Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-11-22

OHeCS superior advantages ID SaHitu-
rum.
MAGDALkaA.
This town is general Quitting point
for numerous cattle companies, dozens of
mines, and besides is rich mineral dis
trict itself, producing carbonate ores easy
of reduction, while brick and fire clay,
hemetite and limestone abound. 1t is
situated twenty-three miles northwest of
Secorro, on a branch railroad, and in a
beautiful valley between the Socorro and
Magdalena ranges. 1t drives a busy
trade with all the surrounding country.
Nine miles northwest of Magdalena there
are a number of rich mining claims in the
Gallina mountains, to which access is had
by good road free from heavy grades.
Among the mines there are the Atahualpa
and the Midland, owned by Messrs. H. B.
Hamilton and J. w. Garner, of Socorro.
Considerable work has been done in these
mines, and in both there is ore in sight
which only requires to be taken out and
shipped. Returns from the Rio Grande
smelter at Socorro, on car load of this
ore shipped for treatment, are as follows:
Lead. per cent per ton, 24,20; silver, ounces
per ton, 24.60; gold, ounces per ton, 5.35;
the net value of the ore, deducting freight
and cost of treatment, being $l3384.
Assays of vein of galena uncovered in
the Midland give 47.9 per cent lead and
eleven ounces of silver to the ton.
Experts who have examined the gold
ore from these claims declare it to be
free milling ore. Stamp mills are being
erected IN the vicinity and it is thought
that mill test of these of these ores will
give good results and enable large saw
ing to be made in their treatment.
socoRRo oITY.
The county seat, Socorro, enjoys some
unrivaled advantages. It is a town of
about 5000 to 1000 inhabitants, and ia
situated on the principal meridian of
New Mexico, which is the datum point
for oil public surveys. The town con-
tains public school costing $25,OOO,
fine court house, the school of mines pre-
viously described, numerous business
houses, a brewery and ice plant, a good
Touring mill and fire clay works. The
Rio Grande smelter, at present working
over 200 men, is within the town limits.
These works in good times employ about
400 operatives and is one of the most
important smelters in the country.
Among the large business firms are Price,
Brothers & Co., whose principal store
occupies large double two-story build
ing, fifty by 120 feet. sperling Brothers
are also large general merchants. Imme-
diately across the Rio Grande are I'm
mense measures of coal extending from
fifteen to twenty miles. The city is al
most in the center of the territory, con-
veniently situated for all trade purposes.
Hon. Silas Alexander, late secretary of
the territory, has formed law partner
ship with Hon. VIM. Breeden, and has re-
Gently located at this town. He says it is
the coming city of the southwest. There
are three good hotels, the principal of
which is the Park House, which runs a
free bus to the depot.
SAN MARCrAL
is one of the prettiest towns on the Santa
Fe route. 1t is situated on the Armen-
daris grant. Preparations are now being
made to reclaim $4,000 acres of land in
this immediate vicinity, and also to de-
velop The other mineral and pastoral re.
sources of this valuable grant San
Marcial will be the center of all these
operations, which are now proceeding on
basis of an investment of over $4,000,OO0.
The town has good schools and hotels,
very good newspaper, "The Bee," and is
the end of division of the Atchison, To-
peka d Santa Fe railroad, and round
houses and repair shops are located here,
This town has an excellent trade from the
country and the rich mining
districts of the Black Range. 1t contains
about 1000 inhabitants and is growing
constantly.