Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-01-19
GRANT COUNTY MINES.
Santa Rita, Pinos Altos and Central
D riots in Good Condition.
1t COOKS PEAK MINES.

The lowing interesting mining
news Grant county districts are
taken 0 The Silver City Irdspend-
out
SANTA l,rrA.
a mi g deal Of considerable mag-
nitude " uousumated last week, when
Col j. : smith, represers siug New
York Cl pitalists, secured a bond and
lease 0n the well known Wild Cas-
group owned by Charles L. Ashton
and William Roach. This group com-
prises seven claims, as follows wild
Cat Rod Onion, fraction, May, Premo,
Lydia aud Frontier, Of these The
Wild Cat is The most extensively de.
velopod. over 10000 hAving been eKs
pended by ~ owners la openiRg Il up.
10 main shaft 10 down 70 depth OF 90
feet aud great deal oi h.gh grade
copper ore has been taken from lL In
addition 10 over 500 tons Of low grade
material now lying upon the dumps
The option calls for stOd. 900. Col. smith
also agree 10 spend s. 900 in develop
mont work within tho next four months.
The owners were offered handsome
cash price for the properties, bat re-
fused u, proicring 70 take chances On
The showing made BY more extensive
Development
PtE0s ALTOS.
Ths Dimmick Brothers are pushing
work upon their new ave stamp mill,
which they expect ~ have completed
and ready Tor operation within the next
thirty days. twill have q capacity OF
about ten tons daily aud will be espscl.
ally adapted for handling the output
OF their silver Cell group uf mines. A.
soon a. the mill Is completed a force of
men viii DC put 70 work In the mines
aud the properties will bo worked con
unuously A number Of finds have
been made In the mines since the Dim.
mick Brothers have again 4. -umed con-
troll, and the properties are show ing up
in even better shape than ever before.
The Silver Coll group 10 high grade
silver proposition, one u the bsst lea
the southwest
CENTRAL.
X. Niles, the manager of the Fort
bayard smelling a Refining company,
IL expected 70 return during the present
week from his eastern trip, aud there
~ every assurance that very shortly
after his arrival operations will De re-
aumed upon the properties owned by
this company, Including the mill, eli OF
which has been idle for a couple Of
months past. The operations of tho
Fort Bayard smelling & Refining oou-
pany are among the most exgs nsivo la
the county, and the resumption Of work
will not only furnish employment 10 a
large number Of mor but will very
materially assist the mineral develop
ment Of this Immediate section. Since
the remodeliug Of the concentrating
mill, the capacity OF that plant has
been Increased 10 seventy-hve tons per
day. The ore Ia a concentrating prOpo-
sitlon, carrying much gold, and the
values have invAriable Increased with
depth lis company has expended a
large sum OF money IA the development
OF its mines and the erection of tho
mill ana other buildings aud has one Of
the best and most complete mining
plants In the entire southwest.
Henry Woods IL working q small
force On bis lead claims near Central.
and has about nifty tons OF good grade
ore ready for shipment. The ore runs
well In lead aud carries some silver.
George w. Sanders, who is working
the Lord Nelson, has made q trial ship-
ment 70 the concentrating plant " the
Empire MinOs company la Hanover
gulch FOR tho purpose Of ascertaihiuR
the best method 70 treat his ores, which
carry great deal OF Einc. As soon as
this 10 ascertSinod, hr. Sanders viii
proceed with the Development Of tho
property.
COOKS PEAK.
The Kansas city smelling a Rean.
lng company Nhich suspended opera
lions upon Otheill and Desdemona aud
other mines Ia t,Is camp about month
slnoo, has leased all Oi its properties ~
Mr. McDurInOtt, who is Lhe lAther-lu-
law OF John Mitchell, tho turner sup-
erintendent for the company. Mr.
McDeFmott Il preparing 70 work she
same upon an extensive scale with a
force OF MY men, q considerable pro-
portion Of which have already been
employed.
The Fuller Brothers who arc work.
ing the summit group Of minsa, owned
by the Ieei A Poe Mining company,
under bOud and lease, are making
good progress upon their DEVELOPMENT
work The tunnel has already been
driven distance u about 400 feet and
tho operations thus far demonstrates
that the properties are proving ali shas
we're claimed for them sad mnro.