Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-31

treated III 1918. the yield or cOppe
for that year being 53.170.145 pounds
In 1914 the production of this com
pany began to show material increase
over corresponding periods in 1919
being 17,2Ss,67s pounds for the frs
quarter and 17,0s2,S7l pounds for thi
second quarter, but owing to the cur
, tailment of product necessitated b.
the condition OF the copper market OF
account of the war In Europe, ths
production for the third quarter wa,
only 11.491.120 pounds and the est.
mated production for 1914 54,S22, 600
more than one-half of the total meta
ore production of New Mexico coming
from that one property. The Lords
burg district continued to produce a
considerable quantity of copper, and
the ORC Grande and San Pedro dis
tricts also contributed TO the produc-
ton. In preparation for handling
the copper ores developed in the Bur-
70 mountain district, the Burro noun
tain Copper company completed an
experimental mill during the year for
determining the process to be used In
the proposed 1,000-ton concentration
plant and made experiments with the
flotation process. The Chino prop
erty is also making experiments with
that process.
The lead output Of New Mexico
comes chiefly from the crude ore
from the Cooks Peak district. Luna
county, and from lead ore and CON
centrates from the Magdalena dis
trict, Socorro county. Several ship
ments were made from the organ dis
trict. Dona Ana county, formerly an
important producer of lead.
The mines producing zine in 1914
in New Mexico were In the Magda-
lena district, Socorro county; the
Cooks Peak district, Luna county;
and the Hanover and Pinos Altos dis
tricts. Grant county. The Magdalena
district was the most productive, the
OUTPUT being zinc carbonate and zine
sulphidc ores and zinc sulphide con-
centrates. Zinc carbonate and zine
sulphide ores were shipped from
Cooks and zinc carbonate from Han
over. Important development and
work was done at Mag
dalena. Hanover and Pinos Altos. the
production of zinc ore and concen-
trates from New Mexico was 24,4S5
tons of 41.95 per cent of zinc, COM
pared with 25,726 tons of 31.S per
cent zinc in 1918.
Midway between the Pacific coast
and the Gulf of Mexico. New Mexico,
at the gateway 10 the Republic OF
Mexico. occupies q commanding COM
mercial and Industrial position. From
time immemorial, ii has been on the
great highways of commerce that
spanped the continent in all direc-
lions.
Covering as il does, 10000 square
miles more than the Kingdom OF
italy. and varying in altitude from
3 900 to 10000 feet. in the same lati-
fnde as southern California, Georgia,
southern Spain and Greece. 1t offers
Sufficient range in climatic condl-
tions. in resources and in opportuni.
Ties to fulfill the hopes of its early
who were in search vf
new Eldorado. At present, with only
three inhabitants to the square mile
az against 800 for Italy and 10 for
1t may be said to be still
in the first stages of development. al
though in point of settlement by white
neople. it is among the oldest OF Am
erican commonwealth. and as to oe-
cunation by sedentary town builders
ana cultivators of the soil, its pre-
historic monuments show II to nave
been q land of fertility thousands OF
years ago. .
dramatically. New Mexico Is espe-
o;aiiy favored Not In Florida, but
II Now Mexico, the Spaniards found |
the fountain Of Youth. Thousands
IAN attest that its climate has restored
them 10 health and they have truly |
named II s.The Land of Sunshine
Innate IL destiny, for. climate pre-
;cribes the conditions under which
,eonle must live. must pursue agri-
,uIture and other industries and even
iecjdes the trend Of art and litera-
IRE. Civilization was born IN the
rid valleys of the Nile and the En-
,hrates and the countries that prac-
iced irrigation were beehives OF hu-