Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-12

The winter season in the mining world
is usually significant of increased pro-
duction and more active development.
The present winter is no exception to
the rule, and the New Mexico prospect
ors and miners are happy with the
knowledge that they have fat contracts
for assessment and development work
or steady work in the producing mines,
and that they will be able to pay the
store bills contracted during the dull
summer months.
The placer season is over, and the ire
mendous output of gold is momentarily
stayed, yet the mining industry is ap-
parently enjoying a greater boom than
ever, although the results are not so
great. There are no idle miners in the
territory and in many localities invest
ors are advertising contracts to let-an
unusual occurrence in mining camps.
There is apparently no disposition on
the part of prospectors and small in
vestors to allow their interests to ter
inmate with the close of the year. In
fact, the general inclination is to finish
all assessment work prior to that date
and push development with renewed
zest in 1899.
The wal bugaboo, which was for some
months an excuse for withholding in
Vestments, is now a back number and
no excuse exists why the plans for in
creased production, reorganization of
companies, ETC., should not be carried
through successfully during December
and January.
MINING NOTES.
TheEdison mine management in the
Keystone district has broken ground for
a stamp mill. When it is finished G. c.
Cotton is to be the manager.
The Charter Oak mill, Hillsboro dis
trict, has been running steadily for two
weeks on ores from the Cincinnati and
Prosper mines.
Half a dozen men are developing Bit
ter Creek Cred River) claims for Texas
parties.
Otto Dorm will contract for a 500 feet
extension of the 200 feet tunnel on the
Humbug gulch near Elizabethtown.
The Cooney mine in the Mogollons has
produced, since it's exploitation, 49, 900
tons of ore, valued at $500, 900. The tun-
mel is to be extended to 900 feet to tap
an ore chute $50 feet in depth.
The Helen mine of the Confidence
group has produced $4,000 tons of ore,
and the management is now erecting a
pipe line and water power to run the
mill and light the mine with electricity,
as well as to furnish 500 horse power
hosting.
There are 500 partially developed
claims in the Cooney district owned by
poor prospectors, which it is claimed
could be bought at reasonable prices. |
The camp has had a great deal to con-
tend with in the past. In the first place,
1t was fighting Indians, and in 1885,
when the Indians disappeared, the law
yers took their places and succeeded in
tying UP some of the best properties in
litigation.
COCHITI DISTRICT.
Mine operators in the Cochiti district,
the Cripple Creek of New Mexico, are
making a determined effort to protect
the timber suitable for mine and mill
USE, and easy of access, from people
who have been in the habit of cutting 1t
for fuel. Fifty thousand feet of good
Is being destroyed per day.
The Black Girl property shows a To-
foot vein of good ore and the product is
being saved for treatment at the Bland
custom mill.
A strike of considerable magnitude
has been made on the 7. s. K. property
in Cola canyon. The vein is a continu-
alton of the Albemarle and the lucky
owners of the T. s. X. have struck the |
rich chute opened in the Albemarle last
summer. :
A large body of rich free milling ore
has been encountered in the fifth or
level Of the Lone Star property.
The chute opened is entirely foreign to
valuable chute recently opened in