Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-12
BUSY AS A BEEHIVE.
Extensive Operations al the Albemarie
Assuming StupendOus Proportions.
OVER EIGHTY MEN EMPLOYED

Inc hCFlb Nv lne utllhlit milb hlh
along Cola canyon at that point for a
mile and more IL one calculated to make
an ordinary mans head swim, especially
it he has lived in the Cochiti district
during the past three years Of dormancy
patiently waiting for this long expected
movement in mining, says the Bland
Herald. Not an idle man can be seen
anywhere, but everywhere men are pick
ing and shove ing, blasting and handling
lumber, ~excavating and moving from n
place to another where their services may
be needed.
An enormous excavation is in course
Of completion for the 1876 ton mill site,
which, when finished, will be about an
eighth Of a mile from the main working
shaft of the mine, TO be connected by
tramwsy, for which a large force Of men
Is now grading. The piling and crib
bling for the mill mentioned IL being put
in place. About twenty-five men are at
work gradins a road up the canyon above
the mine to haul wood over. The exc
walton for stOrehOuse and blacksmith
shop, which will keep two fires going
when built, is finished, and the building
Of the structures mentioned has begun.
The upraise In the main two compart-
ment shaft IL mp thirty feet and q force
Of men is working from the top to meet
the raise. The sinking OF the shaft be-
low the 100 foot level IL making coed
Roadway aud the framing and setting Of
timbers has begun.
William Rogers, who will conduct a
boarding house In the building now oc-
cupied by Henry Bletcher for that pur-
pose, il building an addition TO the house
which Is the property OF II. X. Anderson.
Henry Bletcher has the foundation Of his
new boarding house ready and expects to
have the building finished and be moved
into 1t by the 10Th of March. A number
OF other buildings are finished and Others
in course Of construction, for the purpose
OF accommodating the men &C work in
and about the Albemarle, who are at
present lOWue LOT IOOUl'
II. NJ. johnson, the architect and mill.
wright, who has charge Of the building
OF the l25-tOn mill, was lately In camp
from Denver, to see about the progress Of
the excavation and foundation for the
mill, returning to Denver On Monday,
George Holhelns has the contract fol
all stone work and is making arrange.
ments for stone and sand.
But the operations described are hardly
a comparison to the enormous amount O
work and activity there will be when tn,
!, machinery for the mill and mine is beinI
moved in and set up. Ii is conservative!
estimated that II will take afty cars h
/ convey the machinery the Cochiti Col,
Mining company will use In its opera
. tions OF the Albemarle mine, amonl
, this machinery there are two boiler
. weighing 5000 pounds each.
Ri MINING PARAGRAPHS.
' Paddy Hartney intends sOon TO begiI
work on the Delphine, a good property o
his over near the Albemarle.
Development on the Julia In Cola eau
yon continues with good prospects o
a striking a big rich vein.
Work on the tunnel on the Ellen
I continues with good progress toward th
rich lead.
Thomas #. Abbott ia making goo
A., Roadway in the upraise Of the Littl
n MOllie and producing some fine shippin
ore.
a The miners Of Peralta continue worn
n ing their many valuable properties wit
a bountiful future staring them In III
face.
Tom Benson has cleaned out the tuI
q mel of the Puzzle and ia going ahea
a driving for the main lead OF his valuabl
property.
h Work on the Crown Point continues 6
A usual, with the exception that the fu
hllment of the contract OF Messrs. WilsO
and Bruce is showing the property u
a better every day.
A The Bland mill people are exporter
cling lots OF trouble In receiving the mi
terial needed to resume operations. I'll
d electrolyting dynamo required in III
. new process and which was expressI
made for them and shipped, is sOmewhel
Al OF the road. A tracer has been sent on
and II is expected the dynamo will |
forthcoming in a few days. when, aft'
1t is set up, the mill and Lone Star min
10 will be Immediately started 10 work