El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-05
OPTION EXERCISED
ON CHLORIDE MINE
The Phillipsburg Mill Over
hauled for Custom Work.
Ore in Sight.

Chloride, n. M, jury 5.-Schiele
Chapman and associates, of Colorado
Springs, have partially exercised their
option upon the IvanhOe property and
the first payment has been made. Kan
sas City men are providing the fnan
ciaI backing. 1t is understood that &C
tive operations will begin soon, with
Mr.. Chapman in charge at the mine.
The Ivanhoe property is one of the
famous old Black Range producers. It
was owned and operated by Col. Bob
Ingersou in the early 'Ses. 1t is
high grade silver-cOpper property in
which the associated gold values are of
considerable Importance. This prop
erty has the deepest shaft in the dis
trict. the bottom of which shows the
same steady and high values disclosed
in the upper workings. The ore is
chiefly bOrnite. The property has an
excellent record and is regarded as
one of the best claims in the district.
Custom Mill Rebuilt.
a large force of men is making rapid
progress in the remodeling and recon
struction of the old Phillipsburg mill
Portions of the old machinery, avail
able for use with the new process, are
retained, and new machinery neces-
sary TO complete the plant will be iu-
stalled. The operating company is the
Black Range Reduction company, which
purchased the old mill and mill site and
which owns considerable mining prop
erty in the district. In addition t.
treating its own ores, the company
expects to do custom work for which
there is a distinct field here. The camp
has many immense deposits of milling
ore which can be made to yield hand
some profit under local treatment but
which do not Justify shipping under
existing conditions of transportation.
Ae great size Of these ore bodies and
disseminated values ranging from
O $40 per ton, make them very
ctive commercially to practical
conservative mining men. 1t is
Fstood that the Black Range Re-
on company will be prepared 10
he ore within 80 days.
tent thorough samplings of the
ings at the 200 foot level of the
treasury mine shows general con-
IS to be very much better at this
than they were at the 100 foot
The improvement in this big
body through the last 100 feet Of
ng has been remarkable. 1t is
rstood that the average values
more than doubled Although no
hl figures are given out, it is I'M
pod that the recent sampling of
workings at No. 2 level shows
|al averages of close to s22 per
The south level has been extend
distance of about 125 feet anu
opened up some of the best ore
found in the property. This de-
nent is somewhat unexpected, it |
been the prevailing opinion that
,untry south of No. 1 shaft held !
values. The general average OF |
nth workings, however, is great |
n that of the north workings. |
ar. No 2 level north has been |
ed about 100 feet and is still |
e steady and normal values |
shutes of shipping ore have i
Encountered in No. level and |
explored as opportunity offers.
Orc Blocked Out.
company is concentrating its
the opening up and blocking
vast tonnage in anticipation of
erection of it's own treatment
1T is understood that the present
out ore reserves in the e. S
mine will approximate 200,-
5, which is expected to yield
age of about IS per ton. Upon
npletiOn Of No. level north :
n the running of several cfoss7
been finished. the company will
exhaustive tests prior to mill
tiOn. Cross-cutting already
the 200 foot level but not vet
as neither wall has been found.
re approximately 80 feet wide.
liver Monument operators. after
and practically Oreless line OF
ment, have struck some fine ore.
be first high grade they have
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