Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-01
BIG RAILROAD SCHEME.
Line Sixty Miles Long TO Be Construct
ed From Springer to the Old
Badly Miniru Section.

w. n. StinChCOmb. formerly on the
editorial stan of the Times. have dem
onstrated the possibilities for those
who are not afraid to take off their
coats and work. coupling with their
labors intelligence and integrity. A
mining enterprise of magntudinous
/ proportions. "A railroad to haul its pro-
/ duct and all the vast investment of
/ capital necessary thereto Is what they
/ have either accomplished in fact or
/ have all plans perfected for More
/ over, these plans include the money in
hank to accomplish all that has not
been completed.
\ dozen years ago there was no bet
ter known business man in Denver
than Tom Sewcll as he was Familiarity
called The Brunswick hotel was pop
ujar because of the standing of its pro
r:ictor and good reputation that he
was always careful to merit for his
house He was associated with Colo
rel Taylor and enjoyed a good patron.
age. hut he grew tired of the slow
growth of the hotel business in Den.
yer and disposed of ;he hotel starting
ont prospecting in northern New Mex
lCo.
In his WCandorings to search for one
OF natures hidden storehousos of
wealth he explored the RED river sec
ton His ldhors were rewarded by the
discovery OF what he believed 20 he
rich vein and he located claims upon
the prospects that We're revealed 10y
surface work. Believing that 1t was a
property OF great possibilities he wrote
and told his friend StinChcomh. Of his
good fortune. After leaving Denver
Mr. StinChcomb had entered upon the
lahors of auditor for New York rail
road Fired by the enthusiasm OF MIR
' Sewoll and impressed with the integ.
rity and sincerity of the prospector he
b came to examine the property.
II is sixty miles from Springer to
( Elizabethtown. where the mines are
2 located much of the way through a
[ rugged country. But AIR. Sunchcomb
was convinced of the correctness of his
; friends deductions as to tne value and
D promise of the property. After the long
e journey by rail he travelled the dis
. tance overland and made thorough
+ examination of the prospects, taking
I samples in all the workings sufficient
I for thorough test. He was convinced
G il was big thing from the day he first
9 saw the surface workings. Assays
G proved the correctness of his conclu-
e sions Then he resigned his salaried
4 position and started out TO organize .
( company with capital adequate to han
: die it,
p Ohio men invested upon his repre-
g sensations and development work soon
b demonstrated that the faith placed in
the property was well founded Ad
joining claims were secured until the
company owned a group comprising
r thirty, consolidated in the Old Badly
group and the style of tde corporation
$ is The old Badly Mining 4 Milling
: company" Tom Sewell was bought
7 ont entirely and was employed as gen
/ eral manager. position which he has
- held ever since and has shown the
T. wisdom Of the selection by developing
# one of the richest mines of the south
g west.
S \ few weeks ago a strike of very
S rich ore was reported in this mine
$ characterized by those familiar witt
Z its Importance as the biggest st'ik,
s made in New Mexico in recent years
In the McGinty claim of the group was
$ opened up a body of high-grade ore, 81
a marvelously rich as to astonish ever
Z Manager Sewell. AS all of the claims
D. are located on the same vein this
strike insuros the expectations of th'
most sanguine members of the com
pany.
T. For years the detrimcnt to advance
ment of the section around Old Bald!
10 has been the lack of transportation
10 facilities. This obstacle VIII be re
ID moved so far as the Old Badly com
n pany Is concerned for the director!
ID have decided to build railroad from
s. Springer TO the mines. failahethtow
n being its terminus. At Springer con
H. ncctiOn Will he made with the SAINTS
Is Fe. 1t may cost one million or TIVE
m million dollars To construct the roa'
IN and equip It with rolling stock, Tn
ne capital has been subscribed by tn
Ohio men Interested In the compan
and hy Chicago capitalists. Fun inves
tigation and intimate knowledge O
~ the country decided the men of iinanc
a that no better investment offered il
Is the country. This has been shown b.
| the advent of Mr.. Rolling, the ma
re- whose genius was the master mind Il
20 directing the work of the great CHI
cago Dredging company. Recently h
evolved method of using dredges /
"A. sl.sfh t.,ka
~ and will direct the method of opera
~ ing number of the dredges 10 be bui
IS especially Tor the work, which has a
~. ready been begun.
no w A. stinchcomh, who has been tn
Ne moving spirit of all this enterpris,
ainrr 1nm SeMnll first intrnStod [