Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-04-07
THE CHLORIDE DISTRICT.
Wealth Being Turned Out from the
Great tennessee Nine,
OTHER MINERAL PROPERTIES.
Special Correspondents.

from the deep underground dcpths of
lie shafts and tunnels Tor more thaa
two years. 10 Increasing ia working
force of miners and helpers throughout
every department OF its vast hum
and whlrs of labor. Mf "A. ~. lots
ford, who succeeded n. a. Lay Aa man
ager Of the mine eeriy last Dogember.
Is proving aimaeit 70 be an abla aud
eihCient auperinteadent OF mining
work. and although hla nrst Efforts
were attended with some heaitancy,
mainly On account " the now business.
u is nov apparent that this obstacle
ia thoroughly overcome AID he has
made himself familiar in the muitiiud-
in0us branches ef the mlne ana W0rK.
The concentrates now going away from
tho mill al The sate of three carloads a
week. arc OF "a superior high grade
quality, and The additions " tho exist
lng large force Of employees 10 70 la.
crease tho output OF ore aud shipments
OF concentrates " four, ave Or ala
carloads within the next few weeks.
The late acquiremeut VI new and adj
ditional supply for the miu has
made a. possible that there wln bs no
more stOppasCa lOt want of water for
sometime 10 come. " ever. az any tins
ia the future, tor tho development of
this requisite element la conducting
the mill ls constantly going on in the
adjacent mountains ana canyons and
VIII be- kept ~ until enough Is had to
forestall All such dangers.
There is some niEn Of life obaervant
about the Mollle Gibson mine Of lato
-. .HHs a.
starting up Of that valuable property.
Mr.F. Nellis, one Of the principal own
ers of The mise. is seen more about
home ana tho mine OF late than usual.
and n. j. Grant. the foreman. also
seems 10 be on the alert like something
Was going to happen and that he was
waiting fOr the summons. The MOlho
Gibson PROMISES much 70 become one
among the big producing mines Of the
district. it being close and contiBu0uHiy
located by the Tennessee. Schyikill,
Eikhart, DiataiT, Bryan, Bullion, Beck.
Payroll. Mammoth Madras and others,
but has never been worked BY the new
Owners since purchasing Il, about one
year ago. Immediately after the pur-
chase. however. the company had
shipped In and erected new steam
hoisting plant, aud work 20 the number
of three or four days was engaged In
az the bottom OF the s0-foot shaft, more,
Il would seem TO test the new maohin-
cry than aught else. Dun Ing this short
period OF work under new auspices the
work consisted OF sinking right
through the aiH feet OF lcad-aiiver ore.
the latter In soft, mOasy form, In places
making beautiful aud richly y-hued tufts
and iieeces Indeed, as the correspond
ent OF The Citizen pencils these lines.
there lg lying In a fiye-pound lard can
ia on tho table By his hand as finc a
specimen OF this rich silver aud lead
ore as he ever beheld. II was a pres
ent by Mr.. Grant. who was thoro AZ
che time in question experimenting the
operation of the Hsino and steam hoist.
Many "a IA specimens were given away.
some OF which now ad0rn a place Ia
many palace home across the waters.
II. J. Carter, Of Butte Mont. IL
another one OF the company composing
those that own this very excellent
mine. and Is expected az any time
from some ore or more OF his mining
enterprises 20 give this part Of his
work deserved attention.
a 2OO-foOt wide vein % minsral IL
something not met up with very often
Ia the every day walk Of a miners life,
nut there IL a case of the kind known
to exist right here In half mile %
where these lines are being penned 70
The Citizen IN the business center OF
smart and bustling Chloride There IL
no stir or noise emanaiing from the
heavy strokes of hammers about the
two claims that have this giant ledge
passing through them. Tor they are un-
worked and unmarked save by what
has been done 10 fuinli the require
ments OF the iaW TO hold them intact
from relocation by others They are
next below and south OF the Payroll
mine. now one OF the many biz ship
ping mines of the camp. and almost
touches the Mollie Gibson, which has
Jus, been written about
Only d few hundred yards across
the latte Flat valley and Tennessee
wash, is the Distaff. with its net work
OF rich minerals and veins ana arter-
les OF oreH. Why this great ledge IL
noi big shipping mine. and giving IN
ldustry and employment 90 many men.
~ because the owners have not tho
means % 20 into a good and HyBtcmat-
o. course OF develogmer7. otherwise q
would BE- listed On M newspapers and
noised abroad a. are the other big
mines ~ M0have county A. the ledge
would doubtless Imply % the mind of
The reader. one OF the ciainra Be- called
The Mammoth and the other one the
Madras. named FOR the home town o.
pne of the owners in British india.
The two owners have their hands fuii
OF other mining interests and matters.
consequently this fne ana large ledge
OF minerals stands idie from year 70
year awaiting only for the annual as
aessmenta when Il again reoeiyea lie
500 stipend ana rclApaoa again into
silence. There aFr = number OF ptrAtaa
of pay ore ia tbs blanket sheet OF min
leIail4ed quartz and porphyry. enough
Tor ghe man or men of money 10 follow
tho seams 10 the great mother lode
somewhere farther down and turn out
Tho glltioring masH 90 the light of day.
Thomas Thornton has been prospect
ling and opening W number OF claims
that be owns Individually, and others
that he o. interested in. and upon AZ
lpaai three 0f the locations he has
atrataa % very rich silver ore with per-
centagsa ~ gold ana copper. His pros
poets lack depth and more development
yet but when these are obtained In
ldicati0nn are iattering for him 10 fall
into morc than one body % good ore.
work l. lacking in many prospects In
this camp and district. Nnen ~ the
proper amount Of sinking 0r tunnelinS
Into the hlEh mountaina many a vaiu-
able mine could ba brought before the
public and their richness made % re-
loiCu mankind.
Mining matters al Mineral Park are
normally GONZALES elnE. 4 shipment %
rich ore made b. Thomas MoNeeiy ~
IcDutly ANA a neW ani righ discovery
fbv Iahu Tlsdahrnau A nf,nat tha aarae