Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-05
HOW THEY HUM.
A Lively Budget of News from Eagle
City and AllertOn-Stirring
Scenes of Industry in Co.
chit District.

Scenes somewhat akin to those that
characterized the early days of Leadville
and Creede are of daily occurrence now
over in the Cochiti district.
Less than a quarter of mile up the
canon from the postoflice at Eagle City
is small bottom of about three or four
to Meddler and Mccoy. Early Friday
morning abont one hundred men took
possession of the tract of land and i'm
mediately laid it all out into town lots
with one main street, no one person being
allowed to occupy more than one lot. The
new locators claim the land as neutral.
At first trouble was anticipated but wise
Judgement prevailed and the whole affair
passed off in a business like manner.
The locators held meeting and perfect
ed permanent organization by electing
DR.. Il. D. Burdick chairman; D. I. Evans
secretary, h. K. Wade, treasurer; and Judge
McGinnis town attorney, while the town
board consists of R. X. Wade, j. P. Van
Winkle and Judge McGinnis. The place
was christened Bland addition. main
street has been graded and buildings are
going up rapidly
ALLERTON NUGGETS.
II is said that L. c. Buell., of the Ger
rillos Rustler, will soon establish here a
weekly paper to be known as the Allerton
News.
Col. Greene WAS severely injured while
lifting mill timbers on Saturday. He
tore the lining from the inside of his ribs
and was for time in very critical con-
dition.
Col. Warner r. Root, of the Denver
Mining Record, has secured working
bond on several choice claims in Cola
canon. He left for Denver Saturday night
to have the ore thoroughly tested.
Frank Bailey has arrived from Denver
to assume charge Of the office work of the
Bailey Mill company. VIM. Phillips, also
of Denver, is here to take charge of the
company's assay department.. Work on
the mill site is rushing.
Ten or fifteen houses are under con-
struction at Allertsn. John Hart, an ex-
perienced brick maker from Denver, has
laid out brick yard near the Bailey mill
site and has force Of men at work max
ing brick. This will prove of great bene-
fit to the new towns.
EAGLE CITY NOTES.
The Eagle City Reservoir & Pipe Line
company has been organized.
The Call says twenty-five new buildings
are under construction at Eagle, one
third of them being two story structures.
1t is reported that Tom Benson and Al.
Burk have struck it rich over in Mediy
Dla canon.
Ore bins, asserting tables and new
buildings of all kinds are being erected
at the Crown Point and Iron King mines
as fast as lumber can be procured.
Peralta, La Jara, Bear and Medic Dia
canons are all receiving great deal of
attention at present on account of rich
strikes made in the past few days.
Near Coles cabin in the center of the
town of Eagle mark can be found upon
large pine tree that is exactly 7,2374
feet above sea level.
The Santa Marie property in Peralta
canon will before long be added to the
list of regular shippers out of the camp.
This promising mine is the property of
F. W. Shuckhart, the station agent at
Wallace.
An agreement has been signed by ma
jority of the miners and niue owners of
Pine, Cola and Medic Dia canons and
also by large number in Peralta, Bear
and La Jara, providing for an arbitration
committee of nine men to ad just all dis
putes arising in the camp.
]. P. Ipson and Judge Thos. B. Stuart
two we'll known Denver men, purchased
an interest in the Monte Carlo miro on
Gold Hill Thursday, paying a good round
figure for it, and Immediately put ten men
to work developing the property. The
Monte Carlo is an extension of the Wash
ington and Last Chance vein and is
valuable property. j. c. Holt and d. NJ.
Kincaid, the origina! locators of the
prorerty cti1l ratoip iptaracf IN IL