Image 14 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), May 6, 1911

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SALE OF ERNESTINE MINE PROPERTY EXPECTED Deadwood Mines Operate With Oil on Reduced Cost Basis Mogrollon N M May S At the Ernestine Mining company the clean up lor the latter part of April is in progress Themill last week treated CS4 tons of ore yielding 55 jsacks of concentrates work continues to be pushed in the riiinei the vein in the main tunnel west is now from 10 to 12 feet wide with an extra good grade milling ore It is said t A negotia tions for the sale of this property will be closed at an early date At the Deadwood mines the actual il consumption in the operation of the aiill is said to be less than 1 cents per horse power day and since not to sxaed 70 horse power are required to handle 50 tons daily in this plant the iuel cost to crush stamp and trat i ton f ore is less than 16 cents To this must he added labor depreciation and other items in arriving at Ithe to tal power cost which is well under 50 cents per ton The mine has heen unwatered to the second level ore is being furnished