Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-29
STREAMS TO Be DREDGED,
Beds of Tributaries to The Colorado
River to be Worked Scientifically.
CAPITAL.

A great mining enterprise has been
started which will test the accuracy
of reports hat have for many years
been current in mining circles, says
the Ell Paso Times. 1t is claimed that
no richer placer diggings can be found
in the southwest than the beds of the
streams that flow into the Colorado
river. Many of these streams come
from rich mining districts and have
for centuries been sweeping down the
gold from the mountain sides. 1t is
now proposed to conduct a gold dredg-
ing enterprise on a gigantic scale. f.
+. Stanford, who is interested with
several California capitalists in the
enterprise vas in the city yesterday
on his way east. where he has gone
to arrange for the necessary machin-
cry. 1t is understood that a capital
of several hundred thousand dollars
will be required to carry out the under
taking.
The plan" remarked Mr.. STAINS
ford, "of turning the course of the
streams has proved too expensive and
the results have been far from salts
factory. Often after thousands of dol
lars have been spent no pay gravel
has been struck. BY the dredging
SyottlH tulS lOSo VIII nOt NC ShDtilthC
ed, for when we can not find the color
at one place we simply have to move
the machinery to another"
Miners Association.
Miners owning or knowing of a large
body of feldspar should forward full
particulars to the secretary of the as
sociation at once, accompanied with
samples.
Mr.. A. s. Greig, the enterprising
assistant general manager of the El
Paso-Rock Island route, is the first
to send in strong words of approval
and encouragement to the association
for the good work being done, and is
a straw showing how the wind blows
The management OF this new route
out of FL Paso are not overlooking
any opportunity to show their appre
citation of push and enterprise tina
helps to advertise and develop tn,
country.
Mr.. Juan A. Croel, one of Chihua
hua's most prominent citizens, writes
81 certainly realize the importance
of your association and the building
of same to a high standard. and i
is my desire to give you my coopera
ton, and will do so by giving it
good send of every ume the oppor
tunity presents itself, with such mel
as may be interested in mining"
Arthur Keetch, former secretary
and now with the legal department OF
the Ell Paso-Rock Island route, writes
Il shall be glad to be of any assist
ance possible to the association at AM
time in the future, and note with mucf
pleasure the progress o. are making
| am confident that due tc the energy
and enthusiasm of its present officer!
1t will become one of the largest insti
~tutions of its kind in the country"
The following new members are re
corded for the week: w. A. Il. Davis
1905 Loan, Title and Trust Co, Phila
delphia, Pa; Chas. Williams. Jr., Syl
mar, Md; j. T. Pomeroy, Falvy & Da
Wis, Peter Murray, Ell Paso; Walter j
Chattenton. 315 Quimby avenue, Cleve
land, Ohio; Albert Matthias. Eel Paso
Brown & Jernigen, Ed Hawley, Lords
burg, n. NJ; Pat +. Garrett. II. G
Grove. C. b. Mitchell. C. ]. Schmidt
El Paso; Edw. w. Dave, NJ. Siguere2
Felipe Seijas, Juarez.