Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-17
BLAND NEWS NUGGETS.
Developing the Mammoth Lodges of
Golden COchiti-Fine Showing of
Pay Mineral - Reduction
WOrks-PrOspective
Railway

J The people of this district are deeply
interested in the arso...ate enterprises
undertaken by the Santa Fe & Cochiti
railway and the Rio Grande Electric
Power Irrigation companies and hope
that these companies will soon begin. An
electric road to Bland with adequate re-
duction works at the river as proposed
would forever solve the Cochiti mining
problem. The plan of these conn panies
is unquestionably feasible and would
prove profitable to all concerned.
Bland Tunnel stock is picking up again.
Those who invest in this stock at the
present price will be well rewarded The
great Washington ledge will ultimately
be cross-cut by this tunnel and worked
through it. 1t is really great under.
ground mining railroad tapping the very
heart of Gold Hill above Bland.
The miners of the Cochiti district, many
of whom are from Colorado, would like
very much to see daily stage and mail
service restored between Santa Fe and
Bland. Santa Fe would be greatly the
gamer thereby.
Postmaster Fletcher, Charley Samuels
and Fred Bletcher are luxuriating in the
hot waters of the Sulphur springs.
Mrs. Emma Harris, who spent the win
ter at Santa Fe, has resumed the manage
ment of the Albermarle hotel.
1t is alleged that Frank Bruce sold his
interest in the Crown Point mine for
$4,000 instead of $4,000.
The lessees of the Washington mine
are working full force of men, and ex-
cellent shipping ore is being taken out
for treatment at the Jenks-Kent electric
works, south of Albuquerque.
More men are at work earnestly devel-
oping the Cochiti mines than ever before
and new strikes are reported daily. The
ability of this district to produce 1000
tons of ore daily that would handsomely
reward treatment at the river Is unques-
toned. It is already in sight.
Mr.. Beekman, superintendent of the
new reduction plant in process Of erec-
tion just below Bland, has been quite
sick for several days, but the work has
not been interrupted thereby. Twelve or
fifteen men are employed and more are
needed. The machinery will soon arrive
and 1t is expected that the mill will be in
running order by the 1st of July. This
is very encouraging to the miners here
abouts, who are redoubling their efforts
to get out ore for treatment at this mill.
1t will be plentifully supplied.
Visitors to the camp express amaze
ment at the extent OF our mammoth gold
and silver-bearing Lodges. Notable
among these are the Lone Star, Washing
ton, Iron King, Albemp rle, Crown Point,
Bull of the Woods, Iron Queen, King
Solomon, Miser's Dream, Posy, Good
Hope, Hopewell, Union and L. O. L., all
of which show immense bodies of min
eral which will pay without sorting when
contemplated reduction and transporta-
tlon facilities are provided.
The regular pay days of the Iron King,
Lone Star, Crown Point and Washington
are red-letter days in blooming and
blushing Bland.
The main development shaft on the
Iron King is now down nearly 100 feet
The new holster will soon be put in. This
will enable Supt. Rucker to crowd the
work faster.