Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-15
cOcBIT1 MINES.
Latest Information About Mining and
Milling In the District.
FINE PROGRESS BLING MADE.

From Bland Herald.
Ten men are working steadily at the
Lone Star mine. producing and sorting
ore for the Bland mill.
The gentleman who succeeds T. h.
Wentworth as superintendent Of the Bland
mill arrived in town yesterday.
Arthur Knaebel Ia in from Peralta can
yon, where he and ". u. Mccoy own and
are developing some good mining claims,
which he reports are greatly improving
under development
The transfer Of the ~one-sixth interest
In the Little Mollie mine, belonging to
Laura B. Marsh, has been effected, Nal.
LISA A. Marsh becoming the owner Of the
Interest In this valuable property.
Mineral entry has been made in the
land office by Charles n. Toll and Nor
man l.. Bletcher for the Noname mining
claim, one OF the we'll. known aud unques
%tionably good properties OF the district.
Thomas Shields was In during the week
from Peralta canyon, where he ia develop
ing some fine gold properties, and states
that Perslta will enjoy a boom before
many more days, r. matters are conform.
ing TO that end.
The trenches for the pipe line from
Peralta canyon to the Albemarle mine
we're completed during the week aud thu
line is now covered sufficiently TO pre-.
vent freezing next winter. The line IL
lye and a half miles long.
Having completed the greater part Of
the work at the Albemirle mill some OF
the large force Of ironworkers have been
laid of, but the additions TO the mine
force will outnumber the men laid of
three 10 n The entire force OF the
company was paid of on Wednesday.
Henry Brown has transferred 10 Jesse
Brown a One-third interest in the Mid
night and one third Interest In the
Tucker mining claims, and TO Arthur L.
Finch a ORe.thlrd interest in the Tucker.
both Of which are excellent mining prop
critics and destined 10 bs numbered
among the leading mines Of the district.
Good reports continue TO come In about
the Aunt Betsy, on which q force Of men
are sinking a shaft on the monstrous
and we'll defined vein. A rscent assay
from samples across the entire width
and face OF the vein gave a return OF S23
TO the ton. II IL intended TO continue
extensive development on this rich
property.
The work on the Miners Union and
Mogul continues steady and the aue lead
on that property continues to show up
wall. The owners are now working in
the main tunnel and are now In sixty
feet. Mineral entry for patent will be
made In the land Office for this valuable
group some time this week by the
attorney for the wners, who are John s..
Neeland and Robert Hindman OF Albu
queTque.
The Albsmarle mill Ia running
smoothly, there not being a hitch any
where In the large and fine works, and
is meeting with the best OF success. II
Is understood that the present saving Is
S3& per cent. from $40 ore, aud that
this amount can be greatly increased.
As a first result, with new machinery
aud piping throughout this saving is
very high and speaks volumes for the
future success OF the finest cyanide plant
IN the west.
Prosper ChOussee, who represents Colo
RADIO capital TO the amount OF S200,0O0
back Of the project to establish an eighty
stamp mill In Bland to treat the custom
ores of the Cochiti district, goes down to
Thornton to-day TO meet Messrs. strick-
Ter, Riley and others OF his company, who
arrive there tonight from Cripple Creek.
The party will probably visit Albuquerque
TO ascertain the validity OF title to Ger
tain property here, aud then come TO
Bland for the purpose OF going ahead In
the construction Of their big mill, several
men arriving yesterday for this work,
which is to begin immediately.
Oliver Springer, n OF the fortunate
owners OF mining property and a ine III
tie mountain ranch IN MedioD ia canyon,
was in from there yesterday, and declares
that every thing Is looking fine in Medic
Dia, and the late discoveries and develop
ment have opened up the main lead run.
ming through that canyon, the existence
OF which there is now no doubt Of. 1t is
strong, we'll defined and highly mineral
lied, and scattered through that part OF
the district are many more veins Of good
quartz, smaller, but fully as rich and
we'll defined as the main lead. lie Is OF
the opinion that capital will open up a
fine mining camp In Medic Dla canyon.