Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-23
TECOLOTE MIN
ING DISTRICT.

denced by their smoke covered over
hanging walls. Mr.. Allan III excayat
Ing for the mill discovered several
Of the ancient metates or grinding
stones and also a pot filled with corn
such as these prehistoric people bur
led With their dead. Arrow heads and
} spear points Of jasper are common.
picked up one at my feet while talk.
Ing Of these things with Mr.. Allan.
Several years ago the ruins 81 an an.
Client pueblo we're yet Visible In the
vicinity Of Tecolote town. The val.
Icy was early settled BY coIonists
from the Rio Pccos which Is Just over
the range some fifteen miles. Goolog.
icai features Of the valley arc also
very Interesting, evidences OF glacial
action being distinguishable. Some
years since bones or 4 mastodon were
dug up near the town OF Tecolotc.
From the hilltop at the mill site a
glorious view Is had Of the winding
bed OF the stream, wide grassy slopes
dotted with fine c~oniferous trees, tho
forest tipped mesas, and the high un-
dulating ridge OF tho main range. In
the amphitheater or the valley rises
lofty Salitre mountain crowned with
green timber and far In tho north.
the nobicst sight OF NIL, is Hermit
peak looming grandly against the sky
Its mighty canyon opened 20 view In
snch a way that the peak seems To
stand alone thus meriting the name
It has upon the government map, vi
Solitaire, From no other point Is tho
aspect Of this splendid mountain more
impressive and II liz worth n visit to
the Tecolote valley TO get this view
alone.
Again we were called TO the saddles
and skirtIng Burro Hill we were soon
Mt the site OF tho Bonanza Copper Co.'s.
mill and mines. We rode out flrst TO
the crest OF the mesa where the One
white sandstone with ifs strcaks OF
copper green Is being blasted from
the face Of the cliff In great masses,
On the way we passed the cabin
where the pioneer In this part of the
copper field. G. N. Pctteys. has spent
many months Of arduous labor In pros
pecting and developing until now his
people are assured Of a mill TO treat
proftably the immense body Of min
eralIzed rock which they control. Mr..
Pctteys and his business associate.
Mrs. Archibald. deserve praise for the
pcrsistency with which they have toll.
ed to bring their properties into a pay.
Ing condition which they doubtless
will have done ~ soon MS their mill
Is Installed. The work Of construc.
lion lis going on steadily under J A.
Blackwell superintendent by Mr.. Pet
teys. Machinery has been bought
and Is now ready for shipment. H.
will probably arrive as soon as the
mill is ready for It's installation. Al
dwelling for Mr. Pctteys and family.
n boarding house and store combined
covering isx5o feet has boon erected
below The mill site. Here Mr.. Pettys
was found putting things In apple.pie
order for the coming of his wife and
children who win henceforth make
their home with him ON the scene OF
operations. Whether OF not wealth
heaps Itself upon them here they
should certainly be healthy and happy
In a spot 50 airy and beautiful Of out
look as that selected for their dwell
ing. II was late afternoon when W.
gallopcd away from the bonanza hill
with u eyes fixed upon the PURPLE
beneath which lies anothor
rich copper district. that OF
San Pablo.
San Pablo Itself Is a scattered III.
lie native town lying along the san
Pablo creek only a little way from The
base Of the main range which must be
here about 1000 feet above the sea.
possibly more, A wagon road goes
the divide q San Jose on the ne
COS.
II was nearly sunset when We ar
at the home of Don pionicio
Martinez. former probate judge u san
county and prospcctiyely al
mine owner. Mr.. Martinez
vas vending hts way YEARLY from me