El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-03
MONEY PAID On
OLD ABE GROUP
Fl Pasoan Gets New York
Capital Interested in Fa-
nous White Oak Mines.

,,,r-izozo. y. NJ. Nov. 5.-After
-,.,.ro,,,t, examination bv r. Gibbon
SALISBURY. a mining engineer, NeW
York capitalists, represented Dy hlch-
ard VVightman. have taken over inc
F.,,,o,1s old Abe. North and Souln rome
ssraIr. and Wilson Gold mines IN WI mite
oaks. Lincoln County, n NJ w NJ NC
Donald of Ell Paso, succeeded m IN
ferestfnc- the eastern money ana a ldIS Re
,,avr1euT on the Old Abe was MADE 70
fobD Y Hewitt president OF the COM
many on Saturday. OCTOBER 20. ms
was followed a week later. on OeIoDgI
30 nv a larger payment on the NoEln
and South Home stake mines ana -llii
and Wilson property
Work started November j, under tne
direction Of Edward Queen, one OF the
former owners and previous supeIih-
tendeut Of the North ana SCUM
TuurSfen ores she Objective
The objective in the operations unuet
the new regime VIII pc the luiI5 $50
ores found i'm large bodies IN the NCflh
and South Home stake
The presence of this mineral in the
white oaks Gold camp has been known
for years. in fact IL is supposed 10 -
been the element causing so InuSn
r-ouble and loss Of values IN the
stTsiabt amaIgamatiOn practice Of mil
linz as followed in this camp
About three months ago a Mr. smith,
of Colorado. representing one "a
Isroe tungsten companies, dritted INTO
- and secured a lease on the North
and South for tungsten From one
pocket or chamber he sacked u IONS IONS
Of tungsten ore running better than
0V p'' Cleans Up 100000.
This metal is selling up to $500 a
unit of 20 pounds, or better than S--0U
ner Dournd From what seems 10 De
the most reliable source. the in1oIIil.--
ZION comes that Mr.. Smith cleaned up
approximately SSV,uu0-
4 g.. .. hist amnHmm the neaNE rams
and fierce gales Of years that nave
played upon them, there remains Oh
the Mill dumps at the lowest estIInate
tungsten is finely and evenly
disseminated through all Of the ores
in the camn. il would not seem eNtraNa-
CAN'T TO figure at the very least uye
pounds Of tungsten 10 the ton OF mill
''I Fie1ring on a basis Of only $50 per
INIT Of 20 pounds these tailings alone
should practically return TO the new
owners the sum paid for the entlre
Big Force To Be Employed
& Every available man in camp VIII pc
nut TO work getting out tungsten Ior
the new owners, while plans are BENG
, worked up for a modern mill ana cga
hide plant for the gold ores
Iobn w Kniffen a well known min
ing engineer Of the Southwest tooA
several sacks Of very high grade lung
stem ore from Il euaA4DH 1AAe-.- ga
{ Rita property. a few feet from the
/ Home Stake line -
] The Rita is owned by the Rita Con-
soIidated Gold Mining Co. and Is one
! claim in a group. comprising 90 acres
right in the heart Of the camp, sur
rounded bv the North and south home
stake. Old Abe. Miners Cabin, Ine LII
{ tie Mack and Smuggler, the latter
having been under option at one Time
{ TO the late B. T. Hammett, OF II faso
for $50. O0a. which option was not eN-
I ercised through threats OF litigation
/ Little Nell Is Rich Property
1 The Little Nell claim OF this group
: is considered the best undeVelopeu
/ ground in the camp. as the veins from
the North and South Home Stake
/ Smuegler.. Little Mack and Comstock
/ traverse the entire 20 acres
FL Pasoans Have Option
J The Rita Sining companys nolulnss
are now under option to Messrs- Nc
Z Donald and stanton Of F. Paso, whose
plans include the prospecting OF the
I Rita claim Of the group, for contln-
uation of the tungsten shoot OF ore
: uncovered BIZ Mr- Kniffen. ana a cross
I cut tunnel from the bottom OF the LII
tie Nell shaft TO thoroughly explore
{ that ground at depth for the gold ore
so well pronounced and defined on the
I surface.