Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-12
IMPORTANT STRIKE
lat MORMON NINE
N THE ORGANS
Ore Running $500 per Ton IN
Yellow Metal Opened Up BY
the San Andrcas Mining
Ompany,


development OF the organ mining dis
lrici goes steadily on without fuss OF
feathers. A number Of properties
are working steadily on new develop
snent and exploration. This district
L. on a more solid foundation than
over before and operators are more
acilve than for some time. Many
small properties and prospects are
hoinE worked. and the big district Is
IN better condition than ever before
for the Investment Of capital.
strike on Mormon.
Operators at the Mormon mine,
which a being operated under bond
and lease by the San Andreas MIN
lng company are very much gratified
by their big find Of last week. when
they opened up two faces Of ore rs
inches to two feet In width. which run
$500 per ton IN gol0 with q very
marked copper value which will aid
IN smelling The Mormon mine Is
being operated through 600 foot
shaft. with drifts at the lower level.
The shaft viii be sunk zoe feet deep
~ az once. ~ n result OF tho strike.
and additional men v'lll be put on
Immediately, The mlne has been
employing about twenty miners, IN
addition to tcamsters and other help.
This mine belonged to Kansas city
people and was operated By them
and was az one time blg shipper. be-
ing free milling proposition from the
grass roots. Tho ores change TO sui
phides and the width OF the veins In
crease with depth. and the new find
is regarded as very Important The
San Andreas Mining company Is
amply able. financially. 10 develop tho
proposition. and Il u believed the
new strike win mean large scale min
Ing by these people. The property Is
now equipped with a twenty-ton min,
with which 20 handle low grade ores
on the ground The new lind Is all
shipping ore, however. and as soon
az the necessary development work
can be done shipping VIII commence
on n good scale.
The Philadelphia mine people arc
exploiting their entire holdings with
a diamond drill. carefully assaylng
the ores and taking samples In this
way Of tho entire property one hole
has been Completed 90 tho b00-foOt
depth. Among other values this hole
located n four-foOt vein Of copper
suiphidcs az depth OF $50 feet.
This sample showed high grade orc
az that depth. superintendent Davis
g. making very careful examination
OF the property with the aid Of this
drill equipment.
Several other properties contem-
plate installing diamond drills for
exploration and prospecting work.
Tit Suntlowcr Mining company
has just shipped n car Of ore which
ran over one hundred ounces ~ sill
yer and 10 pcr cent lead. This COM
pany operatN the Sallna property.
/ ard have great deal ~ medium
grade stuff together with their ship
I ping ore Tho company r. made up
OF salina. Kan, people. and arc go
4 ing on developing their property
steadily and are opening up consid-
cradle ore which viii Yield good re-
turns This company has ample
capital. and have planned extensive
development OF their property
1 The mining districts OF the organ
and san Andreas mountains extend
I IN a continuous series OF veins and
bikes for distance az almost fifty
miles. and contain almost every
/ known mineral, lead. copper. silver
aud gold. prcdominatlng. This section
has had some very good producers.
but the operators and prospcctors
iRlike have lacked sufficient capital
60 develop the properties OF the dis
tricts
Some ~ the larger properties have
been tied up IN litigation which has
mined tho owners and left great
quantities ~ good ore IN the ground
4 Among the bright prospects for the
district ~ present Is the belief that
some Of these older properties VIII
again be opened up. and the pay
rolls established again which will
make hotter times in The camps and
lcroate added impetus for the newer
prospects and smaller properties.
The new road 90 organ win aid
greatly IN the transportation 81 ores,
and makes possible the operation Of
motor trucks. which viii reduce the
cost 81 delivering the ores 60 the