Deming graphic., 1919-10-07


Fifty-one entries were made In the
mineral exhibit which the judges con-
sidered as being mp TO the standard Of
rules as previously announced In the
papers The entries by counties we're
as follows
Luna 20 entries; Grant -; and
Sierra IS.
Sierra county furnished besides
more than one hundred OF high grade
cabinet ore specimens, running from
800 per ton up to $114.77S.A per ton.
The last specimen mentioned was ex-
hibIted by Mr.. N. =. Finch Of Deming
formerly of Kingston. This ore speci-
men was taken from a Kingston mine
containing gold and silver. His beau
|tiful cabinet placed In the showcase
lat the exhibit proved to be quite an
attraction, with its numerous speci-
mems. This was also the case with
specimens furnished by william ID.
Slease, OF Hillsboro. N. NJ. taken from
the Lookout Mine at TERRA Blanca,
running from $4OO up 10 $4,000 per
ton. The, Log Cabin Mine at TERRA
Blanca, also furnished some beautiful
specimens. This mine has produced
over 100000 In gold and silver. The
two last mentioned properties and the
Bi-Metallic Mining 4 Milling Go. prop
|erty Ia Deming corporation) are ad.
joining each other and are all ON the
same mineral belt line running through
Cooks Peak and TERRA Blanca ON to
Kingston, according to the U. 3. Geo
logical Survey Maps.
Examining these various exhibits
the editor is ready to ask "what is
the matter with Lunn county," Judg.
| ing from the exhibits. Luna has Just
as good quality OF ore as the other
counties that had ores on exhibit and
we conclude that II il only lack Of
capital for development TO bring Luna
county mp to the standard. II Is under.
stood that up to 1910, Luna county
was about equal In production to any
namely, Grant and Sierra. Cooks
Peak alone had over s4.000.000 up IA
that time to its credit, according TO the
U. s. Geological Survey. A little more
boosting OF the mining industry Of ouI
county would certainly be In place. All
camps OF Luna county were showing
great interest In these exhibits and
that was a good sign. There were en-
tries. not only from Florida aud Tres
fiermanas, but also from Cooks Peak
and Gage, the latter camp being very
seldom spoken OF In our city, but their
exhibit showed that they have the
stuff.
When Sierra county gave us an ex.
ceedingly interesting exhibit OF high
grade ore, Grant county including the
Hachlta and Lordsburg camps present.
ed not only quality. but quantity OF
production and were therefore award
ed first prize for the best county exhib-
| Il. The second prize for county ex'
hibit went TO Sierra county and the
third 10 Luna county The first prize
for the hest individual exhibit was
awarded q. II. Brown for copper-sllver
sulphide ore from his Forest King
mine at Kingston, Sierra county, n. NJ
The second Individual prize being
awarded to ]. A. Mahoney for his ex.
hibit OF zinc carbonate from the Tres
Hermanas mine, Luna county and the
third indlvidutl prize was awarded "a
Great Eagle Mining Co. OF Lordsburg
Grant county for It's exhibit Of Fluor.
spar containing calcium fluoride 990J
per cent, silica ~ per cent.
Credit is due NJ. s. Nord not only fol-
getting the ore for the exhibit but also
for the manner In which the exhibit
was arranged.