Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-28
G1LTNER ON THE GO.
The Professor Sends His Favorite
Paper a Letter From n san
Pedro Camp.
No tn. Eaato- OF the Optic.

SAN PEDRO. N. M, August 9th,
1S97.-It is generally supposed thai
nearly all the mining lands are on
Spanish grants, but this is not so, as
nearly all the mountains here on the
east slope are government land, and
recent developments have proven thai
the public lands are richer in gold
mines than the western side which is
partly covered by the San Pedro grant,
1.-The Gold Standard" which Il
about ~one-and-one half miles east Of
the town of San Pedro, is mining some
as fine quartz as s~parkles, with free
gold that assays up into the thousands.
10 this mine, which is now down only
ABOUT seventy feet, they have opened
an ore chute that runs about $40 per
ton.
In the same gulch is the " IAN Lazar-
u.s. mine, with mill, which has yielded
some rich pockets Of gold and when
fully developed, it will be a big pro
Queer. Both of the above named mines
are bulliou.makers.
Then there is the mckinley" in
the same gulch, which is under process
OF development which bids fair to
make a good gold producer with a lii.
tie more development work, which Will
cut the s'Go)d Standard" vein.
The &C. s. c." mine Is now down
100 feet, and it has been In ore all the
way, yelling $11 per ton. They are
expecting TO open the main lode In the
~porphyry soon, where they expect big
gold values. The work is beng pushed,
day ard night, and they have a hne
gasoline hoist, which does admirable
work.
The ssLincoln- Lucky" which has,
in times past, paid its owner milllons'
is now idle, owing to some legal com
p~lication.
The ..San Pedro" copper company
mine, which has several miles OF under
ground workings, is on the sam
M ,untain with the 'tLincoln-Lucky.'
This property, too. is tied up, Ihii
has been one of the greatest copper
producers IN the Territory. They hav'
q large smelling plant, Just below TN
mine, which has q bucket tram 10
carrying the ore.
The "Cochio'' MN is now being
worked right along, under lease, ant
is hauling ore to the mill hat run
from SIG to $40 in gold. This min
has a great prospect.
The "Crown Point" copper eroul
is a great copper proposition, rnnninl
Is per cent copper and 80 In goid o.
the average. IL has a tunnel IN aoou
$50 feet, showing big bodies OF ore
Besides these mines, there are mum
erous prospects that are very promis
ing and, with a little more woIk, the
could be made good dividend payer
under proper Enlargement.
There Is the San Lszirus mill, te
tons capaci y; the K'liy mills al
II gers mill. There is also a ne
mill going up at Golden, Two and on
half miles distant, which will soon
under operation for custom worR
h weyer, most of the mills around he
are OF aniiquated patterns and not VI
proper things now for the treatment
the ores here.
For over 100 years, the plAcers ha'
been worked here, all over the mou
tains, and while they have yielded
millions Of dollars worth of gold, ye
owing to the scarcity of water, tn
have. never been very profitable; y
thew have furnished the natives an
exhauslible resourc to draw from q
supply their necessities.
Gains are very cheap here, as tn
ia no Doom IN the camp and wi
miners are here are 10 dead earnest a
with a little help, they could get inc
pendent. D r. oiIiNEn