El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-20
NEW INTEREST IN
MANY Old CLAIMS
Joplin, Mo-, Capital Seeking
Investment In Old Ha-
chita District.

New interest is being taken in the
old Hachita camp in the old Eureka
mining district. situated eight miles
west of Hachita. n. NJ. in the eastern
foothills of the Hachita range" says
q mining man from that district.
The camp is unquestionably a won
derfully mineralized region. and has
the record of a metallic output of
considerably over 100000. For many
years after the boom in the early days
the district remained quiescent, but the
advent of the El Paso & Southwestern
railroad in 1902 stimulated mining
operations and during the few years
subsequent the values of the ores ship
ped annually from the district has
sometimes reached $4,000 1t is only
125 miles west Of FL Paso.
Now that the revolution is on in
being paid to this and neighboring
districts of southern Grant and Luna
counties. New Mexico. Experts from
Joplin Mo. and Colorado have lately
visited the old camps near Hachita and
are TO make tests for concentrating
the complex ores Of 1ead-zinc and silver
in the mines and treating them by
the most approved modern methods
employed in the great Missouri zinc and
lead mines. If these experiments prove
satisfactory, there will be an influx
OF Joplin capital and general revival
Of the famous old camp of Hachita."
The Old King Mine.
One of the most productive deposits
fhara fc hot - oll
mine. According TO local authority,
the ore extracted had a value of $780,
600. It is owned by the Owl company
OF Boston The shaft is said to be
400 feet deep, and the water stands
SO feet below the surface. The ore
contains copper and silver. principally
as copper glance and silver chloride.
The American Mine.
Half a mile farther south is the
American mine. which has been oper-
ating at intervals, and has a shaft
about $50 feet deep in a vein in lime
stone Porphyry appears in the lower
part Of the workings The ore con-
sists of galena, rich in silver as well
as pyrite. much zinc blende and some
stilenite. The total production is over
500. 900. There are extensive work
ings. exposing large ore bodies Of ar
gentifercus lead and zinc. The ores
are now being tested in Joplin to de-
termine the best method of separation
and concentration. as they carry a
good percentage of lead, zinc and iron.
II successfully separated and. concen-
trated. the products can be separately
shipped at a good profit.
The Hornet Mine.
Three-fourths Of mile south of the
American mine is the Hornet mine
owned by the Elliott Mining com
pany an old time property with ex-
tensive deposits, submerged now by
water The deposits form irregular,
pockety masses. and the workings ex-
tend westward several hundred feet
The ore extracted consisted Of lead
carbonate. stained black by manganese.
running about % ounces silver per ton.
and of heavy galena much richer in
silver Some of this ore ran thou
sands of ounces in silver Near the
water level the ore carried zinc blende
and pyrite. and there were large
bodies Of zinc carbonates and siIicates
IN the limestone above the water level
This mine was a rich producer in
early days. Near it is the Silver Bell.
once worked at profit by A. c.
Young Of Haehita, the ore being
hauled to Deming.
The Copper Dick.
A few miles south, on the north slope !
Of Hachita peak and north Of Sylvanite. |
Is the Copper Dick mine. from which |
over 90 cars OF high grade copper ore /
we're shipped before 1905 and a number
Of shipments Of 10 percent copper ore
were made subsequently. The total |
output is said to be about 1900 tons /
The ore-bearing stra tum is composed !
OF yellowish-b brown garnet and some |
calcite. The ores contained chalco- /
pyrites. with some silver and gold. !
There is also copper glance.
The KeIIy-Davis Mine.
A little over a mile northeast of the \
Copper Dick is the Calomine group Of /
claims near the old Howell springs,
owend by Thomas A Kelly and I. H /
Davis, which show veins Of zinc and /
lead with silver that the, owners have
opened up with several shafts
The TurquOis Mines.
Near the American mine are old tur-
quois workings owned by eastern /
people that have produced rare gems
The old Eureka or Hachita district
has a fine record. The ground has
been scarcely scratched, the workings
lot being anywhere of depth. There
viii be big camp there again.