Southwestward from the deposit just described is a vertical shaft 125
feet deep. This shaft has followed down what seems to be a fissure in
the limestone, in which lead carbonate, some galena, limonite quartz,
calcite, and manganese oxide occur. This ore was worth at Socorro, New
Mexico, $50 per ton for the gold, silver, and lead it contained, and it
was shipped there in quite large quantities.
A large stope commences on the northeast side of the shaft at a depth of
30 feet from the top and extends down to the 114-foot level.
Considerable ore was standing in sight in the mine at the time of my
visit, but nothing was being done. The company have had to stop work, as
the owners of the lime quarry claim to have this property included in
their patent.