Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-08-05
THE BROMIDE
MINING DISTRICT
A Review Of the Mining Operations
of That Section Of Rio
Arriba County.
CAPITAL is TAKING HOLD
Machinery is Being Installed on Various
Properties and Extensive Development
Work Will Create Second Cripple
Greek Near Tres Piedras.

Tres Piedras, August ., 1901.
The Headstone district was destined
to change it's name to the Bromide dis
trict and it is very probable that the
present Bromide will be changed to
Cripple Greek, No. 2, in the near future.
Such are the indications in the camp
at present. When the district was first
named "Headstone" only class of
men other than the prospectors-such
as sheep and cattle men, tie getters,
saw mill proprietors and farmers in
habited this valuable section of New
Mexico.
The Bromide mining camp is situ-
ated in Rio Arriba county, running in
a northwesterly direction from Tres
Piedras and extending about thirty-five
miles in length, The mineral belt is
known to be at least fifteen miles in
width. The mineral indications are the
best have seen for years, even Grip
pie Creek could not boast in it's unde-
veloped days of such prospects as can
be shown in the undeveloped Bromide.
Although this district has been known
to contain valuable mineral, viz: gold,
copper, asbestos, silver, uranium, ETC.,
for many years, earnest developments
had not taken place until last May, on
account of the land grant draping it's
cloud over the Bromide. But now,
the obstruction has been removed and
capitalists can confidently invest their
money, with a certainty of a good in
vestment, securing firstly q good title;
and secondly splendid prospect. AT
present the Bromide cannot boast of
extensive developments, but it has been
prospected to a very large extent AL
most to it's boundaries every available
surface indication has been located and
iprospectors are diligently at work do
ing their assessments.
THE WHALE.
Several big companies have started
in this summer to work in earnest. One
is the Belle Royal Copper Mining and
Milling company, managed by A. Roy
al. :Tr which will hegin TO ship II f1fSfi
grade ore to the smelter in q few days
1t has reached a depth of 100 feet on
the Whale, and has large body of ore
in sight. The property has been
worked with a whim up to the present
and it is understood that the owners
are now negotiating for suitable pump
ing, hoisting and other machinery to
insure the profitable working of the
Whale.
THE STRAWBERRY.
The Strawberry company, which is
about one and a half miles east of the
Whale has made considerable progress.
Tt has sixty horse power boiler; a
forty horse power hoist and has sunk
about 100 feet, using Ingersoll air COM
pressor drills with a double shift of
men. 1t is taking out fine pay ore
which can be seen in it's ore bin. Tt is
the best equipped company In the
camp. 1t has it's store, blacksmith shop,
offices, bunk houses, cook house and
dining rooms, in fact, every convent
ence for the running of modern min
ing camp. It's manager will tell you
that he is not Mr. Cole, but plain
"Dick Cole.'
THE GOLD PAN.
Adjoining the Strawberry, another
company is operating, which has struck
it rich. 1t is the Gold Pan company. 1t
started work only a month ago on a
vein of free milling ore about 30 feet
in width, averaging SIS per ton. To use
1o nf nf thn Tr,iy1nrc
working in the shaft: "She is peach,
isn't she? 1 took several samples of
this ore and panned 1t for my own sat-
isfaction, and it shows fine tail of
gold over four inches long in the pan.
The company has sunk shaft on this
vein As feet in depth and when the fifty
foot level is reached the intention is to
crosscut the vein in order to deter
mine the width of the vein at that level.
This company contemplates putting in
an extensive milling plant, which
doubtlessly will be the first one in camp.
The company owns a group of claims.
all on sugar quartz lead.
THE PONTIAC.
On the west and south side of the
Strawberry, the Pontiac company, man.
aged by F. Waite, has group of claims.
w. A. Bell is doing the principal work
on the group by contract. He is tun-
neling into the side of Coyote mountain
for about 300 feet, where the company
expects to strike a large body of ore.
Since my visit to the property, I un-
derstand from Mr.. Bell that he has
struck the vein he is after, but he could
not give me the value of the assays as
they We're not complete yet.
THE LAS .TUSAS COMPANY.
About mile west of the Tusas Peaks
at the head of Spring creek, in the heart
of the Bromide mineral belt, is located
a group of claims owned by the Las
Tusas Mining and Milling company of
Michigan, with energetic Lon L. Trout
in charge. Although the company
started practical operations only about
three weeks ago, it has made rapid
progress during that time. 1t has built
a road to the mine nearly mile in
length and it has erected three sub
stantial buildings-a cook house and
dining room, 40 by 16 feet; a bunk
house, "a by IS feet; and quarters for
the manager and an Office, "a by 16 feet.
Its mining operations have been con-
fined principally to the Independence
claim. The old abandoned shaft is 40
feet deep, but not large enough for
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