El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26
Silver City, N. NJ, Mining District
Very Active, City Builds Solidly
100000 In New Buildings This Year, Good Roads; Dry
Farming and Artesian Water; Vast Copper Wealth.
lRy Alran n. White.)


LIVER CITY. N. NJ. Aug. &c.
Noteworthy developments of the
resources of the country tributary
to this city. and the progress and up
building of the city itself since the
beginning OF the present year. are so
numerous and important that little
more than a brief summary can be
given in an article OF reasonable
length
Among our principal industries. min
ing may properly be classed as of first
Importance. cattle raising second. and
farming third. Coming first under
the head of development of mining is
the splendid progress made this year
by the Chino Copper company, owning
and operating extensively the famous
copper properties at Santa Rita, Is
miles easter1y from this city. This
company has in a marvelously short
time. and largely during the present
year. purchased large number of wa
ter rights and developed an abundant
supply of water for all operating pur-
poses, has successfully demonstrated
the practical. economic use of the
steam shovel process Of mining. for the
first time in this section, has tested
its large area Of mineralized ground
by churn drilling. has located and
built the town of Hurley. and now has
practically completed the first 1000
ton unit of its 5000 ton daily capacity
concentration at Hurley.
The accomplishment of the above, to-
gether with the continuous develop
ment OF ore bodies, more than 45, 000,-
coo tons OF ore being now blocked out
has been rapidly and wonderfully as
tonishing to the old time miner. The
entire camp, including, as it does, the
growing towns of Santa Rita and Hur-
ley, is literally humming. day and
night, with mining operations and ac-
tivity in building. and under the con-
servative, able management of superin-
tendent John NJ Sully is rapidly forg-
ing to the very front in the mining
world. Silver City prospers greatly
from the increased business given ii
by this company and its numerous en-
ployes. and. as its concentrates are to
Paso smelter. the big operations Of this
company are of vast importance to
both this city and FL Paso
Rich Gold Mines.
Mining statistics OF recent years for
New Mexico have given first place 70
Grant county. in the amount Of ton
mage produced. but first place has been
yielded to Socorro county in the value
of ores produced, and this has been
largely because of the active operations
the entire year Of several large gold
and silver bearing properties and the
high values obtained from the ores of
the Mogo1lon district. situate in Socor-
TO county, but tributary to and doing
its oulk of business in this city.
Regular shipments of gold and sill
yer bullion and high grade concen-
trates, in increased quantities. have
been made this year by the Ernestine,
Socorro Mines and other companies,
operating in this district and the pres
ent year will undoubtedly show an
increased production. The Deadwood
company recently made its first ship
ment of bullion and will. in the future.
join the other regular shippers. The
Oaks company, the Mogollon Gold and