El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-04
HISTORIC MILL
BECOMES JUNK
Old McCracken Building
On Colorado River Being
Torn Down.

Eiugman. Ariz.. March THE IA
nous old NcCracken mill is being torn
down and juBlzed. It's 20 stamps were
started about 1875 and for several
years thereafter handled millions OF
dollars worth Of silver-lead ores Of
bonanza quality. The machinery was
bought IN san Francisco and trans
ported around by water. to be unload
ed at Aubrey's Landing on the Colo
rado. west Of the mine, at the old
Signal camp.
The 5O-ton Bella Union mill has had
an experimental run II was built
some time ago. but its operation has
ne first payment. $4,000. has been
made on the ClacE brothers mine oy
the Rico Consolidated Mines company,
which now is installing compressor
and pumps and planning mill
North of Little Meadows on the Soiu
Trails group. Grant Mckesson ana Joe
MARTINEZ have cut an eight inch pay
streak that samples above $500 ton
and VIII handle the ore In an ar2stra
with this IS a much broader VEN OF
good milling ore, that Is 70 De nan
died by the Gold Trails company
pockets and Immediately sent samples
A report was made giving the gold.
silver and copper contents The as
saver later announced that no ques-
ton remained as TO the ore being
true telluride. with Calaverite as tne
chief source Of the unusual gold
Boom Imminent.
News OF the discovery could not be
caused tremendous excitement IN the
Cunningham Pass district The prop
critics on all sides Of the Critic VIII
be explored at depth without delay
and IL is certain that the district viii
experience q boom such as It has not
known since the days Of the opening
Of the famous Harqua Hala1 King OF
Arizona. Ocoullo and other mines IA
nous for gold production
While If is Impossible as vet to say
In what direction from the Critic the
vein bearing the teIlurides runs, every
indication seems TO point TO the
ground 10 the east as the natural To-
cation On the Wilkinson property,
which lies in that direction. several
carloads Of extremely rich gold ore
were shipped several years ago from
shallow workings and the Little Giant
property Of the Black Giant Mines
company has, within the last year,
=
north and south through its own and
The Wilkinson ground, which carries
unusual gold values
The Wilkinson group has been &C
1uired recently by Mobile and Arizona
capitalists and the development OF
The new property was determined
Inon several months ago The Critic
discovery has had the effect Of speed
ne NJ the plans for the owners Of the
Wilkinson ground and extensive oper-
ltions viii be beeun there at once
Just east OF the Wilkinson group
les the jerry property. now under
IeveIopment and which viii be
rom now on in an effort to locate the
telluride vein on that ground
e seems entirely probable that
The gold values In the Wilkinson
we're derived from telluride bases. as
he gold IS reported 10 have occurred
IN a "specular iron" formation which,
IN all probability, was what the orig
nal owners considered the telluFides
% be- The workings from which the
-alues were shipped by the Wilkinson
we're shallow and their development
Il depth viii be watched with interest
By the entire state
The Critic has been opened only 70
comparatively shallow depth and
he fact that the ore has not been rec
lEnized until now makes Il still un-
certain as to what direction the vein
axes.
The Wenden Copper compauy's
property adjoins The Critic on the
Iorth and this has been opened 70 a
.epth that makes Il almost impossible Z
hat the values should not have been
ecOguized there n the vein trends
forth and south into that gronud.
over the hill. to the south. lies the
round Of the Desert Mining and De-
-elopment company. which has also
leen opened 10 a considerable depth
occurrence Of anything re-
embling the Critic ore being noted Z
These facts would seem TO point 20
he vein running east and west,
larallelinE the American Flag vein
z the Vindicator company. to the
Iorth, OF which the Little Giant was
ormerly part
med 81 Each For 9
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