Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-03-02
MINING ACTIVE.
The chloriee Distrie, or Arizons Hnjoy-
ing q Boom.
somr EXCITEMENT AMONG MINERS.

Special Correspondence.
Chloride, Ariz.. March 2:-Aining aud
locating Of claims north OF town wi
tinues very energeticsly, and there can
be hardly any doubt bus what tae new
strip OF ground will be turned to good
account. Developments since tne report
made III n OIrlzEN VI wednesday,
have proven that Ine ore bodies aud
s,ratas connect the Dlstsff, Ienneosee,
5chuzikie aud kiknart miu win tns
JunU anu Merrimac mines, ranging Ia
distance from wv W three miles. IVm
Hamilton, VINO made The hrst discovery
la the new Territory, has ore Ia his pros
psct hole that will ruu up into the
hundreds OF dollars Ia gold a silver.
Ga this claim he has already had a nun
Der OF good offers both TO sell and 70
lease, but prefers TO keep II until he can
better what 10 will ultimately De worth.
mr.. Burns, who took u s~ixty-day bond
aud lease option OF another a Vt the
new claims located by Hamilton, Is max
ing preparations " open up his new ac-
QUESTION rs rapidly 10 practicable. Sic
sacks OF ore taken from u hole less than
ten feet deep, sampled SO n sack, silver
tothe ton, the sampiing having been don
by Il. ". Theis. OF This city. un another
claim, an abundance OF good water has
been found at q depth VI less Than ten
feet, which Is now supplying the miners
near IL and more than n hundred Wal-
lspai Indiaus with ali they use. With
the scarcity OF water here, tnis Is re-
garded almost ~ much Of a factor In the
prosperity OF the camp as u good miue
Itself. From indications now at hand,
the new belt Is 70 be very thoroughly and
speedily worked and developed. aud no
doubts exists but what the results will be
other than satisfactory.
since the building boom subsidized, II
has relieved all, or nearly all. the car.
penters OF work, and those that decided
to remain and take pot luck" with the
town have been prospecting aud hunt.
ing and having claims recorded. or
those who have turned miner, Mr.. II. N
Thompson has taken the lead In better.
ing himself other than for oarpentering
for 81 a day. He secured the services Of
an experienced prospector TO go with
him, and, out near the Merrimac river.
staked of two claims and began the as-
ses ment work. Work vas done imme
diately upon the lodges OF both claims.
which we're not hard 10 hnd, and on both
claims fairly good ore has been found,
which has further inspired Mr.. Thomp
son with work. and he hopes to re.ire
from the work bench permanently.
Kellogg Il Johnson. proprietors OF a
popular sporting resort here, have been
having development work done on a
claim they located last fall far up on
Sherum's peak, and II looks now ~ N
their efforts wi be very handsomely re-
wsrded. Lste assays from an eighteen
inch OF vein matter give d little more
than 300 ounces silver 10 the ton and
good percentages In gold and copper.
The locality OF their claim and works Is
Is only accessible q foot or by pack ami
mails, and all their supplies have to be
thus conveyed. Notwithstanding this
obstacle, heesrs. Kellogg Il Johnson are
making better and more extensive prep
arations for work aud will continue TO
do 40 until they ascertain the value OF
the new ind.
Among the many arrivals from Colo
RADIO within the past few weeks and win
ter, the latest are Mr.. and MIS-. Thomas
Marshall, OF Victor. Mr.. Marshall Il an
expert mining timbermsn, and had em
ployment secured before leaving The
bleak and cherries atmosphere OF Bull
Hill and Battle mountain, and has been
at work Ia the deep underground tunnels
and drifts OF the Tennessee mine since
his arrival. Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall are
pleasantly situated and hxed In the 5. W.
Taylor cottage on Elkhsrt avenue, and
Mrs. Marshall stated TO the correspond.
ent Of The CITIZEN to-day that shs could
not express her gratitude Tor the change
from the cold and now OF the wintry
north 70 the warn sunshine and balmy
air OF Chloride. Neither n OF the new
arrivals entertain any idea whatever OF
leaving or wanting to leave Mohaye
county.
There was a representative audience OF
music and gospel loving people at the
new public school building last Sunday
evening at the discourse delivered by
Rev. Mr. Sigler, OF Kingman, and TO oh
serve and listen to the we'll arranged
program OF exercises conducted before
and after the highly editying sermon.
After singing by the general congrega-
ton and the reading OF q passage OF
scripture by the minister. Mrs. Maud
Weelsten rendered a solo, accompanied
by organ music by Mr.. b. Hastings. Mrs.
Weelsten possesses q sweet and we'll
cultivated voice, and ~ 10 was her FIRST
appearance In this capacity before .
Chloride church audience, many were
taken by surprise al tne flcn anu rare
treat. Indeed, II was more like the ap-
paarance OF some celebrated singer that
appeared before them and oiled the large
and we'll seated hail with 80 many charms
OF vocal melody. The rendition OF a
number OF gospel hymns by Miss Kate
Waterman wa also we'll received and
appreciated by the audience, and all told.
the evenings worship was interesting
throughout. At the close OF the services
the minister announced that he could
not hil another appointment here for
four weeks, or, until the fourth sunday
In March, and by that time another pro-
gram OF exercises will have been com
pleted and arranged that will prove AZ
highly entertaining and interesting IA
upon the present occasion, when II Is ex-
pected that Mrs. Weelsten will be- present
and render not only one, but a number
of her charming musical productions
Church work IL growing quite rapidly In
Chloride for the short beginning 1t has
had.
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