Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-08
MINES AT GOLDEN
One Which Has Paid Its Way and
Returned Handsome Profits to
Its Owners.
GOLD STANDARDS RECORD
There Are Many Other Rich Claims Owned
By Santa Feans and Eastern People
and Some Will Soon Be Worked
systematically.

Special Cor New Mexican.
Golden, N NJ, February THE Gold
Standard mine, situate two and a half
miles southeast Of this town, is the
pride of the camp. 1t is the property of
Postmaster Robert NJ. Carley and Pab-
10 Aranda' N~s discovered September
12, 1896, and has been a producer from
grass roots down. Mr.. Carley exhibits
mint receipts for $4,000 In gold taken
out Of this property, and much has been
carried off in the shape OF nuggets by
visitors, miners and mine spectators of
the fakir stripe. In March, 1897, lis tons
of this ore was run through a Hunt
ington mill and yielded s2,280. In July
of that year retort of this gold was
sold to the Moffat bank at Denver for
81, ,73o, bringing s19,75 per ounce which
shows the high-grade quality Of the
gold. The white quartz Is beautifully
shot through and through with great
chunks Of the yellow metal. Mr.. Car
ley sports a watch chain valued at $3.50
made from this bespangled quartz, and
Mr.. Amanda wears a huge watch chain
of the same material. At one place In
the mine there Is an opening 10 feet
wide 40 feet long and 40 feet deep, and
every pound of the ore taken therefrom
yielded gold at the rate of from $40 to
$4,000 per ton. Miners at work in the
claim say they often pick up nuggets
from the floor worth from 81 to $12.
Many Of these sell at the rate Of $40
per ounce, because of their fantastic
shapes and their association with pure
white quartz crystals, which makes
them popular for stick-pins and other
ornaments. .-
DEVELOPMENT WORK.
The Standard has been we'll opened,
and makes a magnificent showing of
rich ore. There is shaft 1856 feet in
depth; 175 feet of drift on the 20-foot
level; $50 feet on the 60-foot level; and
200 feet on the 10O-foot level. Good mill
ing ore Is exposed in all these openings.
The vein is fissure, with an so degree
dip to the east. The inclosing formation
is cyanide granite, but the walls have
never yet been encountered. The rich
pay is found In quartz veins from one
fourth Of an inch to 2 inches in thick
ness, ramifying the whole mass, and the
great body of rock also carries values
of from Sc to So per ton. Final certificate
Of patent for the property will soon be
| received, all the preliminaries having
been completed without adverse or con-
test, and deed is now in escrow In fa-
vor of Colorado Springs parties, who
have made a tender of $4,000 for the
mine. When this sale is completed ex-
tensive works will be put up for treat
ing the ore.
OTHER RICH CLAIMS.
Grouped about the Gold Standard are
a host Of other claims in which much
the same class of ore has been found.
Among these is the Gold Coin, also
owned by Carley and Amanda, and the
Mckinley the property of Francis L.
Hall, Of Boston; Gustave Adriano, of st.
Joe, Mo-, and William Lof1nk, OF Marys-
vile, Kan. The latter Is now at St. Joe
consulting with his associates, and
writes that he will return shortly, pre-
pared to put up a plant and work the
| Mckinley for all 1t is worth. On the
claim free gold has been found In veins
20 feet apart.
H. B. Cartwright, Of Santa Fe, Is the
fortunate owner OF the Golden Chair
lode, adjoining the Gold Standard,
| which also shows up we'll, and near by
is Ell Providencia, splendid property
owned by District Clerk A. M. Bergere,
Eduardo r. Otero, Of Santa Fe. and 9TH
ers.