Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-08
GOLD NEAR SAN NrA Re
The Mineral Wealth In the Santa Fe
Mountains Is Beginning to At
tract Attention.
SANTA PE COUNTY
The Smelter At Oerrillos suspends Opera
tions for Few Days-Ths Montezuma
District Only Few Miles From
Santa Fe,

| Santa Fe.
| A number Of Santa Fe people were
up Santa Fe canon Sunday and took
a look at the claim staked off by o. F.
Perry, half mile south of his ranch
The quartz ledge in which the free gold
Is found Is 20 inches wide. Another
quartz ledge with mineral that looks
very promising is north of Mr.. Perry's
Of surface rock from this ledge are now
being made. Another quartz ledge, Sc
feet wide. further east has been staked
off by Santa Fe people. o. r. Perry
commenced work on his clai4ss. Mon
day. Several men are to be put tstwork
| this week on the other claims
MONTEZUMA DISTRICT.
The Monument Rock region, nine
| miles up the canon from Santa Fe has
been christened the Montezuma mining
district, in honor of the first claim To-
| Gated there some years ago by Mat
Breeden, recently sold for SIC, 900 to the
Great Republic Mining Company, of
| which Hon. F. A. Manzanares, OF Las
Vegas is president. This company has
| seven claims located along the ore
bearing ledge for distance of 5000 feet.
| At one point the mineralized quartz
vein has been crosscut 80 feet, and the
ore therefrom averages $12 in gold per
ton. Assays from the first location, the
MODtaZ hava haap r,,ola ne Iofo
running as high as ounces in gold, and
the vein, some IL feet in width, is said
to show an average value of SIS per
ton. Five men have been at work in
the tunnel near Monument Rock for the
past three weeks, opening the claim SO
that tramway track can be put in.
Manager o. B. Steen went up the canon
yesterday to inspect the work. Ad-
ditional men will be put on next week.
Mr.. Steen said he thought there was
now no longer any question but that a
prosperous and profitable mining camp
would be opened up here within ten
miles of Santa Fe during the next year.
EDISON PLANT STARTED.
The Edison dry placer experimental
plant at Dolores, seven miles south of
Cerrillos. commenced operations on Sat
urday last. The machinery moves off in
perfect order. Operations are conduct
ed with great secrecy. only the wizards
confidential agents being allowed in the
main operating department. Mr.. Edison
is expected out from New York about
the 18th to personally inspect the work.
ings of the machine.
MINE NOTES.
In the Iron Age claim near Cerrillos
a good body of ore has been encounter
ed at II feet Development work is be-
ing pushed on this claim by o. B. Steen
and others.
Ed Bennett, for twenty years a stager
in the Cerrillos district, was in from
Bonanza yesterday, exhibiting a fine lot
Of specimens from his numerous silver
lead and turquois claims. He is in
search of capital to go into develop
ment work.
The Boston expert who came out ten
days ago to look through o. F. Perry's
Ora Qua group Of gold mines near San
Pedro, has returned to Boston highly
pleased with his inspection. A big sale
Is about to be closed on these properties.
A sleepy night engineer Is said to
have caused another hitch at the Ger
rillos smelter. and the plant Is Idle for
a day or two. BY Thursday. however.
the plant will resume operations, this
time for a continuous run Of many
months.
D. c. Allard. formerly of Cleveland,
O., has located promising group of
claims in the foothills northeast OF San
ia Fe. some three miles out. He Is dill
gently engaged in prosecuting assess
ment work thereon. and says he Is fully
satisfied with the assay returns from
the ore.
F. H. Mitchell has the contract for
opening the Hondo mine. owned by o.
B. Steen and others, near Cerrillos.
Last Friday he made strike at depth
Of rs feet, which exposes 3 feet Of ore
| assaying 81 in gold, SO ounces in silver
and % per cent lead. About forty tons
are on the dump, and will be sent to the
Cerrillos smelter this week.
NJ O'Nelll, the well-known mine own
er. is up to-day from near Cerrillos.
| where he is operating several good
properties. silver-lead and turquois His
Blue Bell turquois mine has ranked as
one of the worlds most notable pro-
ducers for three years past. and is be-
coming more valuable with every foot
of development work. Mr.. O'Neill has
| been highly successful Of late in nego-
| tiating the sale Of several Of his inter-
ests in silver-lead properties in the Vi
cinity of Cerrillos.