Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-29

that would do credit to any camp.
1t was one Of the first claims located
here, and Conshrook and Berry, two
of tho original locators, have been
camping by it from the beginning.
Several hundred dollars had been
expended on 1t prior to the begin
ming Of last year. One shaft - feet
deep had been sunk, and drift had
been run about the same distance,
besides a large amount Of other
work OH the. surface to determine
the trend OF the lead. Last summer
the owners, haYing expended the
bulk OF their substance i'll riotous
dclving on the surface Of their claim,
took in j. Geo. Huber, the entcrprs-
ing merchant of Bonito City, who
succeeded in enlisting certain Chi
cago parties in the enterprise. A
tunnel was at once started near the
bottom of the gulch, where the side
Of the mountain, through which the
lead runs, is so steep that every foot
on the breast gains foot pcrpen-
dicular measurement. The tunnel
is now in over 60 feet, developing
lead from six to ten feet wide with
pay ore all the way across. Ono
streak Of very fine sulphurets gives
an assay of $500. The writer of
this over two years ago saw six
assays mado from ore taken from
different places across the lead, for
tho purpose of making an average
test, that gave 20 ounces the lowest,
to 8o4 ounces the highest. An aver
age sample of this ore was shipped
last summer to the Billing smelter
and gave return of *73. The de-
velopment of this claim has proven
SO satisfactory that reduction works
will soon begin to loom up near the
mouth of the tunnel.
The foundation OF concentrator
is already being put i'll place near
the dump Of the Rosa mine, under
the superintendency of O. P. Burt,
one of the owners. Such are the
convcnienccs here that the waters of
the Donito are to be utilized as the
motive power, the stream running
less than two hundred yards from
the mouth Of the tunnel. This lead
shows an immense hody of mineral.
The tunnel, which has now pene-
trated one hundred feet, is through
ore the entire distance, giving an
average at the Socorro smelter of a
little over $33 to the ton.
What has been said Of these three
mineral claims can be said of score
or more of others on the upper Bonito,
only in a less degree because the
development has been less. These
are given only as samples by which
people may judge Of the hidden
wealth that lies buried in the grand
old hills which cluster around Nogal
peak. The Lone Mountain Mining
Company represented by Mr.. Derby
shire, owns some very fine property
here, and then there are such sturdy
hangers-on as Stoneking, Walborn,
Church, D. c. Taylor, Feastc, Par
sons, Carrier and Dickson and
a host Of others who went and
took possession of this goodly land
when it was yet part of the Indian
Reservation, and who have persist
emily clung to the sides of the noun
tains with grip that would discour-
age cinnamon bear, and it is safe
to conclude there was something to
stay for besides choke berries and
trout.
We wish here to record the pre-
diction that the great silver pro-
ducing district east of the Rio Grande
will lie within a radius of ten miles
around Nogal peak, embracing the
head of the Bonito, Nogal, Tortolita
and Water Canons.
The horny-handed co!ored son of
toll assisted by a yoke brindle steers,
began to agitate the upper surface
of the court house grounds yester-