White Oaks golden era. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 188?-18??, 1884-02-14
As Correspondent secs 1t.

As Correspondent Secs II.
| The following newsy letter from
Lincoln comfy. to the Rocky NJ. Hm-
tng Reciesc OF Denver, will do to copy
in full:
WHITE OAKS. n. w., Jan. 90, 's4.
The cold wave which has pas sod
over the country cast of the Rocky
Mountains this month reached us, and
has been quite cold for New Mexico.
Tho th"rnoncter registered ms low rs
twruiv degrees above zero, md it has
retarded work. On tie )itairc thev
| have mined aud sorted out over 100
tons this month. The ore on the
dump is an Improvement on the last
put.
The starnp mill is undergoing re-
pairs; as soon as completed il will
commence to mill the Solita ira ore.
This mil was set on tle wash near the
canon aud The jar Of the stamps keeps
| all the machinery in so much motion
that the mill can't be kept in COOL re-
pair any length of time. II Professor
Glass can secure his parincr's interests
he would reset the mill aud make It a
credit to the camp
am credibly Informed chat some of
the par les Interested in the Hompstake
Gold Mining Co intend TO put in a
flrst-class ten stamp mill, with couccn.
traitors and other attachments. Some
or the parties who own an interest III
the Rita inc are making arrange
mcnts to put in a five stamp mill, anil
there is little doubt of these mills
b. ing erected in the next six months,
which will be the means of making
this one of the best gold producing
camps in the territory
The Old Abe is proving to be reg
ular quartz lode with granite walls.
The lead has broken off and covered
the point of the mountain with float.
In some places the quartz was several
feet deep and the lode being entirely
covered, all the prospectors were dc.
ccived aad it was not discovered until
it was cross cut with tunnel
Flctcher's new mill, in Dry Gulch,
starts up this week on orc from Billy
Gil's gold m'ne This is a fine prop.
eriy, the ledge being very wide at
least there are number of quartz
strata lying side by side with granite.
clay, etc, between them. Tie whole
body runs well, and is about thirty
feet wide 50 far as tested. Dry Gulch
is twenty n; lies south of the Oaks, in
the north part of the White Mountains
aud is one of the richest placer canons
in Lincoln county Chase aud IIocra-
die have cut ditch from Nogal canon
over the divide into Dry Gulch, which
is almost completed, and they intend
to nsc the water in washing ont Dry
'"'bh dbu my w III CeIldHfll nave IL
rich reward for their enterprise.
Northwest of Dry Gulch is Tortolita
canon, about fifteen miles from tho
Oaks, and at the mouth of this canon
are situated the copper mines which
are attracting considerable attention.
Thomas Wallace owns the largest in
terrst ami is the discOverer. This
seems to be deposit, which lays be-
tween porphyry from 100 to 200 feet
wide, but ia not regular, IT, creforc not
veins. The copper is native, in sheets,
in seams and shot copper in the rock
with carbonates, sulphurets and red
oxide Of coppor There has been no
mill run, but it assays well. There
arc several shafts from ten TO thirty
fect deep which seem to be in ore of
equal richness in all and improves
with depth. This is very promising.
and as fortolita canon is well supplied
with water aud tiluber and is 50 close
to our coal fields, it should attract
capital. S.H. 6.