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The West American Scientist. 30 
COPPER is KING 
[Abstract of a report by a mining en- 
area cres, 4,533 
Grant county. Ne fexico, 2 miles we 
of the town of Penos Alto d 8 miles 
north of Silver City, the c y seat and 
railroad station. et. 
titude of une er ela 6,000 feet. 
G er 
one ads fro Silv City to the 
mine 
Permanent wa tier on the mines for 
camp e; suffic t to run a large smelt- 
ing plant ean be aeveees eer a smal ex- 
pen 
ee yritic-syenite hanging and foot 
walls, with Guartzite, porphyry, syenite, 
dolomite (lime), and 
r gph 
ore BOG ten. Pag 
fro to 15@ fe oe each, iron ca 
in Cidacek quartz. 
copper ore VS bunches in the seein vary- 
ing from 1 to 10 feet wide, The charac- 
ter of the ant is copper- -iron earbonates, 
showing a little ig and person nd cop- 
per. and copper sulphides below wa- 
a, ee ogee witter pet A a Ee per- 
age ron and xp at the a4 Ben 
ns the orOand, w tunn 
The zinc ony shows rat this eae: and will 
disappear pth, as is evidenced near- 
by : 
Bese Line sreelting, 3 to 60 per cent. cop- 
¥ ntaining lime in a few places ad- 
he ey Balntnttes wall. Shipments of ore 
average § to = per cent. copper, iron an 
silica neutra 
Ore can be marketed at the Silver City 
reduction works. 
ost of ning, assaying and hauling to 
: er 
ton. On large shipments, after sie 
ar the cost will be reduced 25 p 
eENet profit per ton (on a 10 per cent. ore) 
ay greeny at $13. 
3 per cent. copper ore can be smelted 
on the Fe hee and Marketed in the east 
ata t 
waite great deposit has the same geo 
logical and mineralogical characteristics 
of the mines of he 
ue m 
Wey 
The trend ¢ or the sg bedine rd form 
e dip of ore bodies te 
. from the vertioal 
wall. area 
p 8S. E. into the aacuuee ti 
Nat little gold and silver is found in 
these surface ores. Silver 6 to 7 oz.; gold 
a 
Surface workings, cuts, shafts and tun- 
nels. from 5 to 100 feet each in length or 
e have been made by old-time gold: 
on the 
be een ee rons approx- 
imate depth attained, 125 
hobo i cps ponte pa will” be required. 
ine, oak and junipe od for all pur- 
d can be, pur- 
embraces | 
will probably open up pay 
"$50,000: six months’ developing 
Pe 
; shipping. privileges. 
ORCUTT, San Diego, California. 
LAKESIDE HOTEL 
: é : & 
Lakeside, San Diego county, California. 
This Hotel is a convenient place to 
stop on the way to and from the mines. 
First Class in every respect. 
Telephone and telegraph. 
Baths and electric bells. / 
‘STEPHENS 
New Studio 
911 Fifth street. 
Stamp photos to life size at the right 
price 
Bring this ad and get an extra picture 
ree. Sa 
40 named tertiary fossils 
ORCUTT, San Disks. California. 
