El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-19
BIC MINING DEAL
IS CONSUMMATED
At TOMBSTONE
Towner-Leven Group of 30
Claims Taken Over by
Western Mines


important mining deal was consum-
mated in the mining circles of Tomb
stone when the large group of mines,
known as the Towner-Lovell group
was taken over by the Western Mines
& Development corporation The prop
erty is situated in the MILESTONE
mountains and consists of 80 fullsized
mining claims.
Considerable development work and
prospecting has already been accom-
plished by the company under the d.
rection of Frank Dean, its chief con-
suIting mining engineer, who has been
working the property for the past four
months with a force of Colorado
miners.
IT was upon this property that a
large rhyolite dyke or ledge was dis
covered several weeks ago, assaying
high in gold. For many years the
ledge was supposed by many to be only
a lime formation, but upon examina-
ton being made by engineer Dean It's
real value was disclosed and 1t was
upon this find that the deal was
closed, the option on the property nav
ing been for ten months, four months
of which have already elapsed
Will install a Mil.
II is the intention of the company,
according to Mr.. Dean, to immediate
Nv install a mill and concentration with
sufficient capacity to handle from oOV
to 1000 tons of ore every "a hours.
the concentrates to be shipped to the
shelters for treatment until suah time
as If shall be deemed advisable by the
companv to erect it's own smelter, the
same being contemplated by the d1rec-
tors of the corporation in the near
future.
Several groups adjoining the Tower
Lowell group have been taken unoer
bond for six months for the purpose
of ascertaining the dip OF the now Ia
nous ryholfte dyke or ledge, which is
supposed to extend for many hundred
feet into the adjoining claims.
The properties recently taken under
bond by the Western Mines Devel-
onment corporation in the Dragon
mountains. WILL according to Mr.. Dean
he extended for six months pending
the arrival of certain mine machinery,
which will be Installed to work the
property. Very little work in the way
of development has been done SO Tar
although considerable has been auth
orized by the company, the sum OF
$4,000 having been appropriated by
the board of directors for that pur-
nose. This is copper proposition
and also carries values in gold ana
silver.
The corporation has also taken over
a bond recently secured by the Arizc-
na-Burlington Mining company on
properties in the Swisshelm mountains
the bond covering a period of IL
months. Several men are now being
EMPLOYED at prospecting the claims,
~, hor and ALREADY
a good sized ledge has been uncovered
carving high values in silver and
lead. The reason given for the transfer
of the bond to the Western Mines &
DEVELOPMENT corporation is that the
Arizona Burlington is DESTROYS OF oo-
tanning only copper properties, having
several silver and lead propositions IN
the northern part of the territory,
which, it is said, are now lying idle,
due to the low price of silver, being
worked only on certain occasions, the
outuut being used for converter lining
and fluxing purposes
VIII Enter Ray District.
Mr.. Dean states that his company
will shortly enter the Ray copper dis
trict, having secured some valuable
holdings in that section, being situated
in the immediate vicinity Of the extern
sive holdings of the Ray Consolidated
Copper company He will leave for
Chicago to complete arrangements for
the shipping of machinery to the Tow
ner-LovelI property, and will be absent
for a period of two weeks. The ma
chinery in question will consist of an
air compressor, hoist boilers and en-
gines. An electrical power plant also
will be installed to furnish light for
the various drifts of the lower levels
of the big. workings.
Three Ore Bodies Developed.
Work on the Galvez property to the
south of Tombstone is progressing very
satisfactorily, and the work so far has
developed three ore bodies. One was
recently discovered on the 35-foot lev
ell, another on the 50-foot and large
vein of lead and silver ore, showing
also traces of gold on the 125-foot
level The first two ore bodies carry
large values in lead, while the strike
made on the deepest level, at which
point a drift is being driven is rich
in silver and gold, and the prospects
are that this will prove to be a very
large ore body. Much development
work is being prosecuted by the man
agement and excellent results are
looked for in the very near future.
At the Rattlesnake.
Considerable work is being done by
the many chloriders who have secured
leases on different parts of the Rat
tlesnake mine, which is an adjoining
property to the Bunker Hill, and this
week the shipment of three cars Of
ore from this property to the smelters
at FL Paso are being made. This prop
erty is being worked mainly by per-
sons from the Dos Cabezas district,
who have the controlling lease and
who expect to prove the Rattlesnake
mine is a bonanza property, although
the ore is of a low grade character.
The Commonwealth.
The new purchasers of the old Com
monwealth mine at Pearce are pleased
with. the property. The development
work now being carried on is produc-
ing large quantities of low grade ore.
it being stated upon good authority
that since the new owners took over
their option, that over 100000 tons
have been blocked out, and that with
in the past two weeks ore was en-
countered in the hanging wall which
runs high in values. Tt is also stated
that this last find is running right
toward the workings of the Common
wealth Extension Mines
bunker Hill ROud Extended.