Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-30

che Newspapers Of the Southwest
should Pubiish More Accurate
Mining News.

TO the Editor Of the Optic.
HxMATITE, N. NJ, April 2Srd, 1897,
~ thought 1t would not be out Of place
to drop you a few lines regarding the
progress Of our camp, and while writ
Ing I wish to correct certain erroneous
reports, regarding the now famous
ooid mine the 'sBlack Copper" The
Trinidad, Colo papers all. give Red
River City. as being the place OF 10
location and I read one report IN Tie
Trinidad Chronicle that the s.Black
Conpern mine was exactly 800 feet
from the postoffce q. Red River City
Either the Trinidad papers are ignor-
ant and misinformed regarding Ibis
nroperty, or else they wilfully mis-
represent facts regarding It, for the
purpose OF booming Red River City.
The Trinidad papers are filled, day af-
ter day, with exaggerated reports con-
corning Red River City, and 1t Is
high time they were telling little
truth concerning that much over-rated
camp. Red River City is filed to-day
with men seeking employment, and as
there is nothing for them to do. many
OF them are 10 a pitiful conditions land |
| will venture TO say that 90 per cent. Of
| these men have gone to hat camp
through reading the lowery reports
printed 10 the Trinidad papers.
Now, the truth Of the matter con-
corning the "Black Copper" 10 this;
This mine. Of which SO many false
reports have been printed. Is located
TWO miles southwest of Hematites and
can only be reached by the road from
lHematite the "Blaok Copper" Is al
least seven miles from Red River City,
It was located by the Garner brothers,
OF Hematite, and has been formed into
a stock company,by them and 10 CAPT
talized at ST., 200, COO. The Trinidad
and Denver papers all give the credit
OF the wonderful strike made Ia thai
property 10 outside parties, which is Q
rank injustice to the Garner brothers
Give credit where credit is due.
Itiooks rather suspicious that Trini-
dad and Red River City are obliged 70
boom their camp, for Trinidad is to
be credited with the present town-io'
boom which the camp Is enjoying
with mines and ores belonging to othel
camps. Let Red River City b
"boomed' upon its W merits snt
the "boom" will be q very shadowy
affair. assS
A big strike was made inthe "Eliza
BETH, claim, yesterday. This claim
is located exactly 5000 feet north
west of the town Of Hematite, but as
is owned and operated by trinidad
parties, the probabilities are that thl
Trinidad papers will locate 1t ''some
where near the postofice in Red River
City" At a depth OF 500 feet, Q five
foot vein Of. high-grade ore was en-
c~ouatered. The ore is rich in gold
silver and lead.
The ssIron- Bird" mine, the frs
! located in Hematite, has three feet Q
ore in sight, which assays $lsS pc
ton. ". rs *
: Hematite is growing gradually ant
steadily, and'improvement is shown !!
all our properties as depth Is gained
We do not want q "bcom." w!
would much prefer seeing the cam
build up on its wi merits. All W
ask Is that the papers of New Mexic'
aud southern Colorado will Civ
|. Hematite credit for the mines locates
in our district and for the strikes mad
In them. &# f1G
(, do not wish ii understood that
!. am antagonistic to Red River City, al
am.not, but | do most emphaticaIl,
Iobject to them advertising their cam
I with propertieslooated In the Hematit
! district and owned and operated b
: Hematlte people.
I'll. ST HEnArIrE KIcKER: