Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection, 1890-1982
Date
circa 1915
Decade
1910s
Subject (LCSH)
Engineering
Civil engineering
Mechanical engineering
Subject (local)
Surveying--Study and teaching
Historical context
The arrival of the railroad in Las Cruces stimulated prospecting in the mountains. Miners needed a heavy conveyance to transport ore to smelters. They dug mines and removed lead, zinc, copper, silver, gold, and fluorspar, a mineral used as a flux to reduce melting points of silicates for glass and also metals. The Modoc Lead Mine, a 700-foot deep shaft at the foot of Fillmore Canyon just east of La Cueva, was worked until 1917, producing about $200,000 of lead ore. Edited based on Las Cruces website.
Provenance
Winnock, Frank
Extent
3 1/4 x 4 in.
Notes
Slides used in lecture ''Picturesuqe and Industrial New Mexico.''