Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-21
Spring Operations in Monero Placers
Beginning--Easter Capital Co.
ing to Elizabethtown.
HILLSBORO DISTRICT ACTIVE
Revival Of Mining at Kingston Phenomenal
Ores Successfully Treated and Values
Carefully ved-Handsome Profits
Made From Low Grade Prop
critics.
ELIzABETHTowN DISTRICT.

ELlZABEIHIOWN DISTRICT.
In the northern territorial gold belt
work has been started for the resump-
ton of the seasons placer operations.
II. Fl. Argue, of Buffalo, N. Y, mana
ger for the Moreno Valley Placer Com
pany, owner of the Moreno valley gold
fields neal Elizabethtown, and of the
45-mile pipe line from the head of the
Red river to the valley, is on the ground
laying plans to push the work on a
larger scale than ever. The big steam
placer dredge will be worked contin-
uously throughout the season, and an
attempt will be made to pipe the water
direct from Hematite to the reservoirs,
and thus cut off Is miles of the line and
save consequent seepage and evapora-
ton and procure a good head of water
for the Little Giant.
a strong vein of good ore has been
opened in the Last Chance tunnel, and
the operators are blocking out the ore
preparatory to shipments to the new
custom mill.
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the Lone Pine, Cannon Ball, Little Ma
mic and Abe Lincoln properties in
Humbug Gulch, has arrived in Eliza
BEETHOVEN from the east, and begun the
erection of the necessary tunnel houses
and cabins for carrying on the exten-
sive mining enterprise inaugurated ly
him last year. In addition to the regu"
lar work of development on the Little
Mamie, he has let a contract to driv, Il
500-foot tunnel on the Abe Lincoln.
Mcintyre, Davies & Andres, lessees of
the Senate-Bobtail properties, have
made a big strike in their workings.
The vein is three feet in width, carrying
a Pinch pay streak literally spattered
with gold. Recent paintings of vein
matter give as high as 81 in gold to the
pound. The rich ore will be sacked and
shipped to the Pueblo smelters.
Thomas Pulliam has sold a half inter-
est in the lease and bond on the Ameri-
can Flag extension to eastern parties
for $4,000.
st. Louis capitalists have acquired
possession of the Ajax mine, and opera
tions will soon be recommended and a
mill placed on the property.
Work has been resumed on the Brown
tunnel near Anchor, in Taos county.
The tunnel is now nearly 1000 feet long.
An underground survey of the Edison
mine, at La Belle, is being made, and a
force of men will be put to work on the
property the first of April.
Pumps and hosting machinery have
been ordered for the Black Copper mine,
in the Red river district, and work is to
be resumed on the property.
A night shift has been added to the
working force of the Memphis mine, To-
Gated near La Belle. A car load of the
high-grade ore is being saved for ship
ment to the Pueblo smelters.
Red River City is experiencing anoth-
err real estate boom, and the Red River
Town Company Is issuing deeds to lots
as fast as the title bonds can be sent to
proved.
HILLSBORO DISTRICT.
The revival of mining at Kingston
and the successful treatment of low
grade silver ores is looked on with
Amusement by the old timers of the re-
gion, who have hoped for no future for
the camp until granted the free coinage
of silver. The boom now on is the direct
result Of the efforts of Captain Scott, a
Denver millwright, to place in practical
use the Whitley concentrating tables,