Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-07
THE NEW Ell DORADO.
Four Shipping Mines Already Opened
in COchiti District-H0w the
Camp is Growing.
What Denver Mining Capitalists Say
A Rush Of Prespectors-News
of Promising Camp.

Col. 7. B. Mills returned from Cochiti
last night. The colonel was never more
full of mining news and enthusiasm than
when interviewed by reporter of the
New MEXICAN this morning. He paints a
glowing picture of the busting activity
in the new camp, and tells in plain state
ments of the bright future before the
Cochiti gold district. According to the
colonel the camp will, If present indica-
tions hold out, be town of 10000 people
in six months.
The published maps are at variance
with the true contour of the country.
According to the maps now in existence
Cola canon empties into Pine canon,
whereas, the colonel says, Cola canon
passes beyond Pine canon and empties
into Peralta canon.
NOT ON A GRANT.
Col. Mills said: ~ do not think there
is ledge in anyone of the main canons
that is on a grant, that is, if the maps in
the surveyor generals office are Correct.
! know that the principal claims SO far
located are not on any grant,. and if the
lodges are followed there issno danger of
getting on any Most of the prbspectors
are at present located in Pine canon. The
best way to get to the camp is to 60 from
Santa Fe via the Pueblo de Cochiti and
thence to Allerton, nine miles above,
which is the road the stages now follow.
All the stages stop at Allerton, excepting
the one from Cerrillos which runs above
to the end of the road.
AN INTERESTING SCENE.
"There are now about 300 people in
camp and it is very interesting sight to
watch the place grow, as if by magic.
The sound of hammer and saw is heard
continuously from morning until night.
There are, on an average, seventy-ive
people going into the place every day.
Sixty-one prospectors passed through
Cochiti Saturday and Icounted forty-three
men and eleven teams going in Monday,
but then they happened to be on the road
| was following and did not represent the
full number who went in that day. There
are over 100 cabins and tents in the camp.
There are more log cabins in Peralta
canon than any other canon.
GROWING TOWN.
"Allerton is steadily growing; it has a
livery stable, two restaurants, a hotel, one
store and several others on the way. Ran
dolph Kelly, of Cerrillos, will soon start
soft hardware establishment for the
purpose of refreshing the weary. Great
activity is noticeable in the new town.
"James May and Henry Lockhart have
twenty men at work on the Crown Point
mine under the superintendency of Mr.,
Austin, well known as the former man
ager of the Rio Grande smelter at Socorro,
and who gave up his place there to &C.
cept the uperintendency of the Monterey
Mexico, smelter at salary of $4,000 a
year. When such mining men as Austin
Lowthian and Bailey are working for the
camp it seems to me that the small fry
might as we'll acknowledge the corn and
admit that there is something in it,
"The Crown Point mine is situated al
the head of Pine canon, eight miles above
Allerton. They are now saoking the ore
preparatory to shipment.
| DENVER CAPITALISTS INTERESTED.
"Mr. Thomas Lowthian, of Denver, hat
twenty Colorado miners at work in Pine
canon. His property, the Lone Star, hat
had the biggest assay OF any claim yet
located. Mr.. Lowthiau has had assay
that run as high as $1,4oO per ton. HI
has started an assaying Office ut the mine
for his own use.
"Mr. j. G. Middleton, of Denver, has
sent to Utah for his assaying outfit ani
will start public assay Office at Allerton
"Mr. j. W. Bailey, of Denver, one of thu
best known and most conservative min
ing men in Colorado, has been at the
camp and is enthusiastic over its pros
poets. Mr.. Bailey says Cochiti Is TIT
only mining camp he has ever been agree
ably disappointed in. He says the crop
pings on the Lone Star mine are the bes
and richest he has ever seen in the Rocky
mountains. He farther says that the
camp is twice as great as has been repre-
scented. Mr.. Bailey will attest his faitl
in the future stability of the camp b,
erecting public stamp mill, to trea
thirty tons Of ore day, within the mex
forty days