Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-13
SOUTHERN SANTA PE
Mining Operations In That Part
of the County Are Very
Active.
CERRILLOS SMELTER SOLD
Machinery for the Edison Experimental
Plant is Arriving and Many Men Are
Actively Working In the District
Artesian Wells Developed.

| Mining matters in southern Santa Fe
county are in very active condition.
DR.. Bates of Dallas, Texas, is about
mines near Golden.
Since New Year Mr.. McNulty has
been working on the main shaft of the
big turquoise mine of the American
Company and with good results.
J. l.. Wood, manager of the Monte
Cristo Placer Mining Company, has re-
turned from the east and see starting up
the works actively near Golden.
s. G. Burn, the superintendent of the
Edison operations on the Ortiz Grant,
received a car load OF machinery from
the east Thursday night.
Jose l.. Lopez of Las Vegas, is now
living at San Pedro and within few
days will ship car load of high grade,
free milling gold ore, from his mine
southeast of Golden.
The Santa Fe Copper Company, is now
working day and night, with sixty men,
and doing an amount of development
which insures an enormous output when
they are ready to treat their ore in the
summer
The force of men which Messrs. New
berry & Steen have at work recommen-
ced work on the Belcher claim Wednes-
day This ore, besides being very rich
gold-said to be $1s per ton. They in
tend to sink the main shaft to 1875 feet.
Philip. A. Campbell, ESQ.,, of the In
dustrial Placer Company, will remain on
the ground for several months, and will
make his residence in Santa Fe during
the period. They are well known citi-
| zens of Brooklyn who are in the COM
pany.
The Cochiti Gold Mining Company,
has almost completed its line from
Madrid to Bland for tho transmission of
electric power and has now laid pipe
line from the Galisteo river at Cerrillos
to Madrid, which affords an ample sup
ply of water for it's operations.
The Mary smelter at Cerrillos has
changed hands and is now in charge Of
dalena together with Superintendent H
w. Russell of the Hardscrabble group of
mines, for that purpose. Mr.. Thomas
is of the opinion that the smelter will
commence operations very soon and will
encourage mining in the vicinity by
treating the silver-lead ores of the Ce,-
rillos district at liberal rates.
The officers of the Industrial Placer
Company, which operates on the Tuerto
| about three miles below Golden, arrived
ut Cerrlllos Thursday evening, with w.
A. Swart, the we'll known expert from
Denver, and will commence operations
Immediately with their new machinery.
The company has two artesian wells
pnow flowing, which are over 700 feet
deep and supply an ample amount Of
water, and expect to extract the gold
from their cement beds without much
difficulty.
The turquoise, from M. O'Neil's Blue
Bell mine is attracting much attention,
on account of its "baby blue" color and
excellent quality. Mr.. O'Neil expects to
recommence regular work on the claim
next week.
| Edward +. Bennett, the veteran miner
who has lived for nearly twenty years at
Bonanza. is now doing the assessment
work for 1900 on the Consul turquoise
claim. 1t is pity more people do not
do their assessments early in the year
instead of leaving them to the last min
ute in December.