El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-03
MINING NEWS
VAST DEPOSITS Of ZINC AND LEAD IN
BLACK RANCE Of SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO

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ment. Uptodate Commentators for the
separation of zinc-lead ore must oe
installed to make success OF NUNS -
in this region. The same character OF
ore is being successfully treated else
where now. -.
prominent workings along the 80
there being no shafts 100 1eet oeep'
Water is Abundant.
Water is abundant the year a O ~
being stored by the dense LollaSe aIu
forest cover envelOping this range Two
of whose peaks a few miles from Ill ls
hell stand nearly 1000 feet higher or
10 900 feet above sea level IheSe
mountains are a storehouSe Tor al
kinds of timber and fuel Pines, OAKS
juniper, cedars, and manoSany me tnS
ridges and hills, and walnut cherry'
willow. and birch make the creek Dot
toms green The creeks empty into the
Mimbres, nine miles west
Upon entering that region by way
of Lake Valley and taking a birds
eve view. the first group is that OF
the Brit and Maghee on Donahue can
Won They belong TO the Brit Broth
ers and Maghee, Of Ell PasO, who own
three claims of rather rich copper-sA-
yer ore, which carries some lead A
short while ago they erected small
smeIter to handle their ores, but after
a short run it was found that addl-
tional improvements were needed and
thew
The next group at the head Of Hot
Springs canyon is very rich in lead and
carries values in silver, but it is too
far from a railroad to ship without
smelling or concentration Still going
along the handsomely graded mountain
road $500 feet above sea level, for
mile, the Grand Central mining dis
trict comes into view in the canyon
far below. Examination reveals that
hundreds of acres have been gouged
,a1e
the whole place, the uncovered gal
ena glistening in its heaps on the
dumps.
Expensive Development.
Five years ago the Monarch Devel-
Opment Mining and Reduction company
secured the Grand Central group Of
four claims from D. 5. Miller for $25,-
600 and commenced operations under
the SUPPLEMENTARY Of man who
knew little of zinc-lead mining.
They went to a heavy operative ex-
pense but carried their experimenting
to q very meagre length. Their first
expense, after buying the mines, was
$500 for the fine graded road from
Lake Valley to camp Monarch then
$4,000 for a poor concentration and
several more thousand for development
work and buildings. When the mill
was tested the zinc concentrates were
too heavy in silica and lead, however
the lead concentrates went as high as
tables, nor correct the error after few
days trial, and upon the suggestion OF
an expert from Joplin, they decided to
contract for the installation of Jigs.
This contract was not finished because
the stipulatiOns of it were too strict.
The wilson Groups.
Two groups oil Ten claims belonging
to Oliver Wilson surround the Mon
arch group and are among the best
in the camp-one Of the original sell
ing to the Monarch company and sew
eraI formerly owned by the Lanyon
Zinc Co. D. S Miller still owns rich
claims in the camp, and the Apache
upon which there Is large cave OF
water is patented
Just over the pass north Of Camp
Monarch there are several good lead,
and Iead-zinc properties, and mile
north in Little Gallina, Frank Spates
and Jim Swartz, Of Swartz, n. M, con-
troll Is good claims with large bodies
The Carpenter district COW
ering thousands of acres in which
untold numbers of tons Of zinc and
lead lie buried or uFon the dumps lies
north of this group. Mr.. and Mrs Ieel
and Mitch Gray now own the Last
Chance group Of four claims. Ore is
the ledge being twelve Ieet
wide and running nigh IN values. Two
hundred feet OF work expose the leads
with cuts and tunnels The Grand
View claims owned by BlOOdgOOd, Gray
& WolfOrd, joins this group on the
north It was ire principal claim IN
the best are owned by sam Bernard
twelve years ago A mile east the
Iearst-Stiver group, though not so rich
as some OF the others, have immense
stores OF low grade ore. At present
the best are owned by Som Bernard
and John Kennett, of Kingston. 7. A
Robinson, Of Los angeles, controls
three good claims to the southwest on
Silver creek and is keeping the assess
ment up annually.
c. 7. Brown, a mining man of the
Kelly zinc district of SocorrO county,
Prof. KSyes and others have been in
the region several times and predict
a great future for the region travers-
ed by this belt.