Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-21
San PEDRO CAMP.
Visit Productive Of a
New Smelter Soon.
Only Development Work Now Going
On at The Mines.
The Copper Company Decides on Extensive
Improvements,
OTHER MINING BREvITIEs.

| Special Correspondence,
San Pedro, n. A., Aug. lg-J. +. Nc
LaughliD, the manager Of the Santa +,
Gold aud Copper company, returned
Thursday evening from santa Fe, wher,
he had been on business. At Lamy h,
parted company with j. Park Charming
the consulting engineer OF the company
from New YORK, and MIR. Fisher, IA smel.
ter expert from Salt Lake City. Boil
OF these gentlemen went TO Sislt Lake
City. to look over the company's smeltei
ut that point.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was seen by THE CIT.
lLEN'S representative and asked for light
Oh the purpose OF Mr.. ChAnnipg's yisi,
here at the present time.
He came 10 lock over the ground with
a view 10 the erection OF a smelter here
In the neal future" he said. "He brought
with him Mr.. Fisher, who is the man
that made the plans for the cOmpany's
smelter at Salt Lake City. That gentle
man has already drawn M the plans for
a shelter at this camp, but whether II
will be built according TO the present
plens, or very much larger. depends Ell.
tirely upon the result OF the development
work that IL nov being done at the mine,
IL this should reveal AZ large "A body OF
ore as We hope and expect. the plant will
be constructed on a gigantic scale.
THE work at the min at the present
time consists entirely OF development
work. Until July % our efforts were di.
rected towards connecting the new mine
with the old. In order to secure an abun.
dant supply OF fresh, wholesome air for
the men at work In the mine. This has
now been accomplished and the develop
ment work can 20 on without Interrupt
ton"
Your correspondent enjoyed the rare
privilege OF going through the mine
Thursday night and seeing the miners
work. IL was the fret mine he had ever
been shown through and he was natural
ly both surprised and amazed ut the ex-
tent OF the largest copper mine In the
territory and the vast bodies OF ore that
could be seen everywhere In the solid
rock walls. lie was down 10 a depth OF
1856 feet, but there are also a few men
working at u distance sixty feet nearer
the earth's center. There IL a day and a
night shift ut work and hfty- five men
now ind lucrative employment at this
one mine.
That there are better aud more pros
porous days In store for for the copper
mine and the entire San Pedro mining
camp does nOt seem TO admit OF y doubt,
although IL may be several months before
any substantial improvement can be
noticed. Persons who are short on pa
thence. and strong on kicking, had better
not move up there with high expecta.
lions OF attaining sudden wealth, for at
least some months yet.
The Copper company has decided on
several extensive improvements nj its
pump house. Two new boilers have al
ready been ordered, and another engine
viii ba put in for the purpose OF in
creasing the amount NJ air in the mine.
4 substitute for tha tipe line will also be
put in. much larger pipe TO be used than
the present piDe WI. Savage we'll known
mining man Of Albuquerque. Is the night
engineer At the pump house, and his
brother is the day engineer there.
SAINT LAZARUS NINE,
Jos. M~ackedon, the manager OF the
Saint Lazarus or San Pedro mine, IL
working seventeen men. Mr.. Maekedon
was put In charge OF the mine by the
Milwaukee capitalists, who have their
money invested In II about n year ago,
and he II certainly In "A position 10 show
D ANfu iEi'Ah w AlAlikN NNbilHllNIlfu Ill
twelve short months. He has driven an
incline (l3 per cent grade. twenty feet
drift north, and twenty feet up raise TO
connect the old workings with the new.
The ore il dumped automatically out OF
the incline into the mill. The engine.
boiler and Huntington mill are already
in place. He IL down 200 feet with a
ten inch hole, drilling for water.
Tho Nuall Utll hA Enn faaf Iaaa
when completed. The old well
which is il3 feet deep, supplies water for
drilling aud steam. The new we'll IL be-
ing driven for the use OF the plates.
Parties in San Pedro had told me that
! would find Mir. Mackedon a pleasant
and amiable gentleman TO meet, and |
am glad to say that my high snticips-
lions were fulfilled. His employees, who
are in the best position to know the real
man that lies beneath the exterior, all
like him
II GOLD STANDARD MINE.
also visited the Gold Standard mine
aud met Messrs. ". ". Robinson and c..
+ Cgdy, who represent the Colorado
Springs investors, who have u bond and
option on the mine. They told me that
they had not been ut work long enough
yet TO make any announcements az TO re-.
suits, but they have "A crew OF seven men
employed doing the development work,
SAN PEDRO BREyITIEs.
W. +. Williams. one Of the popular
clerks al the San Pedro Mercantile com.
pany's store, Is expecting his family here
from kansas City on Monday. Mr.
Williams did the first work that was
done at the Monte CTiltO mine ia Golden,
and was the superintendent Of the COM
pany from 1895 to 1897, when he was sue.
ceeded 10y j. A. Wood, the present man-
ager OF the company.
Mira j. T, Mclaughlin accompanied
a party Of lady friends from Golden TO
the copper mine on Thursday. They
were shown through the entire mine by
Foreman Rilmarth and expressed them
selves ~ delighted with their trip.
james Carruthers, the owner OF the
Anaconda mine, returned from a short
business trip to Albuquerque Oh Friday.
H PerrOn went 10 the metropolis on
Thursday for the purpose OF bringing in
necessary supplies for merchants and
others.
GOLDEN TOPICS.
X. u. Woodwork. the manager OF the
Industrial hOld Placer company, left
here to-day for Denver, Colo. on business.
lie expects 20 return In a few days, com