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Th e Sh e r w in -Wil l ia ms Co . In t e r -Of f ic e Le t t e r Cleveland W. R. Sleplein Cleveland AuxUlaires October 22, 1923 History of Auxiliaries ix ANSWERING LETTER OF DICTATED ST Magdalena The nines at Magdalena are located in the Magdalena Range of mountains in the southwestern part of Sew Mexico on a spur of the Santa Fe railroad, 26 miles from the main EL Paso branch. The mines have produced since 1850. In the early days the production consisted of silver and lead which were emeltered in a crude Mexican type furnace and carted by ox teams over the famous old Santa Fe Trail to St. Louis. Production has been practically continuous since starting. The only interruptions have been for short periods in the old days when the Commanches were on the warpath. The mines are located in an altitude 7,500 feet above sea-level. The Sherwin-Williams Company purchased the mines in 190l* and have produced since that date more than 300,000 tons of ore. The mineral ground contains 2U7 acres with an additional 556 acres of nonmineral ground. We have blocked out and ready for mining at the present time 133*000 tons of ore which is three years' requirements. We always keep three years development ahead of con sumption. We have a modern mill which can treat 3*000 tons of ore per month. The mineral consists of sine, lead, copper and In a small way silver and a little gold. Coffeyvllle The Coffeyvllle Smelter , is located in the natural gas belt off the Oklahoma-Kansas Border. The first pigment was produced in 1506. Capacity pigment per year 12.000 Tons Ore Required per year Coal Required per Tear 36.000 " lt5,000 Flux Required per Tear 27,000 White Lead Department ttie first unit of ODP Plant Btarted producing April 1910. Present capacity - 15*000 tons white lead per year. Capacity red lead and litharge - 3,600 tons per year. I think that Mr. Hain will have most of the above on his chart but you can select such as you want for your historical record, if there is anything of interest. Very truly yours> OBiHC /a/ Oen. Supt. - Mines & Smelters. 07-SWP-000007110