Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-13
COCHITI MINING NEWS
information Regarding Mining opera
tons In the Coehiti District.
SUBSTANTIAL WORK GOING ON now.

From Bland Herald.
o. p. Posey, Of Los Angeles, arrived In
Bland Saturday. and IL looking after his
extensive mining interests in Cola can
yon.
While handling n drill In the Abe
marie mine one day last week. Vim.
Brooks accidentally crushed u OF the
fingers on his left hand. The injury was
a very painful one. and IA n result he
was unable to work for a few days.
T. O'Connor, the mining man who has
been In the Cochiti district for a week
post representing capitalists. LETT for his
home in Denver. He expects TO return
to this district soon, and II so IL Is quite
probable some good properties will
change hands.
The force OF men which has been sink.
ing a forty foot shaft on the Giant, com
pleted the work last week and have
started TO cross cut the lead from the
bottom cf the shaft. j. ID. May. the con-
tractor, Is we'll pleased with the progress
made and the mineral indications are
very satisfactory.
The preliminary work for the building
OF an addition TO the Albemarle mill In
progressing rapidly. The work Of filling
in the old roadway which ran alongside
the mill IL nearly completed. +. q.
Walker, who has had the contract for the
framing OF the heavy timbers for the new
addition. finished the work last week and
the work of putting the timbers In posi-
ton will soon begin.
The old mill nj AllertoD has bec3 torn
down and preparations for the building
Of the new l00-ton mill are being made.
The reservoir, which IL located midway
between the pumping station and Aller-
ton, has been completed. A delay Of q
few days was caused by the non arrival
OF a few hundred feet of water pipe. but
now Mr.. wynkoop is pushing the work
with greater rapidity than ever.
Judging by the number Of mining ex.
perts who own and control large sums OF
capital and the manner In which they
are circulating throughout the Cochiti
mining district, We are inclined TO be-
lieye that something extraordinary IL 10
occur. The mining properties OF the
entire district have been 'invt~ s.igated'
and exported" by mining men, and
the mines have been found 10 contain
sufficient values which would warrant
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Unless the owners ask exorbitant prices
for their properties Wa have every reason
to believe a deal will be made at any
early date.
The Washington mine, which has been
la litigation for the past four years. has
been the leading topic OF conversation
throughout the country. owing to III
closing down and certain legal techni
~calities surrounding the case. On sew
eral occasions rumor had II that opera
tions would resume at once, bnt those 70
ports were unfounded. At present a new
l state OF aft airs exist, which IL more m
, couraging news than has yet beef
= brought to light. A gentleman OF con
siderable prominence In Albuquerque
received a commuD ication Of receh
date from the clerk OF the supreme cOur
IN Washington, ID. G., stating that tn
, O ,se had been dismissed and stricken
a from the records. This plainly show,
that the Washington mine people VOL
\; their point, and now they are preparing
! t. again start operations oil the mine
: II il also stated OF good authority tina
? before the end of the present month
e force OF men will be busily engaged get
!. ting the mine In shape to take out or
4 for shipment.
pERALTA CANYON.
Work il being vigorously prosecuted
a In various portions OF Perslta canyon oil
L several good mining claims. The canyoI
2 Il surrounded by many natural sdyan
= tages for a mining center which few
r others possess. There IL an abundance o
water and timber for milling purposes
and a good road can be established a
u little cost. In this canyon IL locate,
three mining claims which are widel'
' known for the valuable minerals which
they contain. The principal one OF thss,