Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-01-21

hiiuNA d1 coiit mysterious pace, the
location Of which the owners of the
stones would not reveal. AS a matter
of fact they came from the mines at
Hachita. These mines are not widely
known, although they have often been
mentioned in the Liberal. Some
seven years ago A. G. Young noticed
some ancient workings at Hatchita.
lie thought they were old gold mines.
He concluded to locate them and do
some development work. He made
seven locations, which covered all the
workings, and did the assessment
work. In doing this work he found no
gold, but he did find ancient tools,
tools that have been pronounced more
ancient than those found in the Ger
rillos mines. One hot day the next
summer, 1891, a mar got Off the train
at Separ and walked to Hachita, refus-
ing q ride with a man who was travel
ling that way, He did not 90 into
camp, but went around it and went
to Young's mines which he found ali
located and monumented. He then
made YOung's acquaintance, and
gave his name as Harry Wood, of
Springfield, Missouri. lie and Bert
Thomas, of Chicago, had been sent
out to locate this property. News
of it had reached the east, and it was
thought the mining had been done
for turquoise. Young knew that be
did not know anything about turquois,
but thought if he could get Woods in
tereSted he might be able To sell his
properties, so he kicked over the mon
uments OF one of his claims aud told
Woods hecould locate IT,, which he
promptly did. Woods afterwards
gave Young $500 for one Of his claims.
From these two Woods took out over
$4,000 carrots of turquoise, and sold
the property to the American Tur-
Quoise company for 10000. Young
gave Woods a stone aSlarge as a hens
egg, of which he aid not know the
value, also a cigar box full of smaller
stones. Woods has told that he got
So, coo for the large stone, aud enough
from the others to pay for the mine
he bought from Young, and for his
summers work. The American COM
pany Seut Col. Doty out to look after
its property. Doty told Young that if
he would find stones on the property
be would sell his mines fol him.
Doty took out $4,000 worth Of stones,
but Young's mines did not get sold.
Young went up to Cerrillos to work in
the company's mines there. so as to
learn something abont the business,
and The value of the stones. While
there he arranged with Doty to do the
assessment work on the mines for
what he should take out. While at
Cerrillos Young made IA deal to sell
the mines to some English people, but
says that Doty broke the sale by tell
ing the buy erS that the American
company had an option on the mines
for a year, basing his claims on the
assessment work he did. The Ameri-
cau company sent Story and Allen out
to the camp and they took samples of
the blue seam ont, aud showed it in
Santa Fe, Chicago and New York a.
samples Of Hachlta turquoise, which
gave Hachita a black eye in the places
where turquoise is handled. Young
has sold a half interest in the claims
20 G.. ID. and G. w. Arnold and IA deal
is now on foot to sell the properties.
Experts who have examined the prop
critics say that with proper develop
meut the chances are that a large
amount of valuable gems would be
taken out. Unfortunately the owners
are not ~lancially able TO develop the
properties, aud they will have to sell
them for a fraction Of their true
worth, and undoubtedly the buyers
will take out large amounts of gems.
Turquoise is becoming n Of the
fashionable gems, and they lnd ready
market. The supply is limited.