Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-26
The MINING CENTER
Santa Fe Is the Natural Center Of
Mining Operations In New
Mexico,
MINERAL ALL AROUND IT
The Golden 0ochiti Within Easy Reach
Coll, Silver, Copper, Lead, Goal, Iron,
Mica, Turquois Found Within 90
Miles of Santa Fe.

Mica, Turquois Pound Within 90
Miles of Santa Fe.
The New Mexican has the satisfaction
of exclusively publishing the first maj
showing the numerous mining district.
naturally tributary to Santa Fe, N. M.
ever placed before the public. 1t wa:
drawn and engraved expressly for USE
in these columns, and will be found &C.
curate. complete and instructive. It IL
deserving of careful study on the part
Of every one interested in the future
growth and prosperity of the Capital
city and the localities Immediately en-
vironing 1t. Especial attention is
called to it in detail.
MANY FACILITIES.
1t will be observed in the first place
that Santa Fe is the only city in this
region that enjoys the advantages in
evitably accruing from location on two
competing railroad lines, the great San
ia Fe system affording 1t direct rail
communication with the east, west and
south, and the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad connecting 1t directly with
northern New Mexico and Colorado and
all points in the east, west and south.
and thus in one important respect at
least its transportation facilities are
sIInorfnr RI fhOoo nf ouvy 0fhop o{fr, IN
New Mexico OF Arizona. Right here It
be noted that 1t is located on two
rival express lines reaching all parts Of
the country; offers a choice between
two competing telegraph lines with all
quarters of the globe, and Is soon to be
brought into close communication with
all the principal cities and towns of
Bernalillo, San Miguel, Mora, Colfax,
and Rio Arriba counties by means
of projected telephone lines. 1t is also
with all the tributary min
ing districts by an excellent system Of
roads.
THE CoCHITI.
About thirty-five miles almost due
west Of Santa Fe as the bird flies, in the
yet not lofty mountains on the
other side of the swift -fiowing Rio
Grande, is located the famous Cochiti
district, the great and enduring
value Of whose mammoth gold and sill
yer bearing quartz lodges has been
beyond a peradventure.
The mineral belt Of this district Is about
six by seven miles In extent, and Is lit
orally ribbed with parallel veins of
varying in width from S to so
feet, that all carry values in the pre-
cious metals. Several of these large
lodges have already been extensively
developed, and practically all Of the ore
at present being taken out yields hand
some profits at the cynide mills on the
ground. The surface showing of ore is
truly wonderful, and as development
work proceeds mining men become
more and more convinced that 1t is des-
lined to prove q second Cripple Creek.
This district is reached direct from
Santa Fe in six hours by means of a
vell-equipped daily stage line or by pri-
1ate conveyance. The road Is good. The
immense u Of the district invite
IN early extension Of the Denver & Rio
1rande railroad from Santa Fe to
Bland.
CERR1LLos DISTRICT.
1t will be observed that the Cerrillos
district Is located in Santa Fe
nearly south Of this city. and Is
'eached by railroad, as well as by good
wagon roads. 1t is quite extensive. and
varied in its mineral re-
sources. 1t embraces the famous tur-
luois mines Of Tiffany and others at
rurquesa, about eighteen miles south Of
his city; the promising gold. silver.
cad and zinc mines around Cerrillos,
bout twelve miles further south, and
he immense anthracite and bituminous
,oal measures at Madrid, a mile or so
south and west.
OLD PLACER DISTRICT.
Then come the rich and extensive au-
ferrous placer deposits and mountains
# gold-bearing quartz in place In the
Did Placer mining district. which en-
braces Dolores and the $1,000 acres Of
'ichly mineralized land known as the
)rtix mine grant. These lodges and
placer deposits have been worked for
everal hundred years. and have yielded
everal million dollars In gold. The Or
IL mine grant has been sold to a pow
'rful syndicate. headed by Thomas A.
Edison, and the world-renowned In
'entor expects soon to demonstrate the
PRACTICAL utility Of what he regards as
he browning invention Of his life by
escuing the gold from the sand, grav-
i, cement and quartz Of this grant by
means of an electrical process Of his
'wn. and without the aid Of water. The
construction Of his experimental plant
, now well under way. After thorough
y testing the appliance the success Of
which IL not doubted, reduction works |