El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-20
MINING NEWS
ERNESTIHE WILL
SINK MAIN SHAFT
Mill Is Treating $50 Tons
Daily; Oaks Company
Pushes Tunnel Work.

MogollOn, N N, Aug. 20.-At the Ern-
estine Mining company, a contract has
been let for sinking the main shaft
Considerable water was encountered,
necessitating the installation of a pump.
A large amount of other development
is constantly adding to the already
large ore reserves. The mill is treat
ing $50 tons daily, with battery Of
so stamps. Ten stamps additional are
in reserve for emergencies. The new
oil engines installed several months
ago are giving satisfaction and the
company now has a surplus of power.
May Light Up the Town
At the SOcOrrO Mining & Milling COM
pany plant two additional oil engines
of the De La Nergne type were also in
stalled The company is entertaining
a proposition to light the business
houses of MOgOllOn with electricity.
Some Of the best grade ore is coming
from the 500 and 600 foot levels. The
mill is handling around IFS tons daily.
In July over two tons of gold and sill
yer bullion and a large amount of high
grade concentrate were shipped, break
ing all previous records in output
At the DeadwOOd mines a new body of
ore has been cut by the various levels
south Of the main shaft, toward the
Sunburst mine. one of this cOmpany's
properties The mill is treating from
$50 to 400 tons of ore per week Six
hundred pounds of gold and silver bull
lion and 1900 pounds of concentrates
were shipped from last cleanup A
considerable tonnage of custom ore is
handled daily from developing COM
panies.
Pacific InstaIs Machinery.
At the Pacific Mines company large
amount of machinery for development
work is on the ground for immediate
installation, including d compressor air
drills, crusher, motors and transform
ers and electric hoist A so horse power
motor for driving the compressor is en-
route from Silver City. Current will be
furnished by one of the local COM
panieS The main tunnel is now in 900
feet and new shaft has reached depth
of 24O feet Drifts are being run on
second and third levels; the vein is five
to eight feet wide and assays from SIS
to SIS per ton. All ore taken out in
development is sent to one of the local
custom mills; 12O tons were shipped the
past week
The c. II. Putnam Engineering COM
pany, Of Los Angeles has been operat-
ing the Little Charlie mine, one of the
Mogollon Gold & Copper company prop
critics, under bond and lease, for over
a year, during which time several thou
sand tons of excellent ore have been
mined, part of which was shipped dis
rect to smelter and the balance to To-
cal custom works. A $3.50 horsepower
crude oil engine and electric hoist have
been installed. From 20 to 80 tons of
ore are shipped daily.
Oaks Pushes Tunnel Work.
The Oaks company's main drainage
and transportation tunnel on Mineral
creek. which viii tap the great ore
bodies of the district at depths of from
14O0 TO 1900 feet, is advancing steadily
In east end tunnel group, tunnel "A"
has been driven 500 feet and a contract
was recently let for sinking a winze
Work is also going on in tunnels "B''
and &C" Ore from these developments
is shipped regularly to the custom mill.
At the Maud Mining company the new
shaft has reached a depth of 4S5 feet
and has been in good ore a greater
part of the distance. The company is
sending 10 tons per day to one of the
customs mills. all coming from shaft
development.
The Lincoln Mining & Development
company, successor to the Enterprise
Mining company, is preparing to do
extensive development work, chief or
which viii be sinking the shaft which
reached water level some time ago,
when work had to be discontinued on
account of the excessive inflow. A
pump Will be installed 1t is rumored
the mill will be altered to accommO-
date custom ore that is available from
a number Of properties developing Ia
the north side OF this districE