Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-04-10
CLIFTON OUII1Nas.

mill is to be erected in the gold fields
about six miles north of this place.
In fact two plants are to be erected if
the property will justify such improv-
ments. The first Is to be erected at
the town site Of the old Gold Noun
tain company located on the San
Francisco river six miles north Of
Clifton and the second is to be on the
Congo claim about one and a half
miles farther up the river. These i'm
prOymemts are to be made by Messrs.
Hudson and Dessert OF Macon No,
who arrived here Monday oflast week.
These gentlemen have bought the
townsite of the Gold Mountain com
pany and the place has been named
"Eithel" after Mr.. Hudson's little
girl. The first mill Of 20 ton capacity
is to be erected there and is to be in
creased to 40 tons as o as sufficient
ore can be had. It is expected to
have the first mill running. in about
six weeks, perhaps a little sooner or a
little later. Tor this a complete out
fit has been bought, and is now on the
road. For the present steam power
will be used, but water power will be.
put in as soon as possible. AS soon as
this plant is running it is expected
that work will be commenced on the
plant on the Congo claim one and a
half miles up the river. This prop
erty known as the Hickey and
Thompson claims and consist Of two
mill sites and several mining claims
including what isgenerally supposed to
be the best in the district. TO these
mines a tramway is to be constructed.
Messrs. Hudson and Dessert have
effected an arrange with Messrs Hick-
ey and Thompson by which a stock
company is to be formed. The entire.
stock will be held by these gentlemen
and will include this property. Hick-
ey-Thompson will also have aninterest
in the mill at Ethel until the mill on
the Congo claim is completed. But
when the mill on the Congo is COM
pleted the interest of these gentle
men in the Ethel mill will cease and
the property be held entirely by
Messrs Hudson and Dessert. This
mill is to be erected and run from the
first as a custom mill and will, from
time to time be enlarged sufficiently
to treat all the ores that can be had.
1t will be most centrally located and
has good roadways.l leading to it from
nearly all the mines in the camp.
One Of these roads constructed by the
Gold Mountain company cost SO, 900
The mill to be erected on the Congo
property will be for the treatment of
the ore from the Hickey s. Thompson
miNes which now becomes the proper
ty Of the Company to be at once
formed. Messrs Hudson s. Dessert
are not going into this business n
tircly blindly. They spent several
weeks here last winter and made by
far the most thorough examination of
the camp that has ever been made.
They shipped considerable ore from
the camp to Denver, including a mill
run of a ton and large samples from
about 20 claims. The tests made
which were quite thorough demon
strSted that there is q large quantity Of
rock in the camp bearing gold and
some silver, most of it free milling and
some of which they are confident can
be worked with a profit if properly
managed, that is to say worked in
large quantities and handled with
close economy. OF course there are
places where some comparatively rich
ore is found, but the great mass of the
rock is low grade, much below the
standard claimed by the holders Of the
property. At least, so said Mr. Hud-
son, this is the result of Investigations
made. Further developments, he al
SO said, may result differently.
Messers. Hudson s. Dessert will re-
main here and give their personal
attention to the business.
FIRST NINE. Position Seed NINE.
James Hall Catcher Charts Holt
Geo. Wiley Pitcher Jas. Whelan
Tom Smith lst Base Jas McGowan
Harry Polk 2nd Base Tom Shepard
Tom Simpson Sd Base James Smith
G. Wright Short Stop Billy Polk
G.. Whelan Centre Field @. Brown
w. Moore Right Field AeTorrance
Billy Hart Left Field A. Garland
The above named constitute the
Clifton Base Ball Club and are known
as the Old socks.
They sent a challenge to Solomon
vile to play a match game but the
: SolomOnyillians have not responded.
Capt. Chas. Holt desires your cores
pondent to say, that they are ready,
and herewith throw down the quaint
. let, to meet any sanity nine that car
de mustered in the godly town OF
/ Lordsburg. The members OF the clut
have received natty uniforms and now
{ look %resplendent on the diamond field