El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
MINING NEWS
RICH DEPOSITS OF COPPER IN THE
EASTERN PART OF Ell PA50 COUNTY
4, percent. 1t was mined by an open cut
I'D hae hao-, fala r-aars

percent 1t was mined by an open cut
and has been idle Is years.
Hazel Mine the Largest.
This is the biggest mine so far de-
velOped in Ell Paso county. This mine
was discovered by Thomas R. owen,
the mining geOlOgist OF Sierra Blanca
along in 1884, and sold by him and
Phillip Young, Of FL PasO, to SchrlYers
Andrews and Clifford, Of san Antonio
The purchasers worked it for about
ten years, during which time 1t IS
said to have produced over half q mil
lion dollars. the ore being shipped to
the smelter Of FL PasO and Pueblo
Colo. The Hazel belongs to the lis
sure vein type, which cuts through the
red sandstone at the southern base OF
the DiablO range Speaking OF this
locality, which is about 10 miles north
of A1lamOre, and 10 miles northwest OF
Van Horn, stations on the Texas & Pa
cific railway, Prof SteeruW1tzs some
years ago remarked There IS a great
similarity between the lime capped
and mygdaloidal conglomerates Of the
Garlic sandstone extending south
from the base of DiablO mountains
and portions Of the copper regions OF
Z Lake superior" He said he had little
J doubt that the Sierras Dia-blo and Car
Z RIO would some day develop into one
Z of the best copper producing districts
I in the United states.
In this sandstone is found the Hazel
mine, a fissure vein between sand
stone walls running east and west, the
gangue of the vein being a silicOus
. calc spar about 80 feet wide This
spar gangue, or matrsX, which IS ore
bearing its entire width, contains pay
Z streaks Of argentiferous copper ore
principally chalcOcite. The silver Oc-
CURED as native" or metallic and sui
phides- The copper averaged over 10
percent and the silver so ounces per
ton. Occasionally the ore was eX-
tremely rich. Mr.. Clifford shipped one
ear load. I remember, that Melted
$4,000 per ton.
Two Veins Converge.
There are two parallel veins out
( cropping at the surface which at
1 few hundred feet COnverged and formed
( one vein which swelled to a width
I of IS feet between walls. The main
/ work shaft is down nearly 700 feet.
There is abundant ore in the bottom
+ workings of shipping quality For
/ nearly 20 years, the mine has been
idle, having been closed on account OF
z litigation between former owners and
1 also because OF low prices of silver
( and copper then prevailing Lately
! the mine was purchased by Charles
/ Cutter and associates, Of Dallas, Tex,
) who have nearly completed 100 ton
/ concentrating mill, Of the Steele
] Stee1e-Sutton dry concentration plan
/ They viii first treat the old waste
/ dumps, which are estimated to con-
/ tain 100000 tons, and according 10
/ sampling, viii average SIS in copper
] and silver values They purpose to
! concentrate 10 tons of ore into one
ton of concentrates Of the value Of
J $3.50 per ton.
J For a dozen miles westward are out
J cropping of similar assures in sand
! stone with siHciOus Gale spar matriE
I carrying copper and silver. Some OF
I these have been uncovered with shall
! low prospect holes Like the Hazel
I they lie along the great east and west
I fault at the southern base of the Dla-
/ bios The copper in these veins be-
n - H. 50
or glaHze. Northeast the same vein
/ system continues for nearly three
zhe Back Shaft.
Two miles south of the Hazel is a
! property called the Black Shaft mine.
/ This is also a fissure with an easterly
and westerly trend, cutting through
/ the red sandstone hills Thiss is a
( strong lode traceable for over mile
{ 1t is on railroad lands and lately has
| been leased to private parties, who in
I tend to put in a large teaching plant
/ to extract the copper q system en-
I plOyed in Germany on low grade cop
/ per ores with great success This
} mine is developed TO over 200 feet
depth
The sanchO PanzO and Don QuixOte.
Half a mile west are the old work
( ings Of the Sancho PanZO and Don
QUiXOte claims, which were worked
25 years ago by the writer and asso-
ciates. They yielded $4,000 from a
few pockets on the surface. The ore
ran from to 10 percent copper and
averaged from so to $50 ounces silver
The ore deposits occurred IN lime
stone, a few patches Of which re-
NAMED from the General erosion
above the red sandstone.
The David HQrum.
Two miles east of the Black Shaft is
! the old Dallas or David Harum cop
per mine. This is in a foOthiu and the
ore occurs in pockets or pipes in the
contact between limestone and sand
stone It is developed to 100 feet
! depth and has several drifts and
/ Slopes. At the lower level a cross cut
showed an ore body so feet wide, OF
1 copper and iron oxides running from
I to 8 per cent copper per ton About
so cars of ore have been shipped from
the mine running from 20 to 40 per
cent copper. Richard Keays and cap
tain J. NJ. Smith, of Ell PasO, owned il
once and before them S W. s. Duncan
and professor J. w Cummings anc
I John w. Eubanks. Tt belongs now tC
DR.. BOddington, of FL Paso
Southwest q couple of miles from Tho
Hazel is the Red Maverick a lode
from four to six feet wide, cutting
through red sandstone. There are
few shallow shafts on the lode show
Ing rich seams of copper and lead
crossing the gangue, assaying as higl
as 20 percent each. This is on a sec
Paw