Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-01-04
rHh COMING CAMP.
A corresponisn, xads Ihe Citizen Notes
Aboni the San AnlrcS nlnes.

About the san AnlrcS hines.
! perceive In various issues " your val
uahle paper. which has At all times been
the friend " the miner and prosIpctnr.
favorable mentions II twlhli. Mugullnn.
Alaglalena, I.adronrs. Water tanOn aud
ether districts, all ui which they Justly
deserve; but for the benefit " your many
i"aders, ! would like H. inlurm them that
Nrw Mexico has another rich mineral pro.
tncing camp. which fur many years. owing
IL the depre,iAtions ~ the \pache Indians.
las been almost lost sight ~, but which.
nevertheless, has IEt-istlngly In the face
~ all dangers and the general depression
~ mining business, Teen working aud
Developing its fich resources. refer ~
he San Andres mouninin, where over
| lifty mines are nov being worked.
SIinr NJ these niur- have ~ late made
shipments that not only paid u handsome
profit, but places them un the list ~ high
grade mines.
This range " muuntiina II situated IN
the eastern part " STuIrn county. aud
abOut thifty-liN mil,s~ from lava station
un the main line Oi the Nchi-nn. Topeka
n santa fe railroad, The military Rad
from Lava station H. Fort stanton. runs
rl"-e Ia this range. giving II on" ~ the
lTst public Roads IN the territory.
In this range are lpalrd the we'll known
mines ~ Capt. Jack Crawford. WIN, for
wears. under adverse circumstances, has
ru-tl~i, and 10y hard ard persistent laht
har managed tu save his valuable mines,
lrallging fully that the time would -,,bu
come when from their hidden treasures
he, would amply fcIa, him. drnnii.
,,tiiiug the old adagr that he who watts
! hpll ir rewarded " An examination II
l,~r claims shuWrd thu veins Ia iC true
| i.-urs, III" mineral Hing pflnriply cop
pet, carrying gold aud silver ~ paving
| quantities. ilr vein ulI HI several clalms
viii average four feet IN width, and lies
'rtSrru We'll defined walls.
| \ short way from capt. Jack ltdw.
| lutd'- mInr- rnd that Nj. Roberts. a
| tactical miner aud n htnih"t ~ sheriff
| ,uhrIt., II Lincoln cuiiiItN. has %,lIIr
| rlalm- that luuk welt nli ASSAY ,rfy high
"a the same range w. cnmr un IL the
mining claims II Nj. fttkrf. who l. one
II the owners 81 The lluinr~takr mine ut
| Mute Ohks. H. mItw- also l"uk we'll.
assay hlrh aud ale h,ing Systematically
d"Nrlupd.
Tearing 81 the Amnus old spanish
Hiu", went further uu the range until I
| net Mt. SpHtgur. who T. the -uIWTintrn.
u,hi Cot Lr.t r. Nlackiugi"n. IT S,rotrn.
! who kindly showed M the old spanish
mlur. The history ~ tn, Old mine IL ~
/ iulluws; II was first discovered IN lhtj
| H., one II the followers III that noted priest.
missionary and rSplurrt. Father Giutrl,
and was recorded IN the town IT Frank
| lin. which II now known ~ III raSu. lex
~ MANY aud rich shipments ~ gold
were made from this mine until az,
| AL t.u a In tai
auh drove the SpaniariS away. and ~
wa- their custom. they filled the mine
aud covered II up. Ia avoid ever being com.
prllrd again Ia work IN them. The orig.
inal little old stone cabin. with il quaint
port holes. II still there. This mine hil,,
been searched for many times during the
past twenty years nnd was discovered by
accident by lr. {. +. klackington. who
immediately located IL, and eight more
claims, naming the old Spanish mine
j,ud Fortune. Miners are now AT work
cleaning ont the old shaft, hut have not
Vet reached the lnttOn. Several speci.
mems picked up on the dump showed free
gold, aud AlSp carried silver and copper.
This claim II being worked by shafts and
tunnels, which show rich pay =. The
vein IL from four Ia fifteen feet wide,
with n pay streak Of about one
fpt, which from many assays
gave from $50 a. t3,Ssr
per ton. The claims all lie on the south
east slope ~ the san Andres. The veins.
which are assures. run north.asterly and
southwrsterly. The hanging wall IL por-
phyry aud the fWt-wall granite. The
gauge IL n dec0np's.si iron stained
quartzi,r, carrying gold. silver and cop
per. and II n smelling ore. Returns from
IA. all
Goid, ti5': silver. tl5.JO. and copper
vein crops ont lDldly on all ~ the nine
claims. This IL without doubt the hest
gold PROSPECT in the southwest.
On my way home. and about nine miles
from the gold camp, came upon the eel
rbrated Daniel Mal~trr mine. which, with
-inle ten other claims. belong to Dr. e.
+. Blackington. This group ~ mines II
known w the Blarkington Lead mines
they al1o lie on the southeast slope NJ the
San Andres. The vein runs northeast
AMI southwest, AID II from four Ia six
feet wide. The walls are calritr aud dol
Anilte; the vein matter II what ~ known
~ iron cArhnnatrs running well In sill
yer. and II considered by experts Ia be
one ~ the best smelling ores Ia this
country. II IN one NJ the finest openings
for n snelter In this country. The pros
pert ~ n railroad nj an early date, from
White oaks ~ some point on the main
line " the Atchison. Topeka n Santa Ne
railroad would make the San Andres the
hest camp to-day In the territory. The
vast forests ~ timber furnish an almost
inexhaustible supply for mining pur-
p.'se1 and charcoal. together with the
great beds NJ roai ana an abundance ~
Il.