Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-22
CERRlLL0S SHELTER.
Now Ready and Running Day and
Night on Good Ore.
OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS.

Special Correspondence sf
Cerrillos, N. NJ, May 21.-The smell
ter was blown in last week and Is now
running day and night on first class
ore, with good prospects of no shut
down in the near future. r. b. Thorn
as, manager of the enterprise, recently
returned from the east, where, ii is un-
derstood, he went to arrange for rail,
road rate on ore and bullion, and the
indications are that he was successful
At any late he seems to be satisfied
with the situation and ore is coming in
from southern New Mexico and Ari-
zona points in such quantities as to
warrant the belief that the smelter is
now ON paying basis satisfactory to
its stockholders and that 1t will be the
means of materially increasing the
business of this vicinity. Last week
several of the eastern stockholders
were here, spending several days, and
that they were pleased with the out
look is evidenced by the fact that they
made rather heavy individual invest
ments in mining property in the Ger
rillos district, north of town, while
here. Thomas Brown. of Franklin, Pa,
| is expected here within few days.
Mr. Brown Is president of the company
and will probably remain long enough
to see that everything is going on to
his satisfaction.
Within the past week Boston parties
have taken a bond on the Cash Entry
property and are looking for other suit
able mines TO tie up. II seems that the
mixture of zinc with the lead, which
condition prevails in the Cerrillos dis
trict below water level, does not scare
1 ,f..... al 10. 10.
they claiming they can treat that class
of ore, in fact that is the kind they are
| looking for. II this is true we may
expect a more rapid development in
these properties than ever before, even
surprising the ever talked OF boom
of 1882.
Ed. Andrews has associated himself
with a mining man from Joplin. Mo-,
and they are building hand jigs to treat
| the ore from some of his properties
north of CerrillOs. II is claimed that
| by this process the ore can be concen-
trated very rapidly cleanly separating
| the lead and zinc and saving both prod
ucts If this method should prove a
! success, which will be known within a
| few days, it will have the effect of
| starting work on many of the claims
! held by prospectors. The jigs will cost
only a trifiing sum to construct and
| the concentrates will find a ready mar
llet at any smelter at top figures, so
that any man who has a claim showing
lead, as they all do. can begin work on
his own hook and make better than
wages while developing his property
Next to the success of the smelter the
success of the hand jgs is the most
important experiment that has been
tried in this vicinity in many years
II is important from the fact that il
it is a success. it will open up hun
dreds Of abandoned holes in the
ground every one of which will he
operated in a small way. and Cerrillos
has learned the dear lesson that a
great many small operators beat a Zig
corporation with a company store all
hollow, as far as making business for
the merchants. blacksmiths and other
mechanics is concerned.
Taking ii all in all the future OF this
district loks brighter in mining and
I general business way than at any time
within tie last ten years. We all hope
these expectations may be full real
] lied.