, 1870-05-07
THE NEW MEXICAN MINES,
Alleged Discovery Of Immense Min
ernl Wealth.

Fi1gnia Miasng Dissr5et tant County, Nsss Aers-
AEa-
suppose the people Of San francisco, and
! before this time that the rich silver lodges
| which were reported to hsve bean discovered
! during tho month OF February are fact real
and bona 57de, but whofher it is beloved OF not
makes but little difference for the present,
| eiuce facts are stubborn things snd always fur
nieh their own proof. It can be matter Of
lut few days, OF weeks at fatthest, when you
San Franciscans, and all the*world besides,
elau know to yon1 entire satisfaction Cor dis
satisfaction it may be to many wko doubted,
tie ground At an early day) that the virginia
District, Grant County. New Mexico, is the
richest and most extensive silver deposit ever
discovered the world over. lam fully sahfed,
after thoroughly examining the different
Lodges, that there ia mora pay ore, and more
same size On the broad face of the earth
The lodges already located amount in tho
aggregate to over ten miles in length, and yet
new lodges are being discovered and locations
location but has the ledge in sight On some
portion, while hundreds Of them have their
outctoppings the entire length Of the miue-
There are three Lodges which my be coD-
sidered the main trunks or arteries, varying N
width from ten to two hundred feet ind in
feet, cropping high above the ground for
miles, more resembling the great wall Of China
than anything known in history beside; and
these ime-defyiug barriers, standing frm and
zenith, maintain height Sarymg from two
to fifty feet perpendicular. One chimney or
blowout on the Brown Ledge, located under,
the name Of the General Lee mine, haa an ele-
vation of one thousand feet or more shove the
country generally, and may be seen a distance
of thirty fnr}r Nnf1pa trpuHI hF4
made to tap and drain this mine one thousand
or fifteen hundred feet below the top CROP
pings with less than one thousand feet Of tun- |
mel.
I. From the General Loo ufuc good v1ew /
may be obtained OF large portion Of the
lodges, extending; as they DO, for several
traced By Their unbroken line Of oufcEoppinSs
for thousands Of feet. The low and gently
sloping hills forming this mineral section are
covered With an abundant growth Of gratna
gzaas, above which peeps out here there, and
rich-iookipg Lodges, running in one complete
network over the entire section, lying on both
sides Of the Arnold and between the
Brown and Harpending, these three
h54gssnau1 hf1s The 19na P5nsr'i sdsss aoasass TT
direction, and the Arnold, IN more easterly
course. come together and, after uniting, run
about east Of northeast, forming tho letter 7,
while the Brown has general course Of nearly
GaSL &NA HEbl3 RAta AAS d w GA10 A<AAAWd1A VI |
the others Assaya hare been had from al
three Of these lodges. and also some OF the
croes lodges, which have been given to the
public 1hase visited many different leages
in various portions Of the district and to
my utter astonishnnent they all exhibited the
came general and uniform appearance, and
show the best indications known in silver
quartz. Fine specimens Of various char-
scters, both as to combinations. and
richness, have been found IN many Of the
vH fTaf i a t.n1 and Il
matter to procure specimens Of nearly all the
different forms in which silver exists, from
the same ledge, and esen the same clain- T.
I viii venture this much: that right hero
exists the greatest and richest oasis IN the Il
world. Any attempt to give pen description Il
by which even practical miner, ueteotolo--}
gist, OF ninenlogist, can ren1ize IN faint de-
gree, the magnitude Of these 1cdgea, must ever
blance. The famous and world-renovned
mines Of Mexico and Peru fa1l into utter moth
ibgness when brought into comparison with 1
this grand an1iferous deposit.
The tradition Of 3 IS Lost Nine and Cabin,
which has been handed down from one geuera-
ton to another Of Mexican people, haa been.l
for several years the watchwod Of all Arizona
and New Mexico proprietors.. The tradition j
gave it as being in ANAL range known as The :
u Bu11o" or Jackaaa Mountains, which have | !
been 1ansacked from one end to the other ,
without result The mine, however, and CABIN,
have been found, and their location is IN the +
northern end Of the Leidenedorf' OF Pyramid i
tange OF mountains, which lay 70 the west Of 1
apping them. but extending to ths SOUTH /
It is my Impression that the several rangca
low known as the Burro, Liedensdorf, Chri-
:ahui, and perhaps others, were at one time
snown under the gen aEA name Of Bnt1o I
Mountains, but by more thorough explorations i
It different tines the vazieus spurs or ranges
AVE received different names, until at last.l ,
he Bur7uw Mountains, lave been reduced to
one single ranSe not exceeding fifty nileB IN .
e1gth =
II ID evident that these are theare1it1bIe
Il Lost Mines" from ahe evidence still existing,
which have been examined by many, and may
be seen ty al who ieEiEe.
The cabin is built Of rock, about eight feet ,
in diameter, and some four to si1 feet ~
height, md In CIRCULAR form, plastered inside /
with an opening some two feet Squsfe, and |
closed ty two huge rocks the covering con- |
sisted Of cedar COLES lain aGpss md covered
with dirt to the thickness OF about one 1oot-
At different plscaa md in different ledges> are
found traces OF ore having been removed
Several places on the happening, Brown, 1da~
ho, EEas and other ledgea, furnish undeniahle
proof Of the excavation of tons Of rich sui.
pl.ureta, such % would nndo9btedy yield
these gray su1phu1eta are found that any
traces OF Nork exist
water Is now the great disideratum- The
great and only CT is water, wateE. water! I
can 8Eauf4YO0 tQ4E Fll9 u FelF u1y COAut1If |
there not being sufficient water in and about
the mines for five hundred persons. I have
been searching for the last ten days and have
at Last succeeded in finding q sruan spring, and
even this has with it the marks Of former own~
ership. In several places searchhas undoubted-
ly been made for wator, but with no 1atistactorF
result, SO that the question Of water Is cphered
down to this: The San Simeon, atream
OF about one thousand irches OF water, situate
some twenty mi]ea to the southwest, and per-
hnps Ave hundred feat lower, can be made to
supply these mines, and know ct 10 better
investment than the conveying OF the waters |
Of this stream to these mines. Wood exists in /
great abundance within fifteen miles, and tho
Southern Pacific Railroad. which has its sur
vey within five miles Of the centre Of the
mines, viii make: these the most prof.
table in the country. When once
the facilities are supplied for .cat-
rying On mining, there is nothing TO
interrupt. Snow never falls, grass never ceases
to grow, and the SOIL wherever IT has oeen
cultivated, proves very productive, Eaesaag an
abundant growth OF al kinds Of grass, Ve3e-
tables snd fruit while the climate is unsuF-
passedfor Its health and NE. glFmg eisoSnss.
Seated upon the summit OF the G1ana eoalh
.ac+;ne, ink Of the thirty-second parallel rail-
-nsa s. which the treasurer OF these suyer
-oonnt.ins are to pour forth their shinnG
.xeaiti, to enrich our Whole nation
a Little How.
Fto1R he .S7ndu&ky Register.
At tho Dayton Woman Suffrage ConTenuon.
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