Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-10-17
GREAT ACTIVITY IN
MINING INDUSTRY
IN GRANT COUNTY
MogoIon District Was Never
Buster; Chino to Get Slice of
Quarter Million Budget

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The past WEN ''''''
reports of record-preaKihs ac.iVlty IN
the mines of southern New MeNicV'
Regarding operations IN tlle Mosol-
Ion district the silver CITY enterprise
has the folloWlng'
DeadWood Mines
The main Vertlcai smart was SUNK
70 feet during the week anu mas no"
reached depth OF 4So leet braIle-
work Of mill IS nearing cohipletloI'
Machinery for the plaht ~ Doing ue-
hyered dally, SOME ol tne ~. ~.
parts, including moftars' arrived the
past few DAYS, Al the constr uclloh
work is being rushe win the energy
characteristic OF tn-9 lildila eiiiei''
Ernestlne hhi'hS SoihpahS.
The concrete dain ~ intake ol pipe
line has been tlnlshed ana an trehch-
ing done with the exception OF some
rock work in places Inc eresties'
bridges and several erroyos are prac-
ticaly completed me 4-lhcn pipe
Of the system has peeh oeHVered ana
a large crew Is now laying the same
Socorfo Niihes'
The crew OF WOOD packers ana
burro drivers has peeh lhcreaseu 10
strengthen the Woou ieselN We a. lieii
power plant on Whitewater opera
tons at mine ana mlll are normal
with possibly somewhat larger dally
production than hereloIore' the ton
mage now approaching l5o.
1IIiDy Group
Preparations are oelhg mace 10 re-
sumo work onthls valuable group, "
ing in close proximity 10 the holdlhss
of soeorro Mines Al the ZOo-Ioot
point in shaft station VIII be cut
and drifts extended along the VEIN
both ways. The total depth OF the
shaft is 25l feet.
MOgOllon Gold ana copper company.
Considerable new machinery mas
been ordered, including moist, pump |
heater end sawmill, TO tacllitate work |
in the Cooney mine. The results OF
Development on the Florida and the |
Bomer Girl groups have thus tar |
been very satisfactory, the latter now
showing large vein OF good milling |
ore. Work in the Little Charlie, be-
ing advanced towards the Little Fan
ME mine has exposed good ore.
Enterprise Mining Company
Cross cutting into foot wall in
winze below two continues in good
|
feet
The road over the mountain into
Mogollon has been temporarily re-
paired. 1t is hoped that the gang OF
convicts employed several months
past on the Mogollon-SilVer Clty
route, will reach these parts in time
to effect some needed improvements
on the highway before winter SHOWS
set IN
Good Strike In the Kit Property.
good strike was made last week
in the tunnel on the Juniper Cottage
claim Of the Kit group on Little
Whitewater in the Mogollon district.
vein of ore 30 feet wide was en-
eountered in which specimens con-
tanning free gold are being obtained.
The vein was encountered at depth
Of over 500 feet from the apex and
Is adVanlageously situated Tor econ
omlc mining, This group OF ten
claims was recently bonded to -. A.
wayne the mining man of Silver
Vlty by the Kit Mining and EXplor-
auon company.
New Mine Starts.
me swastika Fuel company OF
haton has hauled in their first two
wagons OF coal from the new nine
80 iNN iPt'No t'NNNii 'b1' !
iHst class in quality, will not be used
ior commercial purposes and 1t VIII
De Two or three days before the vein,
d hl'le deeper, VIII be placed upon
,ne market. The company VIII de- !
lNer dlrect from the mine to the
consumer ana Will employ from 10
10 70 10 teams regularly in the business ..
mnen the mine gets into fun opera
uVn,
Meerschaum Chimney Found.
chimney or ore-chute of meer-
~ sg"aun was uncovered last week at {
sle poIsey meerschaum mine on Bear !
T,reN' fourteen miles northwest OF
n.NVr Clly' A force of men, includ- c
Ing LOUIS and VIII Dorsey, have been 5
~uIA,hs on the property for the last |
month. The chute was uncovered in 7
e 9 neu OF the creek and Is three feet
Iue ana about IS feet long. A '
uanu ,s,n pump has been installed and :
' ,ns VIII be superseded by n power c
~ as depth is attained. Samples o
tne meerschaum which were +
luusht to Silver City, show what ap- Il
sNs s TO be- an unusually fine pro-
puc' pa' IRE from any defects. Messrs. e