Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23
Valuable Mineral Producing Section Being Opened Up At The
Very Doors Of The City, Development in Progress
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR The INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL
Observations uniformed and uuded Sseer Who Took His opcc With
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same district to treat the same class oi
ores by similar processes. TO The
Optic man who has long hoped and
waited for d consummation like this
Il was most cheering sound when
Engineer Connell blew his whistle and
the wheels began to turn, the crusher
Jared the hills with It's strokes. the
rolls ratified and banged. the great
vat reyolved with its load and the first
mill to turn the rocks OF the country
Into wealth was seen in operation
A by.product Of the reduction of
the sandstone is a beautiful white
crystal sand from which glass could be
made and which Is also of value for
sanding railroad rails from the loco.
motives. Incidentally Il is Just what
the poultry man needs for his fIocks,
and It is believed that It will make adj
mirahle walks In lawns and parks l
would like to see II tested In the
Plaza where cement or brick are In
hibited by the tree roots near the SUR
face Mr. Elliott will donate all that
might be wanted by the guardians OF
the plaza for this purpose.
Boots and saddles was sounded
nv Charley and we galloped away g
hes esn. Msg~ss Cooper ~. Piar.
A half mile from the Tecolote Cop,
per a Mercantile Cos mill Is located
the large building OF the San Miguel
company all ready TO receive Its ma
chinery which is now on the road
from Denver and will be quickly In,
stalled when received.
We halted first at the boarding
house where J. M. Allan, manager for
the company and his son, II. Il. Allan,
have lived during construction work.
Here r. J. Buck and family, wife ana
two interesting little children, were
just moving in preparing to settle
down as Mr.. Buck will be In charge
Of operation when the mill gets to
work.
The mill Is built against high and
precipitous, rocky hillside its base on
d broad, level bench extending to the
banks Of the Tec0lote which here
makes a bend to the south The buila.
ing was after plans Of r J Buck It's
construction superintended by Mr.. AZ
Ian and 1t IL Of the most thorough
character. Foundations are on the sol
Id rock, heavy ax.sqnared tlmbers are
framed together In the most approved
manner to withstand strain, jar AMI
great weights. The machinery will
set upon bases cut in the rock OF the
hillside. The building consists OF en-
gine room. 23x2S feet. crushing room,
22x22 IT., teaching room, 1892 It. and
precipitating room, 2Sx3G y. Theaa
are ranged one above the other ex.
tending III height 70 forty-two feet
Scale and track and ore bins are locat.
ed On the hill top whore the ore viii
be received from wagons, tracked 70
the crushing room on q tramway anu
thence will be carried by gravity TO
the end Of the processes thus requir'
ing the least labor In handling, The
mil will have capacity OF 100 tons
of ore per day II will produce blue
stone or blue vitriolby electrical pre-
cipitation and contracts for It's entire
output have already been offered. II
will operate on It's own ore and also
on that from neighboring mines among
which are the BakerQulnly and But.
ler's. These we were unable TO visit
for lack Of time, but We were inform
cd that they will be able to produce
unlimited quantities Of the low grade
rock which the economical process Of
the San Miguel Co.'S min can sue.
ccssfully work up.
In passing by wish 70 cay that this
part Of the Tccolote valley Is full Of IN.
terest aside from its prospective
wealth producing capacity The cliffs
which line The river bed were once
homes Of The cliff dwellcrs as Is evil
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