Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-15
AROUND WHITEOAKS
Colonel George W. Prichard Tells Of
the Manifold Resources of the
White Oaks Country.
GOLD, COAL, IRON, MARBLE
Seven Rich Gold Mines in Baxter Mountain
at White 0aks-A Fine Sulphur De-
posit Only Recently Discovered
A Railroad Coming.

Col. George w. Prichard, we'll known
as a member of the New Mexico bar
and who for years has devoted much of
his time and money in exploiting the
industrial interests of the territory. is
in the capital from his home at White
Oaks. He talked entertainingly this
morning of the White Oake country
Lincoln and Otero counties. Never be-
fore were so many good gold mines in
operation about White Oake as now.
The Old Abe mine IS yielding hand
somely at a depth of 1000 feet. This
shaft is the deepest in New Mexico. and
enjoys the probable distinction of being
the deepest dry mining shaft in the
world.
The Lady Godiva mine, owned by the
Harrisons Of st. Louis, is yielding bet
ter ore than ever before. The South
Homestake has fallen into good hands
Scranton, Pa, parties. The Boston Boy
is new and promising property with a
large body of gold ore at 100 feet deep.
This is on the opposite side of Baxter
Is supposed to be on the same vein. 1t
is owned by New York parties. Three
other reputable properties will soon be
in operation, the North Homestake, Lit
tie Mack and Rip Van Wrinkle. Thus
we have right at White Oaks, you
might say" added Colonel Prichard,
''seven of the biggest gold mines in the
southwest with new prospects opening
up throughout very widely extended
territory.
1.-THE Jicarilla Placer Mining COM
pany, which last spring transferred
some 5000 acres Of placer ground to the
American Placer company, backed by
Cleveland, O., capital is much pleased
with the progress the new company is
making The hydraulic machinery,
weighing 1870 tons, is now on the way
from Chicago. several carloads of
which have arrived at Carrizozo sta
ton; also -four miles of pipe. Numer-
Gus wells are being drilled over the
property, some of them $500 feet deep,
upon which heavy pumping machinery
is to be placed. The placer ground has
been thoroughly tested and yields an
average Of 30 cents per cubic yard. The
gravel deposit Is to 80 feet deep, un-
derlying the entire 5000 acres. The i'm
provements the American company is
putting in are very substantial and up
to-date, and will cost at least 100000.
"A vast coal field. as vet untouched,
crops out two miles east Of White Oaks
and extends many miles north and east.
Beyond this still lie great deposits of
high quality of iron. Here at the very
door of White Oaks we have we'll de-
fined, a large gold belt, along side of it
great coal deposit, and then vast
iron deposit. Is it any wonder that the
Rock Island railroad is reaching out
for such an industrial locality? The
survey of the road is through the iron
and coal region. Through the White
Oaks valley the grade is found to be "
per cent. The line as surveyed runs
within three miles Of the Jicarilla plac-
ers, and four miles from the marble de-
posits--the finest marble in the world,
black, white, gray and mottled existing
in lodges rs to 300 feet wide. Not far
distant also has been lately discovered
a very high grade of sulphur, which is
a shipping proposition today.
"There Is a healthy immigration to
our section" added Colonel Prichard.
"A spirit of enterprise abides with the
people of all classes. The live stock in
dustry is flourshing, capital in search
of investment was never so plentiful.
In a word, times are good and the reo-
pie are contented and at work"