Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-29
LIVELY MININa CAMP.
W. A. Root, the weIi-Known Mine Writer.
Visits Cochiti.

W. A. Root, the welI-Known Mine writer
Visits Cochiti.
Special Correspondence.
Bland. N. NJ, Jan. 2S.-Indicatlons now
point very strongly 10 the COchiti mining
district as in q fair way 10 be the most
lively mining camp In New Mexico dur
lug the year 1898. Surely no camp In
the territory, or anywhere else, has been
the recipient OF NO much telegraphic ad.
vertising east and west IA COchiti. The
recent sale OF the Albemarle group in the
Cola canyon II OF very great Importance
and every resident In New Mexico should
take advantage Of IL by aiding and
assisting in the development Of good
properties In the mining sections for by
80 doing there will be an incentive for
capitalists with knowledge sufficient TO
Judge OF mine values 10 investigate and
invest.
At the present time there are over
sixty men at work for the COchiti Gold
Mining company, the recent purchasers
OF the Albemarle group, and Ostensibly
the ones which lately leased and bonded
the Crown Point group.
The C0chiti Gold Mining company Is
organized under the state laws OF New
Jersey. capitalization. 10000 shares at
the par value OF IS per share. II is we'll
70 state that the cyanide house, 60xl73 8;
the boiler house, 40x25; engine room, 40
x36, and the crushing mill, 60.3x95 5,
Will be OF steel frames, and roofs and
sides 10 be covered with iron. The same
TO be erected by Gillett & HerZogg, OF
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. large force OF
men are at work on the excavation for
the mill. and also for private dwelling.
Office and assay laboratory. The work on
the road from the upper end OF Bland
around the point OF Cola hill Is being
rapidly pushed and will be finished In
about week. 10 that teams can haul any
sized load over IL.
o. p. Posey. the managing director,
with Mr.. COram. the president OF the
company, and o. X. Weller. large
purchaser OF the stock, we're In the camp
over last Sunday. They left Monday for
Denver. where they were TO open bids for
the furnishing OF the latest improved
machinery for q cyanide plant. They
were we'll pleased with the way Superin-
tendent Merrill is pushing developments
and improvements. A contract was let
20 Mr.. Bruce to run one hundred feet
each way on the third level OF the Crown
Point.
The Bland mill just below Bland own
ed by the Bland Milling company will be
In full operation before many days. The
arrangements OF this mill are such az 10
warrant the belief that II will prove o
success In the treatment OF the ores OF
the Lone Star property.
The city OF Bland Is once more assum-
ing healthiul appearance and all
classes OF people are rejoicing. ID. H.
Shaw IL erecting store building 25x66
feet. II ID Van Allen a building l4x62
for club room and short order restaurant
W. l.. Trimble stable 2Sx50 feet and the
Bland Herald an Office building 24x40
feet. Very few unOccupied buildings
aud most OF these are owned by parties
who will surely return 10 them before
the opening OF spring.
Lumber is In good demand at $40 per
thousand for the best and tl6 for the
next grades.
X. Merrill, the superintendent OF the
COchiti Mining company, left on We'd
nesday for Denver. where he will meet
Messrs POsey and COram, and assist in the
awarding OF contracts for the machinery
for the mill.
Perley & Wason's stage run back and
forth daily except Sunday and make
quick time. Surely the future Of Bland
Is great. W. A. Roof.