Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-26
SIGN OF PROSPERITY
The Flag Floats Over the Oerrillos
Smelter Which Was Never
Operated.
WILL BUY AVAILABLE ORES
The smelter Gan Do for This County What
One Did for Grant Oounty-Long Stag
nant Region Will Now Hum
With Industry.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Cerrilos, n. NJ, Jan. 25.-Prosperity,
the old flag and an iation-for
the bridge-are the subjects upper
most in the minds of the people of this
community these fine days. That pros
perity Is in sig..t was demonstrated by a
happy incident occurring this morning
in which Old cry pie yed significant
part; as for the bridge, that simply has
got to come and in the near future,
too
SIGN OF THE TIMES.
As hitherto announced in these col
umns, r. B. Thomas, the energetic head,
front and moving spirit in the smelter
plant here, arrived this morning from
Magdalena. He repaired at once to the
assay office at the smelter plant and q
few minutes later his rubicnnd face
wore smile of intense satisfaction. And
A. C. Thomas, his worthy son and right
hand bower emerged from the assaying
Office with huge American flag and
proceeded to hoist it to the top of that
new forty-foot staff in front of the office.
1t was a happy stroke, Citizens who had
hoped so long for soMe such sign In
! the heavens gathered in groups, their
| faces beamlng, to comment upon tho
incident and the unusually expressed
opinion was
"THESE MEN MEAN BUSINESS
And so they do, for about this time
General Manager R. b. Thomas corr
daily received New Mexican reporter,
and business talk Of over an hour fol-
lowed. Said he:
"This splendidly equipped smelling
plant has been purchased by the Magda-
lena Mining and Smelling company,
and as vice president and general man.
ager l arrived here this morning for the
purpose of arranging matters so that We
can begin the treatment OF ores at the
earliest possible moment. We shall
have the bins full of ore and the big
wheels in motion inside of 30 days, at
the most. The company is chartered
under the state laws of Michigan.
ITS CAPITAL STOCK Is s15o,ooo.
''As soon as 1 can secure copy Of
the charter / shall visit the territorial
capital and place the same on record
The financial hackers of the enterprise
are far eastern men of high standing In
commercial and Industrial circles.
Thomas Brown, of the Galena OIL Com
pany, Franklin, Pa, is the president
Of the Magdalena Mining & Smelling
company. We are here to attend
strictly to our own business and conduct
1t on the time honored principle Of live
and let live. We seek and shall merit
the good will and
CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE
of Santa Fe county, and our aim shall
be to foster and encourage the indus
trial interests of Cerrllos and vicinity.
We have examined into these resources
somewhat; know something OF the vast
treasure house to be opened in these
adjacent foot hills and mountains en-
circling Cerrillos on every hand, and we
hope to prove, in conjunction with your
sturdy miners, factor in the develop
ment of these riches"
Then Mr. Thomas entered into dis
cussion of the mines, miners and gen.
eral interests of this section which
plainly showed that he was
NO "TENDERFOOT.
He spoke of this mine and that; what
they could probably produce to day and
the capacity for supplying ore sixty or
ninety days hence if properly worked.
In answer to questions he also stated
that the company owns the North Gra-
phic and other mines near Magdalena,
which produce very high grade Of free
smelling ore, and from which shipments
will be made daily to the smoker at Ger
rillos. H. w. Russell is the superin-
tendent at the mines. He Is widely
known as an experienced man in that
district. Contracts have been let for
HAULING THE ORE
one and half miles from the mines to
the A. T. & 8. F. track and loading
same on the cars at seventy.five cents
per ton. The mines are now being
worked day and night In order to have
on hand at least sufficient ore for
thirty days run by the time the smelter
can be started. Asked when the com.
pany will be ready to talk business to
the miners of the Cerrillos region, the
general manager replied:
1--WE are ready to talk business with
them now, and will be glad to meet oil
corners. In fact we rely on their CO.
operation to make this enterprise the
complete success 1t should be and stand
ready to
DOUBLE THE CAPACITY
of the plant just as soon as the business
demands It, We already have in place
sufficient motive power and shafting to
put in another stack.
| "Just as soon as our metallurgist ar
rives here, which will be in about ten
days, we will be prepared to sample all