Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-24
ON THE UPPER PRCOS
A New Trail That Has Been Cut
from Santa Fe Canon to
the Pecos.
AN ABUNDANCE OF SHOWERS
Rain Falls Almost Every Day on the Pecos
River and Forest Reserve-Mining
Operations in the Santa Fe Noun
tains and Nearby.

| Ihe rangers on the Pecos river forest
reserve have opened a trail across the
range from the head of Santa Fe canon
that Is vast improvement over the
OLD Macho hog route, which leaves
the canon at Perrys ranch The new
trail rises from the valley not far below
the falls in the Rio Santa Fe. and
crosses over the divide. forming
junction with the old trail down Ell Ma
emo canon. There are trickling noun
tam streams nearly the whole of the
distance to the Pecos river by this
route; the foliage is dense and luxuri-
ant, the fern patches in some places
oeihg teet tall, and the view of noun
| talns and canons is magnificent. On
| the old El Macho trail it was necessary
| TO cross over into Indian creek to get
out to the Pecos river, but Mr. Mallu-
chet has now opened very good trail
down through the Ell Macho box canon
past his cabin, SO that 1t Is not a diff
cult thing to ride on horseback from
Santa Fe to the Pecos river in four or
five hours.
ABOUT THE MINES.
The mining claims now being opened
in the Santa Fe range are reached by
this trail. The prospectors at work in
tnat region apparently have every rea-
son to feel encouraged to go on with
tnelr development work. The greatest
amount of work has been done by J.
tbp,aa
out the first claim. and has never lost
faith in the ultimate outcome He has
a group of five claims which show a
large body of copper, carrying also
some gold. On the same lead, but one
mile further north, Antonio Dockweiler.
George Baily and J. H. Bullock are
Jointly interested in five claims, which
are now being developed, and a short
distance from them ]. o. Jones is TAX
Ing out and piling on the dump fine
looking lot of ore. f. A. Reynolds has
located an extension Of the Jones claim.
and Mr.. Malluchet has also a location
near by on which he commences work
his week. John Yardman has several
claims In this vicinity, and several
miles to the south, probably not more
than twelve miles from Santa Fe, is
he group of claims that Anton Wind
'or and others are working. Some cx-
remedy good looking ore Is being taken
ut of these claims. Edgar Andrews, of
5onanza, Is prospecting along Indian
reek w. J. Franklin, a well-known
Aansas City mining man, made a trip
through the district on horseback yes
erday, and expresses himself as much
leased with the showing of mineral.
MOUNTAIN SHOWERS.
Since the last days of May 1t has
aimed almost daily on the upper Pc
os. Several of the storms have been
ute severe, though the fishermen and
100 of these are now
-rung along the valley from Pecos-
'wn to Windsors-say that the trout
shing has seldom been disturbed more
ian a day at time. On Friday a
aavy storm fell below Dalton's, and
lie flood partially inundated the field
ops below Pecostown and near San
iguel. Early last week a storm held
rth above the forks, and on the Ham
ton mesa lightning struck herd of
title belonging to Candelario Roibal.
leven head of beef cattle were found
ere Sunday morning lying dead In
inch.