Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-06

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per company's mill lies what il known
as the Burro Hill properties, where
punches Of very rich ore ~protrude
from the ground and where ~considera
bic shallow prospect work has been
done. just south OF this perhaps me
half mile where the river makes a
bend Is quite an extended deposit
where without much work extensive
values have recently been found and
where ore Is now being piled up pre-
paratory to hauling to the mill.
West Of this mill about one mile
and a half lies what ii known as Chav-
or Hill. This prumontory extends for
about n mile in length by one-half
mile wide, with a northerly and
~southerly extension. On this hill are
two properties on which extensive
development work has been done and
on which good va1nes show Of which !
will treat separately.
Bonanza Copper Co.
This company owns 1860 acres on
the north end Of Chavez hill. While
the promoters and original iocators
are home people, Kansas City and
Kansas capitalists hold extensive In
~terests therein and are pushing deyel.
opment work as rapidly as possible.
The company have AT present some
twenty car loads OF ore ready for
transportation TO the mill and are
highly elated at the showing as deyel-
opment progresses.
G. Nj. Pettys, who threw his fortune
into the Tecolote hills two years ago,
and has stayed with the camp ever
since, Is president Of the company;
s. Binns, j. capitalist OF Baxter
Springs, Mo-, Is vice president, and
Geo. H. bunker. the local attorney.
who IL we'll and favorably known, is
s~ccs-t4ry, while p. Archibald IL treas
urer.
The company have plenty Of money
In the treasury to prosecute the work
OF development. They have elegant
camp quarters erected and wagon
roads have been constructed on easy
grace owe which to haul the ore to
mill.
An extended wsi.o.up OF this COM
pany and It's personel Will appear in
a later issue, as Its consistent con.
sccutive prospecting for the last two
years has contributed In nj small de-
gree to the rapid growth Of the camp
and it's placing on a producing basis.
Tho Haker-QulnIy Mines.
On the south end OF Chavez hill
about one mile from the Bonanza com
pany's buildings are located the above
named properties owned by A. Il
Quinly, j. A. Baker and M. Green
berger, all local business men.
These properties wer the first ex'
tensively developed mines In this i'm
mediate neighborhood and to the own
ers is due no small credit in the rapid
development OF the camp. II was
from this group that the first car load
shipment OF ore was made to Denver
the returns Of which brought the at
tention Of the outside world to this
great copper treasure house. Here
extensive openings have been made
and a great quantity Of r is blocked
out.
Each one Of the different properties
here would warrant an extensive
write-up giving figures but the ground
covered In this article will not permit
Tf without an mjusrirr o tnr-csAc~-
A description Of the whole mlnera
belt would All a magazine. suffice e
say that northward from the mill dis
tant about Ave miles Is situated IN
San Pablo district where are locates
the Martinez mine. the Blake Over
flow and several lesser prospects, a
of which will contribute TO the PR
duction Of the mills. Going farthe
north. mining II being done in til
Mineral hill district on the same elias
OF mineral which shows good value
and the article might be extended :
cover the Coyote district. where othe
prominent local capitalists are doin
quiet but extensive work.
All these will come In for a shar
!, later. when the camp is charted In tn
mining world as a producer.
FAITH.
Senator Clark OF Montana says Il
difficult 10 find a safe investment fo
surplus money. Has he ever consit