Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-25
THE PHILADELPHIA
WILL RESUME
The Damage Caused by the Fire
Last Week Was Not as Large
as First Reported.
MODOC ALSO TO BE WORKED
Mining News of Interest from Several Ooun-
ties-Prosperity and Progress at Kelly
and Magdalena-M Mines in South
Santa Fe County. ...
GRANT COUNTY.

GRANT COUNTY.
The Free Gold and Emerald mine,
near Hematite has been leased, and
work to develop the mine will begin at
once.
The damage by fire at the PhiladeI-
phia mine at Hanover was not as great
as had been reported at first 1t is es-
timated that between $500 and 5000 will
cover the loss, as the injury to the small
engines is relatively small, although
total loss, as no insurance is carried. AS
soon as the necessary repairs are made
and some further work which has been
long contemplated is carried out, oper-
ations will be resumed on the Philadel-
phia and also on the Modoc The shut
down may be continued to New Years,
but not longer than that date.
SOCORRO COUNTY.
The prospects for Kelly are bright.
The Graphic has tapped ore bodies in
new ground, and will soon be ready for
a long run.
Work in the Cavern at Magdalena
goes forward with great satisfaction.
Manager James Stephenson says the
new machinery will soon be placed.
Russell, Starr & Fultons new strike
on the Enterprise at Kelly is turning
out far better than they dared to hope.
1t is said the Enterprise ore is a
straight bullion proposition. If so, Kelly
has future of great prosperity.
SIERRA COUNTY.
Some new discoveries in the Black
Range are attracting good many
TAOS COUNTY.
More men have been put to work in
the Red River copper mine by Supt
George B. Paxton.
SANTA FE COUNTY.
Work in the Old Rusty, near Golden
in Pigeon guch, is being rapidly
pushed.
Professor B. F. Giltner is pushing the
work of the Maceo mine near Golden
night and day.
supplying the camp of Golden with a
sufficient supply of water.
High Brown, Of Golden, has located
in the camp with his family, and will
begin work on his claim very soon.
The Gold King. near Golden. is being
developed by 1OO-foot tunnel. Mr.. Van
Horn expects to cut the vein. which is
40 feet wide. carrying assays from 81 to
$40 per ton.
COCHITI DISTRICT
The Bland mill will be put in opera
ton upon the return of Supt Duncan
McViche from Utah.
Thomas Abbot is doing the assess
ment work on the Adam claim in Cola
canon. This claim has already yielded
some very rich specimens.
Two new ore cars and several tons of
rails have arrived and have been de-
Iivered to the Golden Cochiti Tunnel
Company. in Cola canon, where work
IS being pushed day and night. A large
gasoline engine has been purchased by
the company, which will run the power
drills.
COLFAX COUNTY.
The Elizabethtown district is show
ing the greatest activity in lode mining
at the present time known in its his
tory; heretofore the interest was all in
the placers, which have produced over
two millions in gold. Now it has turned
to the source of this production, and
good systematic work is now going on
all over the hills, with tunnels and
shafts, where in the past gouging and
surface scratching was the work car
ried on to supply the crude arasta with
free milling ore. Deep tunnels and
shafts are taking the place Of those old
methods, and an up-to-date mining era
is now on.
On the Denver, Supt. Mike Walsh, of
the Ohio company, is working large
force of men. They have the shaft down
to the 150- foot level. where they have
crosscut the ore body which is over 20
feet wide, and assays better than $40
across the breast. IT is the intention to
develop all winter and place large mill
on the property in the spring.