El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-14
MINING NEWS
Preparations Made to Re
sumo Work in Old Burro
Mine; Nine Rediscovered

The Bonanza mine, in the Qaitman
mountains. two miles from Lasca and
EthoIene sidings, on the G. H. & s A
railway. so miles east Of FL Paso. Is
steadily shipping carloads Of sphaIer-
tie or zinc sulphite ore running from
20 to A percent zinc, to the zinc
smelters Of Kansas and Oklahoma
The Southwestern Mines company,
numbering six millionaires among its
stockholders. has acquired the OLD
Burro mine near Etholene, west Of
Sierra Blanca, from the Texas & Pa
cific Railway company, and is clearing
out the old workings preparatory TO in
stalling hosting plant It is q rich
gold proposition and was formerly
worked by owen, Nichol & Briggs
Discover Old Nine.
William Crosby and son, of 81 Paso,
who have for several years been doing
extensive work on their Lulu B. and
other properties, in the Quitman noun
tains, two miles from Etholene station,
have recently discovered old Spanish
workings in which is rich silver ore
carrying also gold and silver values.
These workings were uncovered by a
cavein caused by a heavy rain. The
Workings are very extensive and ap-
paTently over a century old
~ Work is steadily progressing on the
copper property in the Franklin noun
tains. IS miles north of FL Paso. Judge
j. r. Harper. A. p. Coles and brothers
and Louis ". Smith, Of Ell Paso, are the
owners. The shaft is already doHn so
feet and shows copper oxides. carbon
ateS and sulphides, increasing in guam
tlty and richness as depth is attained.
As soon as sufficient depth is attained
a hosting plant will be installed. It
is only five miles west of Hueco, a sta
ton on the Southwestern railroad.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS District.
There is much activity in the Hachita-
Sylvanite district Of New Mexico.
Bud Davidson and Albert Fitch have
shipped a car OF ore from their mine
close to the Jog on the international
boundary line seven miles south of
Victoria. or IS miles southeast OF Ha-
chita, n. NJ. The shipment was of cop
ss0o Ct Vs' "''''" 'u '''sHn over
Robert Anderson is shipping a car
load Of ore a day from the Apache
Anderson mine, six miles south OF Ha-
chita, n. NJ. The shipments are made
to the Fl Paso smelter.
The Sunset Copper company is work
ing "a men at the old Eureka or Ha-
chita mining camp. seven miles west of
Hachita. n. n. and T. J. Brown is
working the Bessemer mine with six
men.
Predinore & Neihart are working the
GOAu flA4A property. III the CylNAnLLE
district. and making occasional ship /
ments of high grade gold quartz ore.
Cooks Peak Camp.
a large number OF ore wagons are {
hauling ore from the Poe group OF I
mines since a large body OF ore has I
been struck. There is boom in the I
camp
BurrO Mountain District.
The mines and concentration eight 1
miles north Of Silver City n NJ. have
been producing since the enlargement /
of the mill. on August Z. approximate /
IS 600, o00 pounds OF zinc concentrates (
a month, and are now distributing $4,000 !
monthly in Silver City The product /
viii soon be increased to 1000. 900 !
pounds per month of zinc concentrates
for shipment to Bartletsville. Okla, and
100000 pounds Of irOn-copper concen-
trates for treatment in the FL Paso
smelter- By reason Of the proposed adj
3ition OF an air-drill plant and static
electric separator. The present mill
has a capacity of 125 tons every "a I
hours and gives employment to 40 men, /
The proposed improvements and in
crease viii make il one of the best in
the southwest George Utter is gen /
eral manager and G. P. Utter superin-
-endent
The earnings OF the Chino Copper
,ompany's mines and mill during the
1ast three months amounted TO S1,O51,-
$3.50, as compared with S390.195.S2
.or the second quarter, and S22S.0212S
Tor the first quarter. The last quar-