Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-29
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BLAND NUGGETS.
| 1t is reported that Thomas Shields
has struck a fine lead in the Peralta
canon.
1t is feared that high water in the Rio
Grande will interfere with getting in the
machinery for the Bland mill.
The Rocky Mountain Social club is
making preparations to give another
grand "baile" in the near future at
Bland.
| George R. Bailey and Mr.. Carpenter
have sunk sixty feet on the No Name and
are we'll pleased with the showing of ore
at the bottom of the shaft.
George Hofheins, one of the most etflc-
lent road overseers in New Mexico, is re-
pairing and improving the wagon road
between Bland and Allerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Codington have
leased the new Exchange hotel of Mrs.
Benson and are conducting the house in
first class style. Mrs. Benson remains
with them, Mrs. Codington being her
daughter.
Henry Lockhart, treasurer of the Crown
Point Mining company, visited Bland
the other day and gladdened the hearts of
all the employees of the company by pay
ing them up in full. 1t is the intention
of the company soonto increase its work
ing force to twenty or thirty men.
Mr.. Thos. H. Iowthian, owner of a
controlling interest in the wonderful Lone
Star gold mine near Bland, arrived in
Santa Fe from protracted visit to Den
yer and Salt Lake City, on Saturday even
ing, and leaves soon for golden Co.
chiti. During his absence he has had the
Lone Star and other ores of the district
thoroughly tested with a view of definitely
determining the best method of treat
ing them, and it is understood that he
has arrived at satisfactory conclusion
and will doubtless soon put up mill at
Bland.
SANTA FE COUNTY.
Fine gold strikes are reported in the
Tuerto mountains.
Deputy U. s. Mineral Surveyor H. F.
Brown, of San Pedro, outfitted at Ger
rillos the other day for active work.
The ten stamps of the Santa Fe Cop
per company at San Pedro has been
kept pounding for the past week, and
from all Indications the ore will give fair
returns.
GRANT COUNTY.
The Mogollon miners rejoice over the
upward tendency of silver.
The Flagler works at Silver City are
now running night and day.
H. M. Stanley and W. F. Martin haye
bought the Skillicorn mill at Pinos Altos.
Alvah Mason, one of the Pinos Altos
pioneers, has sold half interest in the
Bear Greek mine for $4,000.
The new Jansich mill at White Signal
appears to be perfect success as cheap
method of crushing ore.
large lot of concentrates from Pinos
Altos was delivered at the Flagler work,
Silver City, on Wednesday.
P. H. McDermott has sold his Carlisle
mine to California capitalists for salts
factory cash consideration.
centrates from the Mammoth mill few
days ago and others are getting ready for
shipments.
There is a probability that the old
Copper Queen mine at Pinos Altos,
owned by Alvah Mason, may again come
into prominence as producer.
F. c. Bell brought down to Silver City
twenty tons Of concentrates from the
Mammoth mill at Pinos Altos the other
day for treatment at the Van smelter.
The Scotch Lass mine at Central is
now being operated by H. j. Hutchison
who employs force of three men. They
struck rich pocket of gold last week.
recent shipment of ore from the Tall
Pine mine at Pinos Altos ran one and
quarter ounces in gold, forty ounces in
silver and good percentage in copper.
The Silver City Eagle: Geo. D. Nc
Donald, of Carlisle, went down to Ell
Paso yesterday with shipment of high
grade ore that is being shipped for the
purpose of seeing how it will run. It 10
Thought it will run in the neighborhood
Of $4,000 to the ton.
The Silver City Eagle: The gold pro-
duction of this part of New Mexico
promises to be considerably larger this
year than ever before. New mines are
continually being opened up and the old
ones are producing steadily.
The Silver City Sentinel: Shockley l.
Vail have commenced work on the Ala
bana mine at Carlisle and are working
double shifts. This indicates that some
sort of an arrangement has been made
with ]. B. Hagin for his one-twelfth in
terest in the property,
Correspondence from Mogollon: The
Confidence mill at Graham is running
steadily doing excellent work. The
Colonial or Maud 8. will soon have its
vanner plant in operation; the grading is
completed and all supplies are at hand,
ore included. The Deep Down is milling
some fine ore of its own aud also sinking
shaft, expecting to strike higher grade
base ore similar to that developed on the
Maud 8.
The Silver City Enterprise: Geo. H.
Utter returned from Carlisle Wednesday.
He showed copy of the returns from
seven shipments Of ore made by the
Davenport Bros. from the Davenport
mine. The lowest return was one aud
half ounces in gold per ton and the high
est thirty. Ave and one-half ounces in gold
and 255 ounces in silver. Most of the
returns we're from Ave to nine ounces in
gold per ton and about 100 ounces in
silver.
W. O. Chandler is working twenty men
on the Mountain Key, Robinson & Christ
man are working ak men on the Black
birdi Will Langston 10 working eight
men on the Langston, and A. Hirschber-
ger 10 working ten men on the Great