The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-29


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Gold. silver. copper, .,II aud sine
were produced ia New M'NI.' ga l'l'
IN considerable puanuti's. while b
tungsten shipments tool "h IL c"nsid
cradle Importance IN il" IHtt'r
months OF the year Gh'' advances
Wcr" iirm and were vel Thought OF
~ ctpItali.t, was indicated 10y the
organization oi the Taos Mining com
pnry Of Twtnins. Taos '"ir'v. h
concern took oNrr the Fraser Moun'
tain mines and is TO co1uuI"n." opera
lions early TINS year
The preliminary rcp"ti II the geo.
logical survey ON New Mexico mines
for 1918 SAYS
Sew Mexico continue 90 advance
~ a metal mining state and the mine
output in 1915 exceeded all records.
The year production IL estimated at
$500. 600 In gold. 2.03?. 900 ounces of
silver. 3.gil,0OO pounds of lead, a.
600. 600 pounds of copper and 6.237.-
0O0 pounds OF zine. with higher
values for metals. except foi silver.
the total value was s~lN.417,OOD,
against t~lI.Oie.932 IN 1911. an in
crease OF s7..2s.6Gs. Copper has be-
come an important metal IN Sew
Mexico. the states total outpt t. date
being 3is. 100000 pounds. nf which
the 1915 output was ~. 200, 900
pounds"
Labor troubles Ina the state were "A
matter of no concern IN 1919 Work
men as a rule seemed well satisfied
with conditions o. wages ana ll'I'
was no break In production nom this
cause. This condition has obtained
here for many years and H. It,hibly
one of the factors of creates import
IN inducing the entry of capital into
New Mexico.
Coppcr.
OF copper. Grant county, az In the
pass. was the largest rrcdu 'cr. yield
ing values over l20 times those of my
other county. as this county includes
the Rurro Mountain Hanover. Ficrro
and santa RITA (ChiuoD mines. which
ate well known as the largest pro-
uucers in tho state.
Tho Butro Mountain Copper com.
pauy, Tyrone. has done much WORK
and mas much work under way.
The Niagara tunnel was completed
e in December, 1914, and "A nov conron'
traitor and teaching plant arc still un'
der construction 500 men were en-
plov.d most of the time. ana beside'
erecting mine utiiCts. machine AN
other shops, with various rev min
q structures, two l.0nu-horsepowor Die
\ sol engines were Installed. ami a thin
. viii be added. Two units II h mil
E ara nearly compIcttd and are rate,
" AT uNN IONS per UNI.
u when completed the mil , ~ hIv
y eight units. with dircct electric con
T neotions and lduudrrs ana pipe
n placed under the floor An estimate
= cost 81 $1,000. 600 has been made
rho Average pro, of copper e.
1915 showed a marked increase oNc
that OF the preceding year. boiu
about l1.3 cents n ppnnd, compare
with 1873 cents IN l'li.
Al the hoginniug e the year IN
prize was rcla,ivci, low, but steadil
, advarcod until il reached "a maximum
81 about 20 cents q pound neal N
midlo of the year During the La
, half Of the year the price romaino
, uniformly high.
New Mexico showed "A heavy h
crease Oven the production in l9li-
! 6t2OO,0U pounos aud Ses anoth'
record for the state
=. The Chino Copper company Is SIM
: ping daily from is ,uuccntra,ing plal
= AT Hurley more than S,Ou0 tons
:. corccntr,tes which run Close 10
!, per cen, CONFER. besides considerab
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