Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-04-14
SeenIrl MINING NEWS,


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Like other new mining camps where
every country on the face Of the earth
10 represented by an element Of
Knockers" or more commonly termed
calamity howlers," Bland has not es-
capped the venemous clang of this class,
No steps have been retraced In the
way Of advancement an the past eigh-
teen months, but business is going for
ward in every line. More men are en-
ployed at a reasonable rate Of wages
and more business transactions are re-
each day here than a year ago.
Not a vacant dwelling house In the dis
trict can be found and at the present
time there are no less tina a dozen
houses in course Of construction,
All Is activity for the n who wants
to earn an honest living-but the man
is ever looking for the snap" and
expects a livelihood without physical
exortion. ahould not for an instant turn
his attention 10 this district.
one OF the most important discov.
cries OF ore made for months in the
Chloride district, Arizona, was made
last month, In a cross-cut of 50 feet
made from the bottom Of a 200-foot
shaft in the Pay Roll mine. The extent
OF the ore body Is not yet known, but
those who have seen 1t say 1t is large
and Of fair grade. They also have an
OF water and the water
is almost as good as the ore, 1t
takes the pump pumping away night
and day to keep the water down, 30
that work can be continued.
Last month Arthur Knaebel and
James Sherlock placed location notices
on a new claim in La lara canyon.
The property Ia situated between Pc
rata and Bear canyons and is about
eight miles south Of the big milling
plant in Cola canyon. The gentlemen
this week finished their first years as
sessment on the new mine In the
OF their operation a fine body
of quartz was encountered.
Il. A. Hutchinson. who has been &C.
cupying the position of shift boss in
the past two years. left on Mondays
for Santa Fe where he will trans
act SOM business for a few days dur
ing the week. He will return TO re-
sumo his responsibilities in the reduce
ton works Saturday.
A surface uranium deposit has been
discovered in the northern part OF
Mesa county, Colo. The ore Is chalky
in character, and according to analysis
contains 29 per cent uranium; 1.400
pounds Of the ore was sent to Denver
for which a received s1.25 per pound
for the metal in the ore, or a little
over $500 for the lot.
The old Spanish mine In Nevada
county. Cal. mas the record for cheap
ness OF operation. II il said that ores
carrying values of 65 cents per ton
were profitable worked. The mine has
been shut down for years, the whole
mass Is gradually crumbling and NOV
ing, 80 that further work Is impossible.
The saw mill which the Navajo
Gold Mining company recently pur-
chased, arrived this week and a force
OF men have been employed to place
the mill in position. 1t will be located
in Media Dia canyon where an album
dance OF timber "a be secured.
on Wednesday Joseph Lewis. one OF
the owners of the Enterprise mining
claims In Pine canyon. left for Copper
Hill, a rich mineral district in the
northern part OF the territory.
New cars and rails for the tramway
were hauled to Bland from Thornton
this week..