Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-30
.JOTTINGS FROM BLAND.
About the Mines That Arc Working
and Those chat Ought to be
WOrl1ed-Mill Problem
Minor Notes.

Correspondence New Mexican.
Bland, N. M, April 27.-This little town
is suffering from period of more than
usual quiet. A number of parties are cut
from here in the hills in various direc-
tions prospecting for new bonanzas.
Four mines are now working, viz: the
Washington. the Lone Star, the Albe-aarle
and the Grown Point. The two former
are shipping daily.
The stamp mill at Allerton is being
overhauled and put into shape for run
ming and will be ready for work in the
course of week or so. 1t is understood
chat the test is being made by Cripple
Greek parties who will use solution to
effect the saving of fine gold which has
proved successful in that camp. Should
this prove successful here it will undoubt-
eddy open up some properties which
heretofore have been compelled to lie
idle. When the problem of successful
saving has been solved here, we have
room for mills in Peralta and COLA
canons as well as in Pine canon and a
world of ore to treat in them.
Very few people have any conception
of the magnitude of the mineral belt in
what ia known as the Cochiti mining dis.
trict, nor of the amount of pay ore that
is actually id sight to anyone who is will
| ing to take the trouble to investigate.
There are numbers Of claims in the camp,
anyone of which could furnish 10-stsmp
mill all the ore it could stagger under,
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| the process of extraction satisfactory.
The writer believes it no exaggeration
to say that at least 800 stamps could be
put into instant operation in these three
cauons under these conditions.
| So far the only attempts in this direc-
ton have been made by outside capital.
| It seems strange that 80 far those who
| should be most interested in the prosper
ity of New Mexico and the development
of her resources, without which statehood
would not avail much, should hang back
from helping soch enterprises by every
means in their power.
The sudden and unexpected death of
Mr.. A. M. Codington has cast gloom
over this community. Mr.. Codington
was one of the pioneers of the district
and universally liked and respected.
A good deal of sickness prevails in
camp at the present time. Apparently
some no1ious germ has been turned loose
by the high winds which have prevailed
for some time past.
1t is learned that a stock company has
been organized in Albuquerque to work
the Iron Queen and the Wilson lodes in
this camp. 1t would be well if more
stock companies could be promoted to
aid the development of the district.
A petition to have the Cochiti grant
case advanced on the supreme court
docket went through the camp this week
and was universally signed, and still the
cry goes up, "How loug, O Lord?"
| The residents of Peralta canon are
petitioning for new Justice precinct.
There will likely BE- thriving little set
| Element in there this summer.
The Bland Literary society aud an oc-
casional dance furnish amusement for the
denlzens of this pine clad canon.
Travel is beginning to open up on the
road between here and Jemez springs.
This is trip worth taking for those who
delight in scenery.