Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-07
The
Economist

llch IN 1854, during his examination
Of the Lake valley sllver-iead mines.
There the mineral occurs az long,
slender. needie-iikc crystals and a.
flat crusts along the wallis % the ore
deposits. In chemical composition II
varies from true vsnadinite by ~
lesser percentage In vanadinlte pen
ioNide. and the higher content Of ar
senlc psntoxide. neinE intermediate
IN composition between vanRdinite
and mimetite II was named endlichite,
IN honor % the discoverer. and so
listed by Dana. The mineral does not
occur In commercial quantities. In the
Lake Valley district.
vanadinlte occurs near Hilisboro.
Cooks Peak. Chloride. Georgetown.
and IN the cabailos mountains. New
Mexico. Roscoeiitr aud desclolxlte
have been found In the Northwestern
part OF the state. or the several dis
tricle above mentioned the Cabailos
mountains deposits. In view OF their
more extensive developments, are the
most important; therefore particular
reference viii be made 20 that dIs-
tFict.
History Of lie Production.
The presence Of vanadlni,e 10 the
mines OF the Cahallos mountains was
first noticed by tho writer during his
examination OF the Rcd Top property
In the spring OF 1900 A trial ship
Inent OF the mineral was made 10 the
General vanadium Co. Of America.
Subsequently the property was leased
by representatives OF that company.
and other shipments forwarded TO
the reduction works al Liverpool.
England In view OF the low vanadlc
acid content OF the crude ore. aud the
absence ~ efficient milling facilities
In the Immediate ylclnity OF the min
ms properties. the General vanadlum
Go. withdrew from the field.
Immediately following the abandon.
ment OF the district BY the General
vanadlum Co. the vanadinm Mines
Co 10 reorganization OF the south
western Coal a Lead Co. owning
properties adjoining the Red Top
mine) was incorporated and has de-
yeiopcd fairly large tonnage OF low.
grade yaneAinlts ores In the White
= Hnu lNNNt httA'0s
Location Of Deposits.
The Caballos mountains are alt
uased IN Sierra county. New Mexico.
100 miles north % VI paao. Texas,
and ~ miles weet Of Cater station
ON the Aatchison. Topeka & Santa no
railway. The range Hes parallel 10,
and miles east OF the Rio Grande.
The Elephant Hutte dansitc tone OF
the large government reclamation
projectsi Is near the exlreme north.
ern point Of the range.
The range trends nearly north anc
south over a distance OF rs miles,
with an average width of mtles.
Tha elevation OF the hlahoat pQlnt,
the west, overlooking the Rio Grande
Is great north-sonth faultscarp
having an average elevation os 5000
feet, along lis crest Ia the vicinity OF
Palamna gap Paloulas gap divides
re range into the north and south
cabaii0s. A foot hill belt several
miles wide extends from the range
east and north toward Cutter and
Eneie. respectively.
There have been nc least three dis
IllIt tNftU ItbfoUtnth ~ Wittly sep
nrafed periods Of time. The 1irnt
movement formed tho inDRorllne
bounded on the west by the fault
scnrp mentioned IN the preceding
paragraph. with consequent iiasurlng
at the eastern SLOPE. These parallel
ilsaufeR cut The thick sedimentaries,
and low-Rrade lead ores have been
found In several places along the
veins. The prosecuting Of the range
By system Of steep. sonthwarddip-
ping, caat-west assures (which II
particularly noticeable IN the North
gaballos where the limestone serIea
pro folded and warped, and In some
cases turned on edgel resulted from
the second movement East OF the
main range are evidences III other
minor disturbances extending far 10
thu north ana northwest These last
mentioned movements oocasionsd ire.
mcndous assuring q faw miles eaRt
and north ~ the range. followed M
exiepsise basic lava flows which