Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-29
GOLD CAMP.
1t is the Greatest In the Western
Country and 10 Coming Nicely
to the Front.

To the Editor OF tho Optic.
HoPEwELL, N. M, March 26th, '97
AS we have not seen any news lately
in your paper about this gold camp
and as there are a largo number Of Las
Vegas people interested here, who nc
doubt are anxious to know what is 60.
ing on and what the prospects are, we
give you the following Information
The Cinnabar mining company have
their new shaft down $50 feet. They
will commence drifting at once to cut
the main lead which is within fifty feet
of the bottom of the new shaft. As
says from the 'sCinnabar'' run up as
high as $4,000 per ten, but the aver
age assay is $500.
Within 200 yards Of the"CInnabar',
is the "Little Mary mine, owned by
the Eureka mining company, composed
of Las Vegas people. Work on this
property has been going on all winter.
They have a fine showing. In drifting
west from their main shaft, they cut a
seven-foot lode and have drifted 100
feet in this lode, but they are row sink
ing a shaft about the middle of the
drift and are taking out some fine ore
in fact, everything between the walls
is ore. This large lode has been open.
ed up ia three places, showing a con-
tinuous ore chute for at least 400 feet.
Parties holding interests in the '.Little
Mary" mine are very fortunate.
Just across the gulch from the sCin-
naba'' mine, is the ssGoodlHope" prop.
owned and being worked by
railway officials. They
have their tunnel 10 800 feet and they
are pushing ahead to cut the main
lode, which is within fifty feet from
the breast of the tunnel. A few days
ago, they cut a blind lode that is quite
rich, it showing free gold, with some
and silver. As soon as they
cut the main lode, drifting will be
done, in both the lodes, and shipments
Of ore made. This property makes 81
fine showing now-one that any
camp should be proud of.
A little further up the gulch, comes
The great Tennessee" mine, owned
and worked by Mr.. Layman. This
nine shows a ffty-foot vein that runs
rom So to $50.
Adjoining the tennessee is the
sc old Nugget claim in Jones gulch,
hat shows four distinct lodes, running
n width from two to eight feet. This
nine has a wonderful showing and it
s only q matter of a little development
O make it one of the best mines in the
Territory.
Close to the "Gold Nugget" is the
Sidney" mine. This property has
,een developed sufficiently to show a
old body of ore about forty feet wide,
hat averages 800 per ton.
Next comes the patented properties
hat have produced some wonderfully
ich ore. Specimens can be seen IN
he ore chutes now that are very rich
Work was started, q short time ago,
Mr.. Sterling and others, on one OF
hese mines and they expect to have 1t
n good shape by the 1st OF May. The
re chutes that have been worked 10
IL the patented properties are oil con-
inuous and not a single one has
,inched out In depth and the value OF
he ores has increased with depth.
Adjoining the patented properties,
ONES the"Black Horn"claim, owned by
Wisconsin people. This property will
g worked very extensively, this spring.
1,0OO-pound mill run from this mine
ave returns of $40 per ton.
Next NJ the "Mineral Point"
,ine that is being worked by Messrs.
filler & Thomas. Two shifts are push
10 work in their large tunnel, which
10 now 100 feet. They have about 200
,et vet 10 GO to cut their main lode.
his property makes a wonderful show
10 in the shaft that is sunk on the
,ain lode and some OF the finest free
old samples from this or any other
mp come from this lode.
Living parallel with the "Mineral
ointn mine is the ssRed Jacket'mine.
his mine has a fine hoisting plant and
ann mill. This mine will be started
) on the 1st day OF April. The stamp
ill has been re-modeled and q con-
added, which will success
llly treat the "Red Jacket" ore.
About one mile north from the ssRed
acketn property, will be found the