Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-05-18
MINING ACTIVITIES IN TRES
hERMAMAS IS INCREASING

The writer made "A trip 10 the Tres
Hermanas last Sunday and Is IN
deed surprised 10 see the amount of
work that is being done IN this dls-
lr.rt. There must be not less than
900 men employed in the mountains
at this time. and no doubt n still
larger force will he put on as soon
rs all promoters get lined up with the
smelter for handling their product.
The Gymkana outfit have built a
dwelling of sufficient size Ia accom-
MEDIATE II number of their employee
and have also built a house for the
working on tunnel from the base
of the hill into the old shafts, and
have gone into the ground about two
hundred feet They are not taking
ont any ore now but are preparing
a way 10 get out the body discovered
in the shaft put down several months
ago.
The Kentucky Mining Co have
some men at work making II tunnel
into the hill and have gone IN dis
lance of about one hundred and fifty
feet. They believe they are now
striking rich body of ore, The
shaft put down on the hill above
showed ore valued ms high rs 500
per ton. but were unable Ia get at il
tn work II H. it should be done. and
started the tunnel, thinking the same
veins would he encountered IN the
tunnel at distance of about two
hundred feet from the starting point.
The owners of the Kentucky out
1T are Thomas G. Lakeland, Frank
Sherer. Il. \. Parrish. " j. ORrian.
Gu, Hicks and Joe Winner They
are incorporating and expect to Of
fer small amount of stock for sale
within a few weeks.
DR.. &. i. Sokcr has some claims
that show up good only a short dis
lance from the Gymkana and Ken
mckv. and has several men doing de-
yclopmcn, work. \ shaft is being
made that may be put down to
depth of two or three hundred feet
The l.apls La2uli mines discovered
about wear ago do not seem TO have
lasted very well. Development work
in the form of assessment has been
done on few but the most of the
land Stakcd is now vacant and open
for re-siaklng. Whether or not there
is any real value to this property is
vet to be- determined.
The shelter in Deming is partly
responsible for the amount of work
that is being done. II the smelter
will accept small quantities of ore
it will be- but n short time until sew
eral of the smaller companies will
start shipping
Those who desire little cXcrciSc
should take a trip to the mountains
and 90 over some of these mining
propcrir~. If a fellow is interested
he will feel like he has done Il good
days work after visiting few of
these claims that are being developed
Frank Shcrer. of the Clark cafe.
seems f. he very much interested
50 much that he climbed To the top
of the north peak of the Tres Her
manas last Sunday. This is a good
climb for man in good physical con
dition. and the fact that Mr.. Sherer
made the trip without the use of his
legs and also without his crutches
seems almost increditable. but il is
q fact.
The Tres lIermanas mining dis
trict j. attracting men of means aud .
while no rich strike has been made. .
the findings are sufficient to cncour-
age men 10 make Il greater effort to I
discover the main bodies of ore and
IN time it j. very possible that some
one will make u big discovery. /
Small veins of pay ore have been
found all over the mountains, and
there cvcldcntlv is some place where .
large quantities are stored. Column /
Inn. Cou,,.r