El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28
MINING NEWS
.HlLGYON IS IN
RICH BODY OF ORE
Johnny Bull Mine Bonded;
Apache Box Option Re
ported Forfeited.

o. I'VE are still drifting ahead in the
east drift On the 200 foot level Of the
HaIcyon mine, and are about $50 feet
from the main work shaft Of the Blue
Mare mine" says Charles R. Mott, man
ager Of the mines of the Gold and Sill
yer Mining company. four miles north
of Stems n M who is spending the
..Tbe face of the ore in this drift
is from six to eight feet wide between
walls and at present averages $S1-9L
gold and silver per ton, according 70
added Mr.. Mott. 1T is the plan OF the
company to continue the DRIFT from
$50 to 200 feet farther to a point d.
rectly below the old 100 FOOT smart,
sunk on the apex of q hill, and then We
will determine on the sinking OF DIG
double compartment shaft from the
surface. The old shaft was sunk many
wears ago by the original owners
Brant, Wyman and Kimban, who were
chloriding in very rich ore which they
shipped until driven out by water
which at that time they were unable to
handle. When we reach that point we
will be 500 feet under the apex OF the
mentioned. We have been drifting 10
this goal since the 10th day OF last
August and have gone through con-
tinuous ore for 80 feet with an aver: aver
ore The whole vein is milling ore
with successive lenses Of high grade
ore"
Johnny Bail Mine Bonded
The latest news Of Importance in tho
Stems district is the leasing and pond
ing of the old Johnny Bull copper mine,
nine miles south of Stems, by Wllllam
Scott and Mr.. Titus, Of Camille, santa
Cruz Ariz-, from the owner, capt Hen
~. of New York city They VIII be-
gin operations on il during January
next This property IS considered one
of the richest properties IN southern
range. 1t is developed by an lncllne
shaft $50 feet deep and BY an adlt
not been worked for good many years,
with very little development, and mas
shipped about S2S,OOO in copper to the
F'ouT, miles south of the Johnny Bull,
work is going on in the famous Granite
Gap lead and silver mine, which IS
owned by FL PasO parties me WORK
is under the superintendent OF rrlIz
Matchmaker Assessment work Is being
prosecuted on a number of properties.
Several zinc discoveries have been made
in the district during the past few
months, some Of which may prove OF
The gold and silver belt north Of
Stems is likely to see conslqesf4DIe "a. &C
tfvity after the new year 1t IS report
ed that work on the Austerlitz mine IN
the Orc BlancO district Arizona was
shut down last week untlI pans CoI 1
be made to build plant to handle the
ore on the ground. It is also stated
that the mine was bonded to Dr. A ID.
Noon. of NOgales, last summer Dy
Woodward and Lane, who have been
working a large force there ever since.
Almost Immediately after acquiring the
property large bodies Of ore OF very
rich copper ore were uncovered ana
if was thought that it would continue
to be a shipping proposluon; 1ater
work however, shows Uhat II VIII De
advisable to erect a cOncentrator az
at first contemplated A smaller force
of men is still employed, but It IS sald
that soon after the first of the year
a larger force will be put to work
Says Option Is Forfeited.
John 4. Campbell, of Yuma and Long
Beach. one of the owners of the IA
nous Apache Box gold mine IN west
ern Grant county, New Mexico, Wnlch
caused so much excitement last sum
mer. is reported as saying lnaI the
former option to eastern parties on the
property has been forfeited toF non
fpayment of the second instrument IN
der that deal the purchase price was
5000 900. During that option great
deal Of exploration work was done,
employing % men at the mine, % pack
ers and about as many more arounq
the stamp mill at Clear Lake, and
about so tons Of ore We're milled per
DAY. Mr.. Campbell states that anotner
is likely to be concluded very soon.
Bowie a Marble Center.
Eighteen miles south Of Bowie, Arlz-,
is one of the most promising marble
ouarries in the west, and II IS now
making a great success. 1t IS the
property of the Arizona Marble com
many. owned by Denver, Colo, people.
John Kerr is manager and is working
a force Of SO to 20 men in the quarry
This marble deposit is said 70 pc %
miles long. circling the northwest loot
hills of the Chirichuahua mountains IN
CochiSe county.
Vanadium Strike Made.
Vanadium ore is reported to have Just
been discovered in the $50 foot level OF
the Humboldt mine in McCabe county,
Arizona, consisting Of very rich
streak three inches wide. The discoV-
cry is due to James O'Brien, superin-
tendent The discovery was made dur
ing the absence of Dr. Bowen the own
err in Los Angeles