Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-16

protect themselves by locating a few
claims. Enough is known to state that
the property lies thirty-fve miles from
Santa Fe, in a valley, with good, strong
stream flowing through it. So far the
gentlemen have only staked placer
claims, but there is little doubt of the
existence of quartz ledge.
Mr., johnson and two other men have
been prospecting in the vicinity for the
past month, but it was only last Satur-
day that they made the big find which
promises to turn out so rich. An old
California miner, who was one of the
party, became wild with excitement when
his eyes beheld the glittering substance
at the bottom of the pan. The two pans
soon as the discovery was made Mr..
johnson set out for Santa Fe to inform
Mr.. Helm. He returned to the place this
morning with party of three miners
whom he will start working. I'D.
II the Indications hola .1 III .to ,>,o,o
will nrove .s.-..fye. = zao out, the place
WI, p,a aeEEs a veritable poor mans para
disc. The only OK pense to be incurred in
securing the gold is the building of
sluices through which the stream, upon
WHOSE Duuks tHo Plaoolo eAo oA'NN'"
may flow. The parties who started for
the placers this morning are expected
back in week, when the location will IN
all probability, be disclosed to the public.
The property is seventy-G'e miles FROM
Cochiti, but Mr.. Helm is of the opinion
that the vein crosses the Cochiti belt.
There has never been any prospecting
done by white men in the place before.
The manner in which Mr.. johnson, who
| first discovered it, learned of the place
reads like romance and would furnish
good basis for one of Rider Hag-
CARDS novels. There is an old Mexican
who has, for years and years, mystltied
the residents of Espanola by his annual
exhibition of gold. He would leave the
settlement, be gone about month, re-
turn and have enough gold to last him a
year. There is but one other man, beside
the old Mexican, who knew where he OBJ
tanned his supply, but the old fellow
threatened to kill him and he has re-
malned in fear of his life ever since
his accidental discovery Of the place. 1t
seems that the Mexican discovered a
hole which is wonderfully rich in gold.
He goes to the place, digs out lot OF
rock, brushes it and washes the gold out
in pan. 1t was this place that Mr..
johnson and his partners went in search
of. They believe that the property of
the Mexican is the reservoir OF the gold
which is washed down the stream. AS
the Mexican has never recorded his
claim and therefore has no legal right to
it, those who discover it are entitled to
stake it.
A $4,000 MINING SALE.
About month ago Jerry Frank, an
expert mining man from Alamosa, Colo.
came into Taos county to investigate the
reported discoveries of copper and gold
near Embudo station. He returned tc
Denver, but in short while came back
to the district and bought several copper
claims for E. 7. jeffrey, president of the
D. & r. G.; Otto Mears, David II. Moffatt
and other Denver capitalists.
The price paid was 100000, and the
lucky miners to receive the money are
Anderson Brothers, who have been quiet
ly developing this property for severa
years past.
The claims are situated about twelve
miles from Embudo. The ore runs be
tween IS and As per cent copper, and il
contains enough gold and silver to pay
the expenses of mining and reduction.
A contract has now been let by the
new owners for the hauling of two cal
loads of ore to the Durango smelter
where thorough test and examination
will be made of 1T. There ia contac
ledge that runs throught he district, and thu
ore is said to exist in such quantity as tt
impress the Colorado men with the notion
that they have bonanza. Mr.. A. +
Wuench, noted Denver mining expert
Capt. Smith, partner of D. H. Moffatt il
the Amythist and other famous Creed'
properties; Hon. Otto Mears and Others
are now in the camp, and that the ID.
r. G. will build branch in there is more
than probable.
BOUND FOR CoonITI.
It now looks as if the snow will no
constitute much OF barrier in keeping
business men out of Cochiti gold camp
Realizing perhaps more than any othe
man, the necessity of getting supply o
provisions into the main camp, Col. 7
B. Mills left Cerrillos to-day with severa
wagon loads of supplies, and others ar
| preparing w ~ ILoAA VAAo wy Va y -
milar mission, among them Mr.. Muller
of Haffner and Muller, Mr.. Joseph'i
the saloon man.
Peter Powers leaves here in the morn
ing with four mule teams hauling
merchandise for the new store he will
establish in camp. He will also Sc
about at once, in connection with SAINT,
Fe parties, to build lodging house ant
stage station Mt which place the Herlov
stage line to be put on out of this cit!
next week will make its camp head
quarters.
As to the future of this camp nobod.
seems to question it. From Denve
comes word that there have been fift.
assays made of ore coming from variou
mines in the Cochiti region and the.
give an average of $50 in gold to tn
ton.
| MINE NOTES.
j. Barber went out on the marrow
gauge with Ed johnson this morning t:
inspect the new gold find just beyond thu
Rio Bravo.
Hupt. Sackett, of the Aztec mine, Eliza
BEETHOVEN, has just returned from Denve
with instructions to push development
work on the mine.