The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-16

ranch of bis own. Nj. Anderson is
sinking a second well for more con-
venient watering. Mr.. L. returns for
his family shortly, and will make his
home in this country.
The Royal Arch mine after a short
season of work has again suspended
operations for a short period pending
The arrival from Denver of a new
pump. Without the pump there was
too much water and with it there was
too little water, and so Mr.. Bowe rather
than have the machine wearing itself
out on air, sent for a smaller pump. 1t
is expected to reach here in a week or
ten days. The work that was done in
sinking on the ledge this time made a
very noticeable improvement in the
looks of the same. The vein has wild
ened to more than the width of the
shaft, and the quartz is showing more
thorough naturalization.
Sam Foster raised a little ripple of
excitement this week by rock which
an assay showed to contain S5S silver
per ton. The ore itself, although it was
not to be overlooked. did not claim so
much attention as did the circumstance
that it was the product of an entirely
new and UNEMPLOYED mining section, the
bills lying south and east of Cuchillo
Negro town on the old mail route to
Hillsboro, being its source. Some two
years ago Sam had been attracted to
these hills by the immense iron outcrop
on their sides. He found nothing then,
but last week being in that vicinity he
concluded to take another look at them
with the result stated. The mineral
is not found in the iron ledge but in
the lime above it, the mineral and for
nation resembles very much that of
Lake Valley. A number of Chloride
citizens went out to take a look at the
new discovery, and a new mining dis
trict was organized to be known as the
Iron Reef.
The less boom of an unhealthful
character that this mining camp has
the better for its permanent growth.
1t seems like a great thing to have the
rush and excitement Of wild purchases
and random Investments. 1t benefits
but a few while the excitement finally
dies away. Tenderfeet cease to throw
away their money and stagnatlon
reigns in the former lively camp.
There are elements enough present
here for a permanent, substantial,
growth. The best advertisement we
can have is the shipment of ten car
loads of concentrates per week, which
with an abundance of ore the mill
will easily furnish. This added to the
ore of greater value, that will of itself
bear shipment, will make investors
turn their eyes toward this camp and
transfers can be confidently be looked
for. The time has passed when an in
perceptable ledge and a ten foot. hole
will sell for a mine. The history of
Colorado is too we'll remembered and
the %scorching that investors there re-
celved taught too deep a lesson to
again be repeated. Plenty of muscle
and powder and a steady output will,
in two years if not sooner. place this
among the leading ore producing
camps. v must work u own way,
and by faith in our own resources show
to the mining men that we are not de-
pendant upon blow and noise, but
upon a solid foundation of actual
worth which we are not afraid to de-
velOp. The prospect of the sale of a
property that has cost two OF three
thousand dollars for twenty or thirty
thousand is tempting and leads to neg
lect Of the steady development of it.
Talking of purchasing is another
thing from actually dong so. The one
is easy and costs nothing and sounds
pleasant. the other is harder, means
business, and does not take place when
there is a thousand prospects of it. 1t
is an old saying that God helps those
who help themselves. That's about the
size of our condition. By helping our.
selves, developing Jul properties, and
showing what we have, we shall have
capital coming in to help IS. The sue
cess Of the concentration means the in
vestment of millions of eastern capital.
But 1t is not coming unless we show
that it can come safely and proftably.
Work should go on as if not another
cent was coming in here for purchase
of mines. In three months time the
concentration will be using from forty
to sixty tons of ore per day. Can we
supply that amount and show that
we have practically an inexhaustible
supply? Let every miner carefully con-
slider this subject, and guide his actions
accordingly.
Grafton pi~coicerS