The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-02
RED CLOUD MINING DISTRICT
GALLINAs MOUNTAINS


The most important event of the
season, happened here on the 22d !
inst. when q. r. Young Of White !
Oaks was united in the holy bonds
of matrimony to Miss Katie G.
Thomson, third daughter of j. w.
Thomson. late of Parsons, Kansas.
The marriage took place at theresi-
dence Of the bride at Red Cloud,
where select company witnessed
the ceremony, Judge Blanchard
officiating.
The boys in the camp, gave ex-
preston to their good wishes, by
firing salutes, and lighting a huge
bonfire on the Grand View Peak,
which had a most brilliant effect.
Work in the mountains is being
pursued with inceasing energy,
and all are highly elated with the
satisfactory condition of their pros
poets, strong determination to fully
develop before offering for sale, is
everywhere manifested,
The Cerriilos boys have com
pleted the sixty foot contract on
the Tip Top. and now own
one half interest in thst claim.
Last week they struck a body of
gray copper which equals in rich
ness anything yet discovered here
They will continue development
and get out ore for shipment.
The Wild Goose tunnel of eight
and one half feet, will be complet-
ed this week, the vein is close at
hand, and rich strike is daily ex-
pected.
The Tenderfoot still maintains its
position as the boss lode of the
camp. The owners have selected
10000 pound of ore which will
average over 500. per ton, for
shipment to Hubbs' smelter at Al
buquerque on arrival of the teams,
expected to-day, they having left
the latter place q week ago. A
solid block Of copper glance, weigh
ing over 400 pounds has been taken
out of No. 2 shaft, and, will be
forwarded with other specimens,
first opportunity, to the Terio Mil
leinial Exhibition, Santa Fe.
Brewster Bros. will resume work
on the Auchor lode this week.
Judge Stward of Texas paid a
visit to our camp ten days ago.
His object being the selection Of a
site for one of DR.. Smiths improv-
ed copper smelters. He expressed
himself of being thoroughly salts
fed with out mineral showing both
quantity and quality, and promised
to return in a short time, and com
plete the necessary arrangements.
Messes. Kinney & Sproul, two
old Nevada miners, have Just spent
week here, visiting the district,
and were much surprised to find
so many encouraging prospects
, They confidently asserted that the
, vein which runs through the Ten
derfoot and Tip Top claims is ,
true issure, and indeed every foo
of development proves this to be {
fact beyond question.
Jake Ingie killed a ciIAmaron beaI
near the Ojo Benada, last week
z Jake has got fine prospect five
4 miles north Of here the Alpam;
and is working steadily on it
: The vein is chiefly composed 0
. black spar, showing Enthusiastically
the presence of bromide OF silver
2 The North British is now dowl
b twenty feet in VEN Of quartz anC
and huor spar, six feet wide, anC
r an average assay just received
+ showed S14 per ton, 9 OF. silve
and S5 in gold.
The regular quarterly meeting 0
2 this district will be held in tn
t Morley canon, on Thursday even
e ing 7th prox. at 7 o'clck when I
+. committee will be appointed t
? take charge of the collecting anC