Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-16
C0CHITI MINING DISTRICT
A Large Proportion of the Annual Out
nut of Colorado Shelters is Due
to Ore Shipments from
New Mexico.
BIG ENTERPRISES ON The COCHITI
The Mines of This Section Are Looking
Better and Making More Rich
Strikes Than Ever Before.

Strikes Than Ever Before.
Special Correspondence New Mexican:
Bland, N. NJ, April 10, 1897. Ii may
not be gelerally known that large
proportion of the annual output of
Colorado smelters is due to shipments
from New Mexico mining districts, but
such is the fact. In the territory there is
smelter at Hall station on the White
Water Hanover branch of the Santa Fe
system. This is not a custom plant, how
ever. The Socorro and Chloride smelters
are not in operation, the former having
closed down some three years ago and
the latter putting out its fires quite re-
Gently.
The lead camps at Cooks Peak, north
of Deming, send their output in part to
Ell Paso, but Pueblo gets the larger share.
This distribution will cease in great
measure, however, if it is possible for the
Silver City Reduction company to make
deals with the various camps. This the
above named company is now doing with
the camp nearest Silver City, and at Hills
prosperous camp and is shipping more
ore than any camp in New Mexico outside
of the Cochiti district.
Cochiti ore is silver and gold of low
grade, no copper or lead being found. Ii
is apparent that the rates for shipping are
practically favorable to the Silver City
reduction works, and Mr.. Conway has
contracted for trial carloads from the
largest mining properties, one carload 60.
ing to the works this week from the Grown
Point. AT some of the dumps on small
claims the ore is too low in grade to ship
and will be worked on the spot.
The Albermarle group is bonded to an
eastern syndicate for 100000. They are
developing and prospecting prior to the
ex piration of the bond 10 August next.
The group is in charge of s. P. Mahan
and will ship to Silver City in May. The
ALTERNATE is considered one of the best
groups in the district.
The Lone Star Mining company, Of
which Chester Greenwood, superintendent
for himself and Others, is taking out ore
for shipment from ten claims. The
principal work done on the Lone Star
has not only paid for development and
personal expenses of the owners, but will
cover enough to pay assessments and
some on other mines Of the group.
The Washington mine is operated by
Albuquerque parties, William jerks, a
competent man, experimenting the work,
There are three claims, but only the
Washington is being developed, drifts
and stopping done. An immense amount
of ore has been taken out and shipped to
Pueblo. The first shipment to Silver
City will be made this week. The Wash
ington is the most famous mine in the
territory.
s. W. Young and John Hart have OBJ
tanned the privilege Of running guam
tity OF ore through the Beckman mill
prior to the improvement of that plant
by the newly organized Bland Milling
company, who are now making prepare
tions to ship the necessary machinery for
that purpose from Los Angeles to Bland
Messrs. Young and Hart began on
Wednesday to run through 80 tons of ore
from the Black Girl, which is under lease
and bond to them, and which possesses a
large lead of milling quartz that runs
high in gold. IT this run proves sue
cessful, it is probable that more of the
Black Girl ore will be milled, until such
time when the Bland Milling company
begin making Improvements on their
property.
Chas. Warlan has finished the assess
ment work on the Topeka, a promising
property in Cola canon.
Captain Smith has finished the assess
ment work on the Yankee Blade, claim
with big distinct lead, in Cola canon.
The Grown Point is making prepare
tions for shipping carload of tina.
mines fine ore to the smelter at Silver
City.
/ Prospectors and miners from Peralta
canon report more water over there than
ever before during the last Is years.
force Of men have been put to work
to develop the Giant, which is generally
considered to be the best of the Crown
Point group of mines.
The Hurricane No. in Peralta canon
is undergoing considerable development
Thos. Shields is sinking deep shaft on
a lead of good quartz.
u Ohas. Mccoy and Jake Larzelers have
located and are doing the assessment
work on the Detroit, which adjoins th,
Mollie Gibson on the south and has {
strong lead of quartz of fine character.
John Murphy is producing some good
rock from tn Master Erwin in Peralts
canon, and is confident that the frsi
shipment will leave that mine before thu
last Of May. He is sinking shaft on the
lead, recent assay from which went $2s
gold, So silver.
Every mine in the district IS looking
better and making more strikes of late
than ever before. Those who have hello
out will reap the reward Of enterprise ani
honest toll.
L. E. s.
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