El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-18
MINING NEWS
RYNERs0N HAS NEW
FL TEMBL0R LEASE
Already Has Uncovered Rich
Ore; High Graders Make
a Rich Strike.

Douglas, Ariz, June 1S.-T. L Ry-
nerSOn has secured another year eN-
tension on his lease on the Il Tvmhlor
mine, 10 miles east OF Fl IlSre- the date
of its expiration under the new lease
beng June Is. 1915. The mine is owned
by the Slender interests Of New York
Some enormously ricn ore has been
uncovered in the property unda- ltyUeI-
sons management, one body, small
one, however, carrying more than r.
600 ounces in silver to the ton lmme-
diately before his departure for Doug
left. He has good ore on tle floor CT
Up by his miners on the zoo loot level
the lowest working in the property
This is encouraging as II shows con-
tinuity with depth of the ore encOun-
tered above. No assays have been made
of the new ore bodies, nor had their eX-
tent been ascert ained when Rynerso1
left He has good ore nthe IlOor OF
the lower drift however The expert
mental concentration or seven tons ca
pacitv. recently erected by RynersOn,
has decided to Immediately enlarge IT,
To this end he viii order machinery TO
increase it to a % ton mill
High Graders Make Strike.
Although high graders are usually a
pest TO the mine owner, they have
worked well for John Wallace a
wealthy German resident OF NacOZarl,
on his Red Top mine, five miles south
west of that camp The property mas
been lying idle for some time, until
recently the GambOCiuOs began work
NJ it. Only small streaks Of high
grade were encountered Tor tine.
Then the drift broke into a foot. wide
vein of ore carrying $500 IN silver
gOld-cOpper values TO the ton This
news was too big for the MeZicans to
keep and it finally leaked to the ears
of the owner. Wallace is nov taking
steps to project MS interests In the
property. it is understood.
The HuepaC district is the scene OF
active operations by two mines, the
Washington and the ArChipeE=r1 the
fnr
doing strictly development work The
latter is developing, also, but Wlrh IN
creased yigur. taking on men almost
daily At tins point also high SrslIsrs
are working overtime on some Il TIE
idle properties. which they are gut
ting OF their richest ores. A uuInUer
of adobe smeiters nave been construct
ed near Huepac and these are worHluS
day and night turning the ore into
bullion. The result Of these Illicit cp-
eratiOns Is that a number OF previously
rat 55' pour --'A' cans q g " -N---7 -''
Romance OF Hands Mine.
The most important strike in recent
months is that made by Col Norton
Hand, on the Churunibdbi property,
which he is leasing from the MocteZu-
ma Copper company The workings on
the 500 foot level encountered Is foot
chute of nigh grade ore, carrying native
and horn silver as well as free gold
values.
property is through the connection of
the padres of Spain with it, A real
antigua. it was worked to q shallow
depth by the JCsultS, who found one
rich kidney or chute similar to TINT
uncovered by Col Hand. After sinking
a short distance and railing to discover
anything which was then shipping
rock. they desisIed- Tie story OF tFe
mine was preserved in a parchment
which came into the hands of Frank NJ
Watts. vice president of the Wheeler
Land company. Of sonora. and now a
resident OF Douglas. Through Mr.
Watts. the document came into the
hands of Col. Hand. who employed it
in first locating the ground he wished
from the MOcteZUma company he be-
gan working in tunnel nearly three
years ago, driving toward the old work
ings- ore Of a good shipping grade
under modern conditions was uncOv-
cred as work proceeded and. aside from
proved paying one for Hand, who a
few weeks ago purchased $4,000 worth
of FL PasO real estate.
VIII Reopen Smelter.
After having his force employed for
several months burning sufficient char
coal to keep his snelter running indefi-
nitely, superintendent George B. Squire,
Of the Nina Mexico. situated between
TOnichi and Sahuaripa, IS preparing TO
reopen the IS ton plant in Ehe near fu-
ture. The work of burning charcoal
was begun shortly after the receipt OF
fuel for the smelte- over the southern
Pacific line at TOnichi ceased The
IS ton concentrating plant has been op-
Grated constantly and a large guam lty
Of concentrates await smelling The
ground has been proving up exceIlently
with depth, the siver-cOpper values in
the ore increasing as the workings are
sent down. About $50 men are en-
ployed In all departments The mine