El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-24
MINING CONDITIONS
GOOD IN SIERRA
COUNTY NOW
Old Mines Reopened, New
Ones Located and New
Mills Erected.

Mining conditions throughout Sierra
county. N. NJ, are gradually improving
in a healthy and promising manner,
giving every promise that the coming
year will have much larger accorded
production for this county than in
many previous years. Old mines are
being reopened, and new mills erected
while much development is under way
on new properties.
The United States Treasury Mining
company at Chloride is giving its
present attention 10 the erection OF
cyanide plant, the operation of which
it is believed will save 50 percent of
its-values.
At Hermosa the properties Of the
Ocean Wave Mining company, includ-
ing it's 20 stamp mill; the FL Cliff Min
ing company including it's Partridge
hot blast smelter, and the old Pelican
group of mines are now being con-
solidated for operation under a new
corporation called the Hermosa Con-
solidated Mining and Reduction COM
pany.
Lake Valley Ships to FL Paso.
The Lake Valley Mines company, at
Lake Valley is removing the ore from
the old workings and dumps to the
extent of some 100000 tons and ship
ping it to the FL Paso smelter for
treatment.
In the cabanos district the Van
adium Mines company is continuously
running its newly remodeled concen-
trating mill, averaging a daily treat
ment of 40 tons. These concen-
trates are hauled to Cutter, II
miles away, where they are treated at
the new $1,000 oxide plant there OPP
Grated by the company. This corpora
ton controls two 1900 foot assure
veins of vanadium ore known as the
White Swan and the Dewey. The
White Swan is now down about It's
feet with extensive levels at 80 and
40 feet, and is operated by an cleo
trio hoist. On the Dewey a new shaft
is being sunk which is now down over
so feet and is operated by a 40 horse
power steam hoist
Activity in Las Animas District.
There is considerable activity N the
of the management of the Statehood
Mines company. the largest corpora
ton in the vicinity. is 70 run custom
ore through its electric so stamp mill
Already J. B. Mcpherson has run about
so tons of ore from his Mountain King,
and IS piling up on the dump leo tons
for the mill This example is being
followed by other owners. The State
hood Mines company Is not only run
mill continuously and at full capacity
as well on ore from its Snake vein, the
upper portion OF which is known as the
Eureka. So far as developed by nu-
merous crosscuts the vein in this por-
ton is fully 100 feet wide. and all ore
ayera ging from low values OF 81 TO IS
in gold TO the ton, TO as high as $50 to
s125. Nothing IS considered waste. and
everything excavated goes to the mill.
At present an open cut about 80 feet
in width Is being run along the vein
on the surface with excellent results
The mill is about to be equipped with
two new settling tanks of 10000 gal
Ions capacity each and one Demmick
sizer of $4,000 gallons capacity A
new Fairbanks Morse 80 horsepower
gasoline hoist is also being erected at
the Eureka
Developing Wicks Vein.
The Sigma Construction and Devel-
opment company is still practically en-
gagged in developing the Wicks vein
and is now drifting north on its new
$40 foot level, being in some 1921 feet,
and has opened the vein four feet wide
without having encountered the east
wall Some nine tons OF shipping ore
have been sent TO the smeIter with ex-
cellent returns. A new five horse
power triplex pump is being installed.
Htltscher Bros. are now assembling
large dry washer Of the Quenner
type, and four dry washers for oper-
ating their large placer holdings on
the old placerS of the Mesa del Orc
1t is expected that these will be in
regular operation in about two months