Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-07-30
DISCOVERS
MORE RUINS
Prof. Jones Gathers Va1nable
Specimens for New Mex
leo Exhibit.
Rich Mineral Section in the
Gallinas and Oscufas
Mountains.

Professor Fayette A. Jones of Albu
querque, who is in the city attending
the meeting of the Beard OF Manager
of the louisiana Purchase Exposition
and who Is also representative OF thl
United States Geological Survey ant
attached to the United States mint
was seen at his hotel last evening b,
a representative of the New Mexican
Professor Jones Is a very' interesting
talker, and Is one of the best informed
men In the territory on subjects relat-
ing to the mineral resources of New
Mexico.
When asked IN regard to his recent
trip to the Gallinas mountains in the
interest Of the exhibit of New Mexico
minerals to be made at the st. Louis
exhibition and worlds fair, Professor
Jones said
There were four in our party. l
made the trip with these gentlemen,
and by SO doing, saved the commission
perhaps $75 or more in the way of ex-
penses of team and feed. We were out
about ten days and Travelled something
like $50 miles, making circuitous
route of the Gallinas, and across the
north end Of the Oscuras range Of
mountains. We visited all of the prin-
cipal mines OF this region and secured
come very fine specimens of ores, es-
pecially iron. All of the iron specimens
secured are large, and are exceptional
ly fine. Lead, gold, silver and copper
ores were also secured. These speci-
mems will be exhibited at the fair.
II thipks- the Gallinas mountains,
when they have been properly exploit
ed, will comprise one of the richest
mineral regions in New Mexico. and l
think these mountains are especially
rich in iron ores. The ores are all OF
the finest qualities Of iron, and will
compare favorably with the best ores
OF the world. You might say that the
region has not been really explored.
We do not know what Is there with
the exception OF some few parts Of 1t.
Among the minerals found in the CALI
mas are gold. silver. lead and iron.
Many claims are being taken up, how
ever, and the day is not distant when
this region will have been intelligently
and systematically prospected. The re-
gion Is near enough to the Ei Paso &
Northeastern Railroad TO make it ac-
cesstbie, and offers such Inducements
that 1t cannot be very longAt the most
till man will delve into the earth after
these hidden stores.
1.-THE ranges all through the region
Travelled by our party were In fairly
good shape and the livestock thereon
are doing well, being in good condition.
and having plenty Of water, though
there is no great number of ranches In
this region, and but few people to be
found there. A great deal Of this Sec
ton seems to have suffered at some re-
mote period from severe earthquakes.
and in my opinion, there are at present
to be found many indications of this
fact In old cracks and crevices In the
eae4h's surface which have, however.
been taken by some to be the old beds
of rivers which for some reason ceased
to flow many hundreds Of years ago. !
cannot accept this theory, and think
that these old lines mark the cracks In
the surface caused from severe earth
auakes rather than the courses Of an
cient. streams. It Is possible that
streams in this region have. In the re-
mote past, been sunk by these earth
quake crevices. There are many mis-
taken ideas of the Aztecs, who at some
time in the long-ago lived in this re-
Rion. They did not need very much
water. Everything indicates that they
did not use anything 1ike the amount
Of water that is used by civilized
man. There are. no traces OF irriga-
ton bitches. no traces Of any storage
OF water other, than embankments
built across draws and low places
which acted as a kind Of reservoir for
the water which was precipitated by
the rainfall. though the rainfall In all
this region 10 light being about the
same as that OF other parts of socorro
county.
I'VE also visited the ruins at Gran
Quivera, and some adjacent ruins. At.
some Of these we found what we con-
slider remains Of water storage devices