Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-02
RAPID PROGRESS ON
NEW RAIL ROAD
To BURROS
Well Known Grant County Min
ing Man Says Five Miles Are
Graded VIII Mean Big Boom
For District,

That at least five mites of rail
road grade is already built be-
tween Whitewater. n. NJ, and the
rich mines in the Burro mountains of
New Mexico, is the declaration of T..
A. Wayne, one of the best known
mining men in the southwest. Mr..
Wayne is the man who formed the
Savanna company and later consoli-
dated the Chance and the Top mines
in the Mogollons, also near Silver
City. The Savanna is in the Burro
district to which the railroad is now
building.
The completion of this line of road
from Whitewater, which is on the
Santa Fe's Silver City branch line. is
all tina the Burro district needs to
make it one of the richest copper pro-
ducers in the southwest; not alone
copper. but zinc, iron and silver, 90.
Mr.. Wayne says this and other min
ing men are of the same opinion and
have been for years. The Phelps
Dodge company is heavily interested
in the district, which is one of the
guarantees of its richness, for this
company has never made any invest
ments in poor propositions.
Phelps-Dodge Company Interested.
The Phelps-Dodge company is said
to be behind the railroad, but this has
been denied by General Manager II. j..
simmons, OF the Southwestern rail-
road. the PhclDs-Dodge railway cor
poration. James Douglas is in active
charge of the construction work of
the railroad. but Mr.. Simmons says
that Mr., Douglas left the Phelps
Dodge company. Of which his father,
Prof. Douglas is president, and has
taken SCI vice with the Chenung Cop
per company, which is nominally
buildinF the line from Whitewater to
the Burros. Mr.. Douglas. ir.. was for
merly manager Of the Phelps Dodge
Mexican properties. with h%cadquar-
tiers at Nacozari. Sonora.
Difficult Construction Work.
Mr.. Wayne declares there is some
very difficult work on the grade Of
the new road now building to the
mining camps in the BurrOs. About
five miles Of the fourteen between
Whitewater ana the Chemung mine,
are very difficult. he says. and after
reaching the district. to build to the
other mines the rO5td VIII have some
more very difficult work.
owing To the Isolated condition Of
the Bufros. the news of the railroad
building viii mean the opening OF 81
fsti iiilll' .tllu lilt shipment 0l lilulN
tons OF ore daily 70 tho smelters.
y Rich District.
The opening OF the Eurro district
probably can more to the south
west than anything since the opening
of the Bisbee or Cananea districts. The
rich ore is there. but the ISOLATION and
heavy hauls in the past have prevented
il being brought out at a profit.
Mr.. Wayne says many of the ON
panies in the Burros are using Churn
20 do their development work,
both the savanna and Mangus com
panics having these drills in active
operation.
In the Mo9olions.
Mr.. Wayne is no longer actively
Identifying himself with the Burro dis
-rict. although still interested there
financially. lie is now connected
with the Erncstine company in the
mountains. The Ernestinc
Company is the consolidation OF the
Top ond Chance mines. the ores of
which are principally gold.