Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-14
MINERAL HILL MINING.
/ Trip 70 That Section Discloses the
Fact That II Is One Of the Most
Promising Of Districts.

Twenty-Five years ago, ais all old
liners know, there was a good sized
kold excitement ut Mineral Hin, and
(or a time that part Of tho country
Vas On the boom. In fact d good sized
own was built up In a very short time,
sh!!c ! large hotel was filled 70 over
owing. People flocked there from
ar and near. and for what purpose?
o dig holes In the limestone forma.
on that was eve known to show
gns Of naturalization.
Hundreds OF tunnels and shafts were
ade but no signs OF mineral. although
lose interested claimed to get as
lys running anywhere from ten 10
renty dollars, but al at once the
pom bubble was prickcd and every.
ing collapsed as fast as II had prev,
usly been built up and the district
4 been lying idle all of these years
a result. although present inyesti.
tion Is showing II up 70 be one OF the
81 mineralized districts In this part
the territory.
While the boom lasted not d pick
is stuck into any formation but
ne. although several large dykes of
ayy m%IneralIged rock are plainly
ible cutting their way through the
pntry showing at different Intervals
shoots. or blow.outs. that are well
rth investigating.
While visiting the district the writer
shown samples taken right MT
ss roaks that rnn aH high as twenty.
ounces in silver and 81 Ia gold,
lld anyone ask for a better indnca-
u While not two hundred feet
~ is a large ore shoot which has
as high as So gold. and all Of
20 leads are lying In plain sight ~
pre- most OF the work was done in
SOS. but Il is very evident that
were not even looked ut by the
70 number or prospectors who were
70 at that time searching for the
DIV metal.
he country IL an exceedingly large
and there are few places In New
leo that offers a better field for sys'
attic prospecting than IL does, for
country has never even been
tched. let alone prospected. and
out doubt win develop into n pro,
ng section within n very short
II those who are at present work.
there receive the proper encour
nent.
present. the greatest amonnt Of
Is being done on the Albatross
~ promising property. owned By
raj Las Vegas parties. This prop
was discovered accidentally last
n by A. ID. Bell. but immediatel,
bioncd the search and took up Tho
Tor precious metal. He followed
loaf from the valley up for hun
Of feet until he discovered the
from where the float came
was within two hundred feet q
ummit OF the range. He lot the
rty lie idle until this summer
he called the attention Of J. A
an experienced mining man
e possibilities Of his prospect
|akcr Immediately recognized the
hat perhaps a valuable propert,
his feet and securing IN inter
Foceeded TO interest capital and
the prospect. The iirst shot
d up rock coated with copper n
tive state and the first assay,
uted further development. ant
taken since have not d~iscourag
bse interested for they still con
better. The first shaft was SUM
XAepfh Of forty feet, when II wa
cred that the air was becoming
ri and was 30 dificult 10 dispose
lt was almost impossible fol
.pers To work without becomlnI
by H. So a tunnel was started
rersect the shaft and last wcel
This tunnel In belnf
on 10. gaining a foot or NOR,
nh for every foot that II enters
}ject OF the tunnel Is TO follow
shoot wherever II leads. as 4
likely II will lead into a large
tie dyke within the next hun
tet whom, without doubt. the
Re will be struck and n all
D o fail. when this Il done.
a'ross will be one Of the best
= northern New Mexico. Al
the ore " continually chang.
NAYS for the hotter. and Il