Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-03
TERRITORIAL MINING NOTES
New Mining Law

The bill looking after the interests Of
the volunteer soldiers in mining matters
has become IA law. No mining claim OF
a portion OF a mining claim owned by
any person who may enlist in the army
or navy shall be subject to forfeiture fol
non-performance of the annual assess.
ment until six months after owner is
mustered out of service, Or if he does
not survive the war, then six months
after his death has occurred.
Taos County.
Work is progressing steadily ON the
Bitter Creek placer workings at La
Belle.
Jackson & Gaul encountered an en-
c~ouraging body of fine appearing quartz
in the Cinnamon tunnel last week.
Colfax County.
Things are taking on a lively air in
the Hematite district near Elizabeth
town.
The Golden Ajax at Elizabethtowr
has a promising outlook. Work has
been resumed.
A force of men is working night and
day on the extension of the Monero al
Elizabethtown.
The placer dredge machine near Eliz
abethtown has resumed work after hav'
ing its boilers repaired.
The damage occasioned by the recent
floods in the Elizabethtown district il
being repaired by the miners.
The recent wet spell caused a rock
slide into the workings of the Franklin
Placer Company at Elizabethtown, re-
tarding work to some extent.
There is considerable excitement al
Elizabethtown over the discovery OF
what is said to be a fabulously rich lead
in the Black Copper mine. The lead
was tapped directly under where the
rich ore was found, something like
year ago, and the ore now exposed in
the tunnel is of the same character and
richness.
BernallllO County.
The Miners Union and Mogul mines
at Bland are showing up we'll under the
development work being done on them
Medic Dia canon, in the Cochiti dis
trict, is coming to the front. The in
dications point to some rich minera
deposits in that section.
Messrs. Tyrell and Meyers are pushing
development work on the Monarch min
ing claim at Bland. A fine vein of golt
quartz has been uncovered.
The miners are all pushing develop
ment work on their properties in Peralt;
canon, Cochiti district. From four It
eight feet of water is flowing down tn,
canon.
w. B. Mcpherson has resigned tn
management of the Bland mill. He ha
been offered the SUPPLEMENTARY of tn
Albemarle new mill, but it is not know
whether he will accept or not, as hi
health is not of the best and he may seel
a lower altitude.
Grant County.
The Mineral Point Zinc Company, o
Mineral Point, Wis, is taking zinc or
out of a mine at Hanover, and shipping
it to a spelter plant in the Badge
state.
B. B. Thayer is looking after tn
mining and smeltcr interests of TIT
Hearst's estate during the absence of d
b. Gillett, who will shortly leave TO
California for his health.
A good sized streak of ore running
100 ounces in silver and between GO ant
rs per cent lead has been uncovered b,
George Kresge and William MacKle,
in one of their properties near Hanover
John and Patrick Welsh have made
good strike of copper-iron ore in a CLAIM
at Hanover owned by H. j. Hutchinson
The ore runs q high percentage in cop
per and is plentifully s%prinkled will
chips of native copper.
Socorro County.
C. T. Brown and the Terry Brothers
of Socorro, are beginning to make thing
hum in Water canon Mr.. Brown ha
in the neighborhood or 100 men work
ing in the district.