El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22
FIND 5JLPHIDES
IN THE BUCKEYE
Rich Copper Deposit IN
covered IN Water Canyon,
Owned by Ell Pasoans.


News from Magdalena, n. A., re
ceived in Fl Paso said that at q
depth Of $50 feet in the new shaft o
the Buckeye Copper company. in
Water Canyon, about ten miles cas-
Of 1Iagdalena, a body Of rich copper
sulphides has been uncovered tina
viii warrant continuous shipments
with substantial profits.
The Buckeye company Is controlled
by III Paso men, among them being
Henry C. frost, designer Of a number
Of the city's largest buildings. V. T.
Ware, contractor here. has charge OF
the sinking OF the new shaft
Mr. frost was reelected president
and general manager at the last
meeting Of the stockholders and the
other officers were reelected. Mr.
frost said at MaEdalena that the
Buskeye would be worked TO its ca
pacity and that other prospects near
by would be opened
OkInhomans Interested
Oklahoma capitalists OF Miami
Tulsa and AuskOgee are heavily in
terested in the Buckeye company.
William Kemp. vice president. was a
mining engineer with the Calumet
and Arizona company To- six years
and with the LeWisohns Of New York
for six years. d. A. BoWersock is
superintendent. A G. frost. Of il
Paso, is secretary and treasurer.
From Gold TO Copper.
Fayetre 90 Jones, formerly mineral
inspector Of New Mexico, who re-
ported on the mineral belt In Water
Canyon in 1903, mentioned that the
Buckeye and other properties there
had been abandoned on account OF
water and the prevailing low price
of copper and the disappearance Of
she urTH lead MTfwfmur men runn have
visited Water Canyon lately said
they can readily understand why the
district was abandoned by everyone
except zinc miners then, but that the
present price OF copper makes il a
very attractive field There are sew
eral manganese deposits in the dis
trict being opened with profit, % cars
of this ore alone having been shipped
from Water Canyon station by one
operator. Billy Meyers.
Near Big Zinc Mines.
The properties OF the Buckeye COM
pauy, which is a New Mexico corpora
tiOn. are located in Water Canyon,
in the Lagdalena mountains, about
four miles south Of Kelly. n ~,
which town adjoins the properties Of
the Empire Zinc company and the
mines Of the Ozark Mining d Mill
ing company, which have been in
operation for about so years The
claims Of the Buckeye company are
in the southeast extension OF the
same mineral belt as the Empire and
Ozark mines. The shipping point is
Water Canyon station, about midway
between Socorro and MaEdalens on
the branch OF the Santa Fe railroad,
five and three-quarters miles from
the shaft Of the Buckeye, reached
over a good wagon road. It IS the
intention Of the Buckeye operators 10
use motor trucks Tor hauling soon.
Shipment Nets $500 Ton
Two OF the claims OF the Buckeye
property were mined for gold about
IS years ago, and in that operation
about 1900 feet OF slopes and drifts
were opened This. together with re-
cent developments, have uncovered
rich ore bodies Of sulphide ore. run
ming from five 10 ten per cent IN
copper and from 10 TO is ounces OF
silver TO the ton. as well as gold
values. and 34-6 per cent Iron, 81
percent lime and 211s percent sui
phur. which is said 20 make the ore
desirable for smelling. A carload
shipment sent TO the FL Paso smelter
netted the Buckeye company 1886
per ton at Water Canyon.
Also Controls Wall Street.
Machinery installation at the Buck
eye since the present company ac-
uuired it includes an oil engine, air
COMPRESSOR with four drills a steam I
boiler, pump, ore cars. blacksmith I
shop, 5000 gallon water tank. cable !
and ore buckets and water pine A I
headquarters building has also been
erected
The wall street group OF mines, l
company. adjoining, has been a gold /
producer for 20 years, and is now be-
ing developed for copper by the 4
Buckeye company.