New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-21

Ions to ten Millions which stated to mean the consol
ldaon OF the Grande and Plata claims appeared to be
universally acceded to- according the Of 160,810
shares TO 30. Nevertheless have heard strong oppo-
elton expressed the reasonable ground that the
Grande, although stl prospect. Is somewhat deyel-
oped while the Plata has practically develop
ment whatever
NEW MINING CAMPS
THIS is wonderfully quiet spot for new mining
camp In it's earlier days cowboys and "rustlers"
casonay made themselves obnoxious but three four
were shot and the others warned leave. "Charlle"
Green cowboy shot down in cold blood in saloon
here some time ago. and his friends have sworn 10 raid
the town and kill half dozen men who supposed
to have had hand in his death SO burly frontiers
told while jotng the stage coach pressed
his hNshooter against my side, adding in tone Of
langud indifference: " Thar'n be blood shed In that
thar camp yet" There is perfect arsenal OF weapons
In the oice OF the company, and force OF militia has
been organized which turned out seventy strong
last indian scare, some two months only to find 1t
false ALARM
The great mining camp OF this section however seems
likely TO be located In the Perche district which has
suddenly become famous This district Is on the eastern
TANKS OF the Mimbres Mountains. u range which IL u
part OF the Rocky Mountain range and north and
which tt lies about forty miles TO the westward The
northern af OF these mountains IL known the Black
ment year and half ago. IL is there that the
Ivanhoe ia located, OF which Colonel Gillette
manager and IN which Robert Ingersoll and Senator
PlunD o kansas,were Interested much TO the disddya
taRe Oh The former. new company bias been organized
reOpelng OF work the yanhOe will probably prove
stimulus to the whole Black Range From this region
tue feIche district Is from forty TO sixty miles south
1t Is aoont twenty five miles northwest Of Lake Valley
aud ten miles west OF IlsborO. promising little
Perche River na three forks coming down from the
mountains and uniting at sborO, ana it is IN the re-
gl0n between these FORKS that the recent strikes have
been made
HOW BIG STRIKE WAS MADE.
On August Is Jack" shcdl, the original dlscOvcrer
OF the Robinson mine in Colorado, was prospecting ON
the south branch Of the north FORK Of the Percne River
when lie made the first great strike in the district On
the summit Of heavily tmbered ridge he found some
small pieces Of native silver and then lump Of
tanning very pure silver in te form Of suphides weigh
ing $50 pounds, ard afterwards proved to ne
worth on the average 81 pound. All this
mere float, simply lying on the surface OF
the ground. Afterwards another block
found, w.ich l have examined, weighing 81 pounds,
OF horn silver with specimens nearly - per silver
The strike kept ie Tor few day. said min
ing man; went up 10 help bring the big lump down
We took IT by "a camp OF prospecors wuj were lying
aDuut entirely ignorant of amy ind. Wncd they II
they instantly sadded their horses, gailoDed H. ana
believe they prOspeced ali night" like excitement
was created when the of this and one two SINH
lar finds reached Lake Valley. Next morning every
waiter was gone fIOn the htte hotc ana dozen men
nd left tde sierra mines 70 try their fortunes AT pros
pectlug. .
trict knows where, some armed with only
piece salt pork nttle meal anu prospecting pck;
some luouutrI on Iuuie. Others on fDot ord men ana
Uninterrupted were among the number, but all bitten
by the mononania wnich possesses every prospector
Sow m, re are probably 600 men in the Perchc dis
trct and the Ot pros ects located must lar eN
coed 1000 Three miners from there with Whom was
talking recently owned forty mines among them
ard wne one acknowledged that hardly prospect IN
a hundred urnE out 4iLe, Thc other Inl!uOhaIe IN
rur, remarked tnat ne wouldn't lake 500 900
OF mis- mines goes, and the victims 81 tne mining
Ing stock In New-York Fuel was added the
flame by the report that shedd hal sold
hi. location, named the Solitaire TO Ex-Governor
tabor and Sir Wurtzbacn on August 20 Tor 100000
MS. WAS uOt 1
tive down recently 10 cGInnethepfopcItles
AND learned mat the Governor had up that date
bought the niue lie Undoubtedly bonded II, however,
Si,% Inv ryoraoie Th@ solitaire shovel wat
and limestone in ledge thirty feet wide Ia phee7 con
tanning high assay OF hoIn silver
ne vein was composed OF quartz bearing sui nides with
horn silver plainly visible, giving an average assay Vi
from $500 TO 5000 Tuis WAS fIte milling Ihese were
the results simply by surface explanations when
were certainly exceedingly promising. Recently II mas
hen sfocd that lte aev, lOpmcnt shows the vein to
be only Il Olnd lcad but the statement lacks eonirna-
ton In any case tne effect sensational discovery
is Inc Sc i'm creating an Intense ex element and at
tracing swarms Oi prJspcCtors
Percne district does not rest on the solitaire
for there has abundance OF mineral wealth dscoy
errd hroug out Its extent Four miles south OF TINS
pcct middle fork OF the Pcrche, ID an actual
uiu-tne BulliOu-wnich purchased Dy four or nVe
Western mining Tor $4,000 and yielded @llOOO III
twenty dayH. Inc ore coutalns morn anu DdIHS hfoI
ON me me fork are the Iron King and Andy johnson,
bh recently discovered aud promising properties ana
there ValuaDie mine now III luEall"h on tue HOuth
fork of the Percne, with OF prospects over the
entire Now that one or two sens u9nal Strikes
nave attracted attention capital IL developing pay
ing Inrs future OF the Perche District seems hs
sired. TAe country II Tougher and more hiLy imam
about Lake Valley, being fairy IN the mountains mere
is abundance dnDer and water, both OF Whch are
Licking ut Lake Valley ami WITH the number OF mines
tnrOugdout district tue erection or shtlters ana
stap mills appears 20 be only question Of Tune 10
be sure railroad forty miles distant put Tue
consluc, ion Oh branch line Is MOI linproDAOle Al
rrry miners are coming IN from the North, ana "heh
mining Colorado - prevented ny Tue snow, thGIS -
nkcIy to ne "a uegiia INTO southern Nrw-hcAcO IL mas
bee n thought tnat Luxe Valley would Dc the ccnlTdl
mInin, clinp OF tns particular section BuI at i-ahc
Valley only he sierra mines ana the aoSeuec
of wood and water fatal obstacles 10 the cOhsIuc
ton Oh smcltcrs and mills. But AT some point along Tue
cas- .ern Hanks OF the MmOres aud prOOaDy III lno
Percue district there Is Hkely 10 sprng up large nm
M town. when may ia time rival tue Uest known COiO-
RADIO camps am become known as the LeadVlue VI tue
Southwest