Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-19
rHE oOCutri MINEs

From the Bland Herald.
Herman Clausen h steadily developing
the Julia In Cola canyon. which Is i'm
proving with depth.
Development ON this Lone star c)ntin.
ues steadily, the ore produced going Il
the mill for treatment.
II il estimated that about twenty small
properties are coming in for eOnsidera
BILE development work.
Harry Woods brought In news frou
P'ralta canyon during the week to The
effect that Pefalta canyon properties ARE
receiving much attention and develop.
meut.
Messrs. Hoffman and Rhodes intend
soon beginning extensive development on
the Ermine, a valuable property Ia COlla
canyon neal the Albemarle with a strong
four foot vein OF good quartz.
George 0.trander was In during the
seek from PeTalta canyon aud reported
hat a good deal OF work Is going on over
there, aud that part OF the district will
soon coTne In Tor the attention its value
deserves.
The force on the mine has been In.
creased at the Albemarle and work on
the excavations aud buildings Is moving
with the usual rapidity. The estimates
on this valuable property show that d
great body " ore, sufficiently large Il
keep the mill going for three years, Is IN
sight.
With all who have thoroughly studied
aud investigated the matter, IL IL beliey-
Ell that Peralta canyon will make a big
mining camp when capital II expended
IN the development OF the mines that
certainly exista over there. Some great
mines will be opened up In Peralta can.
Won ~ soon rs depth Is gained and the
veins properly worked.
The strike on the 81. Patrick in Peralta
canyon Is greatly improving. W. Y,
POwars, OF the Mells-Farg0 express com
pany AZ Albuquerque, and A. l.. Conrad,
travelling auditor for the Santa ke, are
two OF the owners OF this valuable pro-
perty, and during his recent visit Ia
Bland Mr.. POwars showed assay eertih
Gates to a Herald representative on sur
face ore from the 80. Patrick that gave q
return OF &2S 10 the ton.
Messrs Bruce and Wilson's contract on
the Crown Point mine Is nearing compile.
ZION and a. soon IA finished o. 7. POsey
IN whom the property il under lease and
bond, will take hold and open II on q
acale as great as the operations now un
der way at the Albemarle mine. From
information that Is withheld from publ
cation under obligation, the Herald Is In
a position ~ state that the future opera
ions at the Crown Point mine will be
the greatest ever carried on la New Mex
leo.
The Bland mill was temporarily shut
W on Wednesday morning TO make
alterations that will greatly reduce the
east OF treatment. Operations will bt
resumed tomorrow morning. The altera'
lions mentioned consist OF changing the
plant from q dry TO a wet process, which
will do away with the considerable OK
pense OF using the ore dryer, fans, eleya,
tors AMI fuel for the dryer. The firsi
gold brickof the mill under the new man
agt m nt obtained from the recent clean
ny va taken 10 Albuquerque last weel
and deposited in the Bank OF Commerc'
by Mr.. McFarlane. president Of the Blanc
Milling company, and amounted TO 5000
When II IL considered that this brick oil
bullion was obtained after a week OF ex
parimental operation OF an entirely new
plant on refractory ore, the result Is mosi
satisfactory and demonstrates that the
ores OF this district may be treated profit
ably aud cheaply with the proper milling
facilities.