El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-29
.LORDsBURG MINING
DISTRICT IS
ACTIVE
Mines Are Producing Well
and Large Deals Are
Pending.

ing. The country embraced in the
Virginia, Pyramid and Leidendorf min
ing districts lies the north end OF
the Pyramid range and is broken by
small outlying hills and sharp lodges,
which are thrust up from the level
of the desert. In the Virginia district
the country rock is largely diorite
andesite is prevalent. The veins are
true assures and do not as a rule dip
strongly from the vertical. The ores
to the north are copper. largely chal-
copyrite and bornite, though carrying
gold and silver values. and in the
mines to the south silver chloride.
In point of production and number
Of men employed the Eighty-five mine
is the largest mine now going. It IS
located three and one-half miles south
west of Lordsburg in the Virginia min
ing district just beyond the old camp
Of Shakespeare One Of the early own
ers Of this property was banker Raj
ston OF the Bank of California. and for
years these claims We're known as the
Ralston group. In pursuing policy
of bringing the property to the highest
producing capacity, manager Barclay
is now installing a new mine equip
ment. An so horsepower Fairbanks
Morse engine. air compressor and an
Aldrich electric pump, with a capacity
of $50 gallons per minute are among
the chief items. The charging and
Strengthening of main levels, replacing
old tracks on tramways, and the lay
ing of pipe lines for air and water con-
nee1ons are among the Improvements
now nearly completed
ships 1000 Tons Month.
Approximately 1900 tons Of ore per
month are shipped to the Douglas
shelters, representing a tonnage out
put Of about 10 cars per day. On an
average leo men are on the payroll
Both the east ard west drifts show
strong ore bodies with immense stop
ing ground. The Eighty-five is a
close cooperation. having no stock on
the market
The four claims constituting the Su-
perior abut en- the southwest end lines
Of the Eighty-five. The ores and ledge
ore similar to the Eighty-five- The
c. & A. Copper company. whose extern
sive holdings in Arizona place it
among the big producers Of the red
metal in the southwest. is operating
the Superior having taken over the
mine in October, 1910. From so to so
men are worked on the property with
an average daily output of rs tons
The cost Of producing this ore (the
mining charge is given as 50 per ton,
hauling 81. freight 81. total cost f. o. b.
at Douglas smelter 81 per toni The
ore is largely used for converter lin
ings, its richness in silica making IL
desirable for this purpose Though a
low grade proposition the extensive
ore bodies and minimized cost OF pro-
duction make 1t a profitable property.
FL Pasoanx Interested.
The Dundee patented mine is the ]
property of the Orion Mining company, |
with headquarters in FL Pase. and in |
which FL Paso capital is largely inter-
ested. The property adjoins the |
Eighty-five on the northeast The |
Dundee is at present being operated i
under lease by Writer and Kennedy OF /
Lordsburg. They are taking out about |
IS cars Of ore per month. Twenty /
miners are employed on the lease 1
under the direction of J. W. Writer \
1t is understood that reorganization /
of the Orion Mining company is under /
way with the idea OF prosecuting with /
extensive work The Atwood adjeins |
the Dundee. Three of the five claims /
are patented The ores are gold sill
yer, and copper. Thomas A. Lister Of
the c. o. D. Leasing company has OBJ
tanned bond and lease on the Atwood
and is now in New York making ar
rangementS for extensive mining work
The Aberdeen embraces 20 claims lying
in two compact groups near Pyramid
peak 1t is distant five miles from
Lordsburg in southwestern direction
in the southern part Of Virginia dis
frict- Several strong veins eutcrop on
The Different claims, chalcopyrite being
the predominant ore.
The Penn Mining company was or
ganiZed three years ago to develop this
property 1t is a New Mexico corpora
ton with capital Of S1.e00,0 COO The
officers are NJ F. Maggie, president; E
" Leader, treasurer; =. p. Faust. sec
'etary, all of Shomakin, Pa, and A W.
Aorningstar OF Lordsburg. general
and vice president A 500
loot veritael double compartment
shaft with a S5 Horsepower hoist is f:
being sunk. and is one Of the finest
shafts in the district. A carload ship
nent Of selected ore from the Mala-
:bite at 1S5 feet gave SCI to the ton in
copper, silver and gold. 1t is expected
hat the ore vein will be cut within
ne next so days.
The LeidendOrff District. /
In the Leidendorff district, eight
niles to the southwest of Lordsburg,
he Viola mine owned by the Duffy and
buell. estates of Rochester N Y is
Igain to become active. The Viola
more generally known as the Leiden-
lorff mine in former years. was the
argest silver producer prior to 1903.
| 20 stamp mill with pan amalgama-
ion was operated for a period OF 10
ears Six or seven claims constitute I
he property.
The Lordsburg Mining and Reduc-
ion company has been formed to op- ,
rate this property with capital stock
f 100000. It's officers are J. L. Wells
f Lordsburg, president and manager; .
|. p B Duffy, treasurer, and John T.
dcCabe, secretary So that the Viola ,
yin soon resume its place on the active
list of Grant county's dividend paying T
mines. Marsalis and Frye are taking
ut ore from the Ninety-nine, one of
he claims of the Eighty-five. They {.
yerage two cars a week. Several i'm !