Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-07

the mine and was also informed that nc
water had been found. He was incredu
lous and determined to investigate fol
himself. He did so with the result thai
he purchased the mine at what is sup
posed to have been a low figure. The
average value of the ore is $lS per tor
and the vein is about twelve feet in
width. There is now blocked out and in
sight nearly 100000 worth of ore. There
are few better paying properties in the
entire Rocky mountain region. Col
Yankee is a gentleman of rare tact and
Judgment and the writer is indebted to
! him for much valuable assistance.
OTHER PROPERTIES.
There are great many other proper
ties located on Baxter mountain which
will in time prsve valuable mines. The
entire mountain is rich mineral bed
and there is hardly claim on it, which,
if sunk deep enough, that would not pay
While mo st of the ground has been taken
up, yet there is plenty of virgin soil left
for the prospector.
There are two things greatly needed in
the camp, capital and railroad. The
first is already being attracted to the
place and the second is not far off. "It
is al Il wind tl,;.t blows nobo9. any
good" and the depression in silver seems
to have the effect of causing capitalists
to turn their eyes toward gold camps,
and that White Oaks from now on will
receive it's share there can be no doubt.
ruu ropMArroN ON pAYTrR
Baxter mountain may be termed a
geological puzzle. To use the language
of Mr.. VIM. L. Watson, of the Old Abe
com pany, "The whole mountain appears
to have been badly shaken up" This is
true. There must have been at some
period in the history of the country a
terrible volcanic action which disrupted
the entire country. The formation of the
mountain is entirely different from that
to the south and southeast of the town.
The country rock is porphyry and the
| best quartz occurs in pockets or chutes.
The veins will vary from two to six feet
in width, but broaden as depth is ac-
uuired. A notable illustration of this is
I the North Homestake. The ore bodies in
this mine at depth of 1000 feet show a
breast of twelve feet and continue to
widen with depth, thus showing that there
is not much danger of the ore bodies
pinching out 1t is more than probable
that this will be the experience of all the
mines on the mountain.
| The entire mountain seems to be net
work of free gold bearing quartz. 1t lies
near the surface and 1t stretches over an
area two miles in extent and three-fourths
of mile wide. The trend of the veins
is north and south and it is evident that
a great belt of gold bearing quartz ex-
tends as far north as the Galliuas noun
tains forty miles away.
The fact that the mines are eighty miles
from railway and yet pay we'll enough
to ship is a sufficient guarantee of the
richness of the mineral. The silver ore
requires smelling and of course does not
pay to ship.
OTHER DISTRICTS.
1t must not be thought that all the min
eral of this region is to be found in the
immediate vicinity of White Oaks. The
town will be the trading center of as rich
mineral country as exists to-day any
where. Fifteen miles north of the town
lies thp Jicarilla mining district. Here
are rich placer diggings, the Jicarilla
Placer Mining company owing a placer
claim of $500 acres which pans from 81 to
SO per ton of dirt. There is also much
prospecting for lode claims. At depth
Of from fifty to seventy-five feet they all
yield mineral, which shows free gold as
saying very high. The Democrat lode at
depth of thirty-five feet gave assays Of
from $50 to $75 per ton.
In the Gallinas district, forty miles north
of White Oake several claims have been
opened and the ore carries copper, lead
and silver with some gold. The district
is comparatively new and has not been
thoroughly prospected.
THE NoaAL DISTRICT.
About eighteen miles south of White
Oaks lies the Nogal and Bonlto district
fast coming to the front as an extremely
rich district. The ore carries large quan
titles of lead and silver. The Nogal
Bonito Mining company are the princi
pal operators. They have about fifty
patented claims. The richest mine con
pIOiA0O w oAc ooAu PohJ 40 ouo ASASa Aseao
which has both free milling gold and free
silver as we'll as rich chlorides. The weir
is fissure with granite walls. The com
pany also own the Orphan Boy, Groyel
Cleveland and Maud, all rich properties
Few such groups of mines can be found
any place.
THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS.
One hundred and fifteen miles from
White Oaks in the Organ mountains il
the Mormon mine, owned by Mr.. William
Watson, of White Oaks, and others. On,
shaft at fifty feot gave an assay of $25:
in gold. At twenty feet in another shat
an eight-inch pay-streak was encountered
which assayed $72.35 in gold to the ton
The remainder of the vein is about two
feet in width and shows up we'll.
There are 80 many resources in thi
wonderful country that lack of space
forbids very extended review of any on'
in particular, but enough hasbeen writ