Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-06
IN THE SWIM.
The Boom that Comes TO the Mines
in the Mines Under Full
Swing,
A Grand Rush-TwO New Strikes-Ure
Shipments and Develop
ment.

of the undeyclupcd mineraJ resources OF
Santa Fe county. The miners in the
Hattie have been taking ont a fair grade
OF ore for several weeks past, and have
been hauing it in to fill the bins OF the
new mill at Dolores in authorization OF the
early commencement OF operations by
that plant. ON Tuesday last the miners
encountered crust of iron in the shaft,
and when this WAS broken through they
struck into body OF splendid free milling
ore, pan assays Of which show it to
run $40 in gold per ton. On either side
Of the pay vein a large body
OF less valuable ore has been opened run
ming ST. per ton. This strike hasrreated
renewed excitement among the miners OF
that region lying between Cerrllos ana
san Pedro and has CauSocd the reu"nbIill5
of every energy toward the lulI develop
ment of the camp. The Hattie is located
about one and quarter miles from Dolo-
res, aud the ore Just struck is the same
class which the Denton mine yields.
1t will be remembered that J w. Benton
mine. out of which he took 500 900 IN gold
in six weeks work. The Benton IS now
owned by Mr.. Waddingham and Is about
to be sold to eastern parties tor good
round sum. The Wiswell mill, now re-
ceiving its finishing touches at the hands
of Milton Fisk, backed by Santa fe
money, will be ready to start up on Mon
dav next at latest, and its first run will be
on this new strike i'll the Hattie mine,
THE san PEDRO RUSH.
Business men who got i'll from the
above named district last night say that the
rush, excitement and industrial activity
about San Pedro can better be imagined
than described. He says it is practically
a repetition Of the Pike S Peak fever OF 40
and the Leadvile excitement OF 10. lie
thinks that Santa Fe Countyis a far richer
field for prOspectOrs to-day than ever
, Leadville was and, since he has seen the
new mines now revealing their precious
metals here he has concluded that the
| theory of mining men that a boom in
mines comes every ten years, and such
wear must terminate with the figure 49,
!
| Santa Fe's mining territory.
People are falling over one another to
get into these districts. They are sleep
ing in tents and in blankets out in the
mountains. There is no room for them
in the camp houses. Everything is inlI,
and all sorts of shelter is held at pre-
MUM. Provisions are plentiful and
prices are reasonable, but little time Is
! taken to prepare the food. The boarding
house keepers are overrun and are turn
ing away many applicants for meals, who
have to make out rs best they can on colo
meats, crackers and canned goods pur
chased from the San Pedro merchants,
The mountains are full OF strangers
An old timer says that he could not recog
nize nine-tenths OF the people he has me
there in the past two weeks. Where the.
come from is mystery, but all are busy
hauling ore or copper matte, prospecting
or mining on their own hook, or building
houses with view to reapnga benetl
from those who come i'll later.
PIONEERS OF DEVELOPMENT.
The New MEXICAN has for ten year
contended that whenever those pioneer
OF Rocky mountain development, tn
horny handed prospectors, got fairly starte
toward these county's mines, the day
rich mineral strikes would begin it
dawn. In this locality there have bee
many sturdy miners, men OF great ialtl
and little money, at work for long tim
and, considering their lack OF funds, the
have done nobly, but until some sue
great strike as that in the Lucky wa
made, both practical mining men an
capital have been 10th to be convinced
. the richness here only awaiting the
energies. Within n lew week
this order of things has bee
changed. Prospectors from otht
- points in New Mexico, from Colorado
Montana and Arizona are coming in
express astonishment at what they fine
and capital too, is not lacking for carryln
on the development. 1t is pleasant
= note that the pioneer poor hen III II
IN camp are still on hand, with greater fait
: than ever and find now that money
no longer withheld for proving up Il
r value OF the claims to which they have
long pinned their faith and staked the
Judgment even to the extent OF well nlg
lmpoverishing themselves.
1t now seems probable that the steaC
development now in progress will 60
undated until the halcyon days OF Lea
vile will be outdone by the yield OF n
silver and lead alone, but also gold, silye
zinc, iron and coal, which combine
make here q mineral field second to noi
yet opened on American soil.
,ttN,,p,t l,IA,DC
In the great Lucky mine the indca,lo
of the permanency OF the ore body gre
brighter with each stroke OF the scvent
five picks and shovels at work there. T.
mine now shows clean breast OF TWEEN
feet of ore. The great galena cubes a
pried out by crow bars and the carbonat
= are so easily worked that little labor
;. the pick results in bringing down tons
5 it a single stroke. The Lucky now h
!, l25 teams on the road and is still cry
for more. As the New Mexico farmt
2 learn of the money to be made there tn
Z are hurrying in their crops and gettl
l. onto the ground. A visitor to the mi
- says that every animal that can do t
& work, and some that can't, is pressed II
q service. He saw ORLEANS, Indian pom
- and burros patiently Juggling away at tn
z load on the Cerrllos highway. Mr.. job
> son, who lately finished the grading OF
- capitol grounds, is on the road with
q outfit of five American teams and is ear
2 ing 500 per day, delivering forty to
8 every other day at IS per ton.
q 1t is said that the Black Hawk and
: Jumbo claims will be added to the {
shipping list in few DAYS. The stri
- in the former was detailed in thu
columns Yesterday. To-day the n
= MEXICAN is advised that brace OF Co
- RADIO prospectors have opened in the u
- DO claim four foot vein OF ore that
~ identically the same as encountered
Is the Lucky. This new strike IS a mile a
= a half distant from the Lucky, thus az;