The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-14

MANGAS MINING PROPERTIES
GIVE PROMISE OF WEALTH
Holdings Of Development Com.
pany Increase in Importance
Following Find.
CHURN DRILLS STRIKE COPPER

Pcnplc OF Hmghtm and this district
who purchased stock IN the Manga
Development company when that con-
.ru opened its subscription books q
few months ago win be pleased 20
know of the rapid progress being
made I'm arriving at the value OF the
c0mpany's holdings and the results 90
the work of the managers Of the pro-
icct. These results arc. according to
the best information available such
ms should make those who own few
shares I'm the new development COM
pany very wen satisfied 90 hold them
The most recent and by far the most
important ina ON The properties under
7he control OF tho Mangas company
occurred on tho last day Of January
when a churn- drill which method IS
employed I'm the development of these
properties. brought TO the surface OF
the Emerald claim. upon which IL was
at that time operating, samples II
what is believed 10 be a body Of sui
phide copper ore OF sufficient size and
quality to warrant the company i'm go
ing ahead with its plans TO develop
that and other portions OF It's proper
ties in the district.
Properties Of Company.
The properties of the Mangas De
velopmcnt company are located i'm tho
Burro Mountain district OF south
western New Mexico and rmount ap-
proximatoIv 10 1000 acres including
all the claims that the company has
complete title 10 and those they arc
holding on options. Several different
groups Of mining claims make mp the
properties Of the concern, among them
being the Porterneld-R Robinson, Mala-
chitc and Midway
Tho Emerald claim. upon which the
ore body spoken Of was encountered, |
is one of the Malachite group consist !
ing Of about 20 acres Just east Of |
this group Is the property Of the Che
mung Copper company and on the |
south the claims are bounded by the |
Burro Mountain Copper company's |
property Both OF those properties as
well as those Of the savannah Copper I
company n little further south have /
been producing copper for several
years at q profit in spite ~ MANY
obstacles which the newer concern viii
not meet
Management is Encouraged.
"Thc management feels very muoh .
encouraged over the dcvc'opmcut Of I
the properties thus far" said Judge y.
w. Haire, who rs thn president Of tho
new company "and moro especially
over the discovery Of the promising
body of sulDhida copper ore on the
Emerald claim. Two churn drills are
now I'm operation, one OF them on tho
ST. Paul claim adjoining the Emerald
and n third ono will be on the ground
I'm the near future. Tho recent drill
developments have induced the man
aremcnt TO seriously consider tho
sinking OF two shafts, one on the Mid
way group and the other on the Mala-
chite group
"Thc drill first entered the ore body
or the Emerald claim $50 feet below
.hc surface and about 30 feet below
Doe water line. The ore is found in
.ne soft porphyrv rock so common to
hat district All tho property OF the
Malachite group. nearly all Of the Mid.
way group and about two-thirGs Of
he Porternold-R Robinson claims are
covered with the rcd porphyry or q
cached ore an or which indicates tho =