Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-03
NEW STRIKES.
The Second Contact Opened and the
Lucky Makes a Bigger
Find than Ever.
Carbonates Extend 10 the ParReii-Cer'
riIlcs Gets An0ther-Ra!I'
way Moves.


ng, dated at San Pedro yesterday, ana
from man who knoAs WliAt he IL 'a!h-
ing about, which says:
The night SHIFT in the Lucky broke
through the iron AMI opened upthe hhe1t
body of solid galena ore ever struck in
this camp.
In magnitude aud richness it SURPRISES
anything ever found in this part OF Ne"
Mexico 1t was Struck in sinking to the
second contact, ard tie exact size OF the
BODY can not he given at this writing, but
it is safe to say that nothing Ike 1t has
ever been found in this camp, and few
camps ANYWHERE rau buaat Of such as
this.
From Certil0= iran it is learned that
the directors vi the Lincoln-Lucky com
pany met there yesterday afternoon ana
took conveyanccs Tor san Pedro with Il
view TO personally inspecting the new
find and arranging Tor increasing the
working force. The discovery Of this
second contract will 20 along way toward
making the San Pedro boom of the future
a bigger thing than it has ever been.
1t is also reported to-day that i'll the
Parnell, which adjoins the Lucky and
| Lincoln claims, fifteen inches Of carbon
ate ore has been encountered at the bot
tom OF a 10 foot shaft. This also is OF
the greatest importance as indicating that
the carbonate belt really does shoot UNI
| L.. ~ I o,,1 I'm oil
and other adjoining claims.
| Cerrilos also comes in Tor new strike
| this week, according to the local paper
the Rustler. That paper says:
! William Morris, an old miner, has on
exhibition on the gallery OF the Cerrlllos
house chunk OF ore about fifteen inches
square by 3x8 inches thick, weighing los
pounds, which he recently took from the
old Galena Chief mine, near the Cash
Entry. Similar specimens of the SAME
ore have been assayed, by Mr.. kearsing
which Welded twenty ounces OF silver
and about 80 per cent Of lead. Billy Ina:
evidently struck it rich, has eleven mel
at work in his mine, and will ship q ca
load OF this ore tomorrow or Monday
from which we expect to hear most en-
couraging and gratifying account
In this connection it is worthy OF an
nouncement that Postmaster Seligman to
day received returns from test OF lilteeI
pounds of CT ester mine ore, owned by
John Gray and Dr.. Richards, and which
ore Mr.. Seligman sent TO Denver to bt
tested. The ore was selected SO as to in
clude some OF the best and some of TIT
second grade product Of the Chester, ant
the returns show it to be worth 81 AS.
per ton. Just think Of such riches hay
ing been found within four feet Of a siXt,
loot shalt sunk years ago. This ought t
, encourge great deal Of prospecting il
the Cerrillos district.
So much for the mines, and now abou
the railroads that promise to get into Sal
Pedro before snow flies. At noon to
morrow General Manager Robinson
Superintendent Sands and party of SAINT
Fe officials will reach Cerrilos on their re
turn from the south, and there they wi
! take vehicles and 60 via Dolores to Sal
t Pedro to spend Saturday night and Sur
dav In the new Leadville. Maybe tn
, miners won't give them big welcome
Much depends upon what is revealed b
g this trip rs to whether the A., 7. 4 5. i
, will build into Pedro. On the other han
, the Santa Fe Southern engineers are abou
, ready to begin the survey OF the propose
extension from this city to the mines. "
II. Geiger, the transit man, got in iroi
Q Denver last night, and Engineer Colema
thinks he will have his party organize
ank ready to take the field Oh Monda
morning.