Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-12
The C0chIti Boom.

John Patterson's stage line left for
Allerton at II o'clock to-day with two
loads of passengers. Mr.. Patterson ar
rived from the camp at o'clock last
evening and in an hour he had engaged
to carry out eight mer from Colorado
tbis morning. He says the average Santa
Fean can have no idea of the growth of
the new camp. People are coming from
all points in the west, and the good re-
ports sent back by Colorado men to their
friends in the north will bring thousands
in from Colorado, and most of these will
come over the narrow gauge. Five log
houses to be used for lodgings have been
erected at Allerton parties from Waldo
have pitched mammoth tent to serve
meals in, and the accommodations in the
camp are rapidly assuming proportions
of comfort. Saloons, restaurants and
stores are springing into existence as if
by magic. A bakery will be opened
there to-day.
Night before last Mr.. Patterson talked
until midnight with Col. Oaks, an expert
mining man, whom he knew at Virginia
City, New, in 1860. Col. Oaks had spent
two days prospecting the mines and he
declared HIS belief that Cochiti would
beat the famous Comstock Mines, In
the Crown Point claims, Col. Oaks said,
there was 100000 worth of ore in sight
and he was specific in saying that the
ledge was from eight to thirty feet wide,
runs over 5000 in gold to the ton and is
also rich in silver. Col. Oaks thought
the general average of ore in each of the
FIVE distinct lodges SO far prospected
would be high enough to put Cochiti on
record as the mineral wonder of the age
COL. MOORE ON DECK.
Col. T. F. Moore spent Friday, Saturday
and Sunday at Allerton. His company
expect to have the ferry ready for bust
ness by the close of this week. Half a
dozen four mule teams are engaged in
distributing poles for the Santa Fe-Cerri-
llos-Ailerton telephone company. There
are also number of Col. Moore's teams
engaged in hauling lumber to the new
town, and teams and scrapers are at work
on the toll road between the river and the
ferry crossing and Allerton.
Col. Moore has made proposition to
develop water in upper Pine canon and
lay mains to the town, agreeing if the
franchise is granted to have water flowing
through the mains in ten days.
Later.-Col Moore returned to the city
this forenoon. He secured a twenty-five
years water franchise at Allerton and be.
gan hauling in the pipe day.
THE RAILROADS oAToH ON.
The railroads have at last caught on to
the fact that Cochiti is going to make
great camp. The Santa Fe has taken the
initiative, and the D. & R. g. will doubt
less follow, as Secretary Knsebel, of the
Board of Trade, has taken the matter up
with President Jeffrey and has shown how
it would benefit the narrow gauge by ad-
vertising the sale of through tickets via
the several stage lines in operation be-
tween this city and Allerton.
Under date of Topeka, March s, the A.,
T. q s. F. has sent out to all agents in,
structions to advertise Cochiti in local
papers. The advertisement reads: .@
"Those seeking gold dollars to cure.
hard times, are invited to investigate the
new gold mining camp, placer and
quartz, near Cochiti, N. M. Assays show.
valuable pay dirt. When spring opens
up the rush will be heavy. Many are CO.,
ing in now, to be on the ground floor. IA
You can reach there quickly and at
reasonable rates via the Santa Fe route.
Buy tickets to Cerrillos, Santa Fe or Wal
lace. Present stage fare from Cochiti TO
Cerrillos is $3.50; from Santa Fe IS; and
from Wallace 81, with reduction for large
parties. The mines lie about twenty i've
miles from Cerrillos, thirty-fve miles
from Santa Fe, and twenty miles from
Wallace, and are comfortably reached
from either point, over good roads by
fast stage lines"
CoCHITI NUGGETS. I'd
The Albuquerque boomers Of Kentsills
have sent in a weekly newspaper to boom
their townsite.
Joe Blonger, formerly of Cerrillos, who
has been prospecting for year in Colo
RADIO and Nevada, left here for Cochiti
this morning.
Mr.. AL. Hathaway, we'll known mining
expert, of Rico, Colo, spent yesterday in
the city and left this morning to inspect
Cochiti mines.