Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-26
PLACER AND QUARTZ MINES.
Activity About Hillsborough-Pick ups
by a New Mexican Representative.

Special Correspondence OF the New Mexican,
HlLLsBoRoUGH, June %, lS9O.-It i
not being noised around to any great ex
tent, but it is fact that this town is loca
ted in the center of as rich a gold mining
district as exists in the southwest.
Taking Animas Peak as an objective
point and drawing semi-circle Of some
miles in length south of the peak, it viii
be discovered that you have inclosed the
principal mines of the camp. 1t is some.
what singular that each and every lead
runs in the direction Of the summit of the
peak, and that on the opposite side of the
peak there are vast fields of placer grounds.
1t is supposed that these placers are the
groupings of the rich leads and have
washed down from where the leads break
off. In one gulch breaking away from this
peak 5000 in gold dust has been taken
out by Geo. Wells, whose name the gulch
bears to-day. Other men have found
large quantities Of the precious dust, and
many valuable nuggets have been picked
up from the ground. About twenty-five
men are at work in these placers and
making good money.
Mining has been carried ON here sue
cessfully for a number of years and some
OF the properties are paying handsome
profit. Large mills and concentrators
having the latest improved machinery are
in operation here, and all the money in
vested in this line has been taken out of
the mines. There is nothing of the wild
cat or windy scheming going on: the
owners are making money and are salts
ted to keep up steady business without
the appearance of boom. There are
about 100 miners employed in the camp,
the work being kept up day and night
without intermission.
The Thompson & Gales group of mines
consists of the Bobtail, Rattlesnake, Op-
portunity, Compromise No. and Com
promise No. 2. The ore carries gold and
a small percentage of copper. These
properties have twenty stamp mill,
" hich has been running day and night
for more than year, and are shipping
an immense amount of high grade ore
The mine is supplied with steam holsters.
The Bonanza is a very fine property
owned by st. Louis capitalists. In the !
shaft OF this mine free gold can be seen
with the naked eye.
The Goodhope, belonging to the same
company is also very valuable mine.
The company has steam holsters, one
,en-stamp mill and concentrator, all OF the
atest and most improved machinery.
The ore runs on an average about 800 to
he ton. Mr.. Richard Troeger is mana.
ger of these properties.
The Mamie Richmond, worked under
he supervision Of Mr.. Chas. Meyers, and
owned by n. Grayson and others, has a
inc body of ore, is supplied with steam
loists and is steady producer.
The Oro Fino is an old property, but
las not been worked for number of years.
t is now owned by the El Oro Mining
company, who are doing some heavy de-
Ielopment work. A straight shaft has
)een sunk 200 feet and cross-cuts of some
lepth have reached large body Of very
inc ore.
Numerous other mines are being profit
IDLY worked and there is steady increase
n the number Of men employed in the
amp.
The merchants and business men gen.
rally are doing good business here and
silver dollar does not so nearly resemble
cartwheel as it does in some other To-
alities.