Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-06-09
THE C0CHlTl DISTRICT
California Correspondent Writes Of
the Features Of the Great Camp,
the POWER HOUSE At MADRID,

Arriving al santa De over The Den
yer a Klo Grande railway. the writer
proceeded westward forty miles TO the
Coch.u mining district. crossing the
rio Grande at the old Cochitl Indian
mission, which was established more
than three centuries ago, the relies Of
whose adobe and cement covered build
ings stand a. a reminder OF historic
days The Coclau minug district lies
az point on the eastern slope Of the
Cochiu range. ten 90 twelve miles weat
OF the river crossing referred 20. The
district covers an area % Jxs miles.
near the heads OF three parallel cane
yons. which drain eastward 90 the
river. known as Pine. Cola ana Pcrnlta
canyons The main wagon road goes
up pluo Co The town of bland. above
which b. the Lone star mine. bcl,sg ms
to the Navajo Gold Mluing company,
and a mile below town ia She mill u
the Bland Milling company AZ The
mouth OF this canyon Is the mill Of the
Coch.u Reduction and Improvement
company. whose mine. the Iron KING,
enduncn with the Lone Star above
Bland. r'hrey miles south 90 Bland, la
Cola canyon. De- tBc Aibamarle milne
ana mill. belonging Go the Cochiu Gold
Mining company, farther 90 the south
BE- Pcralta canyon, iu which are num-
Crous mining locations. ana near the
head OF which 10 the water supply %
the Aibomarlc property. the water be-
INK plpcd by gravity To- milne and min
seven mIcn.
Al the Madrid coal mines. near Cer-
rillua. on the Santa be railroad. 81 the
electric power plant Of the Coch.u Gold
Mining company. i"cl0s,d by "a steel
building with asbestos lining The 600
* W. three phase generator IL driven
by an 800 horse power direct connect
ting Corliss engine. the fuel used being
screenings from the coal yards. Al
this power plant the 800 volts are trans
formed to 20.0OC FOR line transmission
Co the substation az the Aibemarie
mine. thirty miles distant. Here
step down transformers reduce the
voltage back TO $50, which Is The VOLT
aEc used on the motors. The pole line
is OF three No. wires for current
transmission and two No ~ wires Tor
telephone work. The Transmission cir
cult IL transposed every half mile. and
the telephone circuit every Ave poles.
Tho poles are ~ feet long. set 5iA feet
deep. 80 per cent OF the number being
N solid rock.
Al the mill and mine are electric mo-
tors OF various capacities. The beltcd
two-stage air compressor u operated
by q ii5-horsc- power motor. the dou-
bile drum hoist over che mine SHAFT IL
run by a l0O-horse power motor. Civ
ing a rope speed Of 1000 feet per min
ute The MIL Is operated ga two sec
tions. each by a lt0-horse-power mo-
tor, By which each section may operate
Independently OF the other, Two motors
OF wcnty horse power each operate
the Peiantan-Clerici equipment. ana
there are two or three ten horse power
motors Tor various other work
The Albemarle ledge trends north
and south through porphyritlc for
nation and Is 70 feet wide ia some
places. Il IL opened by AN incline shaft
which follows the dip OF the vein 10 500
feet depth. Al each lGO-foo station a
drift from zoo To 600 feet from the shaft |
has been run. the ore bcing taken out
from wall TO wall showing remarkable
width. Ia various places the ledge Ia
divided boy porphyry horses leaving
vein matter OF 10 % 30 feet wide next
TO each main wall. making Il appear
like parallel veins. The ore d a hard, |
whitish quartz, considerably oxidized
containing little sulphurets. carrying |
gold chiefly ana some silver The mine |
is In condition 10 produce large ton
mage OF ore.
over the shaf, IL steel gallows |
frame. erected especially FOR Incline |
work The ore passes through an ore |
bin over grizzlies, separating the fine |
from the coarse. 10 Is conveyed In cars |
TO the crushing floor OF the mill. where |
there are two Crushers, below which |
are four sets OF 26-lnch and four sets /
" 36-ineh rolls through which the |
hard quartz passes the talcosc and |
loose material IL carried direct 20 four |
Huntington mills. The product Of the |
rolls undergoes q thorough process Of |
screening. thence through revolving |
driers. and after passing through the |
rolls H. carried to the leach |
ing tanks, who're che straight cyanide |
h. applied The material from |
the mills be- treated ln eight watts By |
the Pelatan-ClcrIci process In the |
teaching department % the mill are |
twelve l20-ton tanks, six OF 90 tons |
each and eight tanks of 200 tons each. |
making teaching capacity ~ 3.ig0 |
tons. A. equipped az present the mill |
can crush from 5000 10 5000 tons per |
month AZ the point whore This mine |
and mill arc located the canyon rs very
narrow, ana has high and prec.pitous |
sides. leaving no abundance ~ room |
Tor buildings and deposition Of nilings |
The mill is operating bur not az rs
fun capnrity, though % 10 expected 20 |
soon
j. .. Hood. justice OF the peace. !
Crosby, Miss, makes the following