Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-10-25
rnb oLp ioNGftlLow COPPER NINE.
was Worked sixty Years Aso-To Be
Opsned Again.

A project IL on foot 10 work the Long
fellow mine In Cedar canyon 10 the III.
jerss mining district In this county. and
located within a few hours drive Of this
city. The mine was discovered and
worked TO some extent in 1910 by a
Frenchmsn named Tone, who reduced
the ore mined by him to matte In a
small adobe building about q mile from
he mine. Part OF the metal he used In
casting many OF the small church bells
In use In the small towns 10 the vicinity.
Tue remainder was shipped east by pack
train. Tone was forced to abandon the
mine and leave the country on sccoun
OF difficulties with heal by settlers.
After remaining idle awhile the mine
was worked by a Mexican from the state
OF Chihuahua, Mex. The miner was
named Jose Maria Senanvss. and he
shipped most Of his ores to chihuahua,
though some OF II was sent east. In 1863
the mine was In the hands " the late
John Dold. a merchant of Las Vegas, who
opened IT by sinking a shaft a few feet
from the surface, where his workmen en-.
countered a large body OF copper glance,
which was left standing, except that
taken out to ~excayate the shaft room
Dold shipped several ox.team loads OF ore
to Kansas City, thence to Baltimore, the
gold In the ore alone paying all the cost
OF production, transportation and treat
ment. The last shipment wa three six
mule team loads to Newark. n. J.. At
that time Dold's foreman reported to him
that he then had four feet Of ore stand.
ing in the bottom OF the shaft. being
about In eight inches OF copper glance,
and the balance a yellow and red oxide
and argentite ore.
The difficulties encountered at an
early date in transportation compelled
bold to close the mine. la 1892 the
property was taken hold Of and under
contract the old shaft was cleaned out
aud retimbered to the bottom. The body
OF ore which WAS left standing In 1863
was taken out, besides some standing In
the bottom. A part of this ore was
treated In San Pedro. and the balance
sacked and shipped east. An epidemic OF
smallpox forced NE closing OF the mine
again.
The large chamber Of the mine was
made by the removal OF the copper
glance. In the bottom OF this drift and to
the east are found four Inches OF copper
glance, increasing a little In width ~ 1t
IL followed TO the north aud down. To
the west at this point the yellow and red
oxide aud argentite ores show, the cop.
per also showing in deposits more or less
In the lime. The ore from the several
assays recently made, shows from 10 to
i6 per cent copper, from 81 80 to SO 80 In
gold, and 10 to % ounces In silver per
ton. In close proximity to the shaft are
several small shafts and inclines from 80
to 10 feet in depth, and from most of
which good bodies Of ore have been
taken. In 1892 work was again COM
menced under contract upon the mine.
All the ore was gathered from the dump
and sold for $50 q ton. The Cedar
Canyon Copper company was incor
porated recently to again work the mine
The company owns two full claims. Five
miles distant are heavy coal asure
Some OF the coal will coke. and has been
sold for 1875 per ton at Albuquerque In
in Car load lots.