Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-18
DONA ANA COUNTY
HAS NEW MINING
DISTRICT
Mines Lie Seven Miles From
Anthony and Ore Will Be
Shipped to Ell PasO Where
Tests Will Be Made.


I.as cruces, n. NJ, Jan tS.--An inn
purtant new mining district is being
opened up In Dona Ana county a few
miles east Of Berino. and within easy
hauling distance from Anthony sta
ton. which promises to add greatly
to mining wealth In this section. says
the Rio Grandc Republican. The new
district will be designated as the Be
rino district. and has long been known
to contain highly mineralized veins
and 10 cover a considerable area
What Is believed to be the mother
lode Oh the district has been uncover
ed for some distance by the llayner-
papen works, and clearly defined
assure Is In evidence. large mum
Dor Of filings have been made on
mincralized veins In close proximity
10 the papen find, and old prOspccturs.
tonderfeet and spectators are visit
Ing The locality daily now In quest
OF suitable and promising leads. No
little excitement has been uccasiOned
by The whispered results OF the as
says from the workings to date, and
the fact that high grade has been
shipped In sacks and that the secret
has been carefully guarded for some
time gives ground 10 the rumors that
very important district rs being
opened up to the south OF the al
ready famous Organ district
a fine strike of lead and silver rru-
ming $20 per ton Ia the latter ore
was made last week az the Pnpen-
llayner mine Ave miles east Of Borlno
/ I'm the extreme north edge of the Up
/ per Franklin range. The vein being
opened ls 1--WE feet wide and shows
lead go per cent and silver $50 per
J ton The find which has been in the
making Tor some weeks has Dcen
! qulotly explored but we were rot per-
United tO exploit II 20 the public un-
Itil the enterprizing discoveries had
completed their findings ana made
/ sure of their rights The property
covers seven fun mining claims and
is owned hy Alien j. Papcn and
| Frank Uayner Of Las Cruces ana
jose Cordova OF the l3orino mining
| district Ia which the property lies,
! MIR. COriova. an old resident there,
! has had the miners hope for many
! years that at some time the district
would be properly discovered and
worked Mr. papen Joined him sew.
eral months ago and with Mr. Hay
| ner concluded 10 put In force oil
| miners and uncover the ore II 10 could
! be found Mr. Cordova had guarded
J his property for a long time and was
glad 10 enter with the Las Cruces men
into the development of che property
! There are several veins In the prop
orty now found 10 be conyerging into
a solid vein OF mineral with core OF
pure lend ore The lowest vein-widC
assay rs l3 - per cent lead with d
| good showing OF silver and tho hish.
est rs peg cent lead ana heavy m the
bullion orc, This report Is several
DAYS old and the assayers have been
sent later samples which we have az
| set no report upon, hut they mus
necessarily exceed the former assays
| being farther along the vein and ~
what seems 10 be richer ore. Th,
! work Is being carefully done with I'll,
I idea OF permanCncy and deep develop
ment
These mines lie seven miles from
/ Anthony ana the ore vii be shipped
from there as the rate viii be lowe
from that station, being a border point
The development has already yielded
several wagon loads OF ore which Ii
being sorted carefully and the higl
grade has been sacked, being too val
liable a quality 10 ship open. TIM
orc Is being hauled TO The border tow
and shipped 10 the lel PasO smeiier
whore q will be tested and smelted
Large iron deposits are found dlrecti,
north of the Hayner-Papon properties
and since the discoveries We hav,
chroniclCd have become known min
ing men and prospoclors are thicl
down there looking for the real stun
which the owners OF the pr, 2erty arr
sure Is there In plenty and they be
lieve a new distriCl has been revealed
Though many "puthules' there shoy
that IL has been often prOspoc led. NJ
one before has developed the or
enough To warrant them In the invest
ment OF time and money 10 uncovc
the splendid showing the Las Cruce
men are busy developing into a rea
mine.