, 1879-04-18
A. NEW CARBONATE FIND.
Particulars Of tho Nccnnt Discoveries In
New Mexico.

fnrtloulNfb OF tho NeCent Discoveries In
Now Mexico.
Denrsr tEolo.) Tribune,
The Tribune of Wednesday morning contained
special dispatch from Santa 70 giving ncccs-
sarly brief account Of tic tlndlng OF silver ores
In tho shape of carbonatcs OF lead. Correspond
ents at Santa fe supplement tho tclcg:nphic nc
count with fuller details. According to tiicso
lcttcrs-for there are soveral-no doubt seems
to exist that tho mineral Is carbonate, 1udecd,
they have nliuc called tho Carbonate.
The silver bearing district Is about ton miles
from north To south, md six mica from cast to
west, and Is near plno's ranch, on tile middle
road, soutl,wcstcfly from Santa Fo twcnty
mi1os, anl about the Same distance from Dur-
nnlillo. A small atrcatn, The Rio Cerrllo, flows
through the district. Tho topography Of liie
district 10 q nlmocr Of hilis or mounds, more or
lces connected rising out OF tho plum or mesa.
rillos for years pnst, there being mines OF MI.
mcrous SHIFTS and tunnrls used by the Spanish
over century ago. Same Of these shafts arc
nearly 200 feet deep, with levels 800 or 400 feet
with notched surtacc which served as ladders II,
that primitive nEe, nnd by which Indian slaves
descended inio slio minus and bore back With
them the mineral packed on their backs. Great
naccs, whicl, iii TINT carly day Yetled By crude
process q suillccncy Ut mineral to justify All
enormous outluy. as Is attestcd by tho cxtunt Of
the mines which abound in that Vicinity. The
character Of tlie rock. With tho new develop
Incnts md e1ucrtmentent Lcadvlllc In the treut-
tncnt OF carbonates It Ia possEbic, mny be found
the solution 3f Cerrlltos Mllles. Onu VI the hills
hns been well nigh levelcd with the plain, IN
whit srcus manifest. search for tartluoiso or
prccions metals, and ahntt 150 feet deep has
bGen known to- exist In tho hills suca tina to
which thu memory Ot man runncth not; a.sl to
which the inn,lu,urab1o md vague local tradl-
tons OF tha c1istnpco OF precious metnls in
Bosnc degree doubtless hnve reference.
During the last few years q number Of parties
linvu bccn perfectinE titles 70 mineral lands at
this camp With Wow to their dcsirabi!Ity 40
Boou Us tho railroads should advance to within
available nenrncss to It. A few weeks since Mr.,
Frank Dltnmick, M old pruspcctor favorably
known to many OF the Tribune readers, mads
visit to the Ccrrlllos md lrgan II careful but
quiet examination. Of tllclE resources. His frc.
quont trips to enslta 1Se and numerous assays Of
Gro which lie wns continually making excited
curiosity, which carly developed into Interest,
n.ld at this ttmc mining excitement prom!silE
furoro IL torInent!nE Gcn. Atkinson, lndlar-
Agent Thomas, Nn,a q number Of ladies left In
a four.horss ambulance at 7 o'clock on tlIu
morning Of tho I'd for new camp to inspcct Its
richness. They were shortly followed BY II -FOUR
'HSs wio oss %ere Col. % Mccure H. CIarcs' rhayes %
mud Dcputy-Snrveyors MgDrnwli anu Taylor.
Other, teams nre surfing this n''on With mlnlns~
implements to commence Development iInIne-
dtatcly.
Santa Fo is. indeed. ali agog ovor The now de-
rclopments. Every buggy md carreta atld every
Gnthic Nozlnuntu has been pressed into service
during the pnst few days, nnd tho district was
VISITED By hundreds from Santa Fe alone
Responsible aud stcaly-go!ng ,nen oi Santa Fo
cvlRee contldence, nnl eycn Prof. btrtcby, ntl
expert IN ,nineralogy, I. improving spring vaca-
tion Of sania Fe AcadcsnY to examine Into tic
merits OF tllu Ccrrl|los district surfuca assavs
rliu iro,n five u sixty ounces In silver At a
depth Of I've feet tho Carbonate mine nssaycd u
fraction over ninety ounces, aud at aeycn feet Il
ran rs high ns 120 ounccs. These assays are Of
average orc taken from Insure veins. A select
nssay runs as high ns ti76 u,,Ices. d thorough
tcst Will worry soon bo t1ndu bg shipments ot
several tona Of rock to different relusilon.warks
III the 6tatca, when ennlethlng quite teliabc
viii bu Isnowp. Alcsars. Andrews & Wheclocll
hnvo haa q small establishment near BY for
some years. The celebrated Turquoise mihc Ia
III tllu sn,nc district. TIC camp Ia In Tho nmc.
tlIatc vicinity Of tncxhanslbo anthracite coal
1elEs and offensive iruu douoslts, md has a
climate that Will iayor outdoor labor the yeaE
round.