Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-15
RED RIVER BUDGET.
Promising Mining Operations Gold Hill
Coming to the Front-About Some of
the Prospective Producers--Per-
sonal Mention.


| Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Red River, n NJ. Feb. 13.--The Cop
per mountain tunnel is located on the
south side of the river opposite town
and just inside the limits. The locators
are Jim Riff, Ed Hixenbough. Tom
Funk and Charles Purdy, and they are
steadily at work. They are in so feet.
and, on Thursday last, cut into a vein
of tale that is thoroughly mineralized,
containing large quantities of very fine
grained block s.ss'i. IThey arc already
in the tale several feet and arc appar-
entity not near through it. The deposit
is probably quite large. No assay has
yet been made, but, If this carries value
equal to those carried bv similar de-
posits near by, the boys will likely have
good thing.
Mr.. f. Southers, just down from Gold
Hill, reports two shifts at work on the
Shoshone and taking out plenty of good
ore. The owners, Gusdorf Bros, have
expressed their determination to put in
a mill on the Shoshone in the spring.
Nearly all of the Shoshone ore is of such
grade as will stand shipping, but the
owners have decided to erect their own
mill and let the shipping charges pay
for it. This will undoubtedly prove the
economical plan, as the Shoshonc will
be steady producer, and, under reason
ably good business management. divi-
dend payer.
The mine owners and prospectors of
the Gold Hill region are very much
pleased with the recent action of the
court OF private land claims in cutting
down the Rio Hondo grant. They are
glad to be on government land.
The Last Chance and Gold Mint, in
the same region are producing some fine
ore.
The Gold Mint is said to cover the
same ground for which Governor Routt
once offered $4,000.
Gold Hill will have something good to
say for herself in the production of the
yellow metal for 1898.
Mr.. Abbott, manager for the Jayhawk
company, has made arrangements with
the smelter company for the use of their
assaying outfit. Mr. Abbott proposes
thoroughly to test, for the benefit of his
company. all the various ores of the
camp
A jolly company of ''old folks" made
surprise raid on Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Thompson, on Tuesday night last AL.
was rather knocked out but Mrs. T. was
equal to the emergency and soon had
the guests cared for. A very pleasant
evening was spent at cards and in social
converse.
Mrs. J. c. Liberghein gave very en-
lOyable party to large number of our
society people at her residence on the
corner of Main and West Second streets,
on the evening of thearteth. Cards and
dancing were the amusements.
The latest arrival, and youngest citi-
zen in our town, registered at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mallette, at 4 ]
o'clock p m., February TO- 1t is fine
large boy, nearly as large as his father
now. Put as George has grown nearly
q foot in the last 40 hours, he hopes to
be able to keep ahead of the young man
All well.
Mr.. Freeman, of Petersburg, who has
been sick nearly all winter, came down
Bitter creek last evening on his way to
Cnesta. He hopes the change in altitude
will prove beneficial.
Mr.. MortinsOn, the La Jara freighter. |
came in last Thursday on his first trip !!
since the holidays.
Mr.. Smith, the Cuesta photographer,
was in town yesterday on business and
passed on over to ElizabethtOwn today.
Theo. Wild, who has number of
claims up Bitter Creek, returned to camp
yesterday after an absence of couple
of months.
The warm and sunshiny weather
is melting the snow very rapidly.
All the exposed mountain slopes
are bare, and it begins to look as
though spring would soon be here.
These beautiful days have produced All
epidemic of ''burrO riding among the !
school children. Every evening after I
school dozen, more or less, OF the
lads and lassies are out for ride. The
kids seem to get more exercise out Of it
tha n dn tho 1iff1n doukavc