Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-22

Cochiti, is under way and the lead is i'm
proving as development is made.
A force Of Is men is at work on th,
Bland stamp mill, and the plant is rapid
ly assuming working shape. On accoun
of the high stage of water in the Rio
Grande, large shipment of new ma
chinery, now at Thornton, cannot bt
taken to the mill, and it will be severa
weeks before active operations will be
gin. When finished the mill will have 6
capacity of 20 tons daily, and is 30 ar
ranged that it can easily be enlarged il
found necessary.
TAOS AND ooLFAx COUNTY.
New machinery is arriving at the Mid
night, in the La Belle district.
The number of prospeotors at work in
the Red River district is estimated to be
1000, with new arrivals every day.
Manager Johnson of the Colorado Tun-
mel Mining company, has force of men
at work on the tunnel in the Colorado
near La Belle.
At depth of 20 feet the Black Wizard
owned by Harry Brainard, turns out ore
WOIpu JlUDs nO fClut WuiOh Id WCll uC-
fined, is 22 inches in width.
Work on the Argue placers near Eliza
bethtown will begin soon. The bitches
and pipe line are almost completed and
in readiness for active operations.
Eight colored men have canfped on the
river two miles up the stream from Red
River City and are industriously at work
sinking shaft on mining claim.
A good strike was made on the Dead
head lode in Rose canon last week by
VIM. Walsen. The vein found is four
feet wide and assays $29 to the ton.
A Las Vegas syndicate has arranged
with the Maxwell Land Grant company
to work the extension of the Red Bandanna
and Empire mines on the west side Of
Baldy.
The Big Bell, owned by Harry Brainard
and 0. j. Dald, near Hematite, has been
leased to Cripple Greek parties on bond
of $37, $500, and Is men put to work on
the claim.
Qaartz taken from the Taylor mine in
the Hematite district runs $50 to the ton.
The Taylor is one of the best properties
in the district and is being rapidly de-
veloped.
The Rescue, near Red River, is produc-
ing free milling ore which runs $115 in
gold to the ton. The property is owned
by Lewis l.. Osmer and H. Shumann. Mr..
Osmer ia also interested in other proper
ties at the head of Red Ri7,-.
Superintendent j. j. Burns of the D. &
R. G. road, and party of capitalists
from the east, Denver and Pueblo, visited
Red River last week for the purpose of
thoroughly investigating that district.
The visitors we're we'll pleased with what
they saw, and it is highly probable that
an extension of the d. d X. G. will be
built into Red River soon.
DoNA ANA COUNTY.
J.F. Bonham has located several lead
claims near the Ben Nevis mine, in the
Organ district.
The Tularoso Chief says: beginning
at point 80 miles southeast of La Luz
and running in northwest direction for
nearly 100 miles to a point near White
Oaks is the largest coal field in the south
west. The coal cropping can be traced
for the entire distance across the country
seams of good coal being found upon the
surface three miles east of La Luz, two
miles east of Tularosa, on Three Rivers
and at Milagro. At Milagro the coal
measures dip to the northwest towards
Sslado and White Oaks. The quality of
this coal is all similar and is without a
reasonable doubt all one and the same
lead"
SIERRA COUNTY.
Hall & Macy are shipping ore from the
Rex carbonate mine to Ell Paso.
Ore shipments from Hillsbore the past
week amounted to over $4,000.
The force employed on the Wioks mine
has been increased and the shipment oi
ore raised to carload per week.
Men are at work taking the water out
of the old Eighty-five mine, preparatory
to resumption of extensive operations on
the property.
The output of the Hillsboro gold mines
for the week ending Thursday May 13
was los tons; total output since January
l, 1897, 1905 tons.
The Wing stamp mill at Chloride is be-
ing overhauled and put in shape for work
New roads and ore bins have been made
and new Gilpin county table will be
added to the equipment of the plant.
GRANT COUNTY.
The Texas mine has become sub ject
for litigation, three different parties try
ing to secure possession, and big Law
suit will be the result
The bond on the Lost mine has expired
and the owners have stopped all leasers
This is good property and will be
worked in businesslike manner soon.
Three carloads of machinery have ar
rived in Silver City for the Queen Min
ing company at Cooney, and will be USED
in constructing new mill at that camp
One day last week fatal accident oc'
curred in the Desdemona mine at Cooks
Peak. A large boulder fell and oaught
Analasio Phone, crushing him to death
The large number of location notices
being filed in the Office of the county re-
corder at Silver City indicates particular
activity with reference to copper claims
The mining industry in the Central dis
uIloV 10 ih5u heSuLAauk al oiu-UAo dcUlVi
ty. Many men are at work along the
Whitewater sluicing and washing dirt
Manager Johnson of the Whitewater 4
Hydraulic Mining company, has two
shifts of men in the Scotch Lass gulch
and shaft will be sunk through the
shale, the work being done on the recon-
mendation of experts.