White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-03-05

on the property and the whole amount to
be paid in thirty days. This insures an
other working company for the Jic's, and |
will help to push on our spring boom.
The American placer company which has
a sixty thousand dollar machine on the /
ground, and the best we'll of water in the /
country, will commence work in the spring
and add its quote to the push.
Not only have the Jicarillas the largest
and richest placer grounds in the territory,
but it has the source of this great wealth
hidden in her peaks The Hawkeye, which
was sold in December, to Philetus Smith,
of Chicago for ten thousand dollars in
cash, is one of the best mining propositions
in the territory. twenty foot vein OF
porphyrtic quartz has been developed,
dollars per ton Work was commenced
this month on the Hawkeye, and will be
continued, and mill erected in the spring
Mr.. E. H. Tolbert, also has some very
valuable prospects and will commence ac-
tive development this month
Among the coming big mines of the
camp, we would mention the Prince AL
bert owned by VIM. Merriman.
Mr.. Merriman has owned this property
for nearly twenty years and has done con-
siderable development work on it, all of
which has shown up paying ore in several
places. Mr.. Merriman was offered eight
thousand dollars in cash fer this property
but refused the offer. There are other
good prospects in the district too numerous
to mention, but many of which will no
doubt prove good investments when pro-
perly developed.
In addition to all this great mineral
wealth the Jicarllas have an additional ad-
vantage in climatic conditions that can not
be surpassed, permitting out door work all
winter, and summer climate not excelled
anywhere. wealth of timber abounds in
the hills and valleys, and water in great
abundance is found by drilling. The gen
era contour of this district is smooth and
rolling, making good roads possible and
transportation to and from the camp easy
and moderate in price. Ancho station, on
the great Rock Island system, is eight
miles distant, from which splendid wagon
road passes direct to the mining camp,
Such unexcelled mineral wealth and facili-
ties for developing must of a necessity
make the Jicarlla mining district one OF
the foremost in the territory.
In gold mining there are two requisites
that must be supplied by nature. First
the gold must be found in paying quan
titles, second, water must be supplied
Given these two and man can master al
other difficulties and solve almost any golt
mining proposition. The Free Gold Min
ing and Milling Company OF Nogal have
both of these requisites on their propert,
in the Jicarilla mining district. They have
one hundred and twenty acres of place
ground, a large part of which is covered
with gold bearing gravel averaging tel
feet in depth which, from numerous test
made shows a valuation of more than on
dollar per cubic yard. The company hav
Just finished drilling well, which at
depth of 100 feet furnishes water suhicien
: to wash three hundred cubic yards O
gravel per day. They are now engaged il
: cutting timber to put up dredger or grave
: washer that will handle the gravel at a
expense not to exceed twenty-five cent
per ton. Upon this basis we place tn
Free Gold Company upon our list as
simple business enterprise, past the ex