El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
VEINS HAVE
ENORMOUS
EXTENT
Produces go Tons Ore Per
Day-Contract Let For
$50 Stamp Mill.
SCENIC GRANDEUR
is UNSURPASSED

The Apache Box gold mine is simply
titanic. To the visitor it looks as IL IL
could only be explored and mined by
eagles
Grand, awe inspiring. tremendous.
cyclOpean,' are the words uttered by
the visitor as he, for the first time.
peers down from the dizzy heights on
the new trail into the abysmal depths
Of the yaWn1ng chasm of Apache Box
When told that the vertical western
wall opposite him, towering nearly 1000
feet above the bottom OF the canyon
bed, and hundreds Of feet wide is gold
bearing rhyOlite pOrphyry, with pay
streaks whose width are not measured
by inches nor by feet, but by rods and
chains. the visitor, at first skeptieal
and incredulOus. eXclaims, 'ImpOSs1-
BILE improbable" and then he soon be-
comes convinced and astOunded-
One Engineer Turned 1t Down.
The work of nature has exposed the
vast faces Of gold deposits. but recent
work Of man has proved their cOntinu-
ity and immensely.
When the news Of this marvellous
discovery flashed over the wires, smiles
and sneerS Of derisiOn were on the
faces OF every practical mining man
and engineer Then the first rumOrs
were confirmed, and q rush Of gold
hunters followed. which was succeeded
by visits OF conservative engineers
But the phenomenal freak Of nature
puzzled every one and none dared TO
predict its future economical value.
Attempts were made to sample hOri-
ZontalIy along the face of the western
wall. breast high, by chipping a crease
skin deep and hundreds Of feet long.
parallel with the fault line Of the can
yOn- BY this superficial method one
distinguished engineer. of a big COM
pany turned down Apache Box
Option Holders NOt Discouraged.
Fortunately his verdict did not dis
courage the men who held the option
on the mine and who were also engi-
neerS- They began q CAM algu OF sySt6-
matte exploration by running cuts and
aunnels into the face OF the wall OF the
canyon near the base thereof and an
other tunnel 125 feet higher up TO de-
termine whether the gold was a mere
coating on the surface or actually con-
tinued indefinitely into the mass OF
rock Instead Of using a little prospect
pick and gathering little samples for
assay they gathered samples in tons
and made mill run tests. running
through the new ten stamp mill so
tons OF the material a day
This continuous sampling on a large
scale, which has been conducted for
about two months, has been so con-
viucing and satisfactory that the prop
erty has just been sold at a high figure
and q contract has been closed by the
purchasers to erect milling plant on
the ground, gold and cyanide plant,
the first unit of which viii have a ca
pacity OF go tons a day.
Locality and Route 10 Apache Box.
LlESL LELD was maze there lasE
Monday Leaving Lordsburg, n NJ at
about one o'clock p m, over the Arizona
* New Mexico railroad, the route to
Clifton. we passed through the beau
Uful valley of the ella, going through
the fl0uriShing town OF Duncan, and
arrived at sheldon, ARK, about three
o'clock. and thence made by stage east
ward to Clear Lake camp. about 3
miles. arriving there at half past six
the same evening Clear Lake IS
about two and One-half miles from the
Box
sheldon is a pretty little settlement,
with a store or two and a pOstOffice-
W H Holder is the postmaster and
merchant Sud" Bush is the stage
driver. and charges 50 to carry the
passenger to Clear Lake The CHA IS
a limpid stream. about loo feet wide
at low water and furnishes abundant
water TO irrigate the valley, which IS
from One-half TO one mile wide and
very fertile.
Beautiful Scenic Trip.
The scenic views. as one speeds rap
idly in the stage over the high mesa
road from the valley to the mountains
eastward. are indescribably beautiful
To the west and north is the lovely
valley OF the ella. visible for 20 or 80
miles till il disappears around between
the mountains to the south and north
on its course westward down to Solo
knoxville To the north, ascending Ike
incense on the clear air, are The smokes
from the great shelters Of Chiffon, Mo-
renCi and the Shannon copper mines
In the distance TO the northeast. one has
glimpse Of the snOWclad peaks OF
the MOgOllOn mountains. Far to the
west and south he has Geetng
glimpses of the ChiricahUas ana other
suowclad mountains in Arizona In
front of him 20 the east the southern
part of the great MOgollon range, To-
cally called BY various names. such as
Twin Peaks Steeple Rock. Apache BOX
and Clear Lake. to which our journey
takes US. Far TO the southeast are the
peaks Of the LOrdsburg and stems Pass
mountains, nestled in the level plain OF
the high plateau in the great cOntinen-
tai divide In this panoramic view IS
embraced an area over 100 miles In d.
ameter. an almost primeval solitude, so
profound il is oppressive 10 was a
great relief when we entered the can
Won of Bitter creek and drove up the
CANON between the friendly slopes
covered with cedar, oak and plnoh
trees. which seemed to extend the Wei
come hand
Lake camp. with its store, pOStOI1lces
ten stamp mill. hotel and rows or new
BONUSES ana tents The sound OF the
mill was like music and cordial
greeting by the general manager, John
" Griffin and others, and good.
square meal. made me happy and az
FIRST View OF Apacae Box.
Far1v next morning we rode horse
7arI- r7orthyard two and One-half miles
10 rhe Box, as every one calls it.
Most of the way was over the new
wagon road. now nearly completed.
Twenty-Five men are working on the
Dad with picks, shovels. teams. pIows
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