El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-24

at a profit Veins that would not pay
to bother with heretofore are now be-
ing developed. Four horse teams are
constantly hauling in double wagons
great loads Of ore to the platform OF
The railroad near LOrdsburg. Thirty
teams are so engaged. making two and
three trips each day; and over goo tons
OF ore are being loaded on the cars
each day. The pay rolls OF the mines
show that between 500 and $50 men are
employed New houses have sprung
uD in the new camp near the big mines
and the old Shakespeare adobe town Is
being repaired again. A store and
boar6iua- house have just been added
From 400 to 500 people are now living
in these camps The camp almost re-
minds the visitor of tile old days Of the
TOrnbst camp. And all this life and
that will run over $3.50 per ton viii
NV q profit Development indicates
mat the present tonnage output viii
be greatly increased in the near fu-
ture- probably doubled within a year
or two. which viii mean $4,000 to
10000 tons per month. Assuming only
an average profit of IS per ton, it can
readily be seen what these low grade
mines are dolnS Tor Lordsburg.
No Knockers Allowed.
There are 10 knockers in Lordsburg.
All believe in the mines and speak Of
them as assured and unlimited re-
sources for all time. They say that
these mines are is stable as cultivated
farms. Everyone seems TO be prosper
ing
Big developments are in progress.
New hosting plants are being installed,
necessary for raising the ores being
blocked out in the various mines. The
daV of the knockers and the SkepuCal
experts has passed. 1t is said that min
ing experts have turned down the
camp in days gone by, and that Dan
Rec6hart was the onls one OF them 10
stand by the camp and predict that IL
would make good One mine he recon-
mended TO be bought at the small price
of $4,000 five or six years ago, but which
Was turned down cod, now has blocked
cut $4,000, 00J worth Of ore, and its
owners have refused an offer OF nearly
s 100000 for it.
The Mines.
With the foregoing depression wiz
return to the description of the princi-
pal mines now n operation. i regret
thai ] can not nenticn all, but my time
was too limited 10 visit all OF them
The Eighty-Five Group.
Inis property Is situated about
three miles southwest Of Lordsburg on
the high mountain called Lookout or
faiston peak. il belongs 10 the Eighty
Five Mining company, composed Of
Warner Bros. Yates x Barclay, Beloit,
Wis, manufacturers of the Warner
u,slllOnaires 1t is strictly a C ose cor
FcratiCn. The manager is w. Il. Kin
non. who has recently accepted the
new position, having heretofore been
manager of the famous mines Of TEXT
Ian, in the state OF Pueblo. Mexico,
belonging to Robert :. TOwnes
For the past gear and a half J. D.
Evans present superintendent of the
underground workings, was in charge
Of the mines Cf the EiEhty-Five com
pany. and superintendent the large de-
Telopment work done up to the present
time Mr. Evans, by the way. former
" had charge OF the Pilares mine. in
NacOzari. Sonora, Mexico. owned By
Phelps-DOdge. and first opened up that
mine; one of the big Slopes being
named by Mr.. Douglas the Evans
StOpe" in honor OF Evans.
The Eighty-five property consists Of
six claims, the Emerald, Mohak,
Eighty-fiYe, Eighty-six, Ninety-nine
and the Carlos. The claims were locat-
ed in 1885 by Matt Doyle. and after
ward were owned by j. A Leahy, Of
LOrdsburg. who in town sold them to
W B. Black, in 1907. for SIS. 900, and
Mr.. Black later on disposed OF them TO
the present owners at a high figure \
party whom Mr. Black once tried 10 in
duce to buy the mine at $4,000 is said
10 have offered nearly 81. O0O.0 600 lately
Tor the same property. out his offcr
was turned down 1t IS said that the
property has about S2,00000O In ore
blocked out
There is probably 5000 feet Of deveI-
opmenI work done in the mine. on
the Emerald claim q crOsscut tunnel
has been driven Southeast 500 feet at a
level of SIS feet below the summit OF
the Mill. which taps the big vein. thence
q DRIFT runs west to the main work
shaft. 100 feet, which shaft IS 800 feet
ceep, and thence the DRIFT was driven
on 500 feet farther west. The same
level has been driven eastward from
the shaft There are levels every 100
fee The first level has been driven
from the shaft 900 feet west and 500
Ieet east the second sevel extends
west 500 feet and east 303 feet; the
third level extends west 200 feet and
east go feet One hundred and forty
men are employed IN the mines and OUT
side From 10 to 80 carloads, or 5000
TO 4Ouu tons Of ore are being shipped
month One week in April This wear
90 carloads were shipped to the smell
ter
The improvements consist of an so
horsepower hoist, residences. board
ing house and about 80 frame houses
Tor the employees, blacksmith shops,
The Superior Mine.
Situated near and adjoining the
Elshty-five group, on the south. is the
superior mine, consisting OF one par-
ented and two unpatented claims
through il runs the same large VEN
as runs through the Eighty-five mines.
rms property belongs 10 Reckharr
w hite, OConnOr, " elmer ana Payne.
of Fl PasO. From the beginning 10
the present time this mine has produced
5000, 900.
The Development consists Of a main
shaft 40 feet deep. with drift al the
various levels On the second level is a
drife 500 feet TO the southwest. In
the third level a drift runs northeast
400 feet to within so feet of the end
line Of the Emerald mine and to me
southwest $50 feet from the shaft. on
the IL level the drifts run north I
east 100 feet and southwest 70 feet
from the shaft
The ore body runs from eight 10 -
feet wide, averaging 10 feet. Tie ores
carry chalcOpyrlte, gold ana silver.
Some lead carbOnates have lately been
encountered. These ores run from STu
to $50 per ton, two thirds of the vaIuas -,
being copper and One-third being sill
yer and gold. The mine was worked a I
year on a lease by the G. & A. COM
pauy, who shipped about 1000 tons. II
Is now leased and worked by III a
Leahy, VINO has shipped over $3.50 6G6 I
in ore during the Lease Work Il IN
charge of c. w. Marcalis. who rs
shipped during his work over $3.50 0O0
values His estimate Is that the inire
has yielded from $500. O0O to $500 006