The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-12-05
WILL RESUME MINING FOR
SILVER AT SILVER CITY
r. l. kirchman Develops Plan 10
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Silver City Enterprise.

and 10 show that the town - en-
titled TO the name II bears.
Mr.. kirchman put the proposition
up to the citizens al a large meeting
held Monday night IN the Chamber
Of Commerce rooms al which Is rep
rosentative men were present and
he received the endorsement then
and there OF such experienced min
ing men as Joe +. sheridan, state.
Inspector Of mines; J. b. Gilchrisl.
and Judge N. porterneld.
Tho firm OF 4. Cosgrove, Inc an
nounced that they were prepared 10
take a thousand dollars worth OF
stock and practically every ono
present declared their intention OF
backing the scheme. Among those
endorsing the proposition were NJ
Layne. Of the Joncs-Downes 4 Co d,
W D. Murray and 7. l.. Lowe Of the
Silver City National Bank. jackson
Agee Of the American National Bank
and W. A. Welsh. n. T. kellogg and
many others. J. d. Gilchrist spoke
decidedly in favor Of the project
Briefly stated, Mr.. Kirchman. az
ter two years successful work ON
Boston Hill and careful mapping and
study Of the structure and physical
standpoint believes that a depth of
approximately 800 feet ON the prop
erty indicated. a contact Of the De-
woman shale and limestone will be
reached and along that contact will
be found a deposit Of similar ore
10 that mined on Chloride Flat
he knows that this ore can be-
mined and shipped at such a rea-
sonable cost that Il IL bound 10
prove profitable even though silver
should not remain at Us present
very high price.
Mr.. kirchman has Almost all the
equipment necessary for this work
he CONTROLS sufficient ground. pa
acres. 10 protect the interests Of all
those associated with him and the
cost Of proving the property will b.
the expenditure OF a sum sufficient
10 sink q shaft TO this lime contact.
estimated at $1,000 dollars.
The greater part OF the shaft will
go through the iron cap on Boston
Hill and the firm 10 whom Messrs
kirchman and Crawford shippe,
manganiferous iron ore during IN,
war will take this ore up 10 i0
tons a month at a price that will
net The company $3.50 a ton. As IN,
smelter has a surplus Of this ore OF
hand at present tine contract is "
the nature OF a tribute 10 KirchmM
and Crawford. A market for thii
ore taken from. the shaft will mea'
a considerable saving on the cost o.
sinking.
The proposition Is a most liberia
one and from the possibilities which
Il holds both per Sc and as a mean.
Of bringing back the real Silver Cit,
Of bygone days. Il meets the approx.
al OF business men generally an,
will undoubtedly be put over within
the next few days.
An important factor in the mat
ter Is the universal confidence IL
the ability Of Mr.. kirchman which
exists in Silver City. His operation.
ON Boston Hill have shown HI.
qualities as an engineer and man
ager. That he will give his asso-
ciaies a square deal cannot be ques
toned and II seems reasonable u
believe that his foresight, which
resulted In the manganese opera
tons In Silver City during the war
period, may easily bear fruit in o
%reiuvenated re-created Silver City.
Clarence Bayne acted ne chairman
Of the meeting, he being a sort OF a
godfather 30 the schme In addition
10 being a twelve cylindered Silver
City booster. Clarence may be SELL
ing shoes but he Is no novice at the
mining business. Though few peO-
pie outside Of the old-tmers know
Il. Clarence Bayne was one Of the
first men 10 see the possibilities OF
the copper deposit which has since
made the Burro Mountain mines OF
The Phelps Dodge Company. How
he missed by a hairs breadth being
the head OF a big mining company
out there is another story. II don't
belong here
During Wednesday Messrs. Bayne
and kirchman called upon twenty
three OF the business men and
firms OF Silver City and all but one
subscribed in amounts up 10 $1,000.
the grand total being sufficient 10
make II evident that the total will
be subscribed very quickly. A
Rumber Of those who subscribed
themselves have wired or written
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