Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-18
Investors Flocking in to that Big
Gold Camp---Mining Deals
and Milling Machinery.
THE NEWS OF THE CAMP
[From Our Special correspondents.

JO-uhy ny LILO uuuiuS Va 2 PiOSo Va
float within a pistol shot Of town that
yielded 1926 in gold. 1t Is nothing
new, however, as much richer chunks
Of float have often been found there
before. Yesterday, j. p. Rinker aston
ished the natives, as we'll as the new
corners, by q panniDg from a rich
streak of ore encountered In an eight
een-foot shaft. This streak is q small
one, and although the observer knows
that il is several times richer than the
average of the vein, still there Is some.
thing entrancingly delightful in watch
ing a % string Of gold hug the tailings
of a few ounces OF rock.
The excitement OF the political cam
paign has not yet reached this noun
tain hamlet OF gold seekers, and the
town talk OF each day Is strictly con-
fined to new strikes and to gossip Of
incoming investors. THE OPTIc's
stand for silver and protection Is warm
ly endorsed by these gold miners, and
the never ending giant blasts sent 10
search of the yellow metal sound like
an ovation in honor of its white brother.
Your correspondent has not spent
much of his time inc bis arrival in
T. ewsgathering. Like everybody else
on the ground, he has contracted a SO.
we're attack of the gold fever. In eight
cen years experience in the gold and
silver camps OF the Rockies, he has
never before seen such inviting surface
wealth. The geological formations
harmonize closely with those of many
| of the most successful mining camps;
the mineral crops out at the grass roots
and nothing appears to be lacking but
machinery and additional muscle.
There is no end to water, grass and
timber, there is good fishing within 0
few miles distance, and grouse, turkey
and other wild game are plentiful. In
a word, Hopewell has everything that
| the most fanciful dreams of a miner
| could picture. A school Is badly needed
and steps are now being taken to form
a district.
Several prominent capitalists seek
| ing investment, or already interested In
| the camp, reached here within the past
few days, among them, DR.. Reyes, OF
Colorado Springs, Colo, Represents
tive Howe and party, of La lara, Colo,
and Mr.. Harvey, a prominent figure in
the big camps of that state.
Joseph Hassler, of Trenton, Neb /,
deputy treasurer of Hitchcock county,
has been here a week or so, inspecting
several valuable properties. 10 the own.
ership of which he is associated with
N. Hall. Mr.. Hassler is much pleased
with the rich showing made in his
properties. He leaves for home to-day,
and to keep posted on the progress OF
the camp, has ordered the DAILY OPTIC
sent 10 his address. MI. Hall, his as
s~ociate, is also q resident of Trenton,
Neb., and is superintendent of the Bur-
Iington company's mines, which are
among the best properties In the camp.
The principal owners of these proper
ties are General Manager Holdrege, Of
the Burlington & Missouri railroad, q
branch of the c. B & @, and several
of the chief officers of that 81 stem.
DR.. Keyes, of Colorado Springs, men
toned above, has conclu led arrange
ments for the erection of q mill on the
property of Frank Bolton and John
Higgerson, about four miles south of
here and about half way to Bromide.
His brother, who is expected here in a
few days, will have charge Of the plant.
1t is understood that the plant COM
bines plate amalgamation and concen-
tration, based on q new process inve MT
ed by a German chemist, which, it is
said, saves practically all the values.
The plant now to be put Ia Is q test
mill, and in the event it proves salts
factory, a hundred-ton mill Is figured
on. DR.. Reyes and his company have
ample capital.
MIR. Harvey is figuring on putting 10
an extensive milling plant here. That
he has his eye IN the rich ores of the
"Cinnabar'' mine and adjacent prop
critics, is conjectured from his close
association with Mr.. Blake and other
owners OF that bonanza. He has re-
turned home to permit his father and
brother to look over the ground for
themselves. The elder Harvey will be
remembered as having controlled the
coal and transfer business OF Leadville,
since the camp sprang into promin-
Mr.. Howe and his associates Of La
Jara, Colo, spent most Of their time
while here on the "Cinnabarn ground
and a big deal of some kind is 10 the
wind, but just what it Is your cores
pondent has not learned.
John A. Baker, who is working 300
feet Of the "Cinnabar' mine under
lease, has concluded a deal with Colo
RADIO parties for an interest in the
ssPauline" on Eureka gulch. He has
commenced work on o 100 foot tun-
mel on the property. M. Blake, like
many other representative mining
men here, is full Of vim and push.
Adjacent TO the "Cinnabar' the
Eureka Mining Co. is working the
ssLlttle Mary, superintendent by f. G..
Erb, a popular and enterprising min
ing man and citizen. Rich streaks Of
free gold ore are now being cut in this
property, and calculations place the
picks within a few days. work Of the
main ore body, which Is expected to
run high in the yellow metal.
G. H. Peck OF Lincoln, Nebraska,
returned to the camp last night with
the cheering intelligence that he has
succeeded in interesting half . dozen
of Omaba's wholesals merchants tufi-
to visit the camp. They will
leave Omaha for Hopewell Saturday.
next. So far Nebraska and New York
are most heavily represented In the