Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-27
THE GOLDEN COCHITI.
Cripple Creek Will Men Have Leased
the Mill at AllertOn and Are he
modelling Samc-Plnnt will
soon start Up-Shipping
Mines.

soon start Up-Shipp1ng
Mines.
CORRESPONDENCE New Mexican.
Allerton, Cochiti Mining District, April
24.-Pursuant to promise ! take pleasure
in writing you that the work of over
hauling, repairing and remodeling the Al
lerton electrical amnlgamation mill has
been commenced in earnest and it is con-
fidently expected that by the first of next
month everything will be in readiness for
the treatment of Cochiti ores.
The mill ls leased for term of two
months, or six months, at the option OF
the lessees, who are Prof. Kinsey Lanices,
Bentley W. Redden and John Q. Kropp,
of Cripple Creek, Colorado. The process
used will be that formerly used by Mr..
J. w. Bailey, but with the addition OF
chemical solution, a discovery OF Prof.
Lanices, which has been successfully
used in the treatment of various ores OF
Colorado, including the ore of Trail
Creek, which is the most refractory In
the state. This solution will positively
save all floating gold, which will secure
uubounded success for the mill, in the
event that substantial ore is treated, and
there exists no doubt on that score, con.
sidsripv that thousands Of tons of ore,
assaying from SIS to $50, are lying on
the dumps of mines at Bland, ready for
mill treatment-ure which will not pay
to ship 30 far as Pueblo or Denver to the
smelters, but will pay most handsomely
to mill on the ground.
It is presumed that the Cochiti dis
trict contains more medium grade ore
than any other camp in the country; and,
with sufficient facilities on the ground
for it's treatment, there is no reason why
the "Golden Cochiti" should not compare
very favorably with its contemporaries,
Cripple Greek and West Greek. For
merly, the great impeachment to the prop
er mill treatment of New Mexico ore, and
es pecially that Of Cochiti, has been in the
considerable loss of floating gold, which
has passed off in what is known as the
slime, never to be recovered. After long
years Of study and experimenting, Prof
Lanlces has ut last discovered the chemi.
cal combination which prevents the es'
cape of this floating gold, and he declares
that il will work successfully in the treat
ment of the most refractory ores. He
has made tests on Cochiti ore, in Cripple
Greek, and saved so per cent on from 81
4 to $40 ore. This is Is per cent better
than the mill at this place did while
operated by Mr.. Bailey; and even then
when good ore was furnished, it woult
have paid to continue the mill, had mo-
Mr.. Woodbury. been threatened by fallurt
and refused to supply the nccessar!
funds for continuance Of operations.
It is unsettled yet, but in all proba
bility the mill will treat nothing bnt Gus
; tom ore, any quantity Of which can b.
had by owners who are anxious to hav'
it treated. OAe or two of the protector
, OF the enterprise are interested in claim
, situated in the district, and it may be, i
their ore proves valuable enough, that n,
custom ore will be accepted, but that the
will mill nothing but that owned by them
In any event, the mill will be operate,
day and night in the treatment Of som
ore.
= The Washington mine is taking tn
lead among the mines of the country
hauling six tons daily of sacked ore t
Thornton, for shipment to the smelter
at Pueblo. The Lone Star is hauling +
4 Thornton three tons daily, and will 500
increase its force to cay acity of min
tons daily. The Albemarle ia shippin
o occasionally. The Grown Point will re
Q sumo work tomorrow morning, and 4
/. to shipping again as soon as enough or
to warrant it is produced.
Mr.. Hellwig, of Albuquerque, who ha
r been for some time in Peralta canon, re
3 Gently discovered a large body of quart
: which assays $l.l5 silver and $40 golt
Prospectors have been lately locatin
claims in Jose Sanchez canon, eight mile
north OF Allerton; but, from hearsay
: their finds only assay from IS to $l2 i
y. gold and silver. The Media Dia is agai
. coming into prominence. Bob Moone,
9 it is said, is there developing min
y from which ore has been taken valued Q
:. $48.
The wonder il that Santa Feans do ne
j interest themselves more in this ma
velous country. Cochiti is mimi
camp, and no one can gainsay that fac
the ore is here, right in sight, and emo
mous quantities of it. The only thin
!; necessary'to make it, is little courae
+, on the part of persons who have Il
l. money to erect and operate mills in Il
J. treatment of its unlimited supply of "ps
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