Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-02-24
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ID och rpau comp'sy N:ias nueh
10 AlbtQasiQas.

10 Alotq ieIqas.
An organization was completed At the
flee og ths Nea MEXICO Mining kx.
hange on Thursday which has for ~ Oh
sct an undertaking OF Rfe tteF maRni
ude tbAn almost any other corporation
"A the teTFitoiy--ihe running Of q tunnel
nl0 the qeTy heart Of the Cechlti mining
district. Corporation papers we're fled
sith Secretary Wallace ~ Santa W on
February I, aud At the meeting on Thurs
iay the following officers we're eleoted /
Presldknt, Thomas ]. Curfan, vice pfeei' /
tent and treasurer, Joseph .. bsldfid..
secretary, George ", 5tubbe; general /
aud superintendent, william |
Jerks; attorneys, Harvey b. Ferguson |
aud samuel b ailiett. TIE nfsi i've gen |
.lemen named are also directors. The
OF the company IL tl.OoO,
900, divided into 10000 shares rs . par
value VI $40 each, The direotots have
donated $500 shares 70 the treasury
which will De preferred.
The tunnel proposition has advantages
jver almost ali undertaking. OF ike
naiure. inasmuen ~ u penetEates The
mountain on the great mother vein OF
the district, The naog.ng VA OF which
tt will tOllOs ia eatlFe length, whereas
with bat few excsp tions tunnels Ia other
sections OF the west have been run 70
sFOsscut the veins and seek ore which
might exist In the heart OF q mountain.
aesldea the ground owned BY the com
pany. which they will open and wcTk
through this tunnel, the depth OF IL
would gain NJ 3 polat under the tamou'
Washington mine-about 1000 feet--
would mean much not only 10 the own
srs Of sac property, but 10 all mines 10
Gated on tbs high ground Of tbs camp,
all OF which would he7o the advantage
Of handling their ore easily and oheApiJ
through sh6 tunnel ~ compared 10 .
moist OF 200 70 2.O0l feet Pfactieal1,
very mine Ia the immediate neighbor'
,Ood OF Bland eOuld-aud eventually
sOnld-be worked through this tunnel,
especially In their deep workings. Tun-
aels have proved themselves highly prot
~hle In many portions OF Colorado,
Montana. Utah and other mining states.
,nd one driven into thu heart OF the Co
ehltl, where the ore bodies are almost
neaauTelesa and the values good, would
10 one OF tbs ~ advertisements for her
mineral resources that can be- conceived
The officers OF the company are oil
Eell known residents Of AlbnQnnFQne
and thelr integrity cannot be ones
nOned.
Tire president, ThOa. i, Carran, hs.
uads his home In Nsw Mexico since
1870. having resided In Santa fe until
ISgs. when he took up his residence 10
Albuquerque. In August Of last year h.
ana Nh. SIubba associated themselves 10
yether Ia a mining bureau Of inf0fmA'
lion and brokerage bnsllees. In c0nnec
lion with which they are publishing .
mining journal, the Record" There
are few men In the west with larger
,rGuaintauee aud circle OF ffiends) thai
M. CuTran, aud 81 head OF the Tunnel
company, bis energy aud busting quali
Ties will bear fruit
Joseph q BAldrldse, the vice PRECEDENT
md treasurer, Is Que OF AlbnquefQue''
seystonps. en- mayor Of che glty n d one
| I her successful To liners men, having
/ ueen a lumber ml ahAnt hero f0T man,
years; a mAn whose Judgment IN business
matters can never be- questioned aud VII,
would not lend himself N anything moi
legitimate MF. BaldTidge IA also a al
rectOg III tbs Bank OF Commerce
The secretary, George " Stubs. tirs
cast his fortunes beneath OR sunny skie'
/ Ia 1894, coming here from Colorado
KyeF since hia arrival he has been iamil
lagiEing himself with the mineral posi-
blligles Of the territory and each succeed
ing day has Increased bis faith In bel
| glorious future.
W. jerks, general manager and super
/ intendent, Is and has been for mani
Years, a member OF the A. l. n. r.. anC
acted a. superintendent foF more thar
twenty YEAR,, who has made his home 10
AlbnqneFaue since 1921. but came :,
New Mexico In 1885 ~ superintendent
FOR the New Mexico d Illinois Mining 4
Milling Co, Afte, wards merged into the
/ San Miguel Copper Co, In which eapa
elty be remained until 1859, when h
took lease upon the mine and smelling
works. From 1899 he spent consider
/ sble time milling gold ores ia HilisbOFo
/ Sierra county, New Mexico, aud Gar
Bernardlno eOunty, CalifOFals, until 1895
when he took charge Of the Washington
mine al Bland, n. H., re superintendent
since which time be has associated him
self closely with thu C0ehIp dlstrie'
making q study Of tie mineral veins snC
depOalss, upon which he has written sew
erai papags showing his familiarity will
the district geol0gieAllF and eo0nOms
/ cally. he has In bis professional eapR
city at several times visited sud beaI
employed In other districts ana counties
thus gaining much general knowledge
Hon Harvey 3, Ferguson, attOFne,
Tor the company. and one OF lls DIRECTORS
needs 20 introduction 10 the people, al
his reputation " national Mr.. Fefgas
son Ia an on delegate ~ congress, and Il
recognized a. one OF the brightest lega
/ lights Ia she eonntFy, being associated
With 3. B. Gillest, and having q lev
practice that requires sill hia attention
/ lie IL One II The owners OF the historic
/ Old Abe mice az White Oaks, one OF tn
deepest DRY mines In the world.
ii Il the intention u tho company Il
begin active work Just ~ soon ~ pfelim
lnaTy arrangements can be perfected
/ Three shifts q DAY will be put 10 work al
afst with hand mashlna drills, will
/ which 1--we feet IA expected 10 be- made
After depth Of $40 or 900 feet IL reached
power will BE- put ia. aud thereafter ten
Feet Ia estimated ~ the daily advance q
DO made.
RYeFy Indication. from tests made on
the ore from the oOmpany's property, Il
pended the product from the tunnel will
put il on self supporting basis. ~ th'
main vein 10 BE- worked will probably
average lity feet IN width, besides mum.
eFous apprs, one OF which Il not only
wide but exceedingly rich. Ths tannel
enters the mountain 81 point on ihl
Albenarle road Ia Cola sanyOn, and ~
everything taken from II win BE- ore Oh,
company expects 10 put In q mill for IN
treatment IN q very short time,
A. the gentlemen are oil residents Of
Albuquerque aud thelr prosperity viii
add 10 the prosperity 0t the city, TKl
Citizen unhesltatlngly tendera them II
sinGjFe wishes for unbOundod suecoss.
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