Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-10
SANTA FE'S MINES.
The Bottom Dollar Property Sold
LiXiviatiOn WOrk-The Medera
Smelter-LincOln-Lucky
Shipments.

1t leaks out that mining deal of no in
considerable import has been closed in
the Bonanza district within short time,
James Allan and others of Chicago, buy
ing of DR.. Andews and others of this city
100 acres of the Cerrillos patent lands
which includes the Bottom Dollar mine.
The price was $4,000 cash. c. G. Story,
Mr.. Allan's brother-in-law, who was in the
city Saturday night, left here yesterday
for an inspection of the property and will
Immediately put on force of men for its
complete development. There is no
question but that the whole tract carries
vast amount of low grade mineral con-
sisting of silver, lead and zinc, and it is
said the new owners will shortly erect
lixiviation works thereon for treating the
ores.
THE MADEIRA CAMP.
A prosperous mining camp is spring
ing up in the Sandia mountains, fourteen
mills west of San Pedro. Here something
over 100 miners and prospectors are
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make would, in any other country but
New Mexico, blossom into a veritable
mining boom. A new. fifty ton smelter is
now about ready to blow in there. 1t was
built through the energy of Alex. Rogers
of San Pedro, who has back of him a
strong eastern company.
The company's property was developed
and large bodies of ore unearthed entirely
free from zinc and easy of treatment, and
now what few days ago was considered
barren wilderness is easily traced by
mines and prospect holes, huge mineral
belt mile IN width by several in length
extending on through the mountains.
This is strictly speaking, silver camp o.
the silver camps heleads all carry an unusu
alamount of gold. The principal formation
is always contact of dolomite lime and
porphiry or granite and porphiry, traverset
by several quartzite dykes. The VEIN
are true assures with numerous auxiliarie
putting out, which forms network Of
buried riches. The pay streak is fount
in a fine, white quartz, or beautiful
species of translucent spar, the various
colors of the rain bow. The gang is gen
orally tale and soft granite cement
Aside from these is found large bodies o
carbonates and sulphurets which run wei
in both gold and silver.
LINooLN-LUoKY SHIPMENTS.
AS to the progress of work at the Lin
coln-Lucky camp, where some fifty mel
are now employed, the Cerrillos Rustle
says:
Manager Clark, of the Lincoln-Luck,
and Lee was in from San Pedro Tuesday
He feels well over the Las Cruces deci
sion, stating that he considers it fai
one, and in connection with the mine
condition states that he has taken out thre
hundred tons of ore in eight days, and ha
fully that much more in sight. At pres
ent the company is shipping an averag
of car load day, but this will be in
creased as soon as teams can be procured
to haul the ore.
THE CASH ENTRY.
j. Crisp Sanderson, of the Cash Entr,
mines, is in the city to-day, and while thu
gentleman is very closed-mouthed abou
the plans of the company refusing to sa.
anything for publication, at the SAINT
time the New MEXICAN learns from
other sources that the chances are now
very flattering for new deal which in
wolves the resumption of work in thii
camp. Mr.. Sanderson was seen in earn
est conference here to-day with Mr.. Z
HUM, the former manager, which circum
stance tends to give additional color t.
these reports.