El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-23
MINING NEWS
HERMITAGE WILL
ERECT BIC MILL
Auto Truck Purchased to
Haul Material to Site;
Bell Makes Strike.

Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 2S.-A 5-ton
truck was delivered to the Hermitage
Mining & Milling company here for
use in hauling ore and concentrates
between the mine and mill, both of
which are located in the vicinity of
Hereford, this county. The mine was
recently purchased by B. Frank Muir
ply, who is president Of the company,
with headquarters in Nashville, Tenn,
from A. Barron, of Tombstone It is
said to be rich in lead and zinc.
The millsite which has been selected
is on the banks of the San Pedro river,
7 miles from Hereford and the mine.
The mill having a capacity Of 40 tons
daily, is to be constructed Immediately,
st is stated, the material for it hav-
ing been received at Hereford.
The truck will first be used in trans
porting the materials to the site. Later
It Will be used to haul the ore from
the mine to the mill and the cOncen-
trRtes to the FL PasO & Southwestern
railroad at Hereford No contract for
the smelling of the concentrates has
yet been closed, although the Cranky
and other shelters have been asked
for and have submitted bids.
Rich GoId-SfIver Strike
A sensation was created in local min
Ing circles by receipt Of news OF
rich gold-silver strike on La Uuion
property Of Charles B. Bell. The exact
assay returns, while rumored to be
high, are not Obtainable at this time.
It is stated. however. that four cars
which are on their way to the Copper
Queen smelter, will yield many thOus-
ands Of dollars The rich chute from
which the ore was taken, is said to
indicate hugh wealth for the owner.
Mr.. Bell has owned the property since
1906. In 1907 he bonded 1t to the
Shattuck-AriZOna company. but on ac-
count Of the panic Of that year, the
option was never taken up. Mr.. Bell,
with his son and small force of Mex
ican miners, has been developing the
property continuously, with varying
success. until the recent strike. Min
ing men believe that the strike will
cause attention to again be turned to
the Cerro TOrdilla district in which
La Union is situated, but which has
been neglected to a considerable ex-
tent for years
John Gildea, who has returned from
q general tour of the northeastern
Sonora mining districts, reports that
conditions in Sonora are quiet, at
present and. even in the most isolated
districts properties operating without
interruption because of political con-
CITY marshal John Igo and Joe
Kline, a local merchant, who recently
grubstaked Charlie Bourgeois, for
prospecting trip in the Cerro SOnido
mounta6ns, near Tucson, have received
the encouraging news that Bourgeois
has encountered vein Of good ore at
the depth Of so feet An Of1er OF Sb5,-
600 was recently made for two adjoin-
ing claims.
Vein Is Widening.
The vein in the breast Of the main
drift Of the Nacozari Consolidated Cop
per company's property, near Nacozari,
has increased in width to more than I
six feet according to J. G. Alexander, {
president Of the company Assay re-
turns show so cents gold. u percent
copper. 155 ounces of silver, II percent /
lead and two percent zinc Good pro- (
sress in driving the tunnel Is being
work going ahead at the :
rate Of three feet a day, with two !
shifts working. Alexander states that {
the necessary arrangements for the /
of q concentration at the prop /
ertv have been made and that the !
company win be shipping concentrates 4
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