El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24
MINES Of SILVER
CITY DISTRICT
ACTIVE
Meerschauln Production Is
Making District Fa-
nous In East.

Silver City, N. N, June 24-The
Chloride flats district is now one of
the most active in the county. This
district is located only two miles west
OF this city and has been. at inter-
Fals, the producers Of much rich silver
bearing ores Recently a considerable
NUMBER or men have been taking out
ore from the properties OF c. Amory
stevens, and the ore is being regularly
shipped to the Ell Paso smelter. The
properties Of the Bohemian Mining
company are also being worked now.
anu WITHIN very short time several
ears OF rich ores viii be shipped to
the above smelter. Mrs NJ W Bremen
who owns the old rs and other mines
IN THIS district, has recently returned
mere from an extended trip to New
York city, and was accompanied back
Dy three mining experts, who have
made a careful examination of her
properties. and will report to inter-
ested capitalists in the east.
Tne ores of this district carry beside
the rich silver large amount of flux.
and are in demand at the smeltfns
plants, and yield the owners large re-
turns as we'll The revival of mining
and mining interest in the district
means a great deal for this city. b,
reason Of the districts close proximity
properties by local people
This county is rapidly gaining an
eastern reputation os a producer of
meerschaum. The Meerschaum COM
pany, of America, owning a group of
about Is claims, situated in the Aluno-
gen district. on the SapeIlo, some miles
east of the old Georgetown district.
is working a force of 20 men. The
largest deposits are found in the main
&1,~ IL
driven farther into the mountain side.
and number of drifts run from it.
The company is hauling its products
some miles west toward Fierro, where
it Is carefully sorted and the purest
product hauled into the vicinity Of
Hanover, where later the company con-
templates the erection of a meer-
schaum mill or plant, for its treatment.
The company intends the erection of
this plant within the very near future.
and will consequently be the pioneer
in this county, in the production of
meerschaum ready for the manufac-
turers of meerschaum goods. Consider
able OF the less pure product Is heins
shipped at the rate of a car each
week to the American Meerschaum
company, in New York city. The Dor
sey Meerschaum company, composed
largely of local people, has a fine de-
post On Bear creek, a Few miles north
of this city, and has shipped at differ
ent times large quantities OF it's product
It is understood that a deal is pending
which will mean the early resumption
of work on the company's group Of
claims. and the county will then be
supplying large portion of this coun-
try's meerschaum product.
The Chino Copper company is pro-
crossing rapidly in all It's mining oper-
ations, and is rushing the work of
completing its first section of the mill
at Hurley. The mill is being built in
three sections Of 1000 tons each and
with the completion of the first Sec
ton within a few weeks continuous
operation will begin The two remain
ing sections will be added at inter-
walls of a couple of months, and by
November 1, 1t is planned that the en-
tire three sections will be completed
and in full operation.
The steam shovels are preparing an
abundance of ore for the mill, having
already sufficient ore mined for the
mill supply for period of at least
three years. This company is rapidly
accomplishing wonders in the mining
world and Is one of the Big assets and
institutions of this county.