Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-15
The L D C q
Mining Items OF Interest Gathered Prom
Authentic Sources.
MILLING AND MINING OPERATIONS.

From bland Herald.
Jack McBrearity is working on the
Topeka in Cola canyon and building a
cabin on the property.
Charles Paxton resumed work on the
Ellen L. yesterday, and Is pushing the
main tunnel Of that property.
The Puzzle No. 2, one Of the fine prop
critics In Cola canyon belonging to Tom
Benson, is working steadily and greatly
improving with development.
Assessment work for 1898 has already
begun, and with this slight development
many OF the mining claims OF this dis.
trict are beginning to show up satisiac.
tory results in value.
The Crown Point, recently leased and
bonded by o. p. Posey, has begun worn
with q small force, pending the return Of
the gentleman mentioned, when exten.
sive operations will be carried on.
The Point Breeze, Dolly Warden and
Harrison, the Cola canyon properties on
which operations continue, are looking
up better as development proceeds. Tbs
Point Breeze especially Is showing NJ
dne. The present work Is being done In
the tunnel on q strong twO-foot lead Of
quartz that assays high.
The Herald ia informed upon the best
OF authority that $1,000 shares OF Able.
marie mine stock recently placed on the
Boston market at IS a share went up "a
~ a share before night. The total sun
Of this Is 100000, or owe $4,000 In
excess Of the purchase amount Of this big
and valuable Cochltl property.
Thomas shields Is steadily working the
Harrison, in Peralta canyon, aud safely
considers that he has a big thing. lie IL
now working in the six foot vein where
an ore chute Of good value is just begin
ming TO come In. Other valuable proper.
ties belonging TO Mr.. Shields, and which
are coming In for a full measure Of work
are the Patrick and Old Abe In Peralta
canyon.
In every issue during the past seven
weeks the Herald has announced the
leasing aud bonding aud sale to large
companies Of several Of the greater
mines In the COchiti district. How long
this may continue IL hard TO say at
present, but sufficient information has
been gathered 10 make certain that sew
eral more big transactions will be pub.
lished from now on.
Alex. Conrad, the principal owner OF
the Aunt Betsy, a claim on the Peralta
canyon continuation Of the big Able
marie vein, has gone over to do the an.
nual assessment work ON this valuable
property, which possesses q 10 foot lead
Of the finest quartz yet found In the dis.
trict. Great things will come Of the
thorough development Of the Aunt Betsy,
is the opinion OF all who have carefully
examined 1t.
Messers. Clausen and Williams OK.
pect o to resume work on the Julia In
Cola canyon. Owing TO the building OF
the Albemarle road above the workings
OF the Julia, work had been suspended,
but when resumed will be pushed with
double yigor, principally owing to the
fact that In building the road at that
point a rich lead OF quartz was opened
up and shows every indication of proving
TO be the long looked for vein for which
the gentlemen were driving a tunnel on
the contract.
Work on the Albemarle mine Ia being
pushed with yigor. Norman Bletcher,
who has the contract to sink the two
compartment shaft, has a large force al
work sinking the present shaft 90 feel
deeper, and working In the upraise TO en-.
large the old shaft. Other extensiy,
work at the mine is progressing rapidly
The force at the work developing water
In Peralta canyon to be used In oper
ating the Albemarle mill, Is making
good Roadway. As expected the ore In
the main shaft OF the Albemarle mine Il
improving with depth.