El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
MINING NEWs
ORC BLANGO IS
RICH IN METALS
District South Of Tucson Is
Again Attracting Atten-
ton of Mining Men.

1.-THE ORC Blanco mining district is
coming to the front as a gold and
copper camp says Levi S. Davis, min
ing engineer, who. with his partner,
Lawrence A. Brasher, also a mining
engineer. is here from that district.
The orc BIanco, or white gold dis
trict, is situated about IS miles south
of Tucson. Ariz, over an excellent
wagon road now pretty well cut up BY
the heavy traffic of ore teams, and 81
miles west OF NOgaleS and close Dy
and north of the International boun-
dairy line between Arizona and Sonora
It is also so miles from AmadO, a sta
tiOn on the TucsOn-NOgales line, cut
off from the Southern Pacific railroad,
and is in Santa Cruz county. 1t IS also
about three quarters of a mile from
OLD Glory. which has the distinction Of
being the only pOstOtftce named after
the American flag.
THE mines Of ORC BlancO are in a
series of low hills, called ORC Blanco
mountains. The main camp is seven
miles west Of Arivacas an old Mexican
pueblo.
"Oro BlancO is one of the old min
ing camps of Arizona that has been
dormant for so years, but which was
the scene of great activity in 1880, dur
ing the old boom days Of Tombstone
In those days the Apaches used to
make frequent raids on this Isolated
camp rendering it very unsafe for the
early miners. which led to its prac-
teal abandonment Indeed, they made
a raid on the old CerrO Colorado mine
and massacred a lot Of miners. Within
the past two years the Southern Pa
cific railroad company built snort
line from Tucson to NOgales, which
brought the railroad within 30 miles
Of the camp, resulting in new in
vasiOn of the district by mining men,
Producing Mines in Orc BIoncO.
''The district has now several pro-
ducing mines. Among them is the
Austerlitz, a copper and silver prop
erty, which is shipping 80 tons Of ore
a day by wagon The Switzerland,
which is the extension of the Auster-
litz, is also now about ready to begin
shipments Of copper and silver ores
There are also the Grubstake group,
the Arizona Consolidated and the ORC
mines all in active operation. Besides
these there are many prospects being
opened up and nearly everything has
been located in the district
There are two mineral belts in the
ORC BlancO district; one being the
copper silver sulphide belt, which also
carries some gold vaIues: and the
other, called the gold belt" lying in
the southern part of the district and
paralleling the boundary line of So
nora
may be mentioned the Grubstake
group of mines, which is being opened
up and operated by Lawrence A Bra
sher and myself This property is now
ready to begin shipments of rich, all
free milling gold ore. In this group
are four claims, being opened up by
a main working tunnel following the
Grubstake lode and producing milling
ore the entire length, with occasional
rich ore shoots on this property are
II large veins visible on the surface,
running nOrtherly and sOutherly. The
Grubstake vein Is % feet wide and Is
paralleled by another, called the Big
Vein. from Al to 60 feet wide East of
the latter and parallel is the East Vein,
about 25 feet TO 80 feet wide. All these
veins pan free gold on the surface.
Ore Shoot Of Coarse Gold.
In the main tunnel on the Grub
stake vein, there is rich ore shoot
extending from the entrance IN the
gulch back a distance Of 156 feet in
the tunnel. In the tunnel a Wine is
being sunk on the ore shoot, which is
now down 30 feet, from which is being
produced some very rich ore, running
from 81 to IS to the pan in quite
coarse free gold. This property has
six different workings, all Of which
are in rich gold ore. There is water
in the Wine and the shafts.
In the Arizona Consolidated prop
erty, which the owner holds at the
price Of S25O,O00. and the Tres Amigo
and Orc BlancO mines. there are two
openings; one. a shaft 200 feet deep,
which is in water. These workings
are in a vein 10 feet wide OF free mill
ing ore running S35 gold to the ton.
This lies east of, and adjoining the
Grubstake mine.
Another mine. called the Orc mine, is
now being developed bv George 3. /
William and his father, of Rochester, I
n y, and is showing up very well. /
This property has produced S35,0O0 a /
depth of only $50 feet. 1t is de-
veloped by incline shaft in a vein, !
which is from eight to IS feet wide.
GuEEenheims Investigating
Consulting engineer kaufman. Of |
the Guggenheim American and Refin |
ing company, now in Tucson, is due to I
look this district over in the near fu- /
ture with view possibly to taking |
hold of the Switzerland group. which !
was lately examined and favOrably re-
ported on by field engineer StOckder. 4
The name OF the district. ORC /
Blanco, derives its name from the /
Whitish appearance of the gold, caused |
by the silver that is mixed with the /
gold. In the GrubstaSe mine which is /
only a mile and a half from the Next /
can line, the gold is yellow and varies /
in mintage value from $14 to SIS per /
ounce
Proposed Port LoBOs Railroad.
TT is fully expected that the El PasO |
& southwestern railroad company viii i
build the proposed line from Tucson /
down to Port LObOS on the gulf OF i
California, on the west coast of So
nora, as soon as conditions in Mexico /.
will permit. This line already sur /
veyed, viii run through the heart OF /
the ORC BlancO district close by our Z
mines. This new railroad will be a 4
great boon TO the gold district of ORC /
BlaucO. and viii increase its present !
population, which is about $50. to con- /
siderable size, it is believed, and en- /
p L. a.
the lower grade cOpper-silver ores. and /
greatly cheaper the cost of hauling /
supplies and machinery into the 1
district.
FINDS RICH PROSPECT
IN THE DOS CABETOS