Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-01
VAST MINERAL WEALTH.
Account of Some of the Rich Mines of
South 81 .aa Fe County-All Look
ing Weil-New Producers.

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Correspondence New Mexican.
Golden, May 31.-It is rather surprising
how few of your readers are acquainted
with the vast mineral resources of south
ern Santa Fe county, and what is actually
going on in a mining way so near to
Santa Fe. Commencing about 16 miles
south of Santa Fe is district in the vi
cinity of the Cash Entry mine which
covers about Is square miles. 1t is
noted principally for its silver and lead
mines, and predict that as soon as the
silver question is settled, and with intel
ligent development this section will add
a score or more OF good mines to the list
of paying producers in the west Here,
also, is located the famous Turquoise
mine, which furnishes the eastern market
with some of the rarest specimens of
these beautiful stones.
East of Cerrilos, on the Galisteo, the
Santa Fe Placer Mining company will
soon commence operations on an extern
sive scale to wash the material of that
stream, which is rich in gold washed
down by the floods for ages from the
famous "Old Pacers" and the Cunning
ham mesa.
At Dolores Mr.. S. Fl. Elkins, who has a
lease from the New Mexico Mining COM
pany on the Cunningham mine, is putting
the stamp mill in repair to test the ores
from said mine. He also has force of
men at work on the mine prospecting the
great ore body. Should these tests be
satisfactory the property will be worked
for all it is worth and
STAMP MILLS AND OTHER REDUCTION WORKS
will be erected at Dolores, or on the Gal
istco near Cerrillos. On the south side
of the mountains near Golden is James
M. Lucas stamp mill, which is now and
has been mining continuously for nearly
two years on ore from his Black Prince
and Ohio mines.
West of this and adjoining lies the
Cullen group, the biggest thing of all.
This property is being quietly developed
and negotiations are on foot to operate
it on large way. Still west Of this is
the Gipsy, small lead, but remarkably
rich. Six men are employed, which force
will be increasaa soon. On the Tuerto.
about three quarters of mile north of
Golden, is the G. G. Fitzgerald reduction
works, now in operation and being en-
larged to forty tons daily capacity. This
will be still further increased sufficiently
to handle all the refractory ores of the
camp. Mr.. Fitzgerald has demonstrated
that he can successfully treat all such
ores.
About three quarters of mile north
of San Pedro lies group of six mines,
located and by Messrs. Bates & Co., Of
Dallas, Texas, on which considerable de-
velopment work has been done. Ar
rangements are now about perfected to
handle this property to put it on the list
of gold producers.
Adjoining this property is the New
Mexico claim, recent discovery which
bids fair to become record breaker in
free milling gold ore. The owners have
force of men at work and contem plate
organizing mining company to work it
to its full capacity. The we'll known
L1NooLN-IUcKY LEE PROPERTY,
east of San Pedro, so we'll advertised IN
the courts, in all probability will in the
near future recommence work, as am
informed compromise is in progress.
The Big Copper, the like of which is un-
known in New Mexico, needs no descrip-
tion, only that it is mountain OF copper
and gold ore. We regret to say this great
property has been idle for three years on
account of low price of copper and other
causes not the fault of the ore bodies.
East of this is the St. Lazarus, a de-
sirable gold mine; well and Huntington
mill, which for unavoidable reasons Is
now also idle. The company intends to
veorganize shortly and renew operations.
Northeast of the last named are several
good claims, the owners of which are in
correspondence with eastern capitalists
with view of Incorporating mining
company for development.
The above are only a few of the claims
in this district which bid fair to become
producers at no distant day.
great deal of
GOOD WORK
is being done in small way and in an
nual assessment work. The majority of
such claims show up we'll. Taking the
section north of Cerrillos, and scope of
country Eve miles in width and extending
south from said point for twenty miles,
is disconnected mountain range of min
eral. The formations and surface indica-
tions thereo have no equal in any coun-
try.
The possibilities OF this immense sec
ton as to its mineral resources properly