Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-14
GIVEN THIRD PLACE
The New Mexico Mineral Exhibit
Scored a Great Triumph at
Paris.
HAS THE FINEST COPPER ORE
The Timber for the Ooncentrator of the
New Mexico Lead Company Has Ar
rived-A Gold Discovery in
Sierra Comfy.

New Mexico has scored again against
the world The territory sent mag
nificent exhibit of its mineral resources
to the Paris exposition and now the
| word comes that it was awarded third
place among the mineral exhibits of the
world. 1t was also awarded the first
place for copper, the finest specimen
coming from the Dundee mine in Grant
county.
The exhibit was in charge of Pro-
fessor j. G. Carrera, of Las Cruces, who
accompanied the exhibit to Paris.
Prof. Carrera was appointed by
Governor Otero to arrange the exhibit
and gave much time and attention to
the matter. He visited every part of
the territory from the border of Colo
| RADIO to the Texas line and from Texas
on the east to Arizona on the west.
Specimens were obtained from every
district and mine of worth.
Prof. Carrera says that the result will
be the attraction of millions of foreign
capital to New Mexico the resources of
which are thus placed prominently be-
fore many to whom its very name had
hitherto been unknown Already a
number of French and German experts
representing large combinations of
capital are engaged in making further
inquiries as to New Mexico and its re-
sources with a view to investment.
Prof. Carrera will return to Europe to
meet and consult with them sometime
during October.
SIERRA COUNTY.
HartshOrn, Longlaw and Hullinger
have moved to Rock Cliff for the purpose
of retimbering the old workings of the
Readjuster mine.
Messrs. Hullinger and Hartshorn are
doing assessment work on the Read
juster mine, at Fairview, and will be
through early this week.
A. S. Warren and w. w. Williams
have recently discovered gold ore on the
John Cross, next to the Black Diamond,
near the foot of Animas Peak.
The Terry Bros. are now at work on
their claim in the vicinity of the Silver
Monument. Their property promises to
be one of the best on Chloride creek.
Work is still going on at the Hoosier
Boy, near Hilsboro. The 100 foot level
is just entering the ore shute which was
worked nearer the surface, and there Is
about four feet of milling ore in the
breast. The bottom of the shaft shows
fine streak of the high grade telluride
ore, which appears to gain, In width
steadily as depth is att .lnei.
DONA ANA COUNTY.
A. R. Steele is pushing work in May
berry canon with number of miners.
A small force is at work on the Ex-
celsior in the Organs getting things in
shape for work on larger scale soon.
Last week carload of heavy timber
for the concentrator that the New Mex
leo Lead company will erect on their
property in the San Andreas mountains
arrived at Las Cruces. This was the
first of consignment of six cars ordered
by the company. A carload of macnin-
cry has also been shipped from Joplin,
Mo-, and force of workmen is en- route
to build the plant. There is also some
talk of the company putting up a smell
ter at Las Cruces.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Experts are said to have been looking
over the coal fields at Captain recently
in the interests of the Pecos Valley 4
Northeastern Railway company.