Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-04-24
FL0URlsHING SAN PEDRO.
What They Are Doing In That Grsat
New Mexico Mining Camp.

uVilel, y, D., Aptl I'D. I. NC
Laughlin. manager OF the Santa he Gold
and Copper company, has Kept things
moving here in getting things in
shape Tor q mmenciug operations In the
big san rrdi0 mining camp. AT the
teama that caa be had IN the camp are
now hauling pipe from Cernllos to San
Pedro, which will be- laid from the air
cOmpressors to the mine to supply he air
drills with power to break the copper
ores II the ihmous mine
San Pedro begins to show signs Of
prosperity aud the town is beginning TO
build up ut a lively rate. Indications
now are TINT san Pedro will have a
population q 1909 inhabitants before
next winter
Among The newcomers in-the town are
Mrs. Vicente Sedillo, OF Albuquerque,
doing business In liquors and cigars;
John De Lali, saloon aud groceries; Cen
cion silva, tf Santa Fe, saloon and meat
market; ). Goldberg. CerrillOs, dry goods
and groceries,; Clern serafni and Dan.
Jones. saloon.
John Klick, OF Cerrillos. has a new
house built ready TO receive wet goods to
be- delivered to customers that wish to
indulge.
James CATuihers IS helping all the
teamsters by furnishing them with silver
ore taken cut from the big Lincoln mine,
which he II shipping steadily TO the
smeliers Of Pueblo, Colorado.
Mr.. MackedoD. the manager OF the San
Pedro Gold Mining company. is getting
the ground ready to build a milling plsnt
to treat the ores taken out OF his COM
pany's mines A new set Of drilling
tools have been bought and u new we'll
will be sunk until a coed supply of water
can be found for the mill.
The Montreal Tunnel company. recent
ly located here. Is pushing the worn
ahead TO find the precious metals hidden
under the old 0romo peak.
In Golden the Monte Cristo Mining
company is keeping the big dredge NOV
ing and extracting the gold nuggets out
OF the rich placer beds at the foot Of the
Luerto mountains. Mr.. Wood, the able
general manager Of the company. has or
dered a new steel tank and q large pump
TO be placed at the head of the placer
diggings and he expects that in the next
two weeks he will increase his water sup.
ply to keep his machinery moving day
aud night Through the kindness OF MIR.
Wood, your correspondent, in company
with several gentlemen from Newport.
Rhode Island. was allowed TO see the rifles
after q few hours u and about $3.50
worth Of gold could be easily seen mixed
with the black sand.
The Industrial Placer Mining com.
pany, operating in the Cuchillo placer
diRgings, has put ia a new %Sn0dgraes
placer machine, but owing tothe scarcity
Of water, the machine has not been tested.
TheComrauy has let a contract to NJ, Har.
Old, our old reliable well d%riller. 10 sink a
we'll down until plenty OF water can OBJ
tanned TO supply the machinery. Your
humble servant and J. NJ. Hodgson, Miss
Bessie HodgsoD, A. G. Titus and Governor
S.earns, Rhode leland, were shown
around the works and plGcers by Il
" 0Odworth. manager OF the company
The aboye-named gentlemen are all stock.
holders in the Industrial Placer Mining
company, and have been examining
their ground to form an idea bow muel
the gravel will pay per cubic yard. Sew.
eral rich prospects were dug out OF thC
shafts now sunk in the placer beds. II
shows that placer gold can bo found, but
until a test is made with machinery no
body tell exactly what q cubic yard will
produce.
Charles Bertha, who has been Operat
ing the Highland Mary and Golden Cat,
mining claims in Pine Tree gulch, sol,
a one-sixteenth undivided interest in IN,
Golden Gate lode to ID. j. Mcnamara fO
VI 1000. Mr. Mcnamara only arrived IL
Golden yesterday from Kansas City, ant
II didn't take him long to put out SON,
OF his money in good mining property.
This country needs just such men a
Sir. Mcnamara to help open up one o
the greatest mining camps in New Mex
leo. Your correspondent wishes Mr.. Sc
Namars success 10 his purchase and ad
vises persons intending to purchasN
mining claims to come hero and exam
Inc tho property and deal direct with Oh.
owner and not through a middle man
who generally wants 10 make more thai
the original owner. PEDRO.