Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
c 4 MINING DISTRICT.
The Puzzle Group-the yellow Jacket
Group and Aunt Betsy Nine.

The Puzzle G~roup-the yellow Jacket
Group and Aunt Betsy Nine.
From the Bland Herald.
A deal which Is important In many
respects was concluded last Monday.
when Thos. II. Benson sold his Puzzle
group Of mining claims to eastern CAPT.
tslists. The Puzzle group is situated In
o Bannon gulch. . south fork Of Cola
canyon on the main road. They have
lately proven themselves to be good pay
ing mines In which are great quantities
OF both medium and high grade ore.
The group Is comprised Of five mines;
Puzzle No. 1. Puzzle No. 2. II. NJ. Teller.
Isabella and Victor No. 3.
A good deal Of development work has
been done on the group consisting OF
shafts, tunnels. etc. In Puzzle No. 1, In
which very high grade ore has been
found. q shaft OF 122 feet has been sunk
and a tunnel Of 40 feet developed. II
uncovers a ledge Of probably twenty-five
feet and shows up nicely. A cross cut
has been made but the foot wall has not
yet been disclosed. This mine averages
from " to sl6 per ton In values.
In Puzzle No. Q, there Is q twenty.toot
shaft and q forty-four.f tunnel. In
the II. NJ. Teller the ore averages from
$40 to ga per ton. In this mine a we'll
defined ledge q good pay rock has been
disclosed. IL also contains q thirty. foot
shaft and u tunnel thirty feet In length.
The I'abells IL another mine In this
valuable group and 1t gives promise Of
being rs valuable as any OF the others Of
the group when IL is thoroughly de-
veloped. IL contains q seventy foot tun-
mel and shows a ledge Of eight feet Of
splendid ore.
The Victor Not, also shows q promising
signs OF rich mineral deposits, and con-
tsins a shaft OF twenty.fou nj feet with
some thirty feet OF work accomplished
In open cuts.
This group ranks among the best and
richest In the neighborhood In which II
is located. II 1t is developed Is extern
sively rs II should be by Its new pnr-
chssers there is nodoubt but what Il will
become one OF the best In the Cochiti dis
trict. It is conveniently located for the
shipment Of ore, as 1t Is near the new
road being built down the Cola canyon
and has splendid prospects in store for II
10 the way OF rich mineral material.
Mr.. Benson Is we'll satisfied that he has
sold II to parties who will develop the
mines on q large scale.
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THE YELLOW JACKET GROUP.
The Yellow Jacket group OF mines Is
showing up In fine shape. and promises
good returns to their present owner. Thos.
H. Benson. This group Is situated In the
0'Bannon Gulch, where the Pnzzle group
Is also situated.
The first Of the year Mr.. Benson located
Calumet No. 1 and 2 which are situated
on the north side of the gulch. In CAlu.
met No. 1, q aue grade Of ore has been
encountered In q tunnel Of probably
sixty feet. A ledge three feet wide was
uncovered.
Calumet No. 9 is not far behind No.
In relation to Its productiveness. There
Is every indication, rs q ledge Of probably
100 feet wide has been partially dis
closed. that 1t will outdistsnce No. l.
when extensive development work has
been ACCOMPLISHED on 1t.
There are two other claims In this
group; Jasper and the Atlas. which are
situated on the south side. These also
show good prospects.
As yet mere assessment work has beer
accomplished on this group, and no ex
tensive development has been done. A
q distance of sixty feet from the mail
opening OF the Calumet the outcropping,
OF a we'll defined ledge shows above thu
ground. This Is the upper portion o.
the same ledge which is encountered II
No. 9. The tunnel strikes 1t near. wha'
Is in appearance. the base Of the ledg,
and should have been commenced fur
tneT toward Tue apex.
This group Is said to be more valuable
than the Puzzle group which was re
Gently sold by Mr.. Benson.
AUNT BETSY SOLD.
While T. j. Currsn, Of the Mining TX
change, was In Bland he completed
transaction by which he comes into pos
session Of one Of our best mines, tn,
Aunt Betsy. The deal was concluded
last Saturday. but as yet, the condition
and monetary considerations have no
been made public. 1t Is understood
that Mr.. Currsn ia acting for eastern
capital In the deal, and that the prop
erty, which Is situated In Peralts canyon
will be extensively developed.
This claim Is one OF the largest in tn
district and 1t has before IL the mos