltnr, announced in'
November thai the smflter WIN hc
blown IN ns soon ~ the railroad to
tho Burro MoAntuia district " Coin
i,lrted The Manages repp"r entipany
IN thu Bnirn MnuntNi dtffffft ftaft~
cd nctive pros ppftiNR Wfll ~ 1rn IN is
IN october tn the I nrNslinfA 4liAnHf.
tho Bnnuir MiatHg tsifnpinS nl iae
EightN-Iive MinipA csIui my ffi lurea
copper olts Ia laOH
Tho National Mining and smcltnp
company. 40 DeminR lAha eeauty
WAS reported Ia have OPENED its mines
during December.
The Geld hiil intne. nrar iiAchitl
WIS the ehict shipper in that district
IN 1909.
The director 90 thc mint cettmotos
q gold production Ia Sow MrNlto oi
$3TS,300 81 1899. against S30G 400 "a
ia0S, aud an output az silver in iAea
of 22p,2uu Zinc ounces. against 400 son
fine ounces ia 1905
.Nriaonr.
Since. with fcN exceptions. TIE lerEp
gold and silver producers of Arizona
were IN stoa,ly operation during 1909.
and since the output of copper ore
MAS materially Increased, the prodat
ton ~ the precious metals waa prob
ably IN excess Of thar 90 mos. AL
though the price of copper avvra geo
slightly less than 81 cents aud silver
about 5a crnts. The siM,lting %cstahliah-
mcnts recorded an unusually busy
Nenr. The Copper queen company f.,
ana the Calumet and Arizona plants
vote not oals Vptfateil at fuil yarac-
ity during most OF The YEAR. Hlt work
WAS continued IN increasing the ga
IlapltN ~ the furnaces Tho united
Verde, at Jerome, bleW in d new So
Ton furnace. ~ tol4,pr fNl ia t1t
Glubr district q aao-ton MATING rlitut
WIS erected and Operated ha the Ar |
zonH Commercial Copper runlpanN,I
and at johnson. in EocAiar county. the
Arizona-tniied company euiis, ruttCd
q i2A-ion plant, Nhith WAS operated
ana shipped matte Tho Hintltcr 40
~asce, ia Puma county, was operated
at fun ,uptcii, hnd ailler f|nrnurrf
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