Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-07-26
POINTERS ON PEDRO.
The Business Boom that Has Come to
the Camp Since the Discovery
of Oarbonates.
Facts which the New Mexicans Ennis
sary Dug up After Personal
Inspection.

devoted to mining and to feeding and lodg- |
ny those engaged in it, There are 1900 |
people, mostly men, within the limits OF
What may he called q town. Two hun
lred buildings are grouped in little val |
ey and on the neighboring hillsides. The
arge smelter works OF the Santa lie Cop |
Der company are at the head OF the town,
With q little park, shaded with pine and
cedar trees, in front Of them, which forms
he dumping place Of the Stag from the
works. Around this park there are three
regular streets, on which the san Pedro
hotel, kept by Mr.. German, 4 number
Of wooden cottages and adobe cabins and
several stores with saloons, are situated.
The other streets are irregular, following
the roads which run toward the Sandals
and the Cerrillos, or toward the mountain
trails. The future town must be built on
the mesa west OF the smelter, where a
number of lots have been occupied by
shantics and adobes, and the streets
staked ont. The san Pedro Town COM
pany own with good title 800 acres on
these mesas, and permanent buildings
will be erected only where there is good
title. There is not single building OF
that structure yet, for those now occupied
are built on the companys land, and sub
iect to removal at their will. Pole houses,
mud dwellings, board shanties, brush
shelters, canvas roofs and tents and log
cabins constitute this town of San Pedro
What more could one expect, when so
many people demanded at once hahitation
and shelter for their goods? A saw mill
ten or twelve miles away now supplies
good lumber at $50 per thousand delivered
in the town. There is
A uooD OPPORTUNITY.
for brick yard here. The first brick
building has yet to be built. There is an
undoubted opening for good lodging
HOUSE,, WHICH, toulu nc buILl gu ShA"i' IN
pensc, and, decently and we'll furnished,
would at once be occupied by 100 men
who would pay $40 4 month for room.
There are = number OF restaurants already
where meals could be had. Workmen
here find plenty OF work, common laborers
at from $l.75 to $3.50 per day, and min
ers at $3.50. The Santa Fe Copper com
pany pays IS a day 10 its men. With suct
| good wages prevailing the saloons do {
| lively business. There are 1880 people
to eat anu drink here, and not single
article OF food produced. Horses anc
mules employed at the works, the teams
on the road, the three stage lines and the
transient teams, consume great quantity
of grain and hay. There is constant
demand for furniture, and the clothing o.
this population must be provided, and the
supplies for the numerous buildings
Which are everywhere going up. There
| is one large store at the smelter, whert
the principal business is done, and hal
q dozen others in out of the way place
do lively trade with small accomoda
tons. The saloons are full at night nn(
on SUNDAYS. Some business communit.
will get the supply OF all this people an'
catch an extensive trade. Albuquerque
merchants keep two teams on the roat
furnishing supplies. They come il
heavily loaded with all kinds OF supplies
Cerrilos is a nearer point, and find
Quickened demand for its merchandise
Brown & Manzanares ase shipping quit
heavily from Las Vegas. But men Il
such places buy what is at hand or Of
fered to them. Santa Fe, with large
stocks and superior facilities from its lon
established business,
HAS HARDLY ENTERED THIS MARKET.
The mines make monthly payments
and with 900 men in the employ Of thos
which are yielding ore and shipping it t
the smelters, there is cash enough in Gil
culation to reward business enterprise.
There is private school maintained /
the town, and religious service held one
in two weeks by the Methodists. Rev
Mr.. Mills, of Albuquerque, held service
here Yesterday in the evening at the Sa
Pedro dining room. About sixty person
were present and participated i'll the e!
ercises with evident interest.
A paper has been started, the Golde
Nine, to show to the world the progre'
OF San Pedro in all these matters. MIMI
is great industry. In it the hardest al
the most intelligent characters engal
alike. The best as well as the wor
things will therefore find ready suppo
| in mining town like San Pedro. Saloon
and all accompanying vices hourisl
Good provisions, good clothing and me
chandise readily bought by those wi
have money. The largest estabishmel
is that oil
WHITE, GIBLiS i co.
They have largely the supply OF all Il
Santa Fe Copper company employed
This keeps them, with large assortme
s of every kind Of merchandise, constant
$ dependent on two or three teams whi'
transport their goods, purchased in Kans
City, st. Louis and Chicago, from Il
!. railroad at Cerrillos to San Pedro.
. Mr.. S. C. White and Richard Glib
, are principal owners OF this large estaplls
ment. W. ?. Cunningham is the acti
). and courteous head clerk Of the conce
, and has under his direction three or &c
: statesmen, among whom We were glad
find the familiar face of Samuel
2 Bonner, one OF the first OF the young bu
! ness men OF Santa Fe to try his fortuI
in San Pedro
. There are dozen foundations laid
5 buildings for stores and saloons watt
for the lumber, and half as many in p
{ cess of erection. Some of these are
8 good size and depth sufficient to accon
date large establishments. Five fir
! from White Oaks are erecting stor
: with stocks waiting for opening. OF thu
Weed & Co. are building n store Will
= substantial foundation, which will occu
forty feet front OH the main street. M
is Peter Mackel, with boots and sho
,rI Goodman Viaulnr e. Co with a ste