White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-07-19
THE WONDERS
OF WHITE OAKS.
Extensive and Handsome Mineral
Display Coming.
What a Prominent Mining Man Thinks Of White
Oaks and Its Resources.

VI SOHlllleICe, I'll dSOj eh.
DEAR SIR:-To write up thor
oughly the resources of White
Oaks would take me month, but
l will give the people of Ell Paso
an idea of what is up in the
mountains at the doors of Ell Paso,
waiting for development.
The Old Abe mine has a 20
stamp mill pounding away day
and night on fine grade of ore;
also a finely equipped cyanide
plant. | will not say anything
about what is in the Old Abe, but
will let the people of El Paso wait
and see what will be put in the
Chamber of Commerce building.
1t will make their eyes bulge. l
went down 1900 feet and found
every level, even the 1900, as dry
as Ell Paso. will only say that
the Old Abe exhibit will be simply
immense. Mr.. Hewitt, president
of the Old Abe Co., told me that
if he could possibly come down
with the exhibit he would do so.
In this letter I can only give
you a general outline of what
have seen. The mining part will
come later in pamphlet form,
when the ore, ETC., are all listed
in the Chamber of Commerce.
The manager of the Home Stake
told me that as soon as he could
get permission of its owners, he
would also make a gold display
and it too will be an "eye-opener'
from what l hear in the camp.
They have now over 200 tons OF
fine ore on the dump, and are only
doing developing work at present,
and not STOPPING any ore at all
There are now about 100 miners
working in the camp.
l want to say to all who have
not visited White Oaks, come III
and know these whole-souled peo
pie. They are alive to what The
Chamber of Commerce can do fol
them, and they want to buy every
pound of goods they can use, il
Ell Paso if they can do so in jus
tice to themselves.
Mr.. Taliaferro, of White Oaks
is developing some fine property
in the Gallinas, forty-five miles
northeast of White Oaks. The
Spence Brothers also have some
fine property. They have a con
centrator on their mine, putting
four to five tons into one, and are
only shipping the concentrate
which are rich in copper and lead
and some silver. The ore from
Mr.. Taliaferro's mine is fine, /;
solid mass of copper and lead, thu
finest fluxing ore | have seen il
years, and much sought after b,
the smelters. Gallinas distric
will find fine exhibit, which will
come down with the White Oaks
The district has a bright future
and | would say to mining men
watch the Gallinas district. Yol
can always get good teams or sad
die from Mr.. Paul Mayer, who i
one of White Oaks, thorough-go
ing business men, to whom W
are under obligations for his kind
ness while at White Oaks.
l want to say to the member
of the Chamber of Commerce
don't get inpatient; these larg
exhibits cannot be gotten out in ;
day. Large blocks of coal, SAM
stone, marble, ETC., take time t.
get out and put in shape, an,
have transported to the railroad
and it costs money to do this work
The people are not going to d
this by halves, but are getting II
a large exhibit as their exhibit i
Ell Paso means much to them i
the future prosperity and develop
ment of these industries. Whe,
the country north of El Paso
developed, it will be an enormou
producer of mineral.
DR.. Nichols of Tularsa, former
ly of Ell Paso, has charge of hust'
ing up the exhibit from the dis
trict of Tularosa, and the eas
slope of the San Andres. and will
| know, make creditable one.
The weather is pleasant, an
the days bright and cool
Yours respectfully.
9 M DAVIS