Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-14


Orugrandc mining district. situated 1
about 90 miles southwest VI Alamo- |
gordo Ia OtcrO county Us now coming
into prominence as q steady producer
OF cuppcr.gold ores. also carrying
some values In silver. tho gold and
silver values generally being sufficient
10 pay for the mining. says @. 4.
Munct In the Alumogordo Advertiser.
Up To- the middle of igle the dis
trict was rather spasmodic. so faF as
ore shipments were concerned, first
one uud then another mine would be
working awhile, with varying results.
Early IN 1879 group of practical
mining men formerly engaged In
mining Ion McNiCu, became Interested
IN the Hyuhancc mine. The rovoiu-
ton iu Mexico had FOR the time IN
tcrruptcd their work In Mexico aud
they "uN had 10 mime They bought
M, Ey-Chauoc mine and started work,
tu J short time shipments Of ore rom
the Bl-Chaucc mine started. at frst
a car ur two 90 month. then "A car q
wees and So ON until the present daily
shipments uyrrag, about 50 tons. OF
equivalent tu tun cars per day. The
mine is nov paying IT, own way. pay
ing for the usually very heavy costs
of Development and extension and for
Increased surface equipment such
shoWiups are rather rare iu the first
IrNtcusll, development OF "a copper
miuc--t mime that s not yet 100 feet
deep. Di course 10 has happened be-
fore. but NOT often Some 90 men
are employed u and about the mime,
mining holsting uud transporting the
! one Goo tine RAILWAY
Zoo round numbers 10 ls safe 10 csti-
mate the production OF copper from
this mine during the past eight
months at about $4,000 pounds Of
/ rcd metal a vcr. good record Tor q
| starter
Tho Garnet mine. situated about
| halo 90 MIL, from the H, Chance. b.
60 uttlu older. iu experience. rms
| mine Nus up,upd some years back,
| the mime has und its ups and downs.
| but % has the ore. Whom FIRST open
,d it was worked Dos % little group 81
J practical miners They were broke
| aud had nothing elise 90 Do. 30 leased
| this mime With uothiug in sight bat
] Htu, copper stain. a snait was start
rd JUST leo Kali tim, ANA see what
| would happen, aud 90 go feet deep
/ good ore Hus encountered nud the
Garnet mime Uts apeu an important
| feature OF toe Jarillu mountains ever
since Thi- mine paid ah its own cx-
pruscs Including numerous costly
Items not directly connected With tho
Iucuu production of the ore; b. paid
lils own Nuv With copper around ~
fu,ntS per pound, WITH smelling
charges twice p- much as thcS are
nov un the Same ore and with thc
| freight charges four times 49, murh
ss they are now. with other expenses
about tuy sam, as now Tho Garnet
mime under those circumstances paid
.ts own ,gt tu 70 dppth of $50 feet or
mote. then copper took "a slump ana
She mine shut down, tho lcssccs sold
their lease and the promoter took
hold what Orugrsudr, loo fact what
| Sew Mexico needs. is moro practical
mining aud less wildCatting. Lately
this valuable mine has been bonded
10. another group ut Mexico MINING
, mon. temporarily shut out OF Mexico
ana the writer predicts that the Gar
NOT mtno viii again bee a heavy ship
per in 20 short time.
The Ralry group Of mines, stu
! oted ON the west slope 81 the mount
! aims has also lately bocu bought b,
, former Mexico mine operators. The!
J have brought this mine into tho pro
, Queer class in comparatively shor
Z time and are highly pleased with an
, results OF their brief spoil OF work "
I this property
The IhchS mine has been shippin
y ore 40 regular intervals for some tim,
|. This mine is one ~ thoe Old-timcr
,. and has shipped considerable
4 amount ot ore in times gore by. most
i. lv gold values though there has ats
. been good production of cope
= from this mine.
The Nanny Baird mine. now idl,
N has been 90 heavy producer OF gol
d. la tho past o. Is said that one ca
!. of ore from this mine Melted aroun
$50 600 boz the early part OF 1903 an
p that the mine paid from grass root
down.
- There are many worthy prospect
N in the district awaiting development
M and n tho revolution In Mexico hold
our another year Il Is safe 60 preai,