Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-22
fBB GOLDEN DISTRICT.
The Monte Christie Placer Diggings-In-
dustrial Gold Diggings.
OTHER PROPERTIES AT GOLDEN.


Special Correspondence.
Golden, n. ~, Aug. ~, lSg9.-Messrs.
Henney and kork. OF Kansas City, and
Mr.. Graf. of Wymore, Neb., all stock.
holders In the Monte Christie Gold Placer
Mining company. ut this camp, are In
town to-day, inspecting the work that ia
being done on their property. MIR. Graf
and family have spent the past three
months In Golden. MT. Henney arrived
here on TUESDAY last, and MIR. kork came
in to-day.
At present there are twelve men
steadily employed ut the Monte Christie
placer diggings. J. A. Wood is the gem
eral manager OF the company and Ia one
OF the permanent fixtures OF Golden.
Work on the property OF the Industrial
Gold Placer company il at a standstill
for the time being. General Manager II.
+. Woodwork Is waiting for the arrival
of a large engine with which 10 drill q
new we'll. The engine was ordered some
time ago and is expected here daily.
Pennsylvania and New York capitalists
are backing the Industrial company with
their money and 1t is generally believed
here that this will be the most important
placer mining enterprise In the Golden
district. There IL no doubt among ex-
%perienced mining men that the property
Of the company contains a rich album
dance OF gold. and that the only thing
necessary to make it a good paying
proposition IL plenty OF water. Mr..
W0odworth IL confident that when his
new engine arrives. 1t will only be- a
matter OF a short time before the re-
quired amount OF water will be found.
The Old Reliable Mining Co. IL rest
ing on Its oars for the time being, but
j. b. Mayo, the general manager, inform
ed your correspondent that he would
probably have some announcement to
make within a very short time. Mr..
~GriswoId. a mining expert OF Dorches-
ter. N. Y, and Hilton Brown,
an assayer. OF Helena. Mont,
spent four weeks here recently,
examining the company's property.
They were so we'll pleased with the re-
suit OF their investigation. that they re-
ported that the richness OF the property
would warrant the sinking of wells for
water, and the erection OF a fifty stamp
mill. The action OF the stockholders on
this report IL now awaited.
II, b. Cartwright OF Santa Fe, has sev-
ersl men at work on his claims on the
east slope of the Tuerto mountains, doing
assessment work.
b. l.. French. representing the Kansas
City Mining Co.. has now a shaft on the
Golden Gate mine. 40 feet deep. and is
drifting TO the south 10 tap the body OF
ore exposed at the surface, the drift
bsing fOrty-fye feet long. BY present
indications the next ten feet will open
up the main body OF ore.
The Argo Mining company has let a
contract to sink the shaft on their prop
erty 20 feet deeper. following the vein OF
ore struck In the $40. foot tunnel. The
ore in the bottom OF the shaft is looking
we'll. The company is also contemp'
lRting the erection OF a substantial stone
binding for general purposes.
Your travelling representative. Julius
Oleson. while In the city the other day,
In addition TO looking after the business
Of TIE CITIZEN, also did some incidental
work for the Territorial Fair. He per
sonally saw almost every mining man In
thu vicinity Of Golden and secured from
him u pledge 20 prepare n display OF ores
from his property for the grand mineral
exhibit, which II to be- such an impOr.
tint feature OF the nineteenth annual
fair. From the enthusiasm manifested
by mining men here at present, IL il safe
to predict that Golden will make a good
showing ut the fair.
MIR. ami Mrs. H. p. Lambert, OF this
town, will leave on II visit TO their old
home in st. Louis, Mo, on September 10,
taking the children with them. The two
eldest daughters will enter a convent
there. GOLDEN.