Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-27
THE MINES AT KINGSTON.
Facts About Them by Our Own Investi.
gater-What They Are Yieldipg-A
Solid Camp and Its Workers.

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KINGSTON, N. NJ, June "A, l890.-The
burning of twenty-five houses in King
ston has greatly dsfgured the town in
appearance, but there is little or no evil
dence of slack in business. Several
houses will be built in the burnt district
this summer and it is expected that in a
few months all evidences of fire will
have been removed.
Kingston is the largest town in New
Mexico, even as 1t stands since the fire,
that depends wholly on the product OF
her mines for support. For the past
several months the camp has experienced
in small degree, season of dullness, so
peculiar to the permanent building up of
mining towns. This was not brought
about by any depreciation in the mines,
but by sheer force OF circumstances over
which the masses are powerless to con-
troll. A better day is dawnng for the
town and while no boom is expected the
indications are that it will gradually grow
in size and importance as a mining GEN.
ter. The recent
SALE OF THE BRUSH HEAP NINE
and its opening up under new manage
ment is considered as being very favorable
to the future prosperity Of the camp. The
Brush Heap was located, and up to a
short time ago owned by Eli
oft & Forbes. For the past seven
years small force of men have been at
work in the mine, the operators deriving
in that space of time 100000 net profit
over and above all expenses. The prop
erty was recently sold to Detroit capital
lists for about 100000. The new COM
pany proposes to operate the mine for all
it is worth and will shortly put on a large
force of men.
LADY FRANKLIN
is now owned by a London, England, COM
pany. 1t was bought in 1885 by Moses
Thompson for $4,000, and year later
Mr.. Thompson and his partner, T. +.
Chapman, took out over half million
dollars in deposit. The following year
the output was several hundred thousand
dollars. 1t has been a steady producer
and has turned out an enormous quantity
of high grade ore. The present owners
have supplied the property with first class
machinery for treatment of ores. The
mine is now being worked under lease
and some deep development is in process.
shaft is now 460 feet deep and from
this it is the intention to run an incline
year the company bought the Superior
and Bullion, adjoining properties. The
former, owned formerly by San Francis
co parties, has been worked six years and
has paid about 100000. The Bullion
is just now being put n,food shape for
operating.
The 46O foot shaft on the Lady Franklin
is supplied with the Cummings air COM
presser, the second machine Of the kind
in operation in the United States. A
big feature in connection with this air
compressor is that it requires very little
fuel to run it. A large force of men is
being worked in this group OF mines, and
the number will be increased. The price
paid by the London company for the Lady
Franklin is $S50,O0O.
CALIFORNIA
adioins the Lady Franklin and Superior. 1t
is now worked under lease, and ships a
car load OF high grade ore each week.
The mine has not been worked very ex-
tensively as vet, but has produced more
than 100000 from surface workings en-
tirely. 1t is fine property, and is look
ing well.
COMsToCK.
This is the mine that caused the boom
nerefour years ago. AT that time it was
worked under lease, and the leasers
struck large chamber of high grade ore,
and took out about 5000, 900 in six weeks.
There was shipped from this mine at one
time train load of ore, which netted
nearly 100000.
THE ILLINOIS.
This mine is owned by New York
company, and is one of the most ex.
tensive in the camp. For seven years it
has been steady producer, and during
the past six months has turned out some
very high grade ore. Some of the ship
ments have turned out from $4,000 to
10000 to the car load. This may be
considered "high," but the returns are
here to show for themselves. About fiji
teen men are now employed at the Hi
nois, and more are to be put on soon.
THE GYPSY,
owned by Messrs. Van Horn, Daniels
Davenport, Marlatt and Yeazel, is an ex
tensively developed property, and is ship
ping considerable high grade ore.
The same may be said OF the Blacl
Colt group, recently purchased by Balti
more company.
sALTAIRE, OR BLACKY.
A short distance from Kingston is th.
Blacky, a place where, in the space of .
few years, more than $4,000 has beer
picked up from the surface of the earth
in solid silver nuggets. A miner ono,
stuck his pick fast in the ground at thii
place. and when he finally got it out hat
a 250-pound boulder Of solid silver on it
This precious slab was afterward place.
on exhibition at the Denver exposition
and was the means Of attracting man,