Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-25
IT'S CONFIRMED!
Something More About the Great Min
eral Discovery at San
Pedro.
A Chat with the Santa Re Southern's
Manager, and the Extension
Prospects.

Several parties In from san ieurO to-
lay confirm all that was printed in these
columns yesterday relative to the great
strike OF carbo:ates and galena ore in The
ave which the Lucky Lincoln miners
broke into Monday night. Substantial
evidence OF the find was given the people
Of San Pedro yesterday by taking out OF
the cave q single piece OF solid galena
weighing two tons and along with it Il
few sacks OF sand carbonateS, just to show
the gaping crowd what the San Pedro
mountain can do when she tries.
Gen. Nelly, OF the Santa lie Southern
road, and Charles Ralitf, the Copper
c)mpany'S civil engineer, arrived from
the camp last night and both confirm the
news Of the strike. Mr.. Ratitf says that
IN additional force of miners has been
put ON and the tunnel leading to the
ave is being cleaned out and Wild
ened 50 that rails can he laid
and tram ears put on to facilitate the out
put vi ore, the Wheeibarrow method OF
he present time being all too slow con-
,ldclIns the great bod y Of ore in sisnt.
AT the Santa Fe's Copper company's
WORKS and mines things are rlnnln.
smoothly, said Mr.. Rallit, despite the re
,,urts that trouble of Il serious nature Was
brewing among the men employed under
ground and the ore contractor, MIR. God
rey. lie says there has been some lric
ion, grow nG out Of statements alleged -
nave been made by the contractor, mich
that party denies having said, but he
thinks no harm will come OF 1t, and as
lar us the running Of the mines aud mills
Of lie company is concerned and the
improvements i'll progress, nothing will
,heck them.
Gen. Nelly, Engineer Coleman and
he Copper company's superintendent,
Mr.. Middle, were shown through the
Lncky-LlncO.n property by the lessee,
John King. lhls was on Monday, the
lay before the big strike. Ger. Nelly
.a!s that at that time the property bore
the resemblance OF being very valuable.
lie said there was a breast OF ore ten feel
vide in Sight, and carbonates in great
quaint ties. With this to work on, ana
Ihe new strike coming on the top of it,
die general thinks it no longer a matter
fJr u ubt that the Whole OF San Pedro
mountain is Il mass Of mineral, peculiar
III The respect that wherever it has been
opened it displays great quantities OF
either gold Or copper, galena or lead car
donates. Such Il combination in the
same district is indeed remarkable. A
visit was also paid to the Black Hawk
claim, and 1t is Gen. Nelly s opinion that
this Will ere long also startle the public
with its ores OF the same class found in
the Lincoln-Lucky property.
From the standpoint OF railroad
builder, Gen. Melly said he found great
amount Of BUSH eSS, both ut CerrlIos and
SAN Pedro, on y awaiting railroad to
spring into lie and become Il permanent
actor OF traffic. AS it is now, only the
better class Of ores can be hauled out OF
Pedro by teams and loaded at CerrIlos
or shipment 10 the shelters. lie noteu
vast quantities OF lead ores running ON
Is to sl2 Oh the dumps of The mines
Which Would not pay 10 ship by wagon,
out which would make an impoitsnt
eature OF business for Il railroad, and il
= these classcs OF ores, free smelling ana
heavy in lead, that the
JUlOia'iO Smelling works now stand
o greatly in need OF. This tratii, to-
,ether with the hauling of coal and coke,
oPper matte and building material |
aiming machinery, etc, he thought sui
lcIeht nov 10 Justify the construction OF |
lie Santa Fe Suutlern's exten>ion to the |
MINES, and in this respect the situation
$ improving daily. Gen. Nelly further
aid mat, So far us he could now furesee
lie work Of pushing the road on to the
nlnes, which began with the inaugural
Ion ui the surrelin corps now in tn,
eid, would not lie checked, but would 20
II step by step, TIL the extension was an
CcOmplIshed TACT. Il don't know of an,
)fty miles of country that will better
l>tlIy the building vi u railroad than
his, said he.
Gen. Nelly said Mr.. Coleman had 10.
ated Il very excellent line betw cen SAINTS
e and tie mines. Beyond CerIilus
here was one grade that gave them somt
rOuble and three different lines had been
urveIed, but the middle line had been
''P''u ito wv iIoS' ~ utiN III. .oH i-ull- |
ay last the surveyors made The last move
their camp ami pitched tents neal
iolden. There they will remain till the
lie Is located into San Pedro, when the\
III next week begin 10 retIace their step,
nth view to "tleinl the line together"
I'D finally determining the route over
Inch the extension shall lie built.
MINING SALES.
The following transfers OF mining prop
rty have been filed Of record in the coun-
clerks Office
W. G., Benton to X. G. Mcdonald, one
'urtt enth interest in tie Navajo mine,
o ores; consideration, 81 900.
+. Amanda to 5. 9. Wright, a one-fourth
terest IN the DebinO astoria mining
aim, San Pc Ir"; consideration, 81.
W. ii. Morris to Ii. }. BartSch, the
'hnny Bull mining claim, Cerrillos
500.
}. Il Albright to S. ?. Conger, one
nrta interest in the Albright lode, con
Iteration, 81.
}. q. Smith 10 A. IT. Raynolds, one
url interest i'll the Silver Queen claim,
all Pedro; consideration, $500.
). W. Fisher to Il. W. Middleton, one
alf interest in the Emerson and OF
lmwa lodes, Cerrillos; consideration,
600.
". Il. Ashdown to Alex Kaufman, ore
lth interest in the Ro.e mining claim,
dolores; consideration, 5000. ;
j. A. llowel to k. NJ. johnson and II.
WriJht the Eastern Viav nina Gan