Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-08
NEW MEXICO'S ELDORADO.
Red River Country Rivals Cripple
Greek I'm wealth of Mineral De.
pOsits-MaDy Mines in
Operation.

opecial Correspondence New Mexican.
Rec River, n. NJ. ifssii, $. Snow to the
depth Of one foot s4ill lies on the ground,
but the warm weather is fast causing ii
to disappear. The heavy fall of snow the
past winter will play an important part
in the development of the mineral wealth
of this section Of the territory during the
next few months. Plenty of water is as
sured and prospectors will use it in the
placers, and shonld there be abundant
rains this spring and summer to add to
the water supply, the placer mines will be
thoroughly developed without much ex-
pense to the owners.
Red River and adjacent country are
forging ahead at a tremendous rate, and
wonderful growth will be made before
snow flies next winter. At present over
100 tents are used as dwellings, and new
houses are being erected as fast as material
can be secured. The activity is not con-
fined to building alone, but is very much
in evidence among the miners.
The editor of the newly established Red
River Review, 0. D. Crane, is erecting q
building for his newspaper plant.
George B. Berringer, of the Ration Re-
porter, will arrive in day or two with a
large tent and complete newspaper out
ft, and will begin publishing the Red
River Mining News.
The big smelter. under the management
of Oscar Knaus, is ready for work again.
1t had been placed in readiness for sue
cessful run when an explosion occurred
which delayed matters considerably, but
did not seriously damage the plant.
The Golden Treasure, owned by j. NJ.
Braustetter, is being fully developed.
The vein is now four feet between walls,
with IA lnch center Of solid quartz con-
tanning hematite. Ore from this vein
runs something over 800 per ton.
The owners of the Southern Slope have
reached a depth Of 45 feet in the shaft,
and are putting in whim, as lifting the
ore with windlass had gotten to be q
laborious task. Two shifts of men are
at work, and ore from the Slope will soon
be shipped.
The Bob Lee, an extension of the
Southern Slope, has just been opened up,
and while no assay Of the ore has been
made, the lead is undoubtedly valuable
property. Much red hematite appears
between the walls.
D. B Hayes, president Of tho Red River
Gold Mining company, Is we'll pleased
with the results which the continued
development of their property gives.
Stock 10 being sold for the development
Of the properties owned by this company,
and as ore taken ont 10 Of an excellent
quality, investors will not be disap-
pointed.
Tho tunnel In the Double Tree and
Rainy Day claims, in Bitter Greek gulch,
is in so feet and the vein IL now three and
q half feet wide, with we'll defined walls.
The ore assays we'll.
Orc taken from the Joy carries copper,
silver and lead. This mine has d 10 foot
shaft and rs foot tunnel completed, and
work still progressing.
Trinidad capitalists are backing James
Bigelow in the development Of some fine
claims ia Pioneer gulch.
In Pioneer gulch are also. located the
Tom Thumb and Jumbo mines, both
good properties. o. 8. Cleveland owns
the Tom Thumb and has done great
deal OF work on II, with every. prospect
0f succese. Tom Donnelly owns the
Jumbo and is getting fine ore from u.
The Little Giant was recently pur-
chased from w. Il. Esmond BY Las Vegas
peteple, and II is fast developing into one
OF sns. best claims in the gulch.
nmssr Cloudy have driven q 10O.foot
tunnel insCS 6ns sulphide vein In Bitter
Ufoek 4nASns and have taken out excellent