Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-07-29
THE MINES AND THE MINES.


| At the present day there are Thousands
| Of people, SAYS the Silver CITY Enterprise
many OF them well informed, who rs firm
| lv believe in the controlling Influence o
figures as they believe in their own iden
THY; nor will they be convinced to the
contrary, prelerring to hug the delusion
rather than submit to too searching III
Vestigation. In many respects the figure
nine has apparently borne out the theory,
as it is well established fact among the
mining class that years ending with "9''
have been slnSulNrly productive of grand
results.
The year 1870 vas among the noted
wears, us 1t gave birth to Il new empire on
the shores Of the ParIiic, hulltnp prosperous
,ltles ANA added millions to the circulating
medium OF the country.
In 1889 occurred the stampede TO
Wasiioe, as the Virginia distrirtin Nevada
was then called Eight hundred millions
would ne Il lalr estimate to place upon the
oulpUt OF the C0mstoCk and continuous
lodes.
i'll 1863 the White Pine excitement
rrNed the minds Of our nomadiG popula-
non, and caused cities to rise as il hy
magic. The population Of the district in
gliding all the settlements within a radius
: zen miles, va, elinlated at 900 souls
Wien The excitement was ut its height.
The year 1873 Is principally referred to
As the year which make Tombstone and
LeadylIIe famous as mining centers and
caused, Indirectly the discovery of nu.
merons rich mines OF gold, silver and cop
per in the southwest.
What grand iGturc is in store for the
year 1899, it is rs yet too soon to divine
rs the year is but half spent, but With
what little knowledge there is ut hand it
may not he SO difficult to determine.
As coming events cast their shadows
before, and reasoning Ivy analogy, We
have greatly missed our guess ii New
Mexico does not prove the Mecca toward
which pilgrims will turn their attention,
and the san Pedro mines prove the shrine
at winch they will worship. Present in.
tend to point in that direction,
and there Is every reason to believe that
the camp will prove to be second Lead
vile.
CAN'T CRUMBS.
Mr. Philo Rumsey, OF the Palace hotel
las purchased $500 worth Of property in
the new San Pedro town site.
And still the placer locations are in de.
mand. Surely there is something i'm
portant Oh in the line OF placer mining.
Capt. T. B. Lane, OF Katon, is in the
lty to.day Ell route to San Pedro on II
our OF inspection. He represents New
ork capital III search OF mines.
Col. Johnson and NJ. Reynolds have
eft ut the Nav MEXICAN office Il superio,
hunk OF gaena ore from their Bullion |
lain. it has been admired greatly b, |
I'D miners.
Gov. Prince got home from Cerrillos
md San Pedro Yesterday night. He SAYS
he consolidation OF the Lucky and Lin
DIN will have the effect OF stimulating
very interest about san Pedro.
When man buys San Pedro town
ot at nominal figure, washes out about
/ 900 in placer gold in his back ward and
trlkes lead in his cellar he isn't tuki1r
)ng chances. Golden Nine.
John Gray returned from Cerrillos YES.
'rday, bringing up Il fine lot of samples
ON the Chester, showing oxides and
alive silver. He has thnty-one sacks OF
lie high grade ore now ready for shipment
nd work Is steadily progressing ut the
me.
Every visitor from the south end Of the
)unty is enthusiastic over the prospect
" securing the early extension of the
anita Fe Southern. 1t is universally con.
eded that the locating engineer can not
ut make n highly favorably report On
Ie business to be had from such road
Patterson returned on Saturday night
avlNg made tie most successful stage
Up since the Reaser line was PIT on. A
lay team will be located at CerrIlloS
'ls week, enabling him to make better {
me. On Friday Patterson BOUGHT two I
is at san Pedro and ordered 1000 feel
lumber with Which 10 build q stage
ne office and stable
john King, manager of the Lucky, is &
ere to confer with the officers of the q
lcky Consolidated company to-day with !.
ference 10 increasing shipments ana
ir'ng new shafts. The Lucky vein.
'ar the Lincoln's side line has dipped q
INWARD and now stands nearly perpen- y
ular, showing a large body OF ore run. .
NJ at light angles with the vein they
ve been working. Mr.. King thinks
Is Is the most importan, strike yet made II
the property. Ii
What Is more attractive than a pretty
e with q fresh, bright complexion Fol a.