potential
district,
ol Sabinoso
anduranium
Geology
NewMexico
SanMiguelCounty,
byVirginiaT.McLemore,Geologist, and,DaaidMenzie,Geologist,NewMexicoBureauof
Introduction
The Sabinosodistrict is locatedin eastern
SanMiguel County approximately35 mi east
of Las Vegas,New Mexico (fig. 1) Uranium
mineralizationwas discoveredin the areaby
prospectorsin1952 (Wanek, 1962).Aerial and
ground reconnaissancesurveys by the fedEral government(U.S. Atomii Energy Commission [AEC], 1966) and prospecting by
private mining companieslocatedadditional
radioactiveoccurrenceswithin 5-5 mi of Sabinoso (fig.2; table 1). In 1956,two separate
trial shipments of low-grade ore from the
Bish No. 2 and Windy N6. 9 mineswere sent
to Grants,New Mexico (table2). After these
low-gradeshipmentswere made,only minor
exploration occurred in the district because
of 1) the small, low-grade nature of the deposits, 2) inaccessibilityof the deposits,and
3) high production costs. Recently,part of
the Sabinosodistrict was designateda WildernessStudv Area (WSA) bv the U.S. Bureau of Land-Management
lBiM). To aid in
appraisalof the WSA and as part of a statewide study of uranium occurrences,the New
Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resourcesreevaluatedthe uranium potential of
the Sabinosoarea.
Regionalgeologicmaps by Wanek (1962)
and by Griggs and Hendrickson (1951)include the Sabinosoarea, and numerous authors have described the various uranium
occurrences(Reid and others, 1980;Finch,
Atomic EnergyCommission,1970;
1,972;U.5.
Reid and others(1980)
Baltz,1955a,1955b).
discussedthe uranium potential of the area
and concluded that the depositional environment and sandstonelithology are not favorable for large-tonnage, high-grade,
sandstone-typeuranium deposits. Field investigationsby the authorssupport this conclusion, but additional discoveriesof lowgrade, small to medium deposits are possible.
Geology
The oldest rocks exposedin the Sabinoso
area (fig. 2) are in the Chinle Formation
Los Voegos
/
Sobinoso oreo
SAN MIGUELCOUNTY
Albuquerque
a
;"i
FIGURE l-INoEx MAp sHowrNGLocArloN oF
SastNosoDrsrRlcr, SeN Mtcupl Couxrv, Nrw
MEXrco
MinesandMineralResources,Socorro,NM
(Triassic)which consistsof three members
iWanek,'1962):lower member (170ft thick),
middle sandsionemember (300ft thick), and
upper member (180ft thick). The majority of
tlie'uranium depositsand occurrencesare in
the middle san'dstonemember, although a
few prospectsoccur in the upper portio-nof
the lbwei member.
The lower member of the Chinle Formation consistsofinterbedded,grayish-redand
greenish-gray shales and claystones,_siltstonesand sandstoneswith minor interbeds
of thin, light-brown sandstonesand gray,
conglomerates.Shalesand
limestone-pebble
siltstonesare dominant. The sandstonesare
less than 5 ft thick, calcite cemented, fine
grained,poor to medium sorted, and consist
quartz (50-80%),feldspar (205f suU-a.r'g,rtar
50%),and'chertgrains(up toSVo).Miia, gyp,.r^(ot anhydri"te),andthy clastsare Jommon.
The middle sandstonemember consistsof
reddish-brown to maroon sandstonesand
gray-Iimestone-pebbleconglomeratessePashales
iated by grayrsh-redand greenish-gray
and siltstones. The sandstonesare dominant, fine to medium.grained, Poor to medium sorted, crossbeddedto massive, and
calcitecemented.The individual beds are-up
to 30 ft thick and locallyrnay contain thin
lensesor stringers of mudstone, limestoneshale.
pebbleconglomerate,or carbonaceous
The sandstonesconsist of quartz (50-80%),
materialand fossilwood suchas roots,stems,
and logs are common.The middle sandstone
member is similar in character and stratigraphic po_tiligl to._theCuervo Sandstone
Mehber gf [e+gy Q.972)which is exposed
south of the Sabinosoarea'
The upper member consistsof thick beds
F
lfig. 2, 2members of Chinle
TABLE 1-URANIUM occuRRENcss rN SaarNoso DrsrRrcr, SaN Mtcuel CouNlv;
Formation (Triassic), u"d tffi
Map
Numberr
Name
Location
(sec , T., R.)
lnformation
Development
Host2
Source3
FN-Field Notes
I
windy No 9
SEy414 T17N R23E
81-ft adit
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/19182;Reid and
others (1980, no 37)
2
Sabinoso
uranlum
SWl,,{8 T17N R24E
38-ft adit,
30-ft bench cut
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/16/82; Reid and
others (1980, no 26)
3
Cip Lujan
NW% 17 T17N R24E
10-ftadit
13-ftadit
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/18/82; Reid and
others (1980, no 28)
4
Lujan Cattle
Company
NWru+15 T17N R24E
bench cut
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/18/82; Reid and
others (1980, no 29)
5
Hunt Oil
Company
NWlzq29 T17N R24E
15-ftadit
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/18/82; Reid and
others (1980, no 32)
5
Bish No 2
NElzl 31 T17N R24E
75'ft ad\t
lower and middle
sandstone member
FN 8/20/82; Reid and
others (1980, no 34)
7
El Villa
C 19 T17N R25E
shallow pitoutcrop
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/18/82; Reid and
others (1980, no 30)
8
Locality No
NEluq25 T17N R24E
10-ft cut
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/18/82; Reid and
others (1980, no 33)
9
Lujan Ranch
NE/+ 25 T17N R24E
no workings-outcrop
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/18/82
10
Lujan Ranch
SWh 24T17N Fc;4E
no workingsdrill holes
middle sandstone
member
FN 8/18/82
Key Claims
SEt/tSEls 1 T17N R23E
caved adit
lower sandstone
member
U S Atomic Energy
Comm (1970, p 132)
Mickie V
Claims
27, 28 T17N FC,3E
Pit-outcroP
lower sandstone
member
U S Atomic Energy
Comm (1970,P 151)
no workingoutcrop
lower or middle
sandstone membel
Meek (1953)
pit-outcrop
middle sandstone
member
U S Atomic Energy
Comm (1970, P 127)
AEC Anomaly 28 T17N R23E
No3
T Claims
10, 11 T16N R23E
Nao MexicoGeology
May 1983
of reddish-brownsiltstonesand fine-grained
sandstones separated by grayish-red and
greenish-gray shales. Massive light-gray
sandstonesare common.The sandstonesare
fine to medium grained and less than 10 ft
thick.
The Chinle Formation was probably depositedunder arid conditionsin a complex,
lluvial svstem with adiacentfloodplain and
Iacustrine(playa lakes?)deposits.
The Chinle Formation is overlain by the
Entrada Sandstone(|urassic)and Morrison
Formation (fig. 2). The EntradaSandstoneis
50-60ft thick and consistsof thick, cliff-forming, orange,eolian sandstones(Wanek, 1962).
The sandstonesare crossbedded,fine grained,
well sorted, and consist of subrounded-torounded frosted quartz grains.
The Morrison Formation overlies the Entrada Sandstoneand consistsof three members: red shale (lower), sandstone(middle),
and green shale (upper). The Morrison Formation is approximately350ft thick and was
depositedin stream channels,flood plains,
and lacustrineenvironments(Wanek,1962).
Only two uranium occurrencesare reported
from the Morrison Formation in the Sabinoso area: the Mars claim and minor ura-
nium mineralization associated with
carbonaceouslogs in a 30-40-ft-thick sandstone in sec. 19, T. 16 N., R' 23 E. (U'S.
Bureauof Mines files, 1956).
The furassicrocksareoverlainby the Mesa
RicaSandstone(Cretaceous)which caps the
Canadianescarpmentand the mesasin the
Sabinosoarea (lig. 2). The Mesa Rica Sandmedium-grained,
stoneconsistsof calcareous,
buff to orange,marine sandstonesthat were
depositedas off-shorebars and beachsands
along the margin of an advancing shallow
sea(Wanek, 1962).
Flows of basaltic lavas that overlie the
Triassicrocks along the Canadianand Mora
Riversoriginated fr6m the Mayson cone vents
west of Sabinoso(fig. 2). These flows are
approximately60 ft thick and probably rePresent the latest period of Quaternary volcanism in. northeast New Mexico (Wanek,
1962).
numerous uranium occurrences is in the Sabinoso district, where the authors examined
ten occurrences (fig. 2). At least four additional occurrences are reported in the district
(table 2).
The Windy No. 9 mine, located 3 mi east
of the Canadian River along Cafron Largo, is
typical of the deposits of the Sabinosodistrict
#a it is one of fhe two mines that produced
ore. A shipment of 19 tons, averaging 0.05%
U,O, and 0.337oV,O., was produced by the
Sjn Carlos Uranium Company in the third
maroon to red sandstones and siltstones.
Unmineralized gray conglomeratic sandstones overlie and underlie the mineralized
Uranium mineralization
arenite. Selected samPles from the adit assayed between 0.031 and0.4067o U.O, (table
scattered
is
found
mineralization
Uranium
throughout the middle sandstonemember 3). The hiehest assay values were from a
and the upper portion of the lower member sample froir the back of the adit (fig. 3). Drillof the Chinle Formationin easternNew Mex- ing would be required to delineate any adico (Finch, 7972).One of the areascontaining ditional ore.
24 E. R.25E.
-
conlocl
e h o r i z o n t o ld i p o f b e d s
X p i l o r o u l c r o p u r o n i u mo c c u r r e n c e
ffi
ao"otttto".
o
M e s oR i c o F o r m o t i o n
odit
lrench
3
locolily number ( toble | )
locotion
0 drillhole
IILL WSA boundorY
M o r r i s o nF o r m o t i o n
ond EnlrodoSondslone
C h i n l eF o r m o l i o n
tcu upper member
T c m m i d d l es o n d s l o n e
m e m b e r( C u e r v os o n ds l o n e
m e m b e r? )
Icl lower member
or SesrNosoAREA,SnN Mrcusr- CouNrv, NEw MEXrco Geology by V. T Mclemore and D. Menzie; modified from Wanek
FIGURE 2-GEolocrc Nanp
(1962)Basemap from Sabinosoand Arroyo Alamocito 7lz-m\n topographicquadrangles.
May 1983
Na.o Mexico Ceology
northwest side of the mesa,is 15 ft long and
exposestwo horizontal, thin zones of mineralization.The mineralizationis associated
lbs
%
MaP
with limonitic alteration and organic debris
tons ore
uroe
Numberl
UrOe
lbs V2O5
% VzOs
Shipper
in limy shales interbedded with brown siltstone(fig. 5). Selectedsamplesassayed0.015
Windy No 9
19
19
0,05
747
1
0 38
San CarlosUranium Co
30
62
0.10
27
and0.89VaU.O., 0.40and 8.80%V lessthan
o
Bish No 2
0 04
Swain, Brooks,and Holcomb
0.2% Mo, and 0.74oz Aglton (table3). SamTOTAL
49
81
0 08
1.74
0 18
ple 2804 from the Hunt Oil Company adit
contained the highest uranium and vanas o m p l e3
dium content of all 14 samplescollectedin
the Sabinosodistrict.
The Bish No. 2 mine (ftg.2), on the southeastside of the mesa,consistsof severalsmall
bench cuts and a 75-ft long adit which is
currently flooded (fig. 6) Uranium mineralization occurs in the middle sandstone
member at the adit level and minor mineralization in the lower member is exposed in
the bench cuts. Mineralized lensesof gray,
calcareousshale and gray limestone-pebble
conglomerateare interbedded with a 10-ft
thick conglomerateat the base of the middle
sandstonemember.Swain, Brooks,and Holcombshipped30 tons of ore averaging}.llVo
sHowING MINERALTzED
FIGURE 5-PHorocnepH
UrO, and 0.04VoYrO, in the fourth quarter
MATERIAL(BLACKAREAS)IN SHALES
CARBONACEOUS
of t956 from this mine (table 2). Selected
AT HUNT Oil- CorrapaNv,qott mineralized shale
samplesfrom near the portal (fig. 5) and from
overlain by unmineralized sandstone (top of
the dump of the Bish No. 2 mine assayed
photograph).
0.005and 0.071VoU,O" (table3).
Possibly a low-grade, small tonnage deposit may exist underneath the Bish No. 2Hunt Oil Company mesa (fig. 2). The wideFIGURE 3-PI-AN MAp oF WrNDy No 9 MrNEsHowlNG
spread occurrence of low-grade mineralizaSAMPLE
LOCATIONS;
chemical analyses given in table
tion along both sidesof the mesais a favorable
3 (sampling by authors, August 19, 1982).
condition; however, a closerexaminationof
the geology in order to determine any deposit trends and close-spaceddrilling along
the mesa would be needed to discover any
2A tl
additional deposits.
Four occurrencesare locatedeast of SabiFIGURE6-PleN uap oF BrsHNo 2 MrNssuowtNc
noso on the Lujan Ranch (fig. 7): El Villa,
SAMPLE
LocATIoN;adit clearance less than 3 ft.
Chemicalanalysesgiven in table3 (samplingby Locality 43, Lulan Ranch, and Lujan Ranch
authors,August 20, 1982).
drill holes. Additional occurrencesare reported along MesitaColoradoin secs.23 and
. 8 a n d 1 9 ,T .
2 4 , T . 1 7N . , R . 2 4 E . a n d s e c s 1
Lujan Cattle Company (occurrences 2,3, and 17 N., R. 24 E. (Perhac, 1953;Perhac and
4). Uranium mineralization at the Cip Lujan
others, 1953;Wolfe and Perhac,1953).These
and Sabinoso Uranium Companv adits oc- occurrencesare within a gray conglomerate
curs at the base of the middle sandstone up to 10 ft thick which Iies between red to
member and is intimately associated with ormaroon sandstonesand siltstones (fig. 8).
ganic material surrounded by a halo of liThe conglomerate may be up to 200 ft in
monitic alteration. Mineralization occurs in
width and is truncated laterally by unminFIGURE 4-Cnoss sEcrroNoF HuNr Orr-CorurpeN'y
gray mudstones and limestone-pebble con- eralizedred to maroon sandstones.Five seADIT SHOWING SAMPLELOCATIONS;chernical analyses
givenin table3 (samplingby authors,August glomerates which lie between red, calcite- lected samples from the Lujan Ranch area
c e m e n t e d s a n d s t o n e s a n d s i l t s t o n e s . S e - (fig. 7) assayedfrom 0.001 to 0.054%U,O,
77,7982).
lected samples from these adits assayed0.02% (table 3). Up to 0.51,Va
Cu and 0.4IVoY are
U.Ou (table 3). Small bench cuts have ex- present in sample 2814 (table 3). A total of
The Mickie V claims and AEC Anomaly posed minor mineralization at the Lujan Cat- 20 holes were drilled at Mesita Coloradoby
No. 3 also occurin CafronLargo (table1) but tle Company occurrence where slightly
prospectorson 500ft or 1,000ft centers;some
were inaccessibleduring the field investi- mineralized fossil logs occur at the base of a of these drill holes are plotted in fig. 7. No
gation,owing to high watersin the Canadian medium-grained, red sandstone.
ore-gradematerial was encounteredduring
River.Uranium mineralizationis reported to
The Hunt Oil Company adit (occurrence drilling (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
occur in gray, limestone-pebbleconglomer- 5) and the Bish No. 2 mine (occurrence 6) are files, late 1950's).
ates of the lower and middle sandstone on opposite sides of a northeast-southwestThe T claimsare locatedin secs.10 and 1L,
members.An assay on a sample from the trending mesa which is capped by the mod- T. 16 N., R. 23 E., south of the Bish No. 2
Mickie V claimscontained0.718Vo
U rOr,4.55Vo erately resistant middle sandstone member mine (table 1). No visible workings were seen
VrO' and 0.I2Vo Cu (U.S. Atomic Energy (fig. 2). Additional occurrences are reported by the authorson August 20,7982,although
Commission,t970, p. 751).
to be located along both sides of the mesa trenchesand a pit had beenreportedto occur
Threeminor uranium occurrencesarefound (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission files, 1955- (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission files, late
along the CanadianRiver,near Sabinoso:Sa- 7e60).
1950's).Uranium mineralization was Te:
binoso Uranium Company, Cip Lujan, and
TheHunt Oil Companyadit(fig.4),on the
"No-pAy'oRE) FRoM Seorruoso DrsrRlcr, SeN Mrcuel CouNrv
TABLE 2-UneNruM pRoDUCTToNUNCLUDTNG
(from U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, government contracts only for years 7948-7970); ftg. 2.
NewMexicoGeology
May 1983
oF SELECTED
SAMPLES
rRou Senrxoso DrsrRrcr; lfig. 2, also fig 3 (Windy
TABLE 3-CnrMrcAL ANALYSES
No 9), fig. 4 (Hunt Oil), and fig. 7 (Locality No 43 and Lujan Ranch); 2sample number and chemical
analyses provided by Lynn Brandvold and associates, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral
Resources, chemical laboratory
MUP
Numberl
1-1
Name
Windy No 9
11
1a
2
3
J-Z
6
6
8-6
87
94b
9-5
SabinosoUranium Co
Cip Lujan
Hunt Oil
Hunt Oil
Bish No 2
Bish No 2-dump
LocalityNo 43
Lujan Ranch
El Villa
Sample
Nunbel
2809
2810
2877
2806
281.7
2805
2804
2807
2808
28"12
2813
2874
2815
2876
7.
U:oe
0 037
0 031
0 406
0 021
0 020
0 015
0 890
0 005
0 071
0 006
0 033
0 023
0 001
0 054
%Cu
<0 01
<0 01
<0 01
<0 01
064
<0 01
018
051
008
022
7.V
035
<0 04
088
407
<0 04
040
880
006
<0 04
<0 04
<0 04
041
<0 04
0 21.
% Mo
<0 15
019
At ozlton
074
o
FIGURE 8-PHorocnePH sHowING3-rr-rnrcr
MINERALIZED CONGLOMERATE LENSE ON LUJA^'
RaNcH
No. 25) found no visible workings except for
an ore dump. A grab samPle from the dump
assayed0.04VoU^O"and1'.jVo V.O'. The host
rock is a gray, fine-grained arenite. A local
rancher, J. S. Upton, rePorted that radioactive outcrops similar to the T claims occur in
s e c .3 6 . T . 1 7 N . , R . 2 3 E .
+a
Conclusion
The majority of the uranium occurrences
and deposits in the Sabinoso area are in the
middle sandstone member of the Chinle Formation (Triassic). The mineralization is associated with 1) carbonaceous organic
material, 2) calcareous clay lenses or interbeds, and 3) Iimestone-pebble conglomerates or interbeds. Although the exposed
mineralization is low grade (table 3), at least
three areas are favorable for low- to mediumgrade small- to- medium-tonnage deposits:
Windv No. 9. Bish No. 1-Hunt Oil Company,'and Lujan Ranch areas. Ore-grade
mineralization in these areas is spottv but
proven; although economic ore bodies have
never been discovered, large areas have not
been adequatelv examined.
High-gride uranium deposits (greater than
0.10% U.O,) probably do not occur in the
Sabinoso area because of 1) thinness of the
sandstones, 2) Iow permeability and porosity, and 3) lack of abundant organic material.
The inaccessibility of the deposits, the high
development and production costs, and the
small low-grade nature of the deposits will
hinder exploration or development of these
Sabinoso deposits in the future. However,
Triassic rocks crop out in Iarge areas of northeast New Mexico. Thus similar undiscovered, low-grade uranium deposits (less than
0.10% U3O,) may exist in that large region.
authors are
AcrNowlroGMENTS-The
grateful to Robert Weber and Frank Kottlowski who reviewed this manuscript.
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FIGURE7-Csoloctc sKETcH
MApoF LUJeNRnNcHAREA
sHowrNG
uRANruM
HoLES
occuRRENcEs
(o),.+NosevnleLocATIoNS;
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May 1983
New Mexico Geology
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partial chemicalanalyses,and sourcesof certain
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McKinley County, New Mexico, holes 4 and 4A,
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number 7, by A. R. Kirk and others, 1981
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number 6, by A. R. Kirk and others, 1981
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number 8, by A. R. Green and others, 1981
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State Mine Inspector
Dateand
operation
8-6-82
metal
8-5-82
tailspond
8-26-82
silver,
gold
8-26-82
silver,
gold
8-26-82
silver,
gold
MINING REGISTRATIONS
(AUG. 5, 1982THROUGH SEPT.8, 1982)
Albuquerque, NM 87107
2340Menaul N.E.
ODerators and owners
Location
Operator-Ortiz, Mountain States Constructor's, Station B,
Box 6098, Albuquerque, NM 87107; Gen. Mgr.: Steve
Benoit, same address, phone: 345-4401; Person in charge:
Gayle Hampton, Box 825, Moriarty, NM, phone 242-1064;
Other official: Fidel Sanchez;
Property owner-Goldfields Operating Co.
Operator-#l
Tails Pond, West Arc Welding & Machine
W o r k s , 2 l 2 S . B u l l a r d , S i l v e r C i t y , N M 8 8 0 6 1 ;C e n . M g r :
Ray F. Leon, Jr., same address, phone: 538-2671;Person in
charge: Gene Gallassini, same address and phone; Gen.
Supt.: Thomas D. McArthur, same addressand phone;
Property owner-Kennecott Minerals Company
Operator-Center shaft, Summit Minerals, Inc., Box w,
Duncan, AZ 85534; Gen Mgr.: Fred Dollarhide, same address, phone: 359-2239; Person in charge: D. E. Hanson,
phone:359-2835;
Property owner-Summit Minerals, Inc.
Operator-Summit
mine, Summit Minerals, Inc., Box W,
Duncan, AZ 85534; Gen Mgr.: Fred Dollarhide, Duncan,
phone: 359-2239; Person in charge: D. E. Hanson, phone:
359-2835;
Property owner-Summit Minerals, Inc.
Operator-East
Camp, Summit Minerals, lnc., Box W,
Duncan, AZ 85534; Gen. Mgr: Fred Dollarhide, Duncan,
phone: 359-2239; Person in charge: D. E. Hanson, phone:
S a n t aF e C o . ; s e c . 1 9 , T . l 7 N . , R . 7 , 8 E . ;
private land; from town of Cerrillos, turn
off NM-14, drive approximately I mi west,
turn south on improved dirt road and drive
approximately 7 mi to mine site; gold-copper; surface-openpit
359-2835:
Property owner-Summit
9-8-82
gold,
silver
G r a n t C o . ;s e c s3. 1 ,6 , T 1 8 S , 1 9 S , R . 1 2
W.; private land; Hurley
crant Co.; sec. l, T. 16 S., R. 2l W.;
SteepleRock mining district; underground;
private land; l2 mi north of Duncan, down
Carlisle Road
Grant Co.; sec. 16, T. 16 S., R. 2l W.;
SteepleRock mining district; underground;
private land; l3 mi north of Duncan, down
Carlisle Road
Grant Co.; sec.8, T. 16 S., R. 2l W;
SteepleRock mining district; underground;
private land; l6 mi north of Duncan, down
Carlisle Road
Minerals, Inc.
Crant Co.; sec. 25, T. 16 S., R. 15 W.;
Operator-Woodlawn,
Carl Davis, Rt. 8, Box 290, Silver
C i t y , N M 8 8 0 6 1 ; G e n . M g r : C a r l E . D a v i s , s a m e a d d r e s s , Juniper Hill mining district; underground;
federal land; down Walnut Creek, approxiphone: 538-2769; Other official: P. L. Hunter, Box 1162,
mately 6 mi from Little Walnut Forest SerS i l v e rC i t y , N M 8 8 0 6 2 ;
vice campground
Property owner-B. H Tiller, 11000 Dyer, El Paso, TX
79924
(TO BE CONTINUEDNEXT ISSUE)
Sabinoso
district
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