Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-04-25
AMONG THE MINES.
Our Traveller Rushing In the COrhin Min
ing District.

bland y NL. April III. For u Bu,irr
~ mining mtttei- tu assume ~ sIsak
With aulhrf,i, upon the PROSPECTS VI dnN
camp w"ul hr an unwaffani,d pfrsump.
ton. Mad vet even the novice, pussc.,,
lag 'N- .at.. ma, gather itrm- ~
such u ,"ui .. hind winch will ptont
hllh''u nut I"., .hi, interest those iui
Wh"U J. WITT. tIuc can scarcely
-I~hd 4 o. 90 UlnnI Wth"ut hoing lm.
rIr.-'' go trd,. two tlhng HAT IL
a,hup . At p,,lldlllr. aud that
aicqutl" huUr- TIT the d",riuItnrnt
Il The ia 'U.,ir, are wanting ~"
hs"u 90, |r. mp ATE abundant. aui
Will c"mI.l. 1.uiahil with lh"-r ul
'amr III" Nt.nlugion the Lone -'u,
aud the 't."u FONT mines have ls..u
IdNlEg l.i".IIu- dlnu.t from the
grass f"oi-, aul continue IT, pu, e. tIr
lrad- ate Developed. Eat IN uti,f 'o
make these properties ia, under rNI.Ilug
conditions Il long AMI expensive haul,
and heavy shelter charges. II II iirccs
~ a. sort out hnd discard all ore which
does not run at least ~ high ~ go per
ton. In consequence the dumps " all
" these mines are made w ~ ore. n
large percentage ~ which will run from
tlj Ia ~ per ton, aud " such ore there
are large quantities on many claims 10
the camp. when bland has at her own
d"ut the means ~ treating her ores thus
making this low grade ore available. her
prosperity will br assured. aud II will he
II prosperity with 10 mushroom quail.
ties. How this eni l. 10 bc brought
about Is n question with which the NO
vice hal best not mrddlr. Two plants
lying idle IN the gulch ARE monuments
Ia III" failure ~ attempts ~ treat the
ore nj home but IL -r-ins a. br agreed
that incorrect methods are accountable
lot each failure. and hopes are stu Ell.
tertained that these mills may he made
10 do the work successfully, To-day a
party " practical mrn from Cripple
Greek are nj WORK un one ~ these mills
located ut AlleTtun which thry have
leased aud they ARE confident that they
haNra prurrrs which will successfully
treat the Bland ore. II l. needless "a
say that the inhabitants " the camp are
deeply Interested In the experiment.
That the investment ~ foreign capital
In n camp like Bland is desirable goes
without a,inR. aud II has been suggest.
I'll that much could be- done for the camp
10y n little practical and judicious sd'er.
Using. Anxious investors are turning
away from Cripple Greek or are buying
Inferior property. who would hr easily
attracted Ia this region II its resources
with u ear load of sample ores from
Bland could do wonders Tor the camp nj
Cripple Creek " on the Denver mining
exchange This Is matter In which
the business men ot Albuquerque would
no doubt be- interested aud IN which they
would cooperate, for the success ~
, Bland means money IN our merchants
pockets. the camp being directly tribu.
. "
:. lishmrnt " IA mining exchange In Albu.
. lllrrque has frequently been urged In
these columns, and such al enterprise
would he benefit 10 this camp ON
4 general principles this novice would say
Don't wait Tor the foreigner tu do II all
90 In and ahOw your faith In our terri
. tOrial resources,
= j. q. wills, one Of the owners ~ III,
% Washington mine, was III camp Thu
\ week.
= Leonard WinhofIer was IN from IA,
Sulphur Springs after supplies. II IL TX
y p-cted that u good road from Bland Il
5 the SPRING. will he completed ~ soon n
x IA regular stage he running.
l.. h. Dewey. formerly ot the camp bu
recently of Cripple Greek, was greeting
e old friends the past FEW days. lie i uu
u drr4tood to be here on business,
- The upper mill, u?ou which j, u. 81!
:, der'- harqur stranded, il being overhaul
>, ed, and II Is thought that II may hr lras
ed soon.
The Crown Point j. scheduled H. r.
-. sumo operations un the A'th.
J., The demand fur man L. take chHfg
l. II the plant and Resume publication of
i. paper in bland j. still un~atistlrd II
good chanc. for sober printer. ;. "
=. Young has charg" of the outfit
81 NJ l.. Cole, who l. managing the Wasl
* ingtnn mine boarding house, becomes
'i regular reader ~ TN CIrlIfN.
W. A. T.. l,aggcrty, n resident II the M
y tfop"lis. IL teaching the district scho'
!" anh succeeding most admirably. II
Us likely that he will be rr.rnplu!ed AT a
u increased salary for next year.
The society of the camp INDUCED In
dance Thursday night nj Edir's hall
/. Saturday night the local literary -oci
a. " will give All entertainment In u
4, schonl house. AMI the announcement
which hcralds the "lIland Comedy Go,
promises plenty Of fun.
IT., The trip t. bland IL now made VII
,rr eaS" AMI comfort. Perley Nas-on'S stai
connecting with the morning hyer al
carry ing passengers I" the camp III u
To- hours. Mr.. Was-on's teams are exec
Inr iionally good. and the trip Is rather
ara pleasure than task. lie II alHO prepa
,rn el. though not keeping n regular BOAR
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