Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-24
C. B. Eddy and q Party of Eastern
Business Men Examining Resources
Along the Proposed Line Ofthe
Ell PasO- White Oaks
Railroad.
CARRY A COMPLETE CAMPING OUTFIT
A Visit is Paid to the Mescalero Indian
Agency, and Members of the Party
Express Great Surprise at the
Results Accomplished by
Agent, Lieut.. Victor
E. Stottler.
ecial Correspondence New Mexican.

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Mescalero, April 81, 1s97.--The Eddy
party left San Antonio ON the 18th inst
and on the night of that day camped a
Hale's ranch, reaching White Oaks on tn,
| 18th at o'clock in the afternoon. 1t was
pretty hard drive, that So miles in day
and half, but the party enjoyed it. Il
there were any tenderfeet in the party
they did not show up. The 18th and 18th
were spent in White Oaks and vicinity and
the great mineral resources and coal fields
! in that section we're visited and thoroughly
inspected, On the morning OF the 18th,
bright and early, the party left White Oaks
for the Salado coal fields, taking in the
American mine at Nogal on the way. AT
the headquarters of the American mine
people, a most elegant dinner had been
prepared in honor of our visit and full and
even handed justice was done to the din
ner.
THE AMERICAN MINE.
Commodore Lowry of our party, is the
president of the company, which recently
purchased this mine, and on our trip from
San Antonio to White Oaks we passed a
large freight train carrying machinery to
this mine which the new company will put
up as soon as on the ground. The Ameri-
can mine was sold to Mr.. Lowry and 1880
ciates about twomonths ago and the new
company is going in for heavy develop
ment. 1t has lots of capital and any
amount of push and energy to back it and
will make bushels of money out of the
property. 1t is gold mine, has been
thoroughly prospected and examined ana
is believed to be one of the finest mining
propositions in the southwest.
ACTIVITY AT NoGAL.
At Nogal we found that another mine
of great local reputation, the Helen
Rae, had just been sold for round sum
to Messrs. Richards and Dolph of Scran-
ton, Pa, and thorough and steady devel-
opment on the Helen Rae will commence
at at early date This is also described
as an excellent mining proposition.
Nogal is putting on an air of activity
and life again. The sales of these prop
critics, the going and coming of capital
lists and prospectcrs and the prospect of
the building of new railroad are doing
their share for 'Nogal, and tine town bids
fair to be prosperous and active hence
forth.
THE sALADo COAL FIELDS.
On the 18th very careful and exhaus.
tive examination of the extensive Salado
coal fields was had, and every man in the
party, and some are old and experienced
mine operators from Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, expressed himself more
than pleased and agreed that the coal,
both in quantity and quality, surpassed
the most sanguine expectations. What
their opinions are worth may be deter
mined from their names and positions.
There are undoubtedly some of the best
and most successful coal operators in the
country among them. I give the names
of the party and their positions, that peo-
pie may Judge.
W. A. Lathrop, general superintendent
Lehigh Valley Coal company, Wilkes
barre, Pa.
@. D. Simpson, Scranton, Pa, who is
the heaviest shipper of anthracite coal in
Pennsylvania.
Colonel H. M. Boies, of Scranton, Pa,
who is heavily interested in coal lands in
that state.