Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-03-17
C0CHITl DISTRICT.
Topics Of Interest Gathered from
Most Reliable Sources.
EVERYBODY IN THE DISTRICT HAPPY.

group.
Development work has been COM
menced on the T. 8. X.
TIL Victor group and T. s. X. are
under lease and bond to w. J. Cartan.
Fletcher Smith has disposed OF the
Dory Elliott and Ajax. situated in
Media canyon, to W. G. Woodland.
Jacob Tarzelere has transferred a
sulsra sul ug lssIslu uiusslxIs-suo
sun hahn to A. K~ornbulh. Considera-
ton not made public.
The statement comes from unque
tionable authority that the Crown
Point deal was not consummated last
week., as was mentioned in various sec
tions OF the territory.
While making the rounds Saturday
morning we were shown some good
specimens of lead and copper taken
from mines near Socorro by Judge =.
w. Young. who with a party of friends
was down in that district last week.
Thirty men are now employed In the
Lone Star mine and cross-cut tunnel.
Rock has been broken and extracted
for a distance Of over $40 feet In the
working tunnel. Fifty feet Of shaft
has been sunk from the lower level and
will soon connect with the cross-cut
tunnel.
The work OF stretching the electric
wire from Madrid to Albemarle Is be-
ing pushed as rapidly as possible, and
unless delay is caused by a scarcity
Of material the line will be finished
next week. A large part of the new
machinery has been adjusted In the
mill and IL IL expected hat on or be-
fore the 18th OF April the entire plant
viii be In operation by means OF cleo
trio power.
The Northland claim, situated In
Peralta canyon has been transferred
by George Ostrander to a party OF
Cripple Creek capitalists. The rock
now being taken out is said by miner
alogists to be the same as Is worked
at Cripple Creek. Development will
commence at once The discovery
caused quite a little excitement In min
ing circles. Indications point e a great
future for the mine.
The latest OF the big enterprises re-
Gently projected In New Mexico by
eastern capitalists In that OF the Co
chit tunnel. The purpose OF the pro-
j~ectors Is to follow the main vein,
which averages ffty feet in width, into
the ENTER of the mountain, and
through this tunnel work all neighbor-
ing mines. The company expects that
before 10000 has been expended the
tunnel Will pay Its own way. from the
big veins and numerous spurs, some OF
them being very rich. A. II. Gibson
viii go to the eastern cities TO enlist
further interest In the big scheme.
The Bland mill II in the midst OF a
test run. concentration OF the tailings
being the main item under considera-
ton. This run. as well as those recent
ly made by the Navajo Gold Mining
CO., Is for the purpose of determining the
best method to be sued In the treat
ment Of ores In the new mill which will
soon be under course of construction
The company began this test on the
9Th OF the present month and will con-
tinue until the 2ist. after which a
teaching test will be made. The ores
from each level of the Lone Star mine
are mixed and when the tests are com
pleted the company will be able to de-
eide which process OF treatment will
be installed In the new 100-stamp mill
Last Saturday the Cochiti Reduction
and Improvement company purchased
the Iron King mine in Pine canyon
There were several bids made. TIL,
price paid by the above company wa,
$50. ZOO. This mine IL among the frs
producers In the district, and while M
great amount OF development worl
has been executed the values obtained
from numerous assays show remark
able returns. Manager W. c. WynkooI
Of the Cochiti Reduction and Improve
ment company. was in Bland the earl,
part OF this week and let a contrac
to parties to run a 2OO-foot drift In 4
southerly direction from the bottom o
the shaft In the Iron King. The or
thus extracted is being hauled to tn
milling plant at Woodbury., which vii
keep the machinery in constant opera
ton. According to previous announce
ment the company stands ready to pa,
the Cripple Creek schedule foe all Gus
tom ores.
on his claims in Media Dia canyol
oliver Springer a accomplished
considerable amount OF development
work. He in the owner OF three goo
mines, the Elliott. Occidental and Col
den Rule. About 50 feet OF tunnel IA
been driven on the Elliott, and durinI
the last few feet a splendid looking
quartz was encountered. 1t resemble
In color the ore taken from the famou
Lone Star, and In all probability whel
the owner has driven about 100 feet |