El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18

Deming, the other 10 miles west of
Sierra Blanca Both ranges resemble
each other geologically and in physi-
cal outlines Both contain veins and
deposits of copper, silver. lead and
zinc, and both, after several years OF
idleness since their early boom days,
have begun a new and permanent Pc
riOd of mining activity.
From the highest point of the Quit
mans, west of the Bonanza mine, called
Aeroplane peak, old Victoria used to
with photographic mirrors to his
friends, Geronimo and other Apaches.
who answered from the summit Of
Capitol dome, the highest peak of the
Florida mountain, $50 miles away.
While on the top of the Quitmans, 1
beheld a dark storm cloud envelope
the distant Capitol dome, and flashes
OF lightning cleaning as of signal
fires While I watched, similar
black storm cloud settled on my high
mountain eyrie and il answered the
FlOridas by signals of lightning
flashes. Could these signals be Of de-
ductiveness in metalic wealth?
The Wealth of Cooks Peak.
North of the FlOridas is Cooks peak.
with its great deposits Of silver, lead
and zinc ores. Northeast is FL Capt.
tan peak of the Guadalupe range, also
containing large ore deposits of lead,
copper and zinc. Through the eX-
IRENE western side of the New Mexican
miles the high Cardillero, composed
ef the MogOIlens, the Apache Box and
the PelOnciHo and Ratchet mountains,
in which are the camps of MogollOn.
CoOney, Apache Box, Twin Peaks, e
Gro. Granite Gap, LOrdsburg, Apache
and Sylvanite. On the extreme eastern
side of the Guadalupe, the Delaware.
the Diablos, the CarrizOZOs, the Davis,
the Chinati and the Chisos mountains.
in which are the rich mining camps of
the Hazel mines, the Borachos the
Carlos. Alpine, Shafter and Terlin-
qua.
OIL Fields in the Basins.
In the basin east are the Toyaf oil
fields. In the basin of the Playas, west
of Hachita, are oil fields of promise
In the Eagle and Apache mountains Of
Texas and in the Tres Hermanas OF
New Mexico are deposits of zinc car
donates and silieates, the purest ever
found in the west. The CarriZalillo
and Apache mountains of New Mexico
and the Carrizozo and Diabolo noun
tains of Texas are very promising cop
per fields. equidistant from FL PaSO.
The Northern Ridge.
The Quitman. mountains, which have
a general northwest trend, comprise
two separate parallel ridges, the north
ern of which is a granite upheaval
with porphyritic intruSiOns, and IS
nearly two miles long, lying nearly
parallel with and near the railroad.
This is called the Northern ridge
Immediately south and across the
wide pass or canyon is the southern
extending six or seven miles from
northwest to southeast and from one
to two miles wide, the northwestern
portion for three miles also being
granite upheaval with pOrphyritic in
trusions. This suddenly changes at
Zimpleman Pass from granite and
feldspar ,pOrphyries into porphyries of
augitic character and even to balsaltic
rocks.
Geology of the Quitman Mountains.
Both ridges are crossed by numerous
veins Numerous prospect holes show
lead and copper carrying silver and
traces of gold At depth the lead bear
ing veins show zinc ores. In the small
or northern ridge, the ore deposits are
In contacts between GRANTEES and
porphyry. Along the western or
southwestern slope of the main range
ore deposits occur in contact between