Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-17
CARAMELS FROM CHLORIDE,
Nuggets from Her Hustling Mining
Oamps-A Fine Showing for
Development,
Special Mention of Some Leading Mines
Concentrating 0res-Preparing
for the Worlds Fair.
Special correspondence of the New Mexican.

for the Worlds Fair.
Special correspondence of the New Mexican.
CHLORIDE, N. NJ, June 10, 1S9O.-This
camp is located in the Apache district
near the continental divide, in the Black
Range country. 1t sprang into existence
and also considerable notoriety about ten
years ago, when the Apaches were on the
war path, and the first settlers, many Of
whom are here to-day, relate stories of
their early adventures that make the
hair on tenderfoot's head stand on end
Prcmlnent among those who took up
arms against the Indians are Capt. Jack
Crawford. the poet scout, whose perma-
nent home Is at old Fort McRae, one of
the frontier posts, in Sierra county, many
years ago abandoned, and Major Jas. P.
Ba'n, one of the largest mine owners in
this section, and a progressive, energetic
and successful citizen.
Like other mining camps after the first
excitement, Chloride has undergone a
season of quiet, although it has been
a steady producer from the beginning.
1t has reached point now where all
work is done in systematic manner. A
large amount of heavy development has
been made in the past year and number
OF valuable properties are now in shape
to be operated on a large and paying
basis.
CHLORIDE MINING q RFDtrCTNG Co
This company is composed of Messrs.
Albert F. Chids, chief clerk of the cen.
sus bureau at Washington; Jas. P. Blain
and Don Cameron, and will make ap-
plication for charter inside of thirty
days, having paid up capital stock of
$l00,O0O. The company owns a group
OF twenty mines, among them the
Adirondac, Washington, Washington No. !
2, Chicambla, Apache, Chieitain, Mana,
Copper Dude, White Shuld and Volun. |
teer, which have for some time been
producing constantly and are payin we'll.
The ore is principally bornite, and all
shipments have averaged upward of 500
In silver. This ore Is mostly high grade,
but owing n the expense in shipping
and the lackSf mills for treating it, the
lower grade ore has been kept on the
dump. The company has contracted for
the erection OF commentator of thirty
tons capacity, by the Fort Scott Foundry
u Machine Works company. Work on
the grounds has already been COM
and it is expected that the con-
centrator will be running within ninety
days.
ST. CLOUD GROUP.
The st. Cloud group of mines COM
dowi and is owned and controlled by
Messrs. Thos. Forrest, Frank Pitcher
and Peterson. These properties are very
valuable, and are among the richest in
district. The ST. Cloud has lead ten
feet wide, in lime formation, consisting
of bornile, chloride and sulphide ores.
Two Car loads of ore were taken out OF
this mine from space of $40 cubic feet
that run eghty-iive ounces OF silver to
the ton. Some heavy development work
is now in process, and it is proposed to
have the mines IN thorough operation
this summer.
THE SILVER MONUMENT,
is owned by Kansas City company, and
is located twelve miles north of Chloride,
on the summit of the Continental
divide. The development of this prop
erty consists OF 1000 feet of WINES and
levels, and 435 foot shaft The owners
intend putting up forty-ton concentrator
this summer and have ordered the ma
chinery, which will soon be ready for
putting in place. This mine has fourteen
good slopes, one being eleven feet wide,
and has paid 100000 in high grade ore,
which averaged 800 ounces Of silver, none
of the ore shipped running less than
1876 ounces. There is now on the dump
5000 tons of ore awaiting the completion
of the concentrator.
THE MIDNIGHT MINING CO.,
of st. Louis, owns the Midnight and Tidal
Wave, splendid properties, located ON
Beyer's Run. the company has done con-
tinuous work for two years, and has made
some valuable finds. A high grade OF
bornite ore in contact vein is being work
ed in the Tidal Wave. The development
work has paid for itself from the grass roots
down and large amount OF ore is now on
the dump. The properties are being sue.
cessfully managed by Mr.. Tom Cass.
OTHER MINES.
Near the Silver Monument is the 1nde.
pendent, in which good body of high
grade bornite ore is being worked. This
mine is owned by Messrs. Ferre, Photen-
hauer & Holmes, who are doing some
shalting preparatory to beginning opera
tions ON large scale in the near future.
The silver Plume, located in the same
district, has shaft of lO4 feet, 100 feet OF
levels and l2O feet of tuinellng. A high
grade OF ore is being shipped from this
mine, and enough has been taken out in
the course OF development work to
pay all expenses from grass roots.
Silver Plume is owned by Messrs.
Wagner McTavish & Fulton. The
Esperanza, property now being devel.
oped by Skillman & Co., gives PROMISE OF
much wealth to its owners. The Silver