The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-24
Friday, january "a, 1895,
LOCAL NEWS.


Sam Michaelis and Jerry Otto are in
from Magdalena.
Lew Kruse is doing assessment on
the Goodenough for 1896.
DR.. Blinn exhibits some very fine
looking ore from his Argonaut pro-
perty on Adirondack mountain.
Chris Olson and Hank Patrick haye
finished assessment work on the
James G., n of the Wing group of
claims.
Jas. Wing exhibited in this Office
yesterday several pieces of gold and
silver bullion, the result of the clean
up at the Wing stamp-mill after its
trial run, all Of which Mr.. Wing is quite
proud of.
A new character Of ore has been en-
countered in the bottom of the joint
shaft OF the Excelsior and Omega
mines on Mineral creek. The extent
and value of the ore we have, not as
yet, ascertained.
Westy Petersen, after assisting to do
assessment work on the Apache, has
resumed work on his Pine Grove pro-
perty on Slaughter Pen gulch. The
Pine Grove being situated on the gold
belt of this district, Westyis very conf
dent of developing a good paY-streak
of the yellow metal.
Two new discoveries of silver bear
ing ore have recently been made, in
or near, the San Matoes; one point of
discovery is six or seven miles east of
Monticello, and the other is said to be
somewhere on the east size of the San
Mateos. Specimens of ore from each
of the discoveries look very promising;
the rock exhibited is quite heavily i'm
pregnated with bournlte.
If the Apache and Black Range
gold properties do not eventually catch
some of the enormous flow of capital
into Colorado. u predictions to such
an outcome will come to d%isappoint-
ment. The showing of gold in these
two districts is being investigated by
practical mining men in the interest
of capitalists who are awakening to the
fact that all the gold is not nkplorado.
The Apache and Black Rang mining
districts are destined to become famous
for their gold output.
VIM. Harris, who came here to super
intend the test run of the Wing stamp
mill, left for the south Tuesday morn
ing. The test run of the mill, under
the able management Of Mr.. Harris,
proved a thorough and satisfactory run,
practically there was no loss whatever
of the gold values Of the ore treated.
The mill is at present shut down while
timers are being cut and placed in the
mine, but it is expected that the stamps
will begin dropping again next week.
From here MI. Harris went to Kingston
and Hillsboro to do some mine survey
ing, which when completed, he will
Join his family in Deming.
Frank P. Putnam, of Putnam Bros,
prominent mining operators of Grip
pie Greek, Colorado, was in this section
of the Black Range during the past
week, as a guest of f. A. Reynolds.
Mr.. Putnam carefully investigated
some of the many excellent properties
opened up in the country, and express
ed himself as well pleased with the
showing made and he many times spoke
OF the conditions as he found them as
being of such merit that were they
anywhere in Colorado, that they would
be not only extensively investigated
but that their values wonld be taken
advantage of in a way that would not
only convince people that we have
something good, but that the very
promising showing in gold would
soon make itself felt, and that u sec
ton would quickly take the rank
among the gold producing districts of
the country that its merits deserve.
Mr.. Putnam left Tuesday morning for
Gripple Creek.