Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-24
IMMENSE STRIKE!
Thousands Of Tons Of Carbonates anG
MASSIVE Galena Q ened in the
Lincoln Lucky,
A VerItable Sensational WOndrous Cavt
and its ConteEts-SaD Pedro
in the Swim.

ing company, writes the New MEXICAN !
hurried note as follows:
TIE FIRST NEWS.
"The night shift under John II. King
Shaunnhan and Richards broke into
cave 100 feet square, big Ell ugh for
nan to walk about in; full OF sand car
donates and first class ole-tItc bi5ges'
sIike by 10000 per cent ever made il
the territory. Thousands and thousands
OF tons ( t ore under foot in the cave and
on all sides. Boulders OF first class
,alena weighing 700 pounds piece,
md more lay about the floor of the cave
the company leased the mine to join,
4. King Saturday. lie will now double
he force ut once. Anybody who can
X potatoes can get this GRE out. kine
: last getting cars and rails put in t.
laul the ore out by mule power as so)r
: room can be made, Which will be i'll
short meter"
SOME DOUBTS.
The above is the way it comes to the
NEW MEXICAN. AT first some doubt was
ut let there should he some exaggeraton
Of the true state OF things. Mr.. Raynold'
ellcr, howe er, contained also this written
N the back Of an envelope:
"rhe Associated Press ought to have
this news, 1t is an immense, big strike,
mr". Hastily yours" etc.
The last above quoted part OF the letter
eived 10 make the situation more salts
actury, for it was counted that the strike
must indeed be sensational one to SUI
est that the news he sent ont by Asso-
lated Press, yet the stattnlants in the
ualn body of the letter were 30 unusual
hat naturally they we're taken Will,
some salI" till further developments
could serve to
CONFIRM THE REPORT.
This was not long in coming about, for
parties in from camp last night had also
roueht the Eews, and beiore business
rours this morning the street had it and
he people were discussing it with intense
interest.
Inc appearant Of U. Tamony's name
II the EXchaI ge hotel register opposite
ne words "San Pedro" caused many
eople to inquire for that gentleman, ana
ran Eour the Pedro rpstauranter was
esieged 10y anxious inquirers He con-
rncd the news of the strike, giving,
ONt yer, only meager particulars as he
lad learned them from Manager King.
Mr.. Tanony lett San Pedro yesterday
an rf IJS "a n j. al n
or rheumatic troubles. Just before lcav
ny he met and conversed with Mr.. King
nd Was briefly informed as to this strike
lie QUOT KING
saving that an immense cave, q VERT
bic bridal chamber OF mineral richness,
adj been opened in the inron-Lucky
property, and Vile only cursory exami-
alton had at that time been made, Mr..
ing informed him that lie considered
mere WIS fully 5000 tons OF ore actually
Il sight. lie said the cave walls, floor
nd ceiling seemed 10 lie 4 mass of lead
arbonntes, similar to the ore previously
lruCk in the mine, and here and there
uhout the cave projected great louldcrs of
massive galena, which when opened dis
LAY ed large cubes oi silver and lead. The
ave lad been only
PARTIALLY EXPLORED,
ut Mr. King had taken pick and tested
he walls and floor somew hat, only to en-
ounter nothing but the two classes OF
neral. Mr.. King said the intention
1as TO have tie day shift make a thorough
exploration OF the cave yesterday with Il
lew to finding out just what this curious
is, ovety amounts to from dollars and
'ents standpoint.
L. II, Warner came in from Cerrllos
nst night and also brings news of con.
irmatory nature OH this subject. He
,ates that Ina t dozen different parties
anne to Ceriilos from sam Pedro yester.
Iay allt rnoOn and that all O! them had
II" ut the same story to relate as to this
find.
lhe New MEXICAN has arranged to have
/ IL ore detailed report OF the discovery for
publication III to-molroW's paper.
STATUS OF THE LINCOLN LUCKY.
There has been little harmony existing
IF late among the stockholders OF the
Lincoln-Lucky company, owing to the
act that it contained two opposing fac.
ions whose ideas Of working the prop
'rty, for reasons best known to them.
,rlves, differed widely. 10th sides had
very confidence in the value OF the proI
'lty, and this Tact is probably respons-
Die for all differences. Jefferson Raw
r0lls, OF Las Vegas, and party OF New
Workers had an expert examine the prop
.rty some weeks ago; and later Mr.. Ray
lolds made proposition to bond the
property under The condition that lie and
lis associates be allowed to place n
lamond dill OH the ground and first ex-
,lore the carbonate belt. Many OF the
stockholders opposed this, but at meet
ny on tie 18th instant Il majority voted
10 acceN Mr.. Reynolds proposition and
the papers i'll the case were drawn up
Oh Friday last. AT the same time also
THE PROPERTY WAS LEASED
10 John King, who was authorized TO
work it on royalty Of % per cent net
pending the operation of MIR. Reynolds
bond. lhls BOND runs three months, at
the end OF which time, unless Reynolds
pays the company the purchase price,
$780, 900, the property reverts to the COM
pany. This Is the present status OF the
The diamond drlIl
is now OH the ground and is
about ready TO lie put in operation. If
the strike, however, turus ont to lie any
thing like as rich as is to-day reported, it
is not likely that Mr.. Reynolds aud his
associates will lose any time in exploring
Will, the diamond drill, but will plant
down the 100000 and take exclusive
control Of the property. All the rs
If The mine are Oh the ground to-day
10 make personal inspection OF the new
discovery.
WHAT 1T MEANS.