Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-07-14
l. n. Davis, Mine Expert Writes .
Fine stssy IL q Pass Times
About Our Mining Activities
Fine Display Of Ores at the chamb-
w Of Commerce Is Attracting
Much Favorable Attentldn

Deming is experiencing consid-
cradle mining activity from develop
mcnts and ore shipments from the
tributary east, south and north, in
the Victorio, the Tres Her1nanas, and
Florida and Cooks Peak mining dis
tricts. A bureau Of mines has been
orgnized by the leding mine owners.
opertors nd prominent local business
men to promote legitimate mining and
give publicity to the mineral re-
sources OF Luna county. The Tres
Hermanas mining district is being
mined almost entirely by Deming
people and those interested with them
and is now in productive stage.
The Tres Hermanas district is 30
miles south Of Deming, IL the Tres
Hcrmanas mountains, and is reach.
ed over a good wagon road.
In the Tres Hermanas district
there are four or five outfits or COM
panies operating, viz: The Azure
Mining company, The Hope Group,
the Old Homestead, the Big Four,
and the Mack associates.
The Azure Mining company has a
bond and lease on the Colebra group
Of claims, owned by DIR. 5. ID. Swope
Of Deming and is actively working,
developing and exploring the same.
The property comprises nine claims
The Azure company is composed
New York people and has also other
important copper interests in the
Burro mountains in Grant county
". n. Wade, the we'll known mining
engineer is the general manager OF
the company.
From the Swope property. the Az
ure company recently shipped ore
running a0 - per cent zine. They
have shipped rs cars, averaging
about 35 tons to the ear. Twenty.
four of these ears contained zinc
carbonates, and four cars contained
lead cabonatcs. In round numbers
the shipments amounted to 900 tons
of zine ore and 100 tons of lead. The
ore i, hauled from the mine to Tom
erlin. n station few miles west of
the III Paso and Southwestern rail-
rond and thence shipped. the zinc
Ia sme)tcrs in tile gas belt of Kan
sas. and the lead ere to the III paso
smcltcr The value of the ore ship
ped by the company j. about 49,
600, an average of about - 900 per
month.
The deepest .shcet, now 100 feet
and drift from the bottom sixty
five feet long is in vein matter, of
ochery material with some high grade
zinc in some places. The ore oc-
curs. says DR.. Swope. in blankets and
in bedding plans Of limestone. aver
aging twenty-four inches in thick
ness. and dipping about ten degrees.
The ore as mined averages about 20
per cent zine and rs per cent lead.
This is hand sorted and the lead ore
Is easily separated from the zinc. for
separate shipment and treatment. On
the dumps are about 500 tons Of low
grade ore running from to 20 per
cent zinc. The Azure company is
working force Of about rs men.
and has done about 1000 feet Of
chum drilling. the deepest drill hole
not having psssed through the lime
stones. In one hole abundance Of
water was struck at 900 feet. suff
eicnt 10 supply the camp besides wat
erinc 400 head of cattle.
The Hone group Of three mining
claims. lies near the Colebra group
mentioned. and also belongs TO nr.
Swope. n is being worked by Al.
herf Schultz. a prominent mining man
and q shaft has been sunk which
shows rood zinc ore.
The Old Homestead Group. con-
sistinr of Ave mining claims. is heinp
worked by Mahoncy and associates
of Deming. and they are shining
about 100 tons of ore per month
The ore is hand sorted. separating
the lead from the zinc. The own