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MARCH 5 1899
•TORY OF THE
PI LAKES MINE.
•WUQIMAL DISCOfEREB OP THE RICH
STRIKE UNJUSTLY DEPRIVED.
W. f.' Lmmin* Tell* Another of Thw*
Oft-Heard T»le«-K»lne Charge* Prefer-
red and No Opporlanlt; G »#■ to Dis-
prove Them -Other Parties are Now Ku
jevlng the Proceeds.
ffrpiintil Corro«i>ondenoo of the Tims.
Casas Guandes, Mexico, March 4 —
H>« story of the Pilares mine, an related
to me by W. C. Learning, is another of
ttose oft heard tales wherein the origi-
nal discoverer of a rich lead is unjustly
deprived of the fruits of his labor and
luck. Learning’s story is as follows:
Previous to 1896 nothing had been
developed or eveu discovered about the
locality of the present Pilares mines.
In that year Learning, of British Colum-
bia. and 'his partner, John N. Reeves,
«t Tc'ras, discovered the Pilares veins
and opened them up. The first discov-
ery was deuonueet under the name of
♦he Cineo de Mayo, the title to which
aow s auds in the name of Colonel
Francisco Garcia, chief of staff to Pres
ident Diaz, although it is understood
that others high in authority are asso-
ciated with Colonel Garcia in the
ownership of this great property. The
name of the Cinoo de Mayo was after
wards changed to La Derota ("the De
font ”) Another disooverv was named
LaSaragosa. Still others were christen
ad the Jorge Colorado ("Red-headed
George”), the Bryan (in honor of Colo-
nel W. J. Bryan, then the Democratic
nominee for president of the United
States), and the Noche Triste ("Sud
Night.”) All these now go to make up
toe thirty pertenencias of La Derota
which A. J. King is working under a
three year's lease dating from last July.
These mines lie in the Mocteznina dis-
trict, of which Oposnru is the chief
town, or county seat. Learning
Beeves went on shipping ore to Bisbee
for six months without interference and
without any question being raised as to
their title to the property. The ore was
sorted and none rtiuniug less than 300
•wncesin silver was shipped. As a mat-
ter of fact the ore as shipped actually
averaged 600 ounces. At least one-
third of the ore taken out ran 200 ounces
and above, and it is said that the ore,
aow being taken out by King runs
about the same as then.
Learning and his partner had taken
oat something like $20,000 worth of ore
before the immense value of their strike
was generally recognized. Then they
ran against a snag. It developed that
their property lay within the twenty-
league zone along the northern border
of Mexico, within which no foreigner
•an acquire title to property withont a
special permit. Such a permit is usual
ly not difficult to obtain. The Mexican
mineral agent at Oposura advised Learn
ing & Reeves to apply for such a j>er
mit, and they did so. But charges were
Wrought against the personal characters
of Learning & Reeves, and they were
refused the desired permit. Learning
avers that the charges were false as to
himself, and that he believes they were
false as to his partner, bnt that no op-
portunity was given them to disprove
the charges.
At any rate, they lost the mines and
•ther parties are now enjoying the pro
seeds. Of course, even if Learning and
Beeves were wronged, Mr King is in
no way chargeable therefor, and indeed
Learning expresses gratification at
King's good fortune in getting a chance
to reap so rich a harvest from the work
ing of the Pilares mines. Learning re-
lates his story without any apparent
bitterness of spirit, and he is now en-
gaged in developing other mining prop
arty southwest, of Pilares
It is estimated by those who have
some basis of knowledge that Mr King
will clear at least a quarter of a million
of dollars on his lease the first year,
with two years more to oontiuue the
work.
mense mining district, located on the
line of the Sierra Madre railroad, a
great part of which it has made no at
tempt to develope. It is some of thete
nndeveloped mines which the company
will lease to responsible parties, who
iuteud to work them with a sufficient
force of men.
* • •
John R. Hart returned Friday from
the Casas Graudes country with some
fine samples of copper-silver ore, which
assa>s 20 per cent copper and 60 ounces
of silver to the ton. The prospect is lo
eated 60 miles southwest of Casas
Graudes, and a wagon road can be con-
structed with little expense to within
three miles of the mine. Mr. Hart will
develop his property and is now mak-
ing arrangements here for that purpose.
* * *
Parties who have just returned from
New Yoik City state that low grade
copper, lead and zinc mines, where they
show a large body of ore, can now be
disposed of withont difficulty, eastern
capitalists seeking such investments. A
short time ago, before the rise in the
price of these metals, low grade iniues
could not be disposed of at any figure,
but now investors will pay more pro-
portionately for large bodies of low
grade than they will pay for a limited
vein of high grade ore. as the latter
may soon become exhausted.
MINES AND MINING.
Large deposits of carbonate of zinc in
Arizona, which have never been touch-
ed except by mineralogists. are now at-
tracting special attention and are being
investigated by Missourians and Penu
eylvatnans The zinc in the Quitman
■wuntains is also being inspected with
a view of bringing it on the market.
This activity is censed by the rise in the
fcrioeofzino. The zinc found in sou'h
western Arizona and in the Quitman
Mountains of this county is said to be
a far superior grade to ttmt now being
worked in Missouri and Bethlehem, Pa.
It is proposed to establish works iu the
vicinity of El Paso so as to save the
cost of transportation. El Paso, owing
to its unrivaled railroad facilities, is
prominently considered as the most de-
sirable place to locate a plant. No
definite action has been taken, bat it is
expected that arrangements will be
perfected in the course of a few weeks.
Negotiations are now pending for the
purchase of the mines.
* * #
A deal is pending for the famous
Mercury mine iu Brewst-r county, this
state. The Mercury is in the form of
cinnabar, known as the red sulphide of
mercury, and is regarded as valuable.
Dr M. O. Wright and other citizens of
■1 Paso are the chief owners of the
property Heury Braden, who formerly
resided in this city, who is now iuCnba.
has the remaining interest in the mines.
A large sum has been offered for the
property, but the amount is kept quiet
•ntil the sale is closed. Eastern parties
through representatives in city have
• made the offer for the property and
propose to work it on an extensive scale.
• • •
George E. Fitzgerald, of this city,
kas organized a company of New York
capitalists to develope and work cop-
per prospects iu the vicinity of Bensou,
Arizona. It is also propsaed to erect a
plant at Benson for the treatment of
the ore. The company represents a
capital of $100,000, and several El Paso
parties with Mr, Fitzgerald are inter-
ested in the enterprise. A number of
copper properties have been leased by
the new company, and options secured
era others. It is intended to begin oper-
ations at once.
» » •
Negotiations are on foot for leasing
some of the low grade silver and cop-
per properties, owned, but not at pres-
et worked, by the Corrolitos Mining
Oompany. This company has un im
The latest samples taken from the
Davis Conklin tin prospect iu the Frank-
lin mountains run as high as ten per
cent metallic tin. Should this grade
continue the prospects are that the
ledge will prove more valuable as the
work progresses, and would warrant
the erection of a concentrating plant at.
the mines, where there is plenty of
water. The concentrates could then be
reduced to metallic tin at El Paso thus
making one more gigantic industry for
the gate city of the southwest.
* » *
The Corralitos Mining company has
increased the number of men employed
at its mines. The proprietors of the
Cinco de Mayo mine, in the Escondida
mountains have done the same, the new
owners of the Dos Cabezas have added
150 miners to the former force, and
several other owners of old or new
mines in the Sierra Madre country are
preparing to follow suit. In conse-
quence the Sierra Madre railroad is ex-
pecting heavy shipments of ore during
the spring and summer months and is
making arrangements to supply the de-
mand for cars.
Some fine specimens of gold float were
sent to El Paso the past week for assay.
They were found by a Mexioau freight-
er, 90 miles southwest of Casas Graudes
and were given to parties at that place,
who will try and locate the original
ledge. The specimens show that they
must have come from a very rich vein.
* * *
E. R Montgomery, after an absence
of several months, returned to El Paso
Saturday from the Yaqni gold fields in
Sonora. He brought some fine samples
of gold which he secured in the placer
diggings. He reports that dnriug the
past few weeks a number of prospectors
have gone to the Yaqui mining district
from Arizona. Mr. Montgomery states
that he only speut about six weeks in
the placer mines and has $600 to show
for his labor.
During the past wTeek a company com-
posed of El Paso merchants was form-
ed to operate some promising copper
properties in the Sacramento moun-
tains. As the organization of the com-
pany has not yet been completed, the
names of the officers and stockholders
have not been made pnblio. The com-
pauv will .be a strong one and have a
good working capital.
* # *
Jame E Iward, an old employe of
the Santa Fe shops in this city, has re-
turned from a prospecting trip to the
Sierra Madre mouutaius, and has
brought with him some valuable sam-
ples of high grade silver and gold ore.
He reports mining very active in that
section, and states that a great many
prospectors are going there from other
mining districts.
* # *
The past few days parties from Hart-
ford, Connecticut, have been in the
city, who have just returned from in-
vestigating a vast bed of glanber salt,
the hydrated selphate of soda, located
in Lincoln conuty, New Mexico- It is
said that the experts were highly pleas-
ed with the resnlts of their investigation
and that steps are now being takeu to
secure a title to the property. The ex-
istauce of this glanber salt deposit has
been known for some time, bnt no at-
tempt has been made to work it. The
parties now tryiug to secure the proper-
ty are said to have pleuty of capital
back of them.
is now building a wagon road from the
sulphur mines to a point on the Pecos
Valley railroad, 21 miles distant, and
will eventually bnild a tramway in or-
der to facilitate the transportation of
the sulphur to the railroad.
# # *
Parties who have jnst arrived from
the Dragoon mining district in Arizoua
report that the famous Wolframite
mines there are makiug regular ship-
ments to Pittsbnrg, Pa., which give an
average return of $400 per ton.
* » *
It is said that John 8. Dodd has in-
terested capital in his gold mine in the
Texas Canyon, Organ mountains, New
Mexico, and that a big company will be
formed to commence work at once and
put np a cyanide plant of thirty tons
capacity. The mine is a gold propose
tion and Mr. Dodd has spent several
years developing the property and prov-
ing that the hedges earned gold iu pay-
ing quantity. He has purchased the
interest of Henry Foy, who assisted him
in developing the property.
* * *
The new proprietors of the Dos Ca-
bezas mine, in the Sierra Madre moun-
tains, have started the Huntington
mill, which was already at the mine,
and is turning out a qrautity of high
grade concentrates; and as soon as they
can increase their motive power, the
5-stamp mill which was purchased with
the property will also be started. A
large piaut has already been oidered
which they expect to have at the mines
in running order ear'v in the summer
THE SPRING RACKS.
Minager Hughe* in Meeting With Much
Kiicourttgemeut Mini In Smigulne.
Manager Hughes of Washington park
when asked by a Times mau yesterday
as to how matters stood in regard to the
proposed spring meet said; "Everj-
tbiug is favorable. The business men
all seem pleased with my proposition
for raising the purses. A P. Coles told
me that he had read niv offer in the
Times and considered it a very good
one and that he would do all he could
to help the enterprise. Horace B. Stev-
ens says we ought to have two meets a
year, and says he will help with his
subscription. B. H. Stevens of the Ac-
me bas promised to give $100 twice a
year. Harry Cbarniau, George Ogden,
Dan Carr and others have also declared
themselves as favorable to the spring
meet and they will help out.
"I have,” continued Mr. Hughes,
‘‘also written Mr. Haughton, general
agent of the Santa Fe and Mr Derby-
shire of the Texas & Pacific, These are
the replies;
“When you can give us some defin-
ite information concerning this mat-
ter, we will endeavor to do what is
right. Yours truly.
"B F. Derbyshire,
"S. W. F. & P. A.”
"Relative to your o mversatiou a few
days ago regarding special rates for a
race meeting May 8rd, 4th and 5th, I
beg to advise yon that we have this
matter up with our passenger depart-
ment and expect to hear from them
shortly. In the meantime, for your in-
formation I do not hesitate to say that
our line will do equally mb well as
other lines running into El Paso.
"Yours truly, F. B. Hotghton,
"General Agent.”
“Yes,” continued Mr. Hughes, "that
big race meet will be a great success.”
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Britton Davis left yesterday for
a visit to relatives in New York City.
Mrs. N. A Hawkeus, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Gardner, will leave in
a few days to spend some time in Cali-
fornia.
Mr. and Mrs. I). Kiugsland and
daughter, of St Lonis, leave today for
the City of Mexico, alter spending a
week iu El Paso.
Bishop C. C. McCabe arrived in the
city last evening from Mexico’s capital
and will preach at the First M. E.
church this evening,
Ike Diamond, recently of El Paso,
bnt now located in Phoenix, Arizoua,
arrived iu the city yesterday from New
York and will remain a few days.
H. R. Simpson, general manager of
the El Paso sampliug works, leaves to-
day for a business trip to the Cit.y of
Mexics. He will be gone one week.
Mr. C. D. McClure, a St. Louis mil-
lionaire, accompanied by liis wife, will
arrive in the city tomorrow and will
spend a few days iu El Paso on their
way to Mexico City.
T. L. Welles, general superintendent
of the New Mexico Coal company, has
arrived from Pennsylvania and will pro-
ceed at onoe to Salado to put men to
work in the coal mines.
Wool Market Quiet.
Boston, March 4—The Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow: Trading
has been rather quiet during the week.
Offers are bemg made at a little below
quotations, and territories have sold on
a 40 cent basis. Combing stocks are
still very firm.
VeueieurlHu Krbelti Defeated.
Carcas, Venezuela, March 4—Gov-
ernment troops yesterday defeated the
revolutionists near MoroCayes.
For lime, cement, plaster, pitch and
paper, bnilding material of all kinds,
go to O Brien Coal Co., St. Lonis street.
Phone 8.
Shady Grove butter, the greatest
achievement of modern creameries, 25
cents per pound at the El Paso Grocery
Three cans pure fruit jams for 2t sts.
at the El Paso Grocery Co.
Fnrnitnre and sewing machines at
cost at 811 El Paso street
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A True Home Industry. All the Stock Owned by San Antonio Citizens
Independent Assay Office
■ •TABitSHBD 1888.
D.W.Reckhart.E.M
Proprietor.
Agent for Ore Fhip
1HT8. Assay* and
i Chemical Analysis.
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p. c. sox as.
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'EL PASO, TEXAS.
Link - Restaurant,
115 EL' PASO .STREET,
[it
Open Day and Night.* Oyster*, Fish
and Game in every style.
SEAMON
Assay and Chemical
Laboratories....
Corner Stanton and St Louis streets.
P. O. Box 97, El Paso, Texas
Umpire and control assays a specialty. We
act as agents for shippers of ore to smelter
4
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El Paso Ume Works
A. COCRCHBSNR. Proprietor.
Manntaetnrer of
HYDRAULIC
WHITE LIME.
rtr“C'<>Ki?«nv«>iinBNr» sni.iciTHi'.
8I8TRR8 OF CHARITY
HOSPITAL.
HEAD OF
NORTH STANTON STREET
Largest Brewery in the South.
Last year’s output 250,000 kegs more than any other brewery south
of St. Louis. The cause of this is the excellent auabtv of the beer pro-
duced. Phone No. 122. J. W. MAGOFFIN, Agent.
DIRECTORY OF
Sierra Madre Transportation
AND
Outfitting Facilities of El Paso
Transportation.
The mines around Kingston, Santa
Rita and Pinos Alton, iu Grant conuty,
New Mexico, are turning out large
quantities of good ore, and heavy ship-
ment are being sent to the El Paso
Btnelter.
• » *
The past week the Live Oak Copper
Company, of Gila county. Arizona,
has averaged a carload of ore every
other day. The most of this ore was
shipped to the El Paso smelter.
* » ♦
Eastern capitalists are turning their
attention to the mines in the E-eondnla
mountains on the line of the Sierra
Madre railroad. The negotiations for
the purchase of several prospects iu that
district are now under way and should
the sale be consnmated, development
work will be started without delay
with the view of putting the ore on the
market this summer.
The recent opening np of several low
grade copper aud lead mines in Arizo-
na, which for the past eleven years
have remained idle, has put a great deal
of ore on the market., and large ship-
ments are being made this month to the
El Paso smelter from Pima aud other
counties in Arizona.
* # •
Twentv ineu have been put to work in
the El Paso county sulphur mines, and
100 tons of sulphur rock are reduced
every two hour*, which yields fifty tons
of pure sulphur. The price of sulphur
at present is about $25 per ton, aud as
the beds seem unlimited the owners of
the property expect to realize an im-
mense fortune. It only costs abont $5
to reduce and market a ton of sulphur,
Q lg't Duuuvd
So much misery and so many deaths
hare been caused by the Grip, that ev-
ery one should know wbat a wonderful
remedy for this malady i* fouud iu Dr.
King’s New Discovery. That distress
ing stubborn cough that inflames your
throat, robs you of sleep, weakens your
system aud paves the way for Consump-
tion is quickly stopped by this match-
less cure. If you have chills aud fever,
pain iu the back of the head, soreuess
in bones and muscles, sore throat and
that oongh that grips your throat like a
vice, you need Dr Kings New Discov-
ery to cure your Grip, aud prevent
Pneumonia or Consumption. Price 50
cts and $1 Money back if not cured.
Trial bottle free at W. A. Irvin & Co’s
Drug Store.
Ktory of a Slave
To be bound hand aud foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. Geo. D. Williams, of
Manchester, Mich., tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: "My
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not tarn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of Elec-
tric Bitters, she is wonderfully im-
proved and able to do her own work.”
This supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleepless-
ness, melancholy, headache, backache,
fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine is a godsend to w’eak,
sickly, rundown people. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold by
Irwin & Co., Drnggists,
liuckleo’* Amir* Native.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fe-
ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands. Chil-
blains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. It is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by W.
so the profit is enormons. The company | A, Irvin & Co , El Paso, Texas
Made to Order by
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For Sale
IT50 lbs. type metal for
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Metal
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Sierra Madre Line. (R. G., S. M. & P. Ry.i
Shortest and most direct line to Casai
Grandos, from where trails can betaken foi
all parts of the great range. Call on or ad-
dress j. T. Logan, General Traffic Agent, oi
John P Itamsey. General Manager, Culdad
Juarez, Mexico.
Mining supplies.
Krakauer, Zork & Move.
Headquarters for MiningSupplies. Camping
Outfits. Fire Arms. El Paso, Texas.
Ketelskn & Ueoetau,
Mining Sifpplles, Camping Outfit*, Arms
and Ammunition and Bankers. Culdad,
Juarez. Mexico.
J. D. Matthews. •
Guzman and Casas Graudes. Mexico.
Mining and Prospectors’ Supplies, Burros
Saddles, etc.
Hankers.
First National Bank, FI Paso, Texas.
Capl'al aud surplus $140,000. Buyers an*
sellers of Mexican pesos.
Juarez Branch Banco Comkruial de
Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Mexleo.
Buy and soil Mexican money and exchange
on all principal cities of the Republic of
Mexico. United States and Europe. Agency
of the Banco Mineroof Chihuahua.
Adolph Khakauer, Manager.
State National Bank, El Paso, Texas
A legitimate Banking business transacted
in all its branches. Established in 1881.
Highest prlc“ raid for Mexican dollars.
Ore Hnye-s,
El Paso Smelting Works.
(Branch of the Consolidated Kansas Clip
Smelting and Refining Co.) Ruyers of Gold
Silver. Lead and Copper ores, Bullion
Matte and Bars. H. R. Simpson, manage)
Sheldon Block, El Paso, Texaa
El Paso Saddlery Co.
-Manufacturer* and Dealers in-
At the Titties Office
vdcstkkuay's wkathkk in n pauo
United States Weather Hckeau.
Observation at 5:45 p. m„ local time.
Barometer, sea level........................... 30.14
Thermometer..................................... - *
Direction of wind ................. ............. NW
Wind velocity, miles per hour.......... 4
WYat'er. Clear
Rainfall last 24 hours, in. and hun........0
Highest temperature today......„............. 62
Low st temperature today.................. 41
AKKIAVL AND DKt AKTUKK OF MAILS
ARRIVES. LEAVES
TAP 10:l«am............ t:40 p.m
U,. H. Sc S. A..;......... 2:45 p.m............ 1:50 p.m
8. P., west................ 1:30 p.m............ 3:35 p.m
A., T. & 8 F 9:50 a m............ 9:20 a m
Mexican Central..... 7:35 p m............ 1:15 p m
R. G , S. M. & P......... Leaves Juarez 8:10 a.m
R. Cl.. S. MAP . Arrives Juarez 4:10 p.m
All mails will be distributed thirty minutes
after the arrival of trains, and all mails will
be closed thirty minutes before the departure
of trains
HOURS WINDOWS OPEN AND CLOSE—EXCEPT
SUNDAYS.
General delivery is open from 7:30 a. m. to 6
p. m,, except while eastern mail is being dls-
trlbu'ed. Money order and register windows
open at 8 a. m., close at 5 p.m. Stamp win-
dow opeus at 7:30 a. m , closes 6 p. m.
SUNDAY.
General delivery and earrie-s'windows will
be open from 11:30 a m 10 12:30 p m.
Stamp window open at the same time.
R. F. Campbell. P V
Syracuse, Baker and
Winchester
Hammerless Guns and Cartridges
’99 HODELS. ^
Aetnas, Envoys & Crowns.
BEST MAKES AT FAIR PRICES.
EL PASO CYCLE CO.,
Vendome Hotel Block.
We do Repairing.
The Star Livery, Feed and Sale Stables.
HACK AND BACCACE LINE.
j-1*
Finest Turnouts in the city. Blacksmithing, Carriage Building, Paint-
ing and Trimming. Horses and Mules bought and sold on commission,!.
Telephone 92. J. CALDWELL, Prop.
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