The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-19
JARILLA RICHNESS.
Reports of New Ore Bodies and In
creasing Observation-Disclosures
Multiplying That This Is to be
One of the Most Prosperous Min
ing Camps in the Southwest
Pleasant Promise of the Placers.


was opened up by the El Paso and
Northeastern Railroad company very
largely controlled by business men liv-
ing in the Wyoming Valley and the
fame of 1t is already drawing quick
witted mining men from all parts of
the west.
The following notes are from a recent
issue of the El Paso Herald:
Jarilla as yet is only a prospect yet.
The camp through development worl:
by only one company on their claims,
during the year, has shipped over Ave
thousand tons of profitable ore.
The Lucky is now drifting on good
| ore bodies from the GO foot and 100 foot
levels and is loading 20 tons per day,
which will soon be increased to 100
| tons
The Mamie Baird has opened up I'M
| mense ore bodies which now requires
working shaft as they have reached
the limit of hosting by a horse whim
and these improvements will be inaug-
urated Immediately. This mine has
shipped over 1000 tons of pay GRE,
simply in opeTing up and proving
their ground. With a working plant in
place, it can ship 100 tons per day.
The Maggie has opened up a good
body of ore and in a few days will be-
gin shipping a car per day.
General Manager ]. \. Eddy has
| been in camp several DAYS working
hard, under ground and above ground.
examining ore bodies, their course,
pitch, quantity and quality, ard with
Superintendent II. s. Church planning
for more permanent improvements.
Mr.. S. n. Tarris. of Cripple Creek.
after visiting the workings of the
Lucky and Mamie Baird. and panning
dirt from the placer grounds, said:
Good: it looks all right; you will
have a mining camp in due time. I am
coming out again to give ii a more
thorough examination. If I can get
ground on proper terms ] may become
Interested and can influence some
good people to take hold of your camp"
A. Courchesne. the enterprising bus
mess man of FL Paso. saw the ad-
vantages of this camp for El Paso,
and with others became interested in
five claims some three years ago.
Their ground is good mineral ground
we'll located and they will soon inaug-
urate development work. Mr.. Cour-
chesne said:
Ashamed to admit it. but this is
my first visit to this camp. although
I have been selling goods to it for the
past year. I am well pleased.
1T is far teyond what I had pictur-
ed in my mind. I have had some min
ing experience in Colorado and old
Mexico and it looks to me from all in
dications that we are liable to have a
great big camp here before we are
aware of it. 1t will be crowding us
Just as everything else has done in FL
Paso. We can't claim that our home
enterprise has made FL Paso for we
are inclined to be mOssbacliy some one
has to come along like the Eddy broth
ers and wake us up and give us a push
but when we get started we get there
and ave will get there on this mining
camp.
"There are fortunes here for the lucky
ones. and l hope FL Pasoans VIII be
among them. I shall give more atten.
tion to this camp I shall come again
I have examined the underground
workings and seen immense bodies OF
shipping ore and the surface indications
are that any person or company thai
will spend money sinking inside the
mineral belt Is liable to open up largt
ore bodies.
"This find Of placer gold Is an impor
tant discovery and If proven by fur
! ther prospecting will finally create {
big excitement. 1t proves, that thes
mountains contain gold yet to be de
: veloped
7. j. Mundy, President OF the Jarlll;
Gold Mines company, after goini
through the Maggie and the Nanri
Baird mines said:
II guess l must be getting the run
ing fever. This placer gold find. |
what interests me. I want to see hoy
I It is done. l want to find a nugge
myself Seeing and feeling, is bcliev
ing. you know. If this gold nnl prove
general over these fats. then this woul
be a poor mans camp.
1T ike every FL pasoan who las Wis
# tied this carp. th;rT II golden on
It portun.ty for us, and that We arc Ii
i able to overlook its Importance. II
t. going to take samples Of this dir
3 home and pan It in FL PasO. / don
propose to give you fellows a chanc
d to salt it on me. besides If 7 were I
l. find so nugget You might take
away from me-"
e Il. O. LiGhthody, one of FL Paso'
Is most enterprising citizens in compan
with A. w. Clifford, manager Of III
l. Wednesday and Thursday in cam
visiting every prominent prospect |
l. addition to their company holdings
T. Mr., Lightbody said
[. It am no mining man, and You don
'r get me down one of those dark hole
y that can't see any end TO, but 7 ca
see through grind stone. dead cas-
g. when it has hole in it, and Jarllla
v. a grind stone with a hole in H. FAR
y didly am surprised l had no idea .
It from what had been told mo b
" others You have more people, mo:
$ tents and houses and more county tina
expected. | thought they We're
J. few little sand ILLS and here thcy III
IN big mountains. I thought YOU hIl
le few miners living like sheep hariel
and here I find several hundred peep
r and business house with n good b
IN stock - general merchandise WI
the manager just told me that thf
IL purchased over $1,000 worth Of gcoC
or per month in III Paso.
L SAY man, this looks like business
me. ! can see through this mill ston
te It is the mines back of this that Great
sh this business. If prospecting the Ma
4 ME Paird ana the Lucky, creates I'll
Us amount of business, for II paso, VIII
q would the prospecting Of 80 mo
Il claims do and what wOull II mea
le' when they are developed into min
j. employing thousands of mon? Say,
q would beat policy 400 for l: and Il
IT. owl on the slot machine wouldn't
IL | In ~ a1Ono with Iarilla mining =