Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-02
new MEXICO MINING NEWS
The COchiti Mining District Enjoy
ing a High Degree of
Prosperity.
VERY LIVELY WORK AT PlNOS ALTOS
The Atlantic Mine Said to Be One of
the Steadiest Producers in
the West.

Spillar & Mclean are working eight
claim on the Pacific vein. The mill near
Silver City ia run Internationally crushing
and concentrating the ore produced.
A few men are employed asserting ana
washing the old dumps at the Alhambra
and Black Hawk mines, situated at AL
hamba. Enough ore is being recovered
from these old waste dumps to make it a
paying proposition.
Messrs Crawford and Woodward are
employing four men on development
work on the Big Casino in the Bald noun
tain. This mine has been producing
about 100 tons Of ore per month, but
shipments are temporarily suspended
until new slopes are opened.
Reports from Peralta canon, Cochiti
district, have it that regardless of snow in
that vicinity, the regular amount of work
ls going on. The Climax, we are told, is
showing up we'll and from present indica-
tions will become the leading mine of the
southern end of the Cochiti mining dis
trlct.
Messrs. Bell and Paul are going to
erect small smelling plant upon the old
Doyle claims, between Apache and Rec
tors camp near Hachita, which they have
relocated The mines have good show
ing of lead ore and will pay with smelt-
er upon the property.
W. 9. Chandler is working eighteen
men on the Mountain Key IN the Pinos
Altos district on the 100, 200 and 800 foot
levels. Mr.. Chandler informed an Enter
prise representative that he would COM
mence pumping below the 800 foot level
about February Is and that all the old
levels down to the 700 would be opened
again before long.
Rumor has had it for some time that
experts would soon arrive In Bland from
Los Angeles to investigate the mines of
the district with view to purchase.
This is now supported by substantial in.
formation to the effect that certain Los
Angeles ex perts will arrive in the Cochiti
district within the next two weeks at the
very longest.
When the Cliff Mining & Smelling COM
pany, of Grant county, starts up its
smelter it will have the next largest
operation in the United States. General
Manager Mack informs US that the ex-
IRENE capacity of the stack is 125 tons
every twenty-four hours.
The Elnora mill at White Signal started
yesterday morning and the machinery is
running smooth as clockwork. The bins
are all filled with ore and plentiful sup
ply developed in sight. The starting of
this mill will lend an impetus to mining
in the district. It is confidently expected
that this property will soon rank as one
of the principal gold producers of Grant
county.
]. B. Gilchrist, formerly superintendent
of the s. O. & N. R. R. at Hanover, has
returned from Colorado and will take
charge of the new company which has
leased and bonded the Guadalupe, Chino
and two other copper mines owned by
the Santa Rita Copper & Iron Co.
The new company contemplate very ex-
tensive developments upon the property.
Robert LIE France, Charles Depew, Ev.
Harris and DR.. Guthrie, a choice lot of
old time citizens, have returned to Grant
county after trying their fortunes at
Cripple Greek and other celebrated
camps. They believe that Grant county
offers more good opportunities than any
OF the more famous camps of the west.
They are all good citizens and are vel
comed back again.
On Saturday night last, Alexander
McGregor, the old time mining operator
from Georgetown, while at work at the
Atlantic mine, at Pinos Altos, made n
misstep and fell into the main shaft OF the
Atlantic, which is over 300 feet in depth.
After falling twenty feet he clutched the
bell rope and held on, dangling in the air
until Mine Superintendent W. L. Chino
vent down and extricated him from his
perilous position.
The Golden Giant company at Pinos
Altos has thirty-fve men employed at the
mine and mill. The mill has been re-
paired and put in good shape by the new
mill superintendent, d. V. Oolman, who
has made very satisfactory mill run
during the month. The mill is kept run
ming one shift, there is about $50 tons of
ore on hand and 1t is expected that when
the 450 foot level are opened the mill will
be run day and night.
The Cochiti was never before 80 much
on the end of the tongues of nearly every
body interested in mining, nor was so
much ever before said about ii in the pa.
pers throughout the country, says the
Bland Herald. The fact is that the 90
chiti mining district is an immense min.
eral center, which becomes more appar-
ent as its magnitude and richness be-
come better known and understood. 1t
is but partly exploited, still rich in the
precious metals and full of fortunes for
men of sense and "sand."
The glowing report Of the rich strike
in the Little Mollie in the Cochiti min.
ing district, which has gone ont over
the country ia not in the least ex-
aggerated. To leave no doubt as to what
had come to the Herald Weekly SECOND
hand" q representative of that paper
visited the mine in question, and through
the kindness of Mr.. Wixon, one of the
fortunate owners, was shown over the
property. The lately discovered blind
lead which caused the excitement meas.
ures five feet between two perfect walls
and is supposed to consist Of very high
grade of tellurous quartz. 1t was en-
countered at thirty feet FROM the mouth
of the lower tunnel which now extends
twenty feet beyond the point where the
late find was made. II is expected to in
terseot the main lead, the one originally
driving for, BY the time forty feet of
work is done.
The Treasure Mining company, Dem
yer organization under the general man
agement of 8. 8. MURPHY, is proving what
may be done with New Mexico mines
under skillful and economical control.
Tho Atlantic mine which was worked
By different parties With but Indifferent
suco4ss q Pinos Altos, Ii now ono Of tho