Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-04-29
Interview with Mr.. E. |. Jones, Presi-
dent and Treasurer of the Red
River City Town & Min
eral Company.
EARLY HISTORY OF THg DISTRICT
The Mines Already in Operation As
sure Prosperous Future for This
Rich Mineral Section of North
ern New Mexico.

yesterdays Issue OF tne NEW MEXICAN, ls
nracticallv the founder of Red River, and
.h;s foot ubot bs has IN sav reoard-
ing new Me1icos greae koia oanp' mas
unusual interest. Long before this Sec
tion was known to the world as mineral
80 ;nso nrom;sa M Jones
e ). -,
nao explored every Wv ~ ~ ~ ~. nau "a.
oecome tnorougaly a04ua'h.eu H.a l,"a "i.n iOs
splenalo Possloili.leS. Auo"'oaso 5oo. W
tne conntry oaees irol1 Dno sp!ins - looo'
Az 1nls LINE ne ~en' llom 'i0.oi, ooio'
TO hed river deserminea 70 sa',s'y nim-
self as to the autnensicity OF cef'aln
vague rumots 'nae were nyins aoou', N as.
crlo!nR W 'n's s:o.lon " s ~ ~"
Me1!cos greae lninolal i.ILnoos. .s Az
quiries were OF tne lnuss Inoloogn cnatao,
ter' ana ne re'orneu 'o iosol anu s4n.zeu
'ne h,s' lusn w 'no now fo.u noiu. ~ WI
slsseu VI Leans, e'ppAos' aa s an
camping ouohes, anu ~ ~, aoopn' ~, p"nIeu
oy sevefal mining eueirests. c;. ms WIS M
1he beginning oi neu nNoI ivy lVs
CROWN mas not oeeo raPiu. ~ nus move.
oeeh poom 'own ~ sno eO..oO 'non so,.s ~
eha' eerm' ou' nas nau suu ae.a oa,'ay
uevelopmene, always " " pio,o.,eu W
0le Spaenou.o y. a.t.OaoS r. W.
~nich in most cases 10 a''enueo oy a ie-
acuon onse 10 INJURIOUS auu oomou,mo9
latal 10 an 1he various ln,eles's D n iusoiyeu' M
ooon aieer iocaving ~ neu nivof' Nr'
Jones toReoner WIN seveIa! " nis nsso'
cia'es organized !ne nea n,vet Tn;s o'.y lown
mineral oomp pan! @ oonos.n asau
Wnicn was regularly lnooLpoia.eu uuuvi u
.ne laws ol 1ne 'el5i1oiy, lae uoue NUN
ocward ene aPpoiiuiuE anu NV. uosoiopnen' r. ~
OF tne nea nlver als1lie' flom iss IN
cepelon ~ mas oeen oDiiEeu W nenv :uo :us
oanon gel MO ooloIauu lanu slah'' ~nion
up 10 sne t,ine enao 'he oin.ms VI Vho
snegeo lano granu wTro AnooAeu ous uy
1ne cours OF private 'anu olalns' pre.eau
60 10 noio ti'ie 20 the wnoie ule'lioI.
Inns mas somewnst re'aroe1 she woiA VI
sne company OF whlCn MT. vones ls PRES
ioen1 ana treasurer ous IL mas ne'er'he'
less accomplished much.
Mr. zones Is ehenus,as.l' osea sns ous, .us.
LOOK al heo hivet. ~ rs oons.uoou vliao
tne camp Is gong 70 Decone ano''eo o
Cripple creek. Ihere are aooue oo
hines ~ the ols.rio' a' ene pio'0nV =. y.o, 1,
- I--7--. !. a, !, .A..a- =, ! -,
oo per cent VIII oecon'o s'oauy alu p"y
ing producers: i.
Aslae from sllese .Lel. Nv 4. w;ii
Prospsoss, soiAo y "noa =. Ths.a
aevslop ineo Pay'as ri pnop h;as. of n;n,nr
y plen.y 9 wa'or s;'. ~ o. 80 ' Me froH
operastons lions auo .ao mi h;, INV hsdranlic nlants
.own 'nolo arc NV NV ok s,a;s th;s
~ opet1Ilon. ho .a.. no paso rostah,v onarstad
ols'rlc1 have oeou pon p houo
Ior many y.;sni,u yeal;s' anu ou s,oh ,stnrns ~ ms
yi11aea eAoepolouas 4s;: 'a a;a..;". rnr or;ss-
Inc veins ~ snas "a. '.t.s' tha maansr a ~
cross, very muon a% a.Io .ha .n oonSnnrot;on
orlPp!e Ureeas .: suousu The Uhe uoioan;o for.
10 en'lrely uin.ieuS :lo;i. .bot ~ tha ,rsot
%a'lon - a,so s'',Ss mha ~ ora ' carr;as ~ IRON
oololauo oamP. n,;s;r,nm o nf oon'
eolo anu siIvei WIN "a .ha on;nion that
per. MT. oones roo - =. ny % =; ~ a;.tr;"t
mere are aoou' LOW ;.h pHVp haann Wv oad;t;ons ]
~ tne presen0 p.,n ,.mo, s - th;o nnr,har
oe'ne Uons'au.ly M"uo aao;ollr fron,
rom az ogs. TssSa Sno sws ooa Mnn.ana a. th,s
ooioraoo' iuano anu ] anant son NTH
pOpulhtlOn tH0 bOWu Ho1 oOOu' WV Wv"