Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-06-02
C0cAIrl DISTRICT,
ACoIIection Of Paragraphs from the
Several Canyons.
NEW COMPANY INTERESTED.
the Bland Herald.

ID. q. Smith, who has been acting in
the capacity Of assayer at the Bland
mill. rendered his resignation which
went into effect June I. He will leave
for a more congenlal cline.
One who knows whereof he speaks
predicts that ere six months have roll
ed around p~rospectors In Media Dia
canyon will be shipping ore; and adds
that there is nothing to prevent Bland
from getting his business II by that
time there is a mill here capable of
treating II.
w. j. Cartan accompanied by his ex-
pert, j. c. Coleman, was in the dis
trict a few days this week looking over
some properties. Among the prospects
which were put through a most rigid
examination was the Crown Point, Vic
tor and T. s. X. The report will not
be ready for some time yet.
Rumor has It that some radical
changes which will affect the whole
district are now undergoing a process
of incubation. While these plans when
matured will tend { o enhance n
value Of mining properties generally.
the chang In program viii necessarily
postpone the coming of those rood
times the people OF the Cochiti have
been 50 patiently awaiting for the past
six years.
w. s. sandon. for a long time an em-
ploye In the assay department at the
Bland mill has perfected a process for
successfully treating tufa which threat
ems to revolutionize this branch OF the
mining industry. Owing to some fur
ther experiments in minor details he
IL not yet ready to make the formula
of his discoveries public. This he
promises to do when he tells what he
IL treating the substance for.
There seems to be a revival of faith
in the direction OF Cochiti canyon.
quite a number OF prospectors who vis-
tied that canyon some years ago but
passed IL up on account of gilded re-
ports from other sections. have return
ed and are doing considerable Develop
ment work. A number OF very good
specimens nave been recently sent in
from this quarter among which was
some encouraging copper ore.
The ~prospectors of Peralta could do
no better than accept and act on the
advice of Expert Wright. Get togeth-
er in harmony and thoroughly develop
some one claim. thus demonstrating to
capital that the opportunities for safe
investments are equally as great. ~ not
greater, In the Peralta as anywhere in
the district, Produce a working body
or ore and the long<wished for mill
VIII speedily follow. There is also a
bare possibility hat if something is not
soon accomplished In this direction
their water right may be placed In lit
igation with the chances even OF los
ing " altogether In che end. with the
water tied up Peralta would be a has
oeen' so far as the prospector's inter.
ests are concerned.
"A telegram was received here Nom
day afternoon from Expert carev
wright. representing a syndicate conn
posed OF a number OF prominent mem
oers or the Union League club of New
YORK, stating that his company had de-
cided TO take several of the properties
which Mr.. Wright had inspected dur
ing his two recent visits here. and ask
ing that the necessary papers be for
warded at once to New York for tho
signatures of the proper officials. The
properties selected comprise the sum
mit. Matte a.. vtcksburg. Iron Queen.
Wanderer and Laura 8. They are ALI
located In Pin canyon. This is a great
pound in the right direction for the CO.
emit district and especially Bland. our
people owe to George II. Cross of San
"a Fe' a newspaper man of exceptional
ability a debt of gratitude as n wa.
by his individual exertions that the at
tention OF this company was first d.
rected toward the Coohiti. This an.
nouncement' coming as st does at a
time when we are about to endure one
OF our periodical lapses into a state OF
announcement. win do much toward
Injecting the elixir OF confidence into
our Industrial and commercial arteries
and the rumors which have been rife
all week Will gradually assume a less
hideous aspect. IT'S safe to predict
that matters generally will move along
with a great deal more vim than here
%tofore. as the advent OF this new con-
Germ lessons the opportunities mater
tally for prospect juggling.