Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-04
RIO HONDO MINES.
More than One Hundred Thousand Tons
of $45 Ore in Sight in the
'Mazzaroth."
Large Mills and Machinery to be Put
In at 0nce-Copper Age
Mines.

sesses rich deposits OF gold and silver,
but not until recently has there been any
active work in developing her mines. The
RIO HoSDo MINING CAMP,
in the northeastern portion of the county,
is now attracting the attention OF capital
lists and there is little doubt but that in
few weeks this will be one of the liveliest
camps in the territory.
Prominent among those who are now
operating mines at this camp is the firm
Of Fraser l. Wheeler, who own number
Of claims, several of which are patented.
A group often mines, namely, Mazzafoth,
Zone, Silver King, Wiswam, Muskegan,
Cliff, Palmer, Alpine, North Side nd
Hidden Hand, is now being developed
with the most desirable results.
"AAz2ARoTH."
The Mszzaroth, Que OF the principal
in this group, is pronounced by
experts the richest mine in the west.
The development consists OF three shafts,
70, rs and 50 feet, with drift
OF fifty feet; the shafts are 900 feet apart
and the indications are everywhere the
same. The ledge is twenty feet wide and
shows free gold throughout.
Prof. Egbert Post, mining expert OF
thirty wears experience, is ROW on the
ground and has completed arrangements
for beginning operations on large scale
in few days. Prof. Post spent sixteen
years in the gold fields of Australia as a
mining expert; has figured in all The
mining booms of South America, Central
Mexico, South Africa and Alas
ka. He has devoted nearly the whole of
his life to the study Of mineralogy, and is
the sole owner of the Post process for
working refractory ore, which has proven
one of the most successful vet discovered.
This process used IN connection with the
Wiswell mill takes 97.5 per cent OF all gold
from refractory ore and at comparatively
small expense.
Prof Post has made an estimate on the
ore in sight in the Mazzaroth, and finds
l37, 725 tons; assays made from ore taken
from several portions Of the ledge show
an average OF s45 in gold to the ton, az
a sum of $6,l97 ,625; there is
now on the dump ready for milling 400
tons. Prof. Post, OF the firm OF Post,
Buck & Co., informed the New MExI-
CAMS correspondent to-day that his COM
pany would have 50.ton mill in opera
lion at this mine within fifteen days, and
that force of not less than sixty men
would be put to work. The machinery
to be used is that known rs the WisweIl
ore pulverizer and amalgamator, and
by the LIST OF August the company in
tends to increase the capacity to 100 tons
daily.
Near the mine Is a beautiful site for the
mill and building purposes, and the Rio
Hondo close by furnishes an abundance
of water, enough to afford 500-horse
power for operating the mill and other
The company represents eastern cap
ita!, and is amply able to carry out It's
In addition to operating
the Mazzaroth ii proposes developing the
entire group of mines referred to above,
and will expend nearly 81 900, 900 in put
ting things in thorough running order.
Mr.. Fraser located this claim several
wears ago, and abandoned other valuable
i'll order to give it his entire
attention. He discovered the Yankee
Girl OF Colorado, which has paid $4,000
900, but centered all his interests in the
Rio Hondo camp.
THE COPPER AGE.
This mine is owned and operated by
the Copper Age Mining company, incor'
oorated under the laws of New York and
New Mexico, by Messrs. A. Helphinstine,
II Taos, and J. J. Taylor and ]. E. Rus
ell, of Syracuse, N. Y. The Copper Age
s now being worked on an extended scale
md with very satisfactory results to the
W ners. The men comprising the COM
,any are practical miners and have owned
ome OF the best mining properties in tn"
est they have plenty Of capital to push
heir work and mean to put in new and
improved machinery at the mine as soon
Il the snow meits away. They now have
2Uton smelter in operation, which ena-
lies them to reduce their ore to matte, but
vii increase the facilities shortly and EN-
hoy larger force Of men. The mine
uns gold, silver and copper, the percent
re OF silver being largely in the lead.
he experts who have visited the Copper
Age cay it is q valuable property and is
,ound to rank in the near future among
he most noted and best paying mines in
he west. The ore taken from this mine
uns as high as $3.50 and none of it has
un less than $52, and the ore in 81 Int il
utfcient to employ fifty men for con-
iderabe time in operating it. The Cop
Der Age Ia soon to be furnished with new
machinery and the capacity Of the smelter
increased.
OTHER MINES.
A company of Arkansas capitalists have
coated number Of placer claims near
he Rio Hondo camp, and have already
AIKEN out good supply Of gold. This
ompsny will go to work in good earnest
ihen the snow melts away.
Mr.. Bell, an old time miner and pros
ector and we'll known in these parts,
as been experimenting the development
# number Of mines owned by Brook
yn syndicate. He says that his com
,any will be ready for operations in a
ew weeks.
NEW TOWN SITE.
In the valley, at the mouth Of the Rio
dondo canon, only short distance from
he mining camp, q new town site will be
aid out shortly and it is expected that by
all it will be the center Of one OF the
busiest mining districts in the territory.
With magnificent valley, rich in agri-
cultural possibilities, on one side, and the
Rio Hondo mines on the other, it can not
all TO make thriving business place.
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