Vast Calumet and Arizona Mining Camp Improves Lordsburg District
Hidalgo County becomes a vast mineral wealth center as Calumet & Arizona Mining Company undertakes a major development program in the Lordsburg district. The 85 mine at Valedon shows renewed activity with new shafts, tunnels, and ventilation improvements, while on the surface the camp receives housing, a water system, a school, hospital, theatre, and a modern cooperative store under H D Horne.
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Calumet & Arizona Mining Company
Lordsburg
Calumet & Arizona
Superior
D. W. Hebart
Douglas
Cornelia
Ajo
A. J. Balmforth
Robert H. Dickson
Hen Crow
Valedon
Southwestern New Mexico Cattle Boost in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo county with more than fifty thousand cattle on its ranges is regaining prominence as a cattle producing district. Beef cattle prices fell due to late rains and shipments, but breeding stock remains largely unsold, signaling a rise in cattle numbers next year as open ranges shrink and herds grow. Cattlemen are expanding herds, acquiring high grade sites, and upbuilding stock on open ranges in the region.
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Hidalgo County
Lordsburgs Early Christmas Tree A Big Community Event
The 1887 Lordsburg Christmas program at a single church drew big crowds for a two tree, presents laden event. Students and Mrs Marble, Mrs Hack and the minister led songs and readings while wagons and silverware filled the floor. The piece notes broad audience praise and wonders today who remains in Lordsburg.
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Lordsburg
Vaoteee
Katy Walsh
Aumanac
Gaddis
Flla
Willet McWhirt
Mre
Wim
Anne Murry
Hark
Jennie Woodward
hVa Filbrick
Gay
Marble
Hack
Christmas Wish Ould to God
Poem fragment expressing a desire for lasting Christmas joy and goodwill. Attributed to kiatherine Edelman, preserving a reflective tone about happiness, friendliness, and peaceful days beyond the holiday.
Shakespearean Social Night at Grant House 1888
In the Grant house dining room on Friday evening a gay social function drew representative ladies and gentlemen. The Lordsburg string band performed on a prominent platform as dancing continued until midnight before moving to the Stratford house for an elegant supper. Joseph Conners is credited with organizing the feature. The spread included oysters, sandwiches, dessert, and a large pumpkin pie with Ben Woberta noted at the table. Continued on page 16.
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Grant House
Lordsburg
Stratford House
Joseph Conners
Ben Woberta
Lordsburg Mining Region Report Highlights Vast Ore Potential
Informative report from Thomas A. Lister details Hidalgo County New Mexico mining belts near Lordsburg. Notes include yields from the Mother Lode Vein system, multiple mines such as Calumet & Arizona and Anita Copper Co, steady annual production around one million dollars, and strong ore demand from Douglas and El Paso smelters.
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Lordsburg
Southern Pacific Railway
Custom Smelter
el Paso
Texas
Douglas
Custom
Bisbee
Arizona
Calumet & Arizona Mining
Anita Copper Co
Texas- Louisiana Power Company
Fl Paso
Pyramid
Virginia
Ares Ge
Misers Chest
Bonner Mining Co
Nelly Grey Group
Aldorado Group
Phoenix Group
8 Calumet & Arizona Mining Co
Atwood-Valedon Group
Jerry Boyle-Waldo Group
Sister
Mise
Pyramid District
Venus
Viola
Last Chance
Nellie Bly
Robert BE. Lee
Bonney Co
Calumet & Arizona Mining Co
Lordsburg Mining District Forecasts by Eminent Geologist
A 1906 survey by a leading mineral geologist argues Lordsburg in New Mexico merits capital attention. It notes deep mining as the key, outlines ore types from copper to silver, and praises climate, rails, labor, and proximity to smelters. The report cites deeper ore enrichment and predicts strong future value.
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Lordsburg
Lordeburg
Tis
Lordenburg Mintting
New Mexico
Cef
Shakespeare
Tia
BucCewe
Pyramid Mountains
Southern Pacific Railway
HS Paso
South Western
Evetom
Hachila
Greal
Clifton
Morenel
Arizona
Southern Pacific
Elizabethtown
Hillsboro
Pines Allen
Silver City
Georgetown
Kingston
Lake Valley
Malston
Pyramid
Pyramid Peak
Range of Mountains
Inter
Epper
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Calumet & Arizona Mining O
United States
H. D. Horne
Southwestern
New Mex
Stockman’s Paradise
Willie Hack
Kiatherine Edelman
Thomas A. Lister
Lordsburg, New Mexico
Mexico
Mother Lode
Hy Pavette A. Jones
Ecanemie Grateg. Int
Albuquerque
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