Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-17
ATTRACTS ATTENTION In MILWAUKEE,
Rich Mineral REGIONS Located Near Santa
milwaukee Sentinel.)

During the past two years, thousands
of persons consumed by the gold excite
| ment have rushed wildly to the reputed
gilded acres of Alaska. While the bones
of many of these fortune-seekers are
resting on the barren wastes of the
Klondike, there has been developed,
right at the feet of the nation, a dis
trict so rich in gold and other minerals
that its wealth cannot be computed by
figures This fortune favored spot is
the Territory of New Mexico, and its
splendid mineral deposits are most vast.
In the center Of the famous Cochiti dis
trict is the famous mining town of
Bland. During the past few months this
camp has enjoyed a marvellous growth,
increasing from a small collection of
rough houses to a city of considerable
size, from which tons upon tons of ore
are shipped every day. Among the Mil
waukeeans who We're attracted to the
fields of New Mexico are William Sho-
en-, who is connected with David Adler
& Sons, and Sherman Brown of the Da-
Nioooli tilCOlC1s LACyt ICdiu lllt olOllCs
of enormous wealth being taken from
the soil in New Mexico, and went there
on a semi-vacation trip, but returned
most enthusiastic about the rich miner
al deposits of the country. According to
the observations of these gentlemen,
there is little or no agriculture in the
country, but it has sufficient mineral
wealth to supply the world. There are
mines of untold wealth waiting for the
energetic man from a more northerly
climate to develop. When the country
was ceded to the United States the land
grants awarded by the Mexican govern
ment We're recognized, and this fact has
contributed to hinder the development
of the country. In and around Golden is
the richest mining property on the face
of the globe, the most remarkable fea-
ture being the great diversity of the
mineral deposits.
Near Golden lie the vast placer gold
fields, the value of which seems fabu-
lous. Experts have stated that these
placer fields contain gold to the value of
and this estimate finds cor
roboration by no less an authority than
Thomas A. Edison, who has made many
visits to these gold fields. For more
than two centuries these placers were
worked but the impression made, so far
as the removal of gold is concerned, is
hardly noticeable. 1t is said that the
Aztecs worked these mines centuries
ago, but be this as it may, the natives
of to-day who are in the territory are
the best dry wash miners in the world.
There is no water, and the gold is sepa-
rated by shaking the dirt from it, at
which they are very expert. The rainy
season in the territory lasts about six
weeks, and there is no precipitation
whatever during the rest OF the year.
For ages past these deposits have been
washed down from the mountains, and
now form one immense plain of gold. 1t
the mountains which skirt these vast
fields produce what Is technically
known as free milling gold. Vast guam
titles of copper are also found in these
the conical shaped mountain where Tiff
fany owns and operates the most extern
sive turquois mines in existence. Con-
tiguous to the country just described
are found great lead mines.
Twenty-Five miles from Cerrillos
looking across tablelands covered with
buffalo grass and stunted pines one can
see another part of the Rocky noun
tains, localized by the name of Cochiti
in the center of which is the famous
mining camp of Bland, which has come
to the front so rapidly during the past
few weeks that experts have said it
soon would rival the much -talked-of
Cripple Creek camp. Many conserva-
tive persons say that it is only mat
ter of months before it will be the great
est mining camp in the world. New
York, Boston and Denver capitalists
have foreseen the future of this section,
and during the last ten weeks millions
have changed hands in the purchase of
mining properties, and contracts for
electric plants and mills for crushing
and treating ore.
In this amount is included the sum
which the Edison syndicate has paid
for the control of the Ortiz grant of
placer property. 1t is here that Edison's
recently invented machine for separat-
first time.