El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
NOW
IN NEW HANDS
Final Transfer Of Big Zinc
Property to Fasteners
Is Effected.

Kingman. Ariz.. May 2S.-The final
transfer Of the Golconda zinc mine, in
Union basin, to the eastern syndicate
headed by y. L Amster, OF the shannon
Copper company, has been effected
John BOYLE. manager Of Golconda, who
owned three-fourths OF the stock, re-
cefved SI5O. 900 net for his interest The
smaller stockholders pooled their in
terests for a transfer TO the Amster
syndicate.
Five years ago Boyle took hold of
the Golconda as a mere prospect He
soon began shipping ore. For time
ne had hard work making the mine
pay expenses but in the end he made
it pay a profit Practically all the ore
extracted went TO the zinc smelter at
BartIesviIle. oklahoma
It is reported that the Amsters viii
enlarge the concentration at the Col
conda and increase the equipment gen
orally. They viii continue TO ship con-
centrates and the richest ore to Bart
lesviIle.
Mr.. Boyle has taken over the mines
Of the Stockton Hill company to which
he viii devote his attention
CalIfOrninns Buy Tungsten Mine.
L L Stevens, T. NJ Townsend and
G 1. Cooper, of Los Angeles, have pur-
chased the Williams tungsten NINE IN
the AQuarius mountains, 60 miles south
900. a first payment Of $4,000 being
made The new owners will commence
active development at once, with M
Stevens in charge. They expect TO
place a mill on the property as soon
as il can be determined what type Of
concentration is best adapted to the
ore.
New York capitalists, headed by
Charles Oster, have purchased from
". a. Brooks the Gilt Edge group, pay
- The ITfIr Edge grrO11n
comprises six claims, cut from end TO
end by a four foot ledge that samples
as high as s169 a ton in gold.
H X Wheeler, representing Los An
geles investors, has taken an optlon
on the Lazy Boy group Of five claims,
owned by Joe kraus- These claims
lie between the Iowa and the Paragon
and. are considered as being among the
most promising in the Oatman district
The Orion Mining & Milling company
which recently purchased the Victor
Virgin mine, IS TO begin operations
June l. The mine is equipped with
electrical machinery.
Fred Crosley and J. o. A Carper,
successful Cripple Creek operators,
have taken over the Straight. Hardy
and Cash Entry groups. and the sun
light and Moonlight claims The sun
rise and 8ioonrise adjOin the United
Eastern, which is receiving so much
attention at this time, and are on
naTaLleL ledge me CLAaAEAL 6AOuP
adioins the Ivanhoe mine and IS q con-
tinuation Of the Ivanhoe Iedge- San
Francisco parties have taken from Joe
Onetto two groups adjoining the
Straight and Lazy Boy.
Black Range Mines ReOrganized-
a reorganization Of the Black Range
Gold Mines company has been effected
The organizers subscribed for $4,000
worth Of stock and active development
is TO, commence Immediately. Heavy
machinery has been ordered. The
Black Range adjoins the Boundary
Cone on the south
Last weeks bar bullion from the
Gold Road mill was worth $4,000. No
ore is being taken from the new strike
recently made in the Cole Road mine
but extraction from the vein viii com
mence as soon as connection is made
with the 500 foot level of the main
workings.
Joseph Winchester, the Cripple
Creek operator. has tal1en an option
on the West Gold Road mine. Engf-
neers think il likely that the West
Gold Road has a part OF the United
Eastern vein