Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-24
READY TO TAKE ORE
Within Ten Days the Smelter at
Cerrillos Will Accept All Ore
Brought to It,
OWNERS MEAN BUSINESS
They Will Enlarge the Smelter Capacity
Whenever the Ore Brought to 1t Neces-
states the Move-News Notes
from Oerrillos
Special Cor. New Mexican.

special COT, NeW MeAlCdH
Cerrillos. N. M, January 23.-The
deeper one dives into the subject the |
more apparent Is it that Cerrillos and
all south Santa Fe county have won a
grand prize from fortunes wheel
through the sale of the smelter plant |
here to the Messrs. Thomas, Russell and
others The Magdalena Mining and
Smelling Company is the euphonious
name of the institution which these gen.
tlemen represent. 1t is close corpo-
ration, a sort of a family affair of
finance, having for it's primary object
the treatment here at Cerrillos, where
all the conditions are so favorable as re-
CARDS the fuel and the fluxes, of the
mines at Magdalena. Down in that dis
trict, abutting the famous Graphic
property, this company is the fortunate
possessor of a group of four silver-lead
mines. One of them is the Hardscrab
BILE, out of which miner named Nelson,
as lessee, several years ago realized a
profit of 900 in a few months time;
another is the North Graphic, so called
from the fact that it adjoins it's great
namesake on the north. All Of these
claims have been sufficiently developed
to demonstrate that they are equally as
valuable as Mrs Gustave Billings Kel-
ly mine, which enjoys an extraordinary
record as a producer Of high"g grade
smelling ore. For a year or more past
the Messrs. Thomas have been steadily
and quietly developing their Magdalena
mines, and now that they have real
producers they have bought this plant
at Cerrillos and propose to bring their
ore here over the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe for treatment. 1t is their in
tention to mix their own ores with those
supplied by the mines of south Santa Fe
county, which are not so free smelling
in character and thus establish COM
munity of industrial development at
both MagdalenIa and Cerrillos. Assured
ly the miners and citizens generally OF
Santa Fe county will now show their
appreciation of such fortunate condi-'
tions by bucking down to the work of
extracting ore from their respective
mining claims. Mr.. Thomas states to
the New Mexican that the company will
be ready to receive ores at the plant in
| the course of the next ten days. He re-
CARDS the Cerrillos district as rich In
smelling ores, and says the company
stands ready and eager to double, treble
or quadruple the present capacity Of the
plant just as soon as the supply Of raw
material will Justify it.
The charter for the Magdalena Min
ing and Smelling Company is now be-
ing drawn and will be placed on official
record at the capital in a few days.
General Manager r. B. Thomas is also
busily engaged just now in selecting his
assistants, and they will be AL men, for
in this matter he recognizes that mis-
takes are easily made, and in designat-
ing his staff he has wisely consulted
with Mr.. Austin, the well-known and
successful smelter man, formerly OF So
zorro, now of Ell Paso. From the latter
city Mr. Austin will send a man to fill
the all-important post here of metal
lurgist, and Mr.. Russell, of Magdalena,
who has had long experience, is to be
the superintendent and ore buyer at the
Cerrillos works.
The New Mexican will keep it's read
ers posted from time to time as to the
progress making toward the starting OF
the plant, the company having agreed
to give public notice through these col
umns as to when the smelter will be
ready to receive ores from the miners o.
Santa Fe county.
WILL USE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
In conversation with several citizens
, to-day the smelter folk said that they
intended lighting the plant with cleo
, tricity. If proper arrangements cannot
, be made with the Cochitl- Madrid peo
Pile the smelter company will put In {
dynamo with sufficient capacity fo
, lighting not only it's own works, bu
, also the town of Cerrillos.
Z THE POsTAIASTERSHIP
' There is mo sort Of contest here owe
thu, postmastership. Mr.. Mitchells res
). igrlation in behalf Of Judge A. L. Ken
dali meets with almost universal ap
e proval. The judge is a valuable citizen
who never tires working for the ad
vancement of the Little Pittsburg.
NEWSY NOTES
John Krick, formerly of Santa Fe
t owns several of the neatest dwellings II
town. If other citizens Of Cerrillo
would emulate his example ard us
more paint, it would greatly enhanc
the appearance Of the town.