Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-07-18
The 7. $. K. GROUP or MINES,
Promising ore Producers In the Coehiu
Albuquerquesns interested.

from TIE Bland Herald.
During the spring and summer an IN
usually large humber Of strangers Drift.
cd into this district. aud apparently with
no business transactions In view. A pair
OF line appearing gentlemen recently
went over several mountains Ia the dis
trict, and the fact leaked out That they
were experienced mining men, and were
here for the purpose OF inspecting GER
tain mines which are known to contain
minerals Of no little value Having
learned the anIe Of a few OF the mines
which they had visited. a correspondent
for the Herald concluded to pay "A little
visit to one OF the properties which had
been mentioned quite often In the cou.
versstion OF which he two gentlemen
had been engaged. The property In
question was the I. ) X group. and Ia
known throughout the district ~ an ex
c%eptionaily gooi prospect. The group Ia
owned by Charles Harding, OF 6allup;
Lowenthal X MYERS, VI Albuquerque, and
John McBriari, y. Of Bland. The property
IL located in what liz known IA Hell tate
canyon. u western draw OF the Cola.
about half a mile south OF thu celebrated
Albemsrle milling plant. and consists Of
three mines, viz, the T. y. X, Dewey and
Topeka. IL was seen by the writer that
considerable development work has been
performed on each OF the group by
practical mining men, and the mineral
which has been encountered IL OF sufi
clent value 10 give great promise to its
owners. There are three distinct leads
on the r. 3 X. group, the west and cen.
ter leads being thirty five feet apart, and
at a distance Of about $50 lower on the
side hill the leads are { ON 80 TO 100 feet
apart. The lead on the east IL at least
$50 feet from the center or main lead,
and In fully tweutJ inches la width. Be
ginning at the we'll known Victor mining
claim on the south, the outcrop on the
main lead OF ths 7. y. X, IL continuous
for the full extent Of the claim. until II
strikes the boundary line OF the .63' on
the north. The Outcrop IL a wonderful
one, and In In plain view for the entire
length OF the claim, standing from two 10
ten feet In heighth above the surface OF
the ground, and measuring a little more
than seven feet In width. Expert min
ing men who have inspected the property
say they never had the pleasure OF seeing
such an amount Of ontcrop In any sec.
ton Of the United States. Certainly
that IL saying 4 good deal. and the own.
srs should feel highly elated. when 1t Is
known that there isn't a more conserva.
tive man on the face Of the earth than a
mineral expert. But nevertheless that
Is the opinion which has bsen expressed
on several occasions recently. Assays of
this surface quartz were made q few
weeks ago, which showed values OF
from S. to $26 per ton. Ore taken
from the breast OF a sixteen foot
tunnel beneath this immense out
'rop asssyed an average OF tli per ton.
twenty-five feet beyond this point the
rock on the surface revealed a value OF
tl0i per ton in n recent test. In cOnnec.
ton with the T =. X. group. the Dewey
claim contains u very strong lead. but the
richness OF its mineral cannot begin 10
compare with the main property. There
Il III abundance OF timber on the Dewey,
which can be utilized in the development
NJ mines or used In milling purposes.
Then there IL the Topeka mine. which
completes the group Of the T. s. X. II IL
located about 800 feet southeast Of the
main working aud IL the best claim In the
group Tor a mill site. The group, situated
~ IL H.. with a big supply OF timber, and
by the expenditure Of n little money for
the laying OF a pipe line or the building
~ u dam 10 hold the water. the opinion IL
general that the T. =. X. will some day
hs known rs one OF the famous producers
Of the Cochiti. The new road which Ia
belng extended down the Cola will run
| within half a mile OF the above named
property. Jack SuddOck In working on a
owners OF the T. y. X. n few weeks ago.