Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-06-12

80veoeuts are on Ioot tor activ
development Of the mineral resource
Of Lincoln county, New Mexico. 1
the vast mountain ranges of tina
county there exist coal, iron. gold
silver, copper, lead and zinc. Chic
among these may be mentioned tn
gold district Of Nogal, the gold dis
trict Of White Oaks and also the gol,
district Of Jicarilla mountain. In tn
Captain district are deposits of coal
In the White Oaks district are tw,
paying coal mines, one owned by th,
Old Abe Mining and the other by the
Wild Cat Leasing company. On th,
west side Of the White Oaks noun
tains are extensive deposits Of high
grade iron ore, one claim Of which
called the Yellow jacket, is shipping
200 tons of iron ore to Pueblo daily
DEVELOPMENT IN NOGAL
In the vicinity Of Carrizozo, in
what is called the Nogal mining dis
trict, are the properties Of the Iowa
and New Mexico Mining and Milling
company, and the properties Of the
Economic company is steadily carry
ing on development. The principal
claims Of this company are seven in
nnmber-the Telluride, Sylvanite.
Gold King, Gold Queen, and Copper
Hill, Nos. l, 2 and 3-and upon these
properties the principal development
has been done. On the Gold King is
shaft 90 feet deep and tunnel
1876 feet long; on tine Gold Queen n
60-foot shaft and considerable
amount Of open-cut work; on the
Sylvanite open cuts and shafts. Sew
eral hundred feet Of work has been
done on the Copper Hill group.
The ore bodies so far exposed show
low grade copper ore Of large dmen-
sion, which also carry gold values.
Occasional high grade copper ores
also occur, but these are not con
sidered Of special Importance any
further than indicating existence of
larger high-grade copper ore bodies
deep down when the sulphide zone
is reached. II is the opinion Of en-
perts that the tunnel on the Gold
King, now in 1876 feet and intended to
cut the large iron lode, will encounter
high-grade copper suphides of much
higher value than found at the sur
face. The principle low-grade vein
is fully 100 feet wide on the surface
and all the vein matter is strongly
mineralized. Adjoining the Econo-
mic properties are some valuable
mining properties which have pro-
duced some extremely high grade
ores and the same company is said
to be arranging to take them over.
On the fiat below the mines abundant
water has been struck in wells at
depth Of so feet. Il is said large
teaching plant is planned. The camp
is about seven miles from the nearest
station on the FL Paso & Southwest
ern railroad. George Hopkins, an
experienced mining man, is president
and general manager Of the company.
As result Of the activities in OPP
erations in the mines and mill of the
Chino Copper company in the Santa
Rita district the Rio Grande Motion
Picture company has taken series
Of pictures showing the most gigan-
tic mining operations in the South
west for the New Mexico department
in the Panama California Exposition
ut San Diego. The pictures show
tiers Of steam shovels biting out
thousands Of tons Of copper bearing
material from the mountainside high
r than the wall of the Culbera cut
IN the Panama canal and far more
extensive and imposing than the OPP
'rations in Bingham Canyon of the
Utah Copper company. These pie.
ures IRE intended to advertise New
Mexico as one Of the greatest mining
tates in the union. /.
NACOZARI CONSOLIDATED d
Latest reports from the Nacozari
Consolidated in the Moctezuma dis. /
rict, Sonora, Mexico, indicate a /
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