Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-11-19
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Work In That Promising Camp Nov
ing Along Nicely.

Special Correspondence of the Optic.
HoPEwELL, N. M, November Is -
Well, the Canton hero got there il
great shape, and so there is nothing
for us to do for four years to come buI
to dig gold. From q selfish point By
Of view, the result is what Hopewell
and every other gold camp could
ardently wish for. Viewing things
from a broader plane, the free silver
movement was and shall continue to
be a noble one, n which a m an might
very well sacrifice all for. and yet feel
that all was well spent. Although the
grand fight has been fought and lost,
yet in the Utmost heart of all true
Americans is keenly felt that it was
their country's cause for which the
stand was taken and that the advocates
of bi-metallism were but UNFOLDING
their country's true self against those
who for selfish ends would alter the
system Of the founders of this great
republic. The victors have promised
us good times; we aDxiously await the
coming. They have promised that the
crown Of thorns shall not press deeper
into the brow Of labor, let us wait and
see.
The election Of Harvey B. Ferguson
is glory enough for one election. As
foretold in THE OPTIC correspondence
from this camp, Mr.. Catron received
only Two votes in the Hopewell Mining
district, which shows THAT your CORES
pendent judged the signs of the times
correctly.
Apart from the mining .deals0on Cow
creek already noticed inp THE Orrrc,
there is but q other to report up to
date. That Is the purchase by Daniel
O'Leary Of an additional quarter In
terest in the Hidden Treasure"
mine.
1t is learned that the machinery for
the cyanide mill is on the road at last
and will be here in q few days. The
late snow blockade would have pre-
vented its removal from the railroad,
had it arrived before this. The loca
weather prophets promise us six weeks
Of good weather for Outdoor work from
now on, which would enable many
to get under cover before the
SHOWS set Ia. But the
weather at this altitude is as uncertain
times as was the la.e presidential
election.
The Newcomb Blake outfit, who cast
heir votes Tor Bryan IN Colorado, have
returned to resume work on sinking
700 feet on tho ~"Freeport" and "Cin-
properties.
The s'Pauline" tunnel company have
aid in winter supplies and are proof
any Storm that may come
long. Work on this promising prop
'rty will be pushed with vigor.
The ssIron Mountain tunnel II ex-
,ected to cut d Of the company's
principal leads before the new year
in appearance. Manager Pace
inds the outlook very encouraging.
The "Bare' mountain tunnel being
IN by Philadelphia capitalists IL now
n one hundred feet aud has cut an
Unexpected vein of free milling rock,
TX feet thick, which assays SIT per
on. The main lead is still further Ia
he mountain and its outcrop assays
lmost double that figure. L
Chas. Kennedy has taken a contract
0 drive a tunnel through s'Jaw Bone'
FOUNTAIN. Some Of the richest ore
reduced In this camp was taken from
be ssJaw Bone" mine.
Miller and Thomas, r. G. Erb, Ed
'allinger and others. have finished
haft houses on their properties.
DR.. Eldridge and wife, Of Tres Pied
as, were, smong welcome visitors to
amp this week.
Edwin B. Seward has laid in a gen.. !