Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-06
NEW MEXICO MINES.
w. C. Hadley Re%.ews the Situation
in the Territory-Notes from
Many Camps.

The following extract from letter
written by Hon. Walter G. Hadley, of AL.
buquerque, to the editor of Bullion, pub.
lished at Los Angeles, Cal, explains
itself:
Replying to your request for statement
of condition of the mining industry in
New Mexico at present, l would say
briefly that the apparent depression in
mining in our territory is very great, as
you know, and regard it simply as con-
comitant with the depression in all
branches of industry, not only in the
west but in the east. In so far as it took
more effort to get capital into New Mex
leo and the extreme southwest when times
were fourishing, just in that degree the
task became more difficult when people
in the east held tight rein upon their
exchequers and we're 10th to let 60, and
are now unwilling to take chances in
speculative investments that are long
way from their place of abode.
Nothing has occurred 80 far as l know,
to show that New Mexico has not as great
mines as are being found in other por-
ticns of the Rocky mountain system.
Her greatest bonanZas in silver occurred
in limestone formation, and as might
have been expected, there was less lon
gevity in their existence than would be
expected in true fssure veins or in con-
tact fissure veins In eruptive rock.
Her gold mines have all been found in
the archean or porphyritic formations
and they show to-day as much perma
nency, taking them all in all, as is found
in mines of the better class throughout
the world. There is nothing wrong with
them; better management and more ear
nestness in the methods of the miners are
the two things needed to greatly increase
the output of the gold mines of New Mex
leo.
1t has been understood generally
throughout the United States that New
Mexico is plastered over with land
grants, making it unwise for the prospec
tor to endeavor to get title to his dis
covery. While it is true that the land
grants have covered up some of the best
mineral sections, they do not affect ths
whole territory to so great degree al
was generally understood. Nevertheless
the m certainty was present, and for thi
reason development has been very slow
The situation, however, now is general.
changed, by reason of the work done BY
the United States court of private lant
claims, which has turned over to the pub
lie forever very large proportion of thu
land to which title was claimed by variou!
parties under land grants. In othe
cases they have confirmed small por
tion of the amount claimed, and in al
instances they have removed the doubts
and now a miner can easily find out wha
to expect.
In the northern part of the territor
the Maxwell Land Grant company ha
adopted a system by which they give ii
tie to the prospector or miner on yer,
liberal terms, and it has resulted in
good deal of development in that section
The gold output at White Oaks con
tinues about the same as it has been.
There are to-day more men engaged il
the Hillsboro district on various proper
ties than ever before, Notwithstanding
the fact that the most important enter
prise there is closed down. At Pine
Altos, gold production continues as usual
I consider the Mogollan district quite a
important as any within our borders
and we believe that the developments o
the future will show great mines to exis
there.
Cochiti, the new mining district mort
of Albuquerque, has established a repu
tation for real merit at this time. 1t /
expected that the work of the summe
will show important discoveries, and tina
the mines already open will be more pro
ductive.
As soon rs there shall be better pric
in the open market for silver and leat
we may expect that all the old mimi
camps which have produced these metal
in large quantities will be again opene
up.
LA BELLE.
Messrs. Gallagher & Iliff have sold th
Cresset to stock company.
Mr.. Gallagher was in Ration Friday an
speaks most encouragingly of that CAM
He predicts that 10000 people will b
there within four months.
He will return shortly and develo
mining properties in which he is intel
ested.-Raton Racge.
John H. Anderson returned yesterda
from visit to the new gold camp Of L
Belle, in northern New Mexico. Viii
impressed by the formation and its FAY
orableness for the finding of mineral
saw nothing in the camp to warrant HI
friends in going there to invest. Thel
are about 500 people in camp and trav
in and out keeps the population at abou
that estimate. The development made
not, in his estimation, enough to indicat
that an important new district has bee
added though he will not undertake I
say that good mines will not be opene
after more work has been done. l
Belle is reached from Catskill, on tt
Union Pacific, Denver 4 Cult by stag
over forty-three miles Of mountain roa
and the journey at this season is not or
to be chosen for pleasure trip.-Denv'
Republican.
CAMP CRUMBS.
Five thousand seven hundred ar
seventy tons of gold ore was the reporte
output Of the Hillsboro mines from Ja
nary 1st to March 21st, as reported fl
the Advocate.
Geo. W.Lufkins, said to be the first di
coverer of silver at Lake Valley, HI
discovered an eight inch vein of copp
there. The ore runs about 35 per Gel
copper and nearly IS in gold and silve
John Mack, who has turquoise clai
in Jarilla, has provided all his frien
in Las Cruces with fue pieces of stol
cut for ring and pin settings. II
Jarilla turquoise is the best in the te
ritory.
; The Ingersoll mine, near Kingsto
which was formerly owned by Las Veg