El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-09
COUNTY
RICH GOLD FIELD
North and South Homestake
Mines Demonstrate Rich
ness of Mineral Deposits.

White Oaks, n. N, Sept 9.-AbOut
seven years ago three practical min
ing men Of this place formed them
selves into a cOpartnershIp under the
nam, Of the Wildcat Leasing company,
and took charge Of the North Home
stake property These men are sun
operating this mine and their names
are Allen A Lane, David L. jackson
and Edward I. Queen At the time
OF taking over this property, mining
business in White Oaks was IN de-
pressed condition and the North Home
stake was supposed to be worked out
The three miners had faith however,
born Of a knowledge Of what had been
done in the past, and they combined
their knowledge Of the business with
unlimited enthusiasm and set about
proving that they were good guessers
Make Mine Pay for Itself.
BY persistent and intelligent work
In prospecting and development. they
have paid for the mine from its own
production of gold ore They have
since that first venture acquired pos
session of the adjoining property, the
South HOmestake- They have also
acquired adjacent coal fields on which
they have installed an electric power
plant from which their 20 stamp mill,
cyanide plant and the hOists at their
two mines are operated They also
furnish light for their works and the
town This has all been accomplished
by three determined men who knew
their business in a section OF country
which could deliver the goods; and
the large expenditure represented has
all been realized from the mlnes-the
North and South Homesta ke-shOW-
ing concIusively that Lincoln county
will yield her mineral deposits to in
telliEeut mining A number OF the
best properties in the county are lying
idle now because they have heretofore
been in the hands Of managers who
had plenty Of book knowledge but very
little practical experience in handling
the different grades OF ore which are
70 n nTTFaEauw nnnnCnTE
For a distance Of 70 miles across
Lincoln county, from north TO south,
extends a series Of mountain ranges
OF groups in all Of which valuable
mineral deposits have been disclosed
In the Gallinas, the more nOrtherly
range, lead and copper ores OF high
grade and in considerable quantities
have been developed, but through
want Of transportation the district
has not progressed as rapidly or TO
the extent which the merits Of the ore
would seem to warrant Recently,
however, much work has been done
in preparing these mines for active
operation on an extensive scale
Old Properties Idle.
The Oldest properties, the Deadwood
and the Redcloud claims, are owned
by Kansas City and Missouri parties
and while they have in the past pro-
duced some highgrade copper and lead
ores. they are not now being worked
As in many other cases in this coun-
". the owners are engaged in other
avocations which absorb their entire
attention. and these mines are neg
1ected. though capable Of producing
profitable results If properly worked
The Hoosier group, now owned by
the Old Hickory Mining company, COM
prising something like 20 claims. are
now under bond and leases and are
expected to soon be producing Ores
from the Hoosier group have been sub
jected to smelter tests producing an
average of s2296 TO the ton in copper
and lead. while S94 has been realized
from the BuckhOrn-
Placer Mining Continues.
Placer mining has been carried on
continuously in the Jicarilla mountain
canyons, though by crude and indif-
ferent appliances, during the past IS
years. There are large bodies Of pay
dirt in these canyons, comprising the
Ancho, Rico. Juana, and the other
gulches; but the lack Of sufficient
water for sluicing on a large scale has
reduced the operations to the rocker"
and methods Of like character The
existence Of these placers has led 10
extensive prospecting for the mother
lode; but while here and there quartz
carrying gold has been found, II is not
believed that the real source has yet
been discovered
Working Copper Deposits.
A few years ago indications Of val
liable copper deposits were discovered I
near the southern limits of these
mountains, which resulted in the for
nation Of the Pennington Mining & (