El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-19
COBRITA SCENE
Of RICH STRIKE
High Grade Black Sulphide
Ore Shows Permanently
of Copper Deposit.

district Everyone having claims on
the numerous black bikes cutting
through the Harcuvar range is feeling
iubilant. for the Cobrita has proven
that there is copper ore. permanent in
character and increasing in size with
depth beneath the great iron out
/ groupings which are such prominent
( feature in the country that is now
widely known as the home of high
grade"
The Cobrita. east Of Tank pass. on
the north side of the Harcuvar range
is almost a prospect. having oesn
taken over in May Of this year by
California people on the recommended
ton and report of Dick Wick Han, VINO
has since supervised development WI
for them. The second shipment of ore,
running better than 20 per cent con
per. was sent out from Salome Few
days ago
Tunnel Now In 215 Feet.
The tunnel is now in 10 feet, Ioi-
lowing what is known as the SeaLtIs
ledge. one of the number of parallel
lodges on the property For the Last
100 feet the tunnel has been g0I l.E
through a break in the vein. rms
week the tunnel broke into the VEN
again. underneath a big quartz anu
iron cropping which shows for nearly
1000 feet on the hill above. Tne lace
of the tunnel shows three feet OF ore
which is widening as the tunnel goes
abead ADarently the tunnel is Just
entering the end of the big ore shO'I
showing on the surface.
The ore is high grade black copper
suIDhides. chalcopyrite and peacock
copper. running from 20 per cent %
over 40 per cent, and carrying good
gold values. hundred feet back
from the face of the tunnel. on an
other ore shoot. d Wine has been
sunk so feet. This winze has just
broken into another body OF nigh
grade sulphide. a crosscut showing
eight feet of ore of much the same
character as in the face of the tun-
mel. Like the tunnel ore. this shoot
shows every evidence of permancy-
1t is planned to continue the tunnel
into the ore shoot Just entered. ana
to start drifting both WAYS from the
bottom of the Wine. II the present
showing continues the Cobrita will
soon enter the ranks Of the big ship
pers of high grade ore
Company Refuses Offers
Since the high grade was struck IN
the Cobrita, several offers nave been
received for that property. but the
company is a closed corporation and
the members are more determined than
ever to keep it for themselves A deal
is pending for the Paystreak group OF
four claims. adjoining the Cobritl
just below the mouth of the tunnel
The Paystreak claims cover the COP
rita ledge, including the one where the
rich ore was found. for a distance
of 5000 feet Its surface indications
are just as good as those on the
Cobrita- Dick Hall holds this group
under an option which he secured be
fore the Cobrita strike was made, and
now the owner. a miner. is kicking
kicking himself all over the HarcuvarS-
For d distance Of several miles each
way from the Cobrita there are hun
dreds of parallel Lodges with similar
surface showings- Some of the dikes
and lodges are 10 to so feet in width
and cut the main Harcuvar range for
miles. Nearly all of them are OF the
same Observation-Disclosures and dlorIle
accompanied by quartz, or nearly so,
on the surface and showing evidence
of strong teaching action
Gold Content Considerable.
The finding OF high grade sulphide
on the Cobrita, at such shallow depth
below the iron Gaping, is regarded as
good evidence that a great many OF
the other iron outcrops on the veins
are only cappings for copper ores. and
that erosion has kept pace with the
teaching action so that IL IS not neces-
sary TO go to any great depth 10
strike the permanent sulphide ores
One favorable feature of the copper
ores in the Hancuvar range is the
gold content, which generally runs
from a few dollars to $50 or more q
ton On the Daisy May group, in the
Tank pass limestone belt. two miles
phide concentrating ore averaging
from three to five per cent copper ana
IS to SO in gold and silver, has been
opened This ore body in the lime
stone Is also in the immediate vicinity
OF several of the diabase dikes of the
same character as those on the
Cobrita, showing their Undertaking. in
fluence-
Work Progressing on Glory Hole.
Work is progressing faNoraoly on
- Ffa
in the Harcuvars west of Tank pass.
and some ore horning considerable
coarse gold was struck few days
ago in the main quartz ledge over the
Glory Hole pit where the 500 pound
gold ore that created such a sensation
was uncovered. The Glory Hole Is also
located on one of the big black dikes,
the main Glory Hole hill being an i'm
mense mass of diabase or andesite, and
the main ledge occurring on the CON
tact between the andesite and schist-
The main ledge is an immense mass
of quartz, spar and iron cropping over ,
100 feet wide in places. and is the
largest ledge in this section No
work has been done until the last few
weeks on the main ledge. What little
prospecting was done heretofore was
en- the small spar and iron strinSets
running out from the ledge
Harqua HaIa Opening Good Ore.
The Harqua Hala Is pounding away
with 80 stamps on the oXidized ores
being taken out during development :
and is opening some fine ore bodies I
t. install concentratOrs and flotaticn
plant to treat the sulphide ores, and
also contemplates the sinking of a
new shaft to tap the lower workings,
the present work being through the
old shaft sunk years ago by an Eng
lish syndicate The Harqua Hala has :
already produced about S5,OOO.O00 in /
gold above a vertical depth Of less
than 200 feet, and with the immense
lower levels will probably make an
even bigger production when the new
milling plant - installed.
Didrick Wiggers. who has charge OF I
the development work for E. a. Bob
Mont gomery, of Mont gomery- Shoshone !
fame is opening some fine ore on the
Cuff, near the Harqua Hala. and the (
II. & H. people, of Jerome, also report |
good progress and better showings
with every foot of work.
TEXAS u. WILL TURN OUT