Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-08
IN THB COCBIII DISTRICT.
Information Regarding Mining
Operations In The Coehitis.

From Bland Herald.
William Slime. a former employe OF the
Buchanan saw mill. has started to work
at the Bland mill as night engineer.
A clean. up was made last week by tue
Bland Milling company and two bricks
OF bullion, weighing about loo pounds,
we're shipped to the mints.
The first assessment work on the Texas
mine was completed last week. The
property Ia located in He'll Gate canyon,
near the we'll known Victor group. and Ia
owned by Mr.. Tucker and John Wallace,
of Bland.
John Addoms and David Fleisher went
down to Alletton Tuesday. and will enter
the employ OF ths COchitl Reduction and
Improvement company. They will work
in the quarry preparing stone for the
foundation for the new mill.
During the past week a contract on the
Lone Star was let TO McKechine n Msth.
ews. II calls for a 6tty- foot extension on
the main tunnel in the third level. The
work IL confined to the principal lead and
Ia being pushed by two shifts.
IL WAS expected the work Of building
the new road down the Cola would be
completed the irst OF this month, but
owing TO the recent heavy rains la that
section considerable time was lost. A
portion OF the road which hal been COM
pleted was entirely washed out. and the
work Of rebuilding was begun last week.
Soon M the road IL extended to the mouth
OF the canyon, Mr.. Pllkey. the contractor,
will begin the construction Of a road on
the hillside above Chihushus, where the
rains will have no damaging effect on the
roadway.
Squire Smith. who has the contract for
cutting and distributing the poles for the
new electric power plant at Madrid, was
In town a few hours Wednesday. lie has
had eight men employed during the past
three weeks cutting poles in the vicinity
of Albemarle, but has now transferred
his camp TO q point above the Crown
Point group IN Pine canyon. where there
IL a greater abundance OF timber. The
squire has about $50 poles ready for dis
tribution along the proposed line. and
with u few more men added to thu pres
ent force the work will be hurried to
completion.
Samuel Ssyre and Waiter Benham
have secured another contract for the
lfty foot cross. cut IN the lower level OF
the Lone Star mine. The work Of cross
cutting began at the breast Of the tunnel
on the main lead, and II Ia the purpose OF
the company to drive through the great
ore body, which may extend a distance OF
ut least seventy five feet. The contrac-
tors have employed Charles Graves and
Robert Benham to complete the second
shift, and the work is progressing nicely.
We are unable to state what the ASSAYS
Of the ore in the cross cut will run, but
the indications are that the quartz IL Of
q higher grade and will show "A better
average than was expected.
Work WAS resumed yesterday morning
on the Good Hope mine. which has been
lying In a cOmstose condition for "A year
past. This mine Ia the property Of John
C. Spears. Of Gallup. who has put j. Hart
and Clarence Calender at work develop.
ing the property. The Good Hope WA 10.
Gated in 1894. and about 40 feet OF worn
has been performed thereon. Consider
ing the location OF the property. there
isn't q claim In the district which affords
a better site for the location OF n reduc.
tion plant. 1t il probable every person
In the Cochiti knows the exact location
and would be useless to repeat II in thss,
columns. The lower level on the maiI
lead has been driven $40 feet, and IL q
fine piece OF work, such AZ only practica
mining men a do. Several tons OF
quartz were placed on the dump about
three years ago. and from this pile'of ore
the owner had a couple Of assays taken
last week. one in Bland and the other In
Albuquerque. Despite the fact Of IT.
having laid on the dump exposed 10 the
elements, the tests showed $500 gold
1925 ounces OF silver; second assay S22 81
gold, 1906 80 ounces silver. The samples
assayed by the expert in Albuquerque
we're abont $40 over those taken In Bland
Az a result of these tests the owner II
greatly encouraged, and plainly demon
~strates that he has not misplaced his
judgment. Success, Johnny.