Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-27

bonded for thirty days to a Las Vegas
syndicate.
The Last Chance will increase its fa-
cilities from ten stamps to twenty
stamps.
The Little Fannie owners are settling
their litigation and will start up their
mill again.
The Helena Mining Company have
shut down their mil, but will start up
again as soon as sufficient ore is on
hand to keep the mill busy.
Denver syndicate is negotiating for
the Little Charlie.
BLAND DISTRICT.
The elevators in the south half Of
the Albemarle mill were readjusted
necessitating the closing of the mill for
a few days.
Development work is being pushed on
the Bull of the Woods. Frank Bruce
has the contract for % foot tunnel.
Alfred Richard and Joseph Lewis
have located claim in Pino canon,
short distance north Of the Crown Point
mine.
Henry Peard and George Austin To-
sank a shaft to a depth of - feet and
encountered brown Jasper quartz
which carries free gold.
The Crown Point has lately shipped
| 1c nf Il h;erI, to
the Ell Paso smelters.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
B. H. Dye has large force of men at
work upon the Lady Godiva, adding 100
feet to the depth of the shaft of the
mine.
Senator Andrews, of Pennsylvania,
who spent month at Hillsboro, look
ing after his mining interests, has gone
home, after stopping in Las Vegas
awhile.
TAOS COUNTY.
David Hoosen is developing the An
chor lode near the mouth of the Bob
Cat. He has just struck the lead in his
tunnel, which is ITO feet.
The development of the Iron Dyke
now consists Of $50 feet, with three
crosscuts across the vein 20 feet each,
short tunnel on the Red river side of
the mountain on the vein, two shafts
and three open cuts, all on the vein and
showing the continuity of the ore body
for 5000 feet. The property is owned by
the Gold Hill Mining and Milling Com
pany, which also owns the Divide, the
Blue Jay and Grouse mining lodes The
company also owns a mill site and wa
ter right, and water power sufficient to
operate all machinery that may be re-
quired. There is also an abundance of
timber on the property.
The Midnight company will resume
work at La Belle within a few weeks.
Fine looking copper is being taken out
Of the Ajax at Red River.
j. A. Knowland, James Riff and II.
X. Holloway have commenced work on
their claims at Gold Hill.
Henry Hahn has commenced work on
his property in Sheep canyon.
r. P. Kelley, superintendent Of the
Utica, has struck the lead. There is 40
feet of tunnel, and the gangue matter
runs Sc.
A. M. Leslie, of the Shetland Islands,
is prospecting at Red River.
Charles Brink has sunk a 30-foot
shaft on the Fox claim, and his ore as
says over 1872.
" G. Hyatt and son opened another
lead on the Golden Lead
John Bianchi is pushing work on the
Inferno tunnel.
C. H. Keen has begun sinking on the
6-foot lead on the Sampson lode. The
mine carries large quantities of pyrites
of copper.
The Black Copper Company has spent |
over $500 in building road toward their
mine in order to take in machinery.
Dr.. E. H. Sherard is developing the
Tennessee on Bitter creek. He cut the
lead short time a~o, and the lowest
assay obtained was S. in gold. The tun-
mel is in 100 feet, and the lead is feet
wide
DONA ANA COUNTY.
The Mormon is being worked by two
shifts. A streak of free gold ore, valued
at $100 ton, has been struck. The vein
is feet wide.
The Excelsior Mining Company has
placed gasoline hoists at the Excelsior
and Torpedo mines.
Captain Greenway, Major Llewellyn
and Samuel Hughes are working force
Of men in Lost Mans canyon on cop
per property.
Bennett & Friedenblum are driving
an incline on the Yankee mine, in Bear
canyon. They have sufficient ore to run
a smelling plant on their property.