El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-16

{ DOEplYrY showing copper SulpllQES
/ all the way down, gradually enriching
in values. There is also an open cut
and another shaft on below the main
! shaft on the pOrphyry ridge also show
ing disseminated chalcopyrites. This
belt extends northward over a mile.
On the Queen is a shallow open cut
from which a car Of copper sulphide
ore was once shipped to smelter run
. ming 10 percent and carrying gold
values This is on an east and west
lode, Is feet wide Fifty feet west of
the open cut a shaft has been sunk IS
feet deep, from, which a carload of
ore was taken and corded on the
dump. 1t is rich in chalcOpyrites and
viii average about 10 percent copper.
Another opening west in the gulch the
vein shows oxidized copper ore This
vein resembles a manzonite porphyry
dixie.
Altogether these claims might be
called a mountain Of disseminated
copper sulphides in monzanite pOr-
phyry, and Will on development be-
come steam shovel mining proposition
similar to the Ray Consolidated Cop
per mine and those in the Clifton
Morenci district.
Above the pOrphyries is the lime
stone mountain in contact Here are
found valuable deposits Of lead, sill
yer and zinc.
Immediately west of the Queen mine
are the claims of D, l. Cresweu, re-
Gently located on the Queen lode.
The Johnny Bull Mine.
Immediately south of and adjoining
the King and Queen copper group is
the Johnny Bull mine owned by Capt.
Henry, of New York, on which are
two inclined shafts, the deeper having
a depth of $50 feet which is cut at
40 feet depth by a crOsscut tunnel.
The ores consisted of punches of mas
sive pyrites and chalcOpyrites, and
some bOrnite and extensive shoots Of
malach1te, azurite and chrysOcOlla-
The ores encountered were mostly in
a garnet. zone near a monzOnite dixie
one Of which is traceable for several
miles From large stOpe in the 40
foot level considerable copper ore was
extracted. Northwest of the King and
Queen copper mine is a good. copper
prospect called the "Scab on the
Hill owned by J. c. Hayden and D.
L. CresWell, on which a shaft % feet
deep shows good little vein of cop
per carrying Ii is claimed SIS in gold.
three hundred yards east of the
queen copper mine, up the main noun
tain In the limestone is the ClOudman
zInce and lead mine owned by Cloud
man and Bradberry, of Ell Paso. It
IS developed by two shafts and a drift
at the so foot level The zinc ores
are jack and blende.
On the eastern side of the range,
south of Stems, the veins carry lead,
zinc and silver. Three miles south of
stems are some new claims called
Bennett, William Charles and Charles
Noble The vein is about one foot
wide and carries specular iron and
some vanadium crystals. In it is an
open cut 25 feet long.
The Charles group, consisting Of
the Noon, Stars and Sun claims is
three miles south of Stems and owned
by VIM. Charles, of Stems. 1t is de-
Yeloped to a depth of 65 feet and
shows pay streak two feet wide at
the bottom carrying "A percent zinc
and y percent lead, together with
some silver. This property was
worked under lease and bond BY J..
r. Morris until lately
six miles south of Stems on the
east side OF the range is a zinc prop
erty owned by J. c. Henderson. Of
Pratt, n. NJ. and J. c. McCamps, a
rancher near Stems, of considerable
merit.
The Lizzie Paul, about one and
haIt miles south of Mineral Mountain
shows a decOmpOsed basic porphvry
with a system of fractures in which
occur decompOsed pyrite and some
chrysacolla and chalcOcite. Some of
this material carries fair gold values
On the southeast slope of Mineral
mountain and near the Johnny Bull,
IS the Clifford group Of eight claims,
owned by Dennis Clifford of Ell Paso.
Considerable development work has
been done on them. The ores are
gold silver, lead and zinc Samples of
six ounces gold, "A to u ounces silver
and 50 to 90 percent lead.
The Rice claims are about four to
IlVe miles south of Stems and carry
lead zinc and silver. They are de
VeIoped by tunnel and a shallow
shaft.
The Oldam claims in the same belt
carry lead carbonate ore. This is a
good property. A rich strike was
made In this property last week. 1t
is six miles south of Stems.
me Granite Gap mines are from ?
TO Il miles south Of Stems and have
a record production of about $780,
600. The ores are lead carbonates
carrying Is to 80 ounces silver. Vast
ore bodies We're found in pipes, cham
DerS and requirements in the lime
stone These mines were worked off
and on for p years, at one time by
G. Pratt, and lately by the Granite
Gap Mining company, composed of J.
r. DaWIlng, C. b. Stevens. Z. W. Berk-
shire, W. r. McKenna, r. NJ Couser
and others of FL PasO.
At one time 80 miners were en-
ployed The principal producer was
the Louise mine. A few feet north of
this mine are the middle workings ex-
tending clear through the mountain.
me ore occurs exclusively in the lime
stone but always the granite por-
phyry dixie, generally on its hanging
side It is understood that the FL
4 dSo people are arranging TO resume
operations.
Considering the intense mineraliza-
ton, the variety of minerals, the null |
utude of veins and ore deposits, ex-
tending from north to south over 20 I
miles, the convenience to railroad (
transportation, the magnitude of past J
production under unfavOrable condi- /
tons and the proved continuity of ore /
deposits and values to depth, the out /
look for the mines north and south {
Of stems is certainly most promis- /
ing.
The town Of Stems is both a min /
ing and railroad camp. 1t has a large |
trade with miners, ranchers and rail (
road employees. The population IS |
from 200 to 800. There are two gen
eral merchandise stores, one of Cres-
well Bros. and the other Of Charles |
Noble; two story hotel of J. P. Mans
field; a saloon of r. +. Walsh: two
restaurants and a school with about /
30 pupils. A new school is to be
erected to cost $1,000. There are also /
a postOffice. express and telegraph
office, and it is said it will be an i'm
pOrtant station on the BorderIand
Auto route.
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