ht fire and was leveled.
fireworks Silver C
ity's hopes were dashed since the w
hole operation was going to be sold and
once again
put into productions.
The sale took place anyway, and C
omanche Mining Smelting Co. was the ne
w owner.
The reduction works were buil
d on a larger scale
. In 1906, the
newspaper had this to say: "The big red buiIt's going to be a real blast!
575-835-5492
ponderous machinery is house
d is 72 feet high
and is by far
the most impos
ing structure in theses p
arts, being 63 feet in
Sun.
widt
widt
h and
122 feet long.
"A metallic conveyer will carry the ore from the bins to the large cr
ushe
r, f
r, f
rom
whence it will be elevated... the oversize of this going to the picking belt were b
oys
and
and
men will be employed to pick out the different classes of ore that is to go direct
to the smel
Wed.
6/22
6/22
ter.
"The water for the
mill will be pumped from the arroyo, which passes through Silver
mill will be pumped from the arroyo, which passes through Silver
Cit
y an
y an
d past the smelter...
The little Silver City, Pinos Altos & Mogollon railroad hauled ore to this smelter,
but only brief
ly.
Coma
Coma
nche was absorbed by Savannah Copper Company which operated
the plant for a short time. Even at
firs
t, S
t, S
avannah was caught up in the dream that
first captured the Hearst family, and later the Coman