Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-12
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
Our Mining Boom Settles TO Steady
Gait with Prosperity Prevail
ing Everywhere,
$4,000 Day in Wages-Maor Caffrey's
ReVeW--A Boom with
Solid Grip.

Figured from any conservative stand
point, it is estimated that the sum OF 49,
900 per day Is now being paid out in
miners wages in Santa Fe dOunty's trim
ity OF ore producers, the Cerrllos, Dolo-
res and San Pedro districts. This much
is taken out Of the ground every day and
hauled at profit to the men who furnish
the money How large boom in town
lots and general business can be main
tanned at this rate Of production or how
much OF floating nOn-prOdncing pop
ulation it tan sustain are questions for
the scientific economist to figure out !;
but one thing is certain, this salary list
does not augur i'll for the future OF the
mining industry in this county. There
isn't another mining community in the
southwest that is doing hall this
much, nor is there 81 town in the west
where money is in such free circulation;
where more building is going on and
where general business is better or real
property more rapidly advancing in value
than at san Pedro right now, with Cerri-
los holding steady second place.
Two weeks ago it looked q little as ii
business would he oyerdone at Pedro,
and large floating population was
on hand to speculate upon the earn
lngs Of the wage worker, bat
ten days have served to bring
about Il change that is relished 10y every
business man. Every interest III the
camp has now settled to steady gait all
fear OF initiation and the inevitable col
lapse that always follows is past, and
| prosperity is Oh soIit basis Of supply
and demand, A visitor in the city today
says; There Is now a better chance Tor
wage workers and men in search Of
| legitimate business pursuits at Pedro to-
! day than ever has been; in the line OF
hotels and lodging houses everything is
| crowded, not with tin horns and tloaters
but with men who are earning something
! business is excellent; money in free cir
culation and the building OF the town is
more steady and substantial than before.
Every man one meets has faith in the
future there are no sore heads, and the
class OF people now coming in daily, many
OF them to remain permanently, Indicates
that the future is brighter for san Pedro
than the past has ever been"
MAJOR CAFFREY's SAY.
The White Oaks Leader came to hand
yesterday containing two and q half
column review OF San Pedro, and in it
Major Galley is honest enough to print
the names Of about 100 people who have
left White Oaks and become citizens OF
our carbonate camp within the past few
weeks. The following is an extract from
the Leaders article
It has been said that San Pedro is the
second LeauviIle, and while the formation
OF the mineral helt may be very similar
to lie rg!nal Carbonate camp, there NAV |
be sufficient ground to Wairanta different |
but ali individual opinion. There appears |
to be no limit to this mineral belt, as |
scarcely day passes by that don't bring !
to the front some rich lind. The mineral |
ls found in the contact of lime and por- I.
phyry, ana in most cases requires con-
siderable development work to ouen I'D n
desirable prospect, In some few cases |
however, the mineral body has been |
struck at the grass roots. This has uc-
cured mostly in what is locally called
"blOw-Onts," the carbonate of lime pre-
dominating. The lime rock is heavily
impregnated with iron, and in some cases
capped with iron. These remarks have
reference only TO what is known as the
"rarbOnate belt But this district al.
pears to have been kindly dealt with Gy
nature in the distribution of ler mineral
gifts, and apart ilOn rich carbonates,
crystnlllzed lead running high in silver,
gold and copper, the Lew plucers, some
times called the Golden gold fields are
well known to tie mining fraternity of
Ne" Mexico, but it was lett to the golden
nine OF this decade to open up " hat some
people are pleased to call the first car
Donate camp OF the southwest.
The Leader can not better represent, or
rather present, the mineral claims OF san
Pedro-as far as its carbonate boom is con-
cerned-than by sending home for pub
lie Inspection, some samples OF ore and
vein rock which can be seen at the office
Of the Leader.
The company that now owns all Of the ,
town site OF san Pedro (Which Is located :
on the san Pedro grant is called the san
Pedro Mining company. This COMPANY
now owns and controls 32U acres of pat
ented lands hich have been decided to {
It by the Santa Fe Copper company, also ,
j2J acres OF placer mining grounds which
IS located adjoining the above tract and
betW cen it and Golden. Tie 800 acres Of
patented lands ure being plated and sold {
is city property. ;
The sale OF lots and survey of the
own site is in charge of Co.. i. A. Blake. L
he secretary of the company. Lots are t
elIlng at tie low price asked for them by !,
he company almost as fast as surveyed. i
his company is very strong financially =.
IS well as III influence, and is resolved to II
10 all III Its power to prepare the site Of
'an Pedro tor great city, The members I,
u lhe company, Ill common with nearly >,
vi the people OF the great San Pedro, :
Iolden, Dolores and Cerrllos mining dis |
nets, as well as the people Of the territory, o
ave faith that the ore bearing belt tribu- n
AIRY to San Pedro, will support very :,
arge population, and comprehensive prep ~ ~
ratlons are being made Tor its coming. i,
CAMP ECHOES. 81
VIM. Bolander returned last night from 81
1errlllos, "here he went to look after his
ranch harness shop. He is well salts O
led With the start his business has made =
here. u
The Mckenzie Supply company has :. y
fought Tires lots at Cerrillos and will u
'uild a new store house. They paid te
! 200 for the property. All sorts of ii
ouses, particularly dwellings, are in de- .
nand at CerliIlos. >.
The Santa Fe Copper company is =,
teadiIy carrying out Manager Raun Ii
elm'S declared purpose of building up an ri
Industry OF which New Mexico can I've
roud. The work on their ore cable has
oilH otb av