The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-07

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six months after the concentration is
in operation, that sampling works
will be established in connection. and
the ores purchased right on the ground
at sample value. That is business ;
just the idea to be observed for the
prosperity of the camp.
j. b. Newman who has been paying
a visit TO Abilene, Texas. returned to
his ranch on PalOmas creek this week.
He brought back with him twenty-five
thoroughbred merino bucks for use in
his aOcks of sheep, and he purchased
also a team and wagon. He shipped
the stock by rail to Rincon. driving
them the remaining distance. Mr..
Newman's herd now contains sixteen
hundred head of sheep of various
grades. In a week or so he will have
lamb meat in the market in plenty and
will visit the towns of the range with
it.
Mr.. Castle informs the RANGE that
the Monte Christie owners are going to
work their mine, and he expects FIVE
tons of ore each day from that proper
ty. The Monte Christie and Vulcan
are on the same lead and the nearest
ST all the properties to Chloride, so
that the item of transportation is vir-
tuallY nothing. Why should not the
Vulcan also be worked? The last as
sessment on that claim showed miner
al, and it being nearer to the mountain
range, and its tendancy to the mineral
center, there is no reason why 1t should
not prove on of the strong properties
of the camp.
There are vague sort of whlsperings
of a concentration somewhere on South
Fork. 1t is a good enough place, to be
sure, and would accommodate certain
properties very we'll, but the concen-
traitor now going up is enough for pres
ent emergencies, and why not give it a
showp Some parties recently here,
and of means too, offered to put up
money for fifteen tons capacity, but
the owners of the property interested
(at least n of them) thought it a bet
ter plan to give patronage to Mr.. Cas-
ties enterprise. With development of
this camp, the time will come when a
half dozen concentrators car be kept in
motion.
1t is notable that nearly all the con-
tractors who got work for the Concen-
traitor, were from Fairview, or some
where else other than Chloride. In
other words Chloride was under-bld.
1t IS also notable that the Chloride bid
ders are disposed TO talk hueDtly about
the loss that the various success
full bidders would sustain. Some of
the contracts are being finished and
the contractors are coming out ahead,
having done better even than four dol
lars per day wages. While this is re-
garded as IA low grade camp as to ores,
we notice it is high grade as to prices.
IA ten-foOt hole here without wind
lasing, is considered a hardship at
$1,000. When Sherard took the work
for the Humboldt company for eight
dollars per foot, the established con-
tractors said fourteen dollars was the
least wages could be made at. and for
a time the workingmen were bull-dozed
by such talk until it looked like Sher-
ard would fail to get men TO do his
work II rough fear that his contract
would not net the wages. all the
same. Sherard made more than wages.
What is the use talking about develop
ing a camp when from ten dollars TO
sixteen dollars per foot is called cheap
for tunnellng and shafting in our por-
phyry and lime rocksp
The BLACK RANGE offers the pre-
dIction that before spring Chloride
will be on the "boom," and a boom that
has business for a foundation. This
camp has waited long, but its time is
coming. The old adage that it is a
long lane that has no turn" will have
remarkable fulhllment right in Oul
midst. The excitements which have
run up so high on the lime deposits OF
Silver City, and elsewhere, have had
their day, and the true assure merits OF
the Black range when they have been
examined will endure. Advices are
already received that some wealthy
illinois parties will put IN their APP
pearance here very soon after the first
Of January. They are parties who
have made immense fortunes by mill
ing the low grade pres of the BLACK
Hills. Some Colorado parties are als(
working in this direction, and they say
IF the report be true of your ore bodies
and the right figures can be had or
properties, we stand ready to make pur
chases for which we will pay the cash
and will take our chances in putting IL
the necessary machinery to make you
ores mercbantable." They add, "Pleas'
give us a detailed statement of som,
of the leading properties, character O.