Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-07-19

bought from Susano Ortiz for $3.50 These
are regarded as evidences of BOOM to
say nothing of what the mines are out
putting In the way of general mer-
rhaadi1ing there are now seven in full
blast where as many weeks ago there was
but one, and in the line OF dwelling houses
it is estimated that ten new ones are com
menced each week, SO that it altogether
,ooks as though San Pedro would be u
mighty iourishing town from this time
henceforth. Town lots are changing
hands rapidly and steadily advancing in
price. Lots that six weeks since could
have been had for song are now selling
at from so to 500 and there seems to be
Il general desire to purchase property in
the new town site, 80 confident is the
pubic that the present boom has come to
| stay.
THE METAL MARKET.
Chamberlain & Co.'S metal market re-
view Of date Denver, 18th inst, says cop.
per continues at dead lock with prices
very uncertain. The lake companies have
all Withdrawn formally from their gentle
mems agreement" and in consequence
consumers have all withdrawn promptly
from the market in anticipation of lower
| prices. Holders however are timorous and
anxious. No one wants to make the break
! first, and yet each one is susplciously
watching his neighbor so as to follow suit
very promptly. Meanwhile the lake COM
panies are trying to make another agree
| ment and the price is nominal at II cents,
without any sales except in small lots and
to buyers in actual want.
| Lead has driited into most anomalous
situation, with prices absolutely the same
at st. Louis and New York. At the for
mer point 1886 has been obtanable
steadily and at Chicago $3.50 has ruled
! with only slight shading off to 1886 at
he close. Sa.es at those two points
| reached very close to 5000 tons, but at
New York, strangely enough, complete
apathy and weakness existed, for trivial
sales reaching total of 80 for July car
ried the price down to 1885 and closed
weak at that figure. The question of the
treasury decision is still open, with one
mans opinion about rs valuable as an
| others, but some conclusion, auda def
| mite one, is quite sure to be reached this
| month and the chances still favor q revers.
al.
For ores this firm makes the following
quotations:
For the silver in ores, 80 to s. per cent
Of the New York price; for the gold in
ores, 95 per cent OF $40 per ounce; for the
lead i'll ores, 20 to 45 cents for each per
ent; for the copper III ores, 81 for each
per cent (dry assay. Smelling charges,
from 50 to SIS.
CAMP CARAMELs.
II. J. Bartsch Is at San Pedro, where
he and Greenwood are building business
house.
A sensation is in store for Santa Fe
county's placer mines. Keep your eye
on them.
Reynolds Brothers, bankers at Las
Vegas. have bonded several properties
near San Pedro.
Tom Gable is at Trinidad busily en-
.ased in packing his effects preparatory
70 becoming Landlord Gable of Cerrillos.
That's the best move Gable ever made.
Patterson left for the mines this morn.
ing with a big load OF passengers and
freight. Mr.. Reaser will shortly double
the present direct service between Santa
re and San Pedro.
J. G.. Smith, who has been up from
san Pedro on business for two days,
caves tonight for home. He owns an
Eighteenth interest in the new town site
,l0wn there for which he has refused
$1,000.
Hon. w. B. Childers and Councilman
3Iandell, OF Albuquerque, are on visit
10 our new Leadville. Hope they won't
have to sleep in Il stable, as Lon Davis
vas compelled to do for lack OF better
quarters.
Capt. Hutchison, pioneer, late Of So
zorro, has hit u nice thing at Dolores. ]:
". Conway has taken an interest in the
prospect and will aid in developing it. 1t
is known as the Nugget, and samples from
it make fine showing Of wire gold.
Manager Raunhem, Of the Santa Fe
Copper company is expected to reach
Cerrilos tonight. On Monday he will
begin Improvements on the copper mine
and plant that will cause the expenditure
Of $50 100 in camp before snow flies.
Cerrillos' base ball team will play the
company nine at San Ped. o Oil the 9th,
and the people of the latter town are 60
my to make the day the occasion of big
blow out. The match will be for $500,
and there will also be foot and horse races
and u biz dance at night.
James Lewis, Alex Rogers, June
Moore, Capt. Westlake, Walla Locke,
John Conway, &. +. A. Fischer, Frank
White and score or more of people got
up Il tut mans foot race at San Pedro
yesterday, and had bushel Of fun.
There were five entries, and the partic.
ipan,s ranged from 1877 to PIG pounds.
duffy Huff carried off the honors and
took the purse, $50.
And still the people continue to desert
the self styled metropolis" and tock III
to become citizens of Santa re county
Says the Albuquerque Citizen: The
"Parlor" saloon is non est, the proprietor,
Lon Davis, closing the doors on account
Of lack OF patronage. Just as soonas Mr..
Davis can secure house, he will move
the furniture and fixtures to San Pedro,
where he will again engage in the saloon
business"
Over in Santa Fe county, near San
Pedro, two new bridges have recently
been constructed across arroyos In that
section. Unsophisticated persons would
naturally suppose that these improve
menus were constructed at the expense
OF the county. SUCH is not the case.
however. Leonard Skinner furnished
the lumber and Joshua Reynolds paid for
tI,n hn,,l;n,, and no,,atrintiOn of the