Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-08


from. a visit to his family, fully equip
ped and stocked for more active opera
'tions on the ''Little Mary mine. Ills
new residence here was recently dedi-
Gated by a ball which was attended by
ladies and gentlemen from every part
OF The district.
Geo. w. Hayward and Il A. Myers
will leave Tor Las Vegas overland to-
morrow. They. have completed the
assessment work on their "Last
Chance'' property.
Clarence Johnson and Gabe German
made a shipment OF ore to-day to Du-
range, Colo, from their .Gold Dollar"
and "Contact" properties. 1t Is the
first shipment from these claims, n
1t Is said some Of the ore will average
about $50 q sack.
Your representative is reliably In
formed by q gentleman who visited
Denver recently that there exists a
tacit agree ment among the editors Of
that city rot to publish any mining
news from New Mexico that they eau
we'll avoid doing. This piece OF news
does not come second handed and the
truth OF 1t is vouched for as being be-
yond questioning. One OF the editors
gave as a reason, that the miners Of
Colorado have been severe sufferers
for u long time, and their first duty is
TO foster home interests and encourage
capital to invest in Colorado mines.
New Mexico miners literally p~atronize
the Denver papers and are entitled to
fair representation in their columns.
The Optic has made many warm
friends and added hundreds of names
to it's list Of subscribers by its generous
treatment Of the mil ing camps.
In speaking Of new strikes above, l
omitted two OF the nest important.
Mr. Neil has uncovered a rich lead I'm
the absence of assays no figures can be
given), on the east end Of Iron noun
tain. John A. Baker and his associ.
ates have discovered a rein of very rich
looking quartz in Caterpillar gulch.
Mr.. Baker and his partner, Michael
Cogan, started two sets of men at
work to-day, n on the "Cinnabar"
lease, where rich ore is being taken
out, and the other in driving the "Paul-
inc" tunnel. This tunnel will cut sew
eral Of the best looking leads in the
district. Sigmund Guss and David f.
Howe, of Colorado, are interested in
the properly.
Manager Newcomb, of the "Cinna-
bar" mine has returned from a trip to
Leadville, but your correspondent has
not yet been able to see him to obtain
an interview.
Upon reading the Elizabethtown let
ter in The OPTIC of the 1st, Prof. Bel
vile sought out your correspondent to
say that he regretted greatly that he
united to mention MIR. Gravel as y
member Of the mineral convention. He
says"Mr Gravel was unanimously elect
ed to the flee OF purveyor Of the poor.
His home Is in Hopewell, where he has
yielded up $4,000 in the past few
years to the poor miners. Only a few
days ago he gave a poor Dutchman
o nuggets worth about 90 81 each.
Mr.. Gravel brings the abundant water
of Eureka gulch to his assistance. He il
gener Jus and would help every district,
i. the rain would only assist him. But
the rain makes Hopewell its headquar-
ters, and it is to be hoped some day il
may fall down on the good miners of
Elizabethtown like a thousand Of brick
or something OF that sort. As for the
harvest being ready to cut In our sister
mining camp, | will say the harvest is
here now. Ore is being shipped to the
mills, and the prospects are bright for
a continuance of it throughout the win
The professor ~sympathizes with S. E.
In his dreams, as he has been eight
cen feet in the air 10 a csclone at New.
ton, Kans., and he knows how it is
himself. LEADvILLE.