Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-20
CROWN POINT GROUP
1t Is One of the Best Properties In
the Prosperous Cochiti
District.
PUZZLE MINE And OTHERS
A Discussion of the Railway Project-Will
1t Pay2-The Labor Market Is Over
crowded-A Poverty Social
At Bland.
Special Cor. New Mexican.

Special Cor. New Mexican.
Bland, N. NJ, March ia visit to the
Crown Point group OF mines to-day re-
Vealed another aggregation of riches
which has helped to make the Cochiti
district famous. The Crown Point has
for it's sisters in the group the Bull OF
the Woods and the Giant, situate in
Pine canon, one mile above Bland. Out
Of the Crown Poinf over $4,000 worth
of values have been taken, and the ore
body reminds one of a rock quarry. The
principal shaft Is down 280 feet, where
the mine is strong and rich, averaging
about $l5 per ton. Pending negotiations
for a sale, the mine Is idle at present,
but Wilson & Lockhart are at work on
the dump asserting 200 tons of ore,
which will be treated at the Star mill
next week. The Giant has been well
opened, and is indeed a giant so far as
exterior appearances go, for the pay
quartz stands up on the mountain sides
for hundreds Of feet. This is an extern
sion Of the Iron KAng, and on 1t the
King ledge is supposed to split one-half
running north through the Queen Of
Spades, owned by w. NJ. Sloane, of San
ia F'e, and thence through the Crown
there are clustered about it scores Of
locations, most of which have been we'll
prospected, and wherever the work has
been intelligently done strong ore
bodies have been exposed. West of the
Crown Point is the Emerald, and ad-
joining it the Banshee, which yield a
high-grade gold ore. The veins on these
two claims are believed to extend north
ward through the Governor and the
New York No. 2, owned by A, Walker
and Maj. Fritz Muller, of Santa Fe.
A NEW STRIKE.
In the Victor Gulch J. Fl. Brown has
been rewarded for his perseverance in
tunneling by striking a thick ledge of
pay quartz, which is supposed to be Ell
ther the main lead of the Albemarle or
an off-shoot of it. The tunnel is in so
feet, and is about the same depth from
the surface cropping Of the ledge. Due
north of this. and lying between the
Brown strike, the Midnight, and the
great Albemarle, is the Puzzle and
Yellow Jacket group of claims, the for
tunate owner of which is the genial
Thomas Benson, of the Hotel Benson.
He has the Puzzle group OF five claims
now under bond to Syracuse IN. Y)
capitalists for $3.50 very reasonable
figure, considering the location OF the
property and the way it shows up under
development.
MORE RAILWAY TALK.
The question, viii it pay?" has been
repeatedly asked here aullng the past
TeW days by those who are SkepIIcal
over the railway situation as reported
answered it thus: The building OF fifty
miles of railroad to connect Band with
Santa Fe and Thornton ought to cost
not to exceed $4,000 per mile, or $780,
700. Equipment and contingent ex-
penses may increase this to $tou,O00. At
present it costs Tor the transportation
of mercantile freight alone in and out
of Bland about $io,OU0 per year. This Is
equal to 10 per cent on the cost of the
road, and the other freight, passenger
and express business, including the
hauling in Of fuel and machinery and
the hauling out of ore and lumber, ought
to make the construction of the road q
safe Is per cent investment from the
very start
AMONG THE PEOPLE.
Everybody has good word to say for
the Little Mollie mine.
Santa Fe parties are figuring on
heavy lime contracts with the teaching
plants here.
Tom Abbott is tunneling on the W. ].
B. claim, and expects to cut the 15-foot
quartz ledge this week.
Considerable work has yet to be done
before the Wynkoop mill will be ready,
to treat ore from the King mine.
Miners and mechanics need not come
here at present in search of employ.
ment, for the, supply is fully equal to
the demand.
Paxton is running tunnel to cut the
vein on his L and L and Mammoth
claims at the head Of Union gulch, and
has 40 feet to go.
John Hart is one Of the best informed
miners In the district. He has recently
located the Summit claim, north Of the
Denver Girl, and has group OF fine
properties on the Victor lead.
No map showing the big veins In the
district and their general trend has yet
been attempted. Chance here for some
level-headed mining engineer for pleas.
ure and profit.
Freighters say the wagon road from
Santa Fe to Bland is much preferable
to haul over to that from Thornton to
Bland, owing to the heavy sandy
stretch of the latter.
Bland has few croakers, too, like
Cerrillos and Golden used to possess.
but they don't cut much figure with q
man who has been over the district and
taken view Of the splendid ore bodies
everywhere in sight.
In honor of st. Patrick and to raise
funds for charity purposes, the Ladies'
Aid Society gave jolly dance and sup
per at Odd Fellows hall. 1T was "a pow
erty social" and the costumes were q
sight to behold. In the cake-walk con-
test J. p. Mabry and Mrs. Jack Creigh-
ton won the honors, and the former and
prizes for their unique costumes. The
officers Of the L. A. 8. are: Mrs. Dexter.
president; Mrs. Carpenter, vice prssi-