Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-22
RED RIVER RUMBLINGS.
Work OF a Permanent Character 90
ing On-The Edison and Mid
night Mines.
Special Correspondence New Mexican.

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Red River, N. NJ, June 18.-Mining
matters in the Red River country are
rushing, and much work of a permanent
character is under way. Resulting from
the work done on number of good claims
there is ore enough on the dumps to keep a
large stamp mill going for several years.
Particularly is this true of the Willard in
Road canon, and parties are now looking
over the ground with the intention of
putting in stamp mill for custom work.
As the major part of the ore on the dumps
is free milling, stamp mill{would be an
invaluable factor in further development
of numerous claims in and near the canon j.
Perhaps the most noted and best known
property in northern New Mexico is the
Edison. A great amount of development
work has been done on the mine, consist
ing of tunnels and CROSS cuts, aggregating
in oil nearly 800 feet. From the mouth
of the tunnel to the first cross.cut it is
$50 feet, drift on another vein carries a
tunnel for distance of 70 feet, while an
uprise for distance of 80 feet connects
with tunnel run in above, following a
vein for over 180 feet, other d:ifts and
upraises complete the workings. Until
recently the mine has been standing idle
for various causes, principally on account
of dissentions among the owners, but the
Red River Mining & Investment company
has secured bond and lease on the prop
erty and will work it in an intelligent,
l. h
ably 1000 tons Of free milling ore on the
dump, which is being sorted and cassed
preparatory to shipment, a large consign-
ment of ore sacks having been received
for that purpose. The formation is por-
pbyritic quartz, with a pay streak three
inches wide, carrying value of 5000 in
gold, and any piece of rock selected from
it at random can be crushed and panned
in a few moments and virgin gold secured.
On the same crest of the Sangre de
Cristo, only quarter of mile from the
Edison, is located the Midnight, with an
IS inch vein assaying $500 across the
face. On this property there is 200
foot shaft and about 600 feet of tunnels
and drifts. The only steam hoist in the
neighborhood is in use over the shaft.
The pay roll now amounts to $4,000 per
month, and this will be increased as soon
as shipments begin in the near future.
The stock in the Midnight is owned
principally by Cleveland, Ohio, people
and IA of the stockholders were here a
short time ago inspecting the mine, but
nothing definite could be learned from
them as to the plans of the company. 1t
is pretty generally understood, however,
that arrangements are perfecting for the
erection of a cyanide plant for the treat
ment of ore from the mine.
Another valuable property in the dis
trict is the Memphis, owned by Deputy
United States Mineral Surveyor @. G.
Cotton and situated about five miles from
Red River. The ore taken from the up.
per and lower levele of the mine runs
from 1856 to $245 per ton, the pay streak
averaging 81 inches in width. Mr.. Cottor
will begin shipping ore to the railroad
this week. The workings on the Mem
phis consist of 20-foot shaft and tun
mel $50 feet long on the lower and 35 feet
on the upper.
Tho Deadhead has been bonded by Mrs
B. Leslie, lady who has operated exten
sively in Cripple Creek, and a shipment
of ore, the first, made to Trinidad last
week.
The lode in the Bonanza, which was
cut last week, shows vein IL feet wid'
com mpletely mineralized, carrying gold
silver, copper and lead in paying quan
titles.