El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-01
MINING NEWS
RED CLOUD ENTERS
CLASS OF SHIPPERS
New District in New Mexico
Is Rich Producer; Dead
wood Ships Steadily.


A new and rich mining district has
just come into the shipping class, the
Red Cloud mining district. It lies in
the Gallinas mountains, near the north
western corner Of Lincoln county, New
Mexico, and contains deposits Of cop
per lead, silver, iron and gold. Al
though discovered a quarter Of a CEN
fury ago it has been comparatively
idle for several years, due partly to its
isolation from railway transportation
and the long prevailing low prices OF
silver, copper and lead, hut pfllclrr
pally. until recently, from the lack Oh
capital and energy and enterprise
These obstacles are rapidly disappear
ing. The Rock Island railway now
passes within a dozen miles OF the as
trict through Corona
The DeadW0od mine, operated by ).
H. McCutcheon and his associates, u
shipping regularly TO the II g. g.
smelter. Development IS beng sOeauILg
pushed and low grade lead and copper
ore are produced
The Crazy Horse claim is also IN
course of Development. showing COP
per oxides and -lead-siIver ores Ihe
Spotted Tail a new location, Is DelnS
worked with fair propects- ne EedILi
in-the-Face, an extension OF the 4'edu
wood mine shows strong indications o.
a. large ore body ~
c N Bryan has sold the Camp Bro
and Luis to John H McCutcheon, the
consideration not given
Working Iron Deposit.
D. c. Kerr and J. Beatty are WORKING
a very promising iron deposit on -
south end of the Gallnas range ms
analyses Of the iron shows II 20 Ds u %
a superior BeSSemer grade, eAlItltSLs
low in silica and phosphorus, ana IL
only remains to develop and oetefLlIue
the extent Of the deposits Ine iron
outcrOps extend from north-nortnWeS
to south-sOutheast down TO the feLl-5
road. to a point between Esioeo S an
Tecolote, a distance of IA miles W ny
comparatively little deFelopInenL has
been done, there are from lOU,uUV u
$4,000 tons of iron ore on dumps
John Clippenger, Of White oaks n
N is working a very promising cop
per property on the north end OF the
Acfjvfty Of Twin Butte Mines.
The Twin Buttes Mining. company
at Twin Butte. ArlZ, instead OF hdF4L5
closed down its properties, as erroIieo Us
" reDorted. is according to It's gen
eral manager, Albert L.. Walters, en-
ploying more men and producing more
ore than at any former perloG- me
Morgan mine, OF which E. e. busn IS
foreman, is keeping up its usual out
nut of about $50 tons OF ore a Week.
and the Glance mine, OF the same CON-
pany, under foreman smith mas re
Gently opened up eight 1eeL OF A L1S
percent copper sulphiOes on the 4UO
foot level, which is said to be me
largest proved vein in the Twin buLLS
district Inc VEIN is MUCH 4GdLSLiIA ~
but seven feet of red oxide and native
COPPER. averaging eight percent copper
has now been traced 70 LeeI IN 4 Urn :
on this big VEIN The copper Tlatles
is producing about $50 tons OF hlsh
Grade ore Der- week, which goes TO the
Pioneer smelter. Another mine Of the
same compass. called the King nine N
charge Of foreman Bowen has opened
m what PROMISES to Be a very fnper-
tant body of zinc oxide ore, esrrylIle
80 percent to 30 percent zinc, OF Whlcil
1t is shipping $50 tons a week 70 the
Empire Zinc company which mas re
Gently taken over the old san Xavier
mine. The King Is also Shipping 4UO
tons per week Of high grade copper
carbonate ore to the Pioneer smeIler'
VIII Ship to Il PasO.
At the Turkey Creek mine, in the
Paradise district in the ChirlcanC2
mountains eastern COchise county
have opened up 20 feet Of SaIena ore
and shipments viii be made at once 10
The Sleeping Beauty Copper con-
pany. owning 20 claims, 10 miles north
west Of Globe, Ariz.s is having the
properties worked by lessees who are
sinking an incline shaft $50 feet
Prospecting has opened promising
veins Of gold, silver and copper ore
A number Of men are working at the
new shaft Of the Douglas Copper COM
Danv- which viii be sunk 500 feet
sermon Said to Have Option
It is reported that W H Seamon, OF
FL Paso, has taken an option on the
old dump Of tailings of the Nulture
mill above Wickenburg, Ariz- There
are about $4,000 tons OF talllnngs on
the dump.
Placer mining on an extensive scale
viii soon be under way IN the san Do
mingo district beyond the Hassayampa
river in MaricOpa county, Arizona
About 500 acres, owned by Phoenix and
Wickenburg people, VIII be worked by
sluiciug. and water secured by pipe
line being laid to the Monarch mine
eight miles distant the pipe passing
over the place.. ground These piacers
were worked extensively years ago, anl
for lack Of water were abandoned
Platinum has also been found all ovei
the district The mill Of the Monarch
mine has now an abundant supply Of
water.
1t is reported that the Guggenheim'
have bought the Black Diamond groul
of claims in the Superior district, 5lna
county, adjoining the old Silver King
mine.