Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-10-26
COCHITI UULLINGS.
Active Development Work In Prog
ress and Regular Shipments Be-
ing Made-Strike In the
IRON King.

Steady work on the L. s. K, one of the
best properties in the district, is fully un
der way and developing some fine looking
ore.
The ores of the Cochiti mining district
are chiefly sulphides, which give the as-
surance of stability to the big and valua.
BILE leads of the camp.
Phil j. Barber, owner of number of
valuable claims on the east fork of Cola
canon has force of men working on
the Middleman, driving a tunnel to tap
the lead of that property.
Squire Smith and Patrick Hartney are
working on the Iowa, property belong
ing to II. B. Cartwright and others, of
Santa Fe, adjoining the celebrated Wash
lngton mine. 1t is expected to cut the
lead in few days.
The Washington has contracted with
the Silver City Reduction company for
the delivery of large quantity of that
mines high grade ore at their works in
Silver City and shipments are expected
to begin at an early date.
Alex Conrad intends to resume work
on the Victor mine at an early date, and
will drive tunnel to cross-cut the lead,
this being change and in new place
from the old workings, which consists of
a 60-foot shaft and drifts.
Work on the King, valuable property
in Peralta canon, will begin on Monday.
This claim is owned by Senator L. O.
Wolcott of Colorado, George Ostrander
and others OF Albuquerque, and ls con-
sdered to be among the best III the dis
trict.
The Albermarle work continues with
the usual force who are at present drift.
ing on the lead lately opened up by the
cross-cut tunnel on the north end of the
property. Negotiations are still under
way for the purchase of this property by
Colorado parties, who are expected with
out fail to take hold of 1t.
The Lone Star mine has made another
strike of very rich ore in the shaft con-
Meeting the second and third levels. The
ore is of higher grade than was opened
up short time ago in cross.cut of the
third level, and good quantity of it is
in sight. This valuable property is at
present shipping two car loads of ore to
the Pueblo smelters and has contracted
with the Silver City Reduction company
for the shipment of large quantity of
ore to the latter works.
Work has been resumed on the Union
after brief suspension and is under way
in the winze of that mine, where large
body of good ore was recently opened up. |
Some fine specimens of horn silver have
lately been taken from the Union, which
is expected to show something better
than ever before with further develop
ment. The property is under lease and
bond to Arthur l.. Finch and will come
in for extensive development. {
Information is at hand that the cele-
brated Iron King mine, which is one of
the pioneer locations in the district, when |
last worked, disclosed body of as rich |
ore as has yet been discovered in the dis
trict, bat the present unsafe condition Of
the workings renders 1t impossible for the
reporter to ascertain the actual truth of
the report. At any rate this immense
property undoubtedly possesses great
value, as it was one of the first to create |
the excitement of some years ago and is
in the same vein with the Lone Star,
which has been regular shipper ever !
since its discovery three years ago. The |
property mentioned is to be sold on the |
18th of next month to satisfy judgment,
and whoever the fortunate purchaser hap
pens to be it goes without question that
mine will be acquired that will prove with
development to be bonanza,-Bland !
Herald.