Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-06
THE WEALTH Of
LINCOLN COUNTY
The Spring Months Are BRINGING Renewed
Activity in Mining Camps and on
the Range and the Outlook
for 1908 Is Exception
ally Bright.
DRILLING FOR OIL IN EARNEST AND
DEVELOPING RICH IRON DEPOSITS

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Nogal, March 6.-The north Home
stake mine is showing up some very
rich ore in the new shaft. This mine
has been one OF the best producers in
White Oaks and great things are ex-
pected of the old mine in new hands.
The White Nut Mining and Milling
Company of Nogal, will commence
work on April and continue through
the summer. This company has some
large ore bodies, of a fair grade and
promises to develop into one of the lar
gest mines in the southwest. The mines
are on the south side Of the White
Mountains in Cliff Canyon and are we'll
located as to timber and water.
George w. Harbin of Waterloo, Ia,
has been in the Jicarilla mountains with
party of eastern people. They came in
a private car to examine the Free Cold
Mining Company's mines, also the
Company and were so well pleased with
the showing made that they purchased
all the stock in both companies that
was for sale. These mining companies
were organized by w. A. McIvers
about one year ago and have been In
successful operation and are showing
good results Mr. Harbin is president
of the Rico Company, w. A. McIvers,
vice president, and George e. High is
manager.
C. H. Diem of Paris, France, has en-
gagged Hon. w. A. McIvers to take full
charge of his oil lands and mining op-
erations in New Mexico and Arizona.
Mr.. McIvers will assume his new duties
as soon as the legislature adjourns.
The Jicarilla mining district in Lin
coin county is rapidly coming to the
front and by next fall will have more
machinery in operation than any other
camp in southern New Mexico. The
Rico Company, the Free Gold Company,
the American Placer Company, the
Hawkeye Company and the Jack Noun
tain Company, will all be operating, to
say nothing Of many other owners who
will put in machinery.
The American Gold Mining Company
of Nogal has added 50-stamp mill to
handle the ore from the American and
Helen Rae mines. 1t will also add con-
centrators and cyanide plant to treat
the tailings from the mill.
G. Pray Smith of Boston, Mass, has
secured control of the big teaching plant
at Estey City in Socorro county, and
will operate the same.
George e. Sleigh of Nogal, Is busy
looking after the interests Of the Teco-
lote Cattle Company. He will drill
four deep wells to secure water in the
81, 900 acre pastures on which the COM
pany will place 1000 white faced cows
or in proportion, as water is secured.
The extensive oil fields Of Lincoln
and Socorro counties will be fully tes-
ted by C. H. Diem and Company under
the supervision of w. A. Mc1vers, VINO
located the oil lands for the New Mexi-
co Oil and Development Company,
which is now drilling near Carrizozo
with a standard 5000 foot outfit. Mr..
McIvers will erect two 5000 foot outfits
for C. H. Dien and Company, one IN
socorro county and one in Lincoln
county, and in six months expects TO
bring in producing wells.
The immense bodies of iron and cop
per in the Jack mountain range owned
by McIvers, Frost and Weishan, are
now being developed on a good scale
and when sufficient work has been
done to demonstrate their value to the
Rock Island system, a branch line OF
railroad will be put in to the mines, ana
a large blast furnace is one of the pos
sibilities. These mines are the highest
grade iron mines in the southwest ana
there is ore enough in sight to keep
big blast furnace running for many
years. New Mexico has more undevel-
oped resources than many Of the states