Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-11-08
MINES IN
NEW MEXICO
Onyx Is to Be Exported from South
ern Grant County to German
Markets.
ACTIVITY In The COCHITI
Several Carloads of Machinery for the New
Cochiti Mill Have Arrived on
the Smelter at Algodones Other
Mine Notes.
GRANT COUNTY.

A little while ago, Lew. Gilbert, pres
ident Of the Caballero Onyx Mining Co.,
forwarded to. Germany at the sugges-
ton of Hon. Frank H. Mason, United
States consul, a sample of the valuable
and extensive deposits of onyx that the
mines of this company produce. 1t is
we'll known fact that the commercial
onyx mined by this company is noted
for its splendid beauty and durability.
and is pronounced by all experts to be
the finest ever seen. A sample about
inches square was forwarded, duly ar
rived and was submitted for inspection
to onyx workers there, who pronounced
the output exceedingly fine and further
gave an order for a shipment of several
tons, In the rough, thus emphasizing
their appreciation of its great value
COCHITI MINING.
Work on the new smelter at Algodo-
mes began this week, and will be rapid
ly pushed. Within thirty days the com
pany will have 300 men at work.
R. G, Balcomb, the od-time Algodo-
ern men, looking over number of val
liable properties with view to pur-
chase. The parties have found some
thing to their liking, and tie news of an
important deal may be expected within
a few days. Business in Bland is better
than it has been for long time, and
the number of miners is being daily in
creased.
j. A. Rice, who has been holding the
position as surveyor for the Cochiti Gold
Mining company at Albemarle. has as
sumed the uperintendency of the Lone
Star mine for the Naval, Gold Mining
in Bland. E. I. Washburn
in charge of the Star for the past six
months, has resigned his position and
will leave in short time for his old
home in Grass Valley, Cal.
Treasurer Charles R. Clapp, of the
Jnra-Trias copper company. with head
quarters in Toledo, o., in company with
VIM. jerks, general superintendent, have
gone to Copper City, where they will ex-
anime their copper properties and look
after the development work which is be-
ing carried on. Upon completion of their
work in that country they will visit the
CGchti district Mr. Clapp vii aspect
the workings of the Golden CocLiti tun-
mel in Cola canon in the interests of the
stockholders of the company. He is
well pleased with the prospects of this
country and says that much interest is
in the east in regard to the
mineral industry of New Mexico
Several carloads of machinery for the
milling plant Of the Cochiti Reduction
and improvement company arrived in
Thornton last Saturday, and the work
Of transferring it to the mill site in
Woodbury. has been begun. w. l..
Trmble & company have the contract
for hauling. The machinery was order
ed couple of months ago from the Col
orado Iron Works. but owing to a num-
Der of previous orders the firm was un-
able to fill this order until last week
However the Cochiti Reduction and I'm
provement company have not been idle
any of the time waiting on the machin-
cry, but have had q force of workmen
ron stantly employed clearing the ground
and making arrangements for receiving
the machinery. The services of mill
wrig hit of Denver have been employed
and with his force of skilled mechanics
will arrive in Woodbury. next week,
when the actual work of construction of
the new mill will be started. Already
several thousand feet of lumber from
the lower saw mill of Joseph Routledge
b ave been hauled to Woodbury.. and
from present indications there will be
no occasion for any delays whatever.