Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-06-14
MINES AND MINING

Trendt. Twenty men are at work and
high grade ore bodies have been
opened in the big stope on the 100
foot level; also in the drift on the
lSO-foot Level and on the 220-foot
.evel as well. The owners are highly
pleased with this splendid showing
and will increase the working force as
fast as development work will per-
NIT.
Superintendent Freyer was in town
making arrangements for the ship
ment Of a car Of high grade ore from
the Caeser Brock property, about
twenty miles north Of Lordsburg, on
the too o. the Little Burros. This
ore runs about 500 per ton in gold,
silver and lead values. An increase
in boiler capacity will be installed at
an early date. A shaft 1870 feet deep
has been sunk on the vein, which has
widened to about thirty inches, the
values increasing as depth is at
tanned. IL is the intention to sink
100 feet more, then cfoss-cut about
twenty feet to the east and open a
parallel vein which shows on the sur
face.
L. f. Foster, +. NJ, Of ella, N. NJ,
passed through town Wednesday en-
route to Bisbee, Ariz., on mining bust
ness.
f. L. Armstrong, E. NJ, superin-
tendent of the Lordsburg Gold and
Copper Company, left for the east on
the 9TH. He goes to Kansas City,
Mo, to make his report to the officers
of the company. This report viii be
favorable and advocate the immedi-
ate equipment of the property and
starting of development work. While
here Mr.. Armstrong made a careful
examination of the whole district and
surrounding territory and is amply
able to form an opinion as to the
merits OF his own property, which he
considers highly. He expects to- re-
turn within sixty days to start work
upon the company's property near
Lees Peak.
Charles Warner and wife have re.
turned from California. Mr.. Warner
who is one of the owners of the 80
mine, has declared his intention Of
making his home at Valedon. He has
completed a beautiful home on the
side OF So hill, which overlooks Lords
burg and the Antelope pains to the
east.
Paul Lisso and H. M. Maple of FL
Paso have taken over the ore hauling
contract held by Jack Arnold for NOV
the huor-spar from the mines at
Bedrock to the railroad at Lordsburg.
The new equipment will consist of four
i-ton trucks, one 3 1-2 ton and one 5 l-2
trucks and two 3 10 ton trailers. 1t
IS the intention of the new transporta-
ton management to operate the trucks
and night, moving about IS tons of
IRE per day. They will use two sets of
irivers and an extra mechanic. They
will also keep a special truck and road
gang upon the roads they traverse to
Keep them in the best of condition. !
This additional expense of maintaining
4 public highway will in all probability
borne by a tax to be levied upon all {
he people to be benefited-the resi-
tents of Bedrock and the mine owners {
whose ores are being hauled. The truck !
Iwners have quite generously offered !
% take charge of this work and stand !
heir proportionate share of the ex-
hANbANChg WlAlNn blOWd n llDETdl ! .
'pirlt of cooperation which should be
encouraged.
Don M. Suter, manager of the south ,
western branch of the Sullivan Mach
merry Co., FL Paso, spent several days !
With us while talking business with the :
men in this vicinity. Sullivan :
.ompressors are we'll and ~favorably a
Known in this vicinity. o
N$RN I
MCGEE Bros, whose mines are locat-
ID 4 miles south of Stems, N. M, are +
out a comprehensive plan of
development which is showing good re- q
nlts. Large bodies of milling ore are v
blocked out and two cars of high il
,rade silver-lead ore will be shipped Q
within a few days to the Globe Smelter
t Denver, Col, where these ores are O
n demand. Acore drill has been in c
tailed upon the property and 800 feet n
I drilling will be started, Immediately t
pom known ore bodies. Later extern a
i've exploration drilling will be carried v
ut along certain well defined geobgi- o
plans. h
Andrew Balm, a miningman well known b
this vicinity, passed through Lords h
urg last Friday enroute from Tyrone y
FL Paso. He has been superinten- d
ent of the Austin-Amazon property v
hitch, under his direction has develop c
d into what promises to be a big pro- &
The main shaft is down 200 p
eet and a cross-cut run on this level p
lows an ore body of rs feet in width Il
'hich is claimed to average 2 IL per q
emit copper. The ore is a good con. I
entrating and ~flotation proposition, f
eing a disseminated ~chalcopyrite in a h
lartz gangue. 1t is rumored that GER II
lin large copper interests are nego- h
ating for the control Of the property.
l the event these efforts are success II
Il the property will be opened up on a b
rye scale and adequate machinery in "
at once Mr.. Balm was at one Il
me superintendent of the Dundee a.
roperty, now a part of the big IS mine
!. ValedOn.