El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06
New MEXICO S Output
From Mine, Farm and
Range in Year 1914

~ ANITA FE, n. NJ, Feb. 6.-But for
the November election. the year
1914 would hardly be mentioned
in the annals OF New Mexico. for it
was merely an ordinary year of quiet
prosperity and steady progress. free
from great disaster or epochmaking
events.
With the stress Of hard times felt
more or less in almost every other
part Of the world, New Mexico garu-
cred its crops, worked its mines. herd=
ed its Locks and accomplished It's
days work each "a hours. When the
cry for help came from the Belgians
Il responded nobly with cash ana food,
Just as readily the people needed the
cry of the needy ones at home and
on Christmas day each of the larger
communities had its municipal Christ
mas tree and no family in want went
without its Christmas dinner.
The state looks back upon Il months
OF remarkable progress in education
and in movement for civic betterment.
typical of which was the raising in
one week Of $4,000 for a Young Mems
Christian association at Albuquerque.
Record Year for Mining.
In mining New Mexico produced more
wealth than in any other year Of its
previous history. To $12,07O,00O worth
Of metal ores must be added S5,5SS,-
q
thousands Of tons OF lime, brick clay,
cement, gypsum and quantities of tur-
quios and other precious stones, so
that the total mineral production was
about S20,000,0OO.
Good Crop Year.
The value Of crops produced was
almost twice as much, for il was a
year with abundant moisture and am
pie yield on field and farm. For the
stockman too 1t was year OF ex-
traordinary prosperity.
The lumber industry fIourished and
the only untoWard incident Of magni-
tude was the passing Of the American
LUMBER company into receivership.
which it is hoped is merely a prelude
TO reorganizatiOR and resumption OF
activities.
No Great Disaster.
Death struck down a number OF
people prominent in various walks OF
NE DuL there We're no serious mine
o. Industrial accidents demanding a
HeaVy toll Of life. Nor were there
flood.
Mines and Mining.
me MogollOn district, which in 1913
yielded S619,SS6 in sold and 1.SO6.76s
ounces or silver, showed a small in
crease for 1914. Considerable metallic
gold and silver were marketed from
Elnos Altos, in addition to ores shipped
me output OF the gold and silver bear
ms silceous and copper ores Of the
LordsDurg district increased.
The White Oaks district Lincoln
county continued to produce gold bull
non. The ElizabethtOWn district. Col
TAX county, remained the principal
placer producing district.
The orc Grande district in Otero
county, and the San Pedro district.
santa Fe county, contributed gold and
silver in copper ores.
Chino Company Greatest Producer
me greater part OF the OUTPUT OF
copper comes from the operations of
the CHINO Copper company, which is
mining low grade deposit at Santa
hlta by steam shOTeIs. This ore is con-
centrated at Hurley in a wet concen-
trating plant Of five sections. where an
average Of 1922 tons a day was treat
ed IN 1913, the yield Of copper for that
year being 53,170,145 pounds. In 1874
the production OF this company began
TO show material increases over CORE
spending periods in 1913, being H.
2SS,6tS pounds for the first quarter and
lI032.S1 pounds for the second quar-
ter but owing to the curtaiiment OF
product necessitated by the condition
of the copper market on account of the
war in Europe. the production for the
third quarter was only 11,49II2O
pounds, and the estimated production
for the year 54,S22, 600 pounds.
The Lordsburg district continued to
produce a considerable quantity OF cop
per. and the ORC Grande and san Pc
dro district also contributed to the
production.
In preparation for handling the cop
per ores developed in the BurrO noun
tain district. the Burro Mountain Cop
per company completed an experiment
tai mill during the year for determin-
ms the process to be used in the pro-
posed 1000 ton concentration plant
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