Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-17
MINERAL ExHIRIT.
A Fine Display Of Ores al the eHhl.
bitlon Nall.
MANY DISTRICTS REPRESENTED.

exhibit surprising all previous years.
1t shows what New Mexico has. but
only needs development.
In the display yesterday. a Citizen
reporter saw gold ana copper ore, in
Chalcocite, typical gauge rock. from
the Cooney mine. Gold A. Copper com.
pany, Mogollon, n. NJ. The ore car.
ries 30 per cent of copper There are
other specimens from this district.
some being Bornlte, with 60 per cent
OF silver.
In the same display were argentine
and pyrites carrying 20J ounces of sill
yer and fifty ounces OF gold
Other specimens claimed to ne near
ly solid chalcoci
From the Las Placitas district. san.
duval county. the Shamrock mine
shows fine copper ore.
Taos county is well represented.
Numerous specimens show the values
Of the .,ed River district. including
Copper hin. Hornet. Inferno Tunnel.
Victor Mineral hiug.
Sandoval county SHOWS sulphur. red
and yellow oker, and other mineral
paints.
I'he New Mexico Fuel n Iron com
pany makes fine display, one of its
chief exhibits being Bloedite. a forma-
ton of soda.
No one can pass through Mineral
Han and not be impressed by the
nugeets of gold from Golden. y. NJ
The New Mexico uel a Iron com
pany has display OF coal. which
makes one warm only To look at IT,
The coal comes from Santa Fe coun.
ty
Bornite, silver and gold ore. from
the Apache district, near Chloride,
Sierra county. shows well.
Peralta canyon. Cochiu. shows
handsome gold ore From the same
district are specimens showing vnna-
dunn and the rare and valuable min
eral which has been named radium.
The lvanhoe mine at Peralta, shows
ore which besides gold carries radium
In a silisificd volcanic breacia.
The Joe Shelby mine, Red River dis
trict, Taos county. shows ore carrying
from $500 TO $500 per ton. Other
specimens from this district, such as
The Scharlct carrying S22 in gold per
ton. while the Jayhawk beats the rec
ord with $40 per ton.
The Colorado Fuel a. Iron company
shows an immense specimen OF iron
ore from Fierro. Grant county
Ccchiti has large exhibit.
Collax county shows ore supposed
to contain tin.
Rio Arriba county shows brittle sill
yer. gold and silver ores, mica and
other valuable minerals.
The Carnuel group OF Tijeras can
yon, as well as the Abo Pass and the
Abo canyon make good exhibits.
The Jerome mine Socorro county,
makes a good display.
Gray Eagle mine. near Lordsburg
Jones district. Oscura mountains;
Lincoln county. are among the chief
exhibitors OF iron ore.
Red Hematite from Rio Arriba coun-
ty, carrying 60 per cent of iron; Las
Placitas iron ore carrying 62 per cent
were among the chief exhibits.
Cyanite crystals In mica schist are
on display from Rio Arriba county.
Alabaster is displayed from the
Jones mining district OF Sooorro
county. and copper glance and car
donates from the Oscura mountains In
the same county.
Coal. manganese and gypsum are
exhibited from the Cerrillos district;
mineral paint from San Pedro; and
onyx from other points in Santa Fe
county.
The Gibson Development company
as well as the Shaw Gibson Mining
company has extensive exhibits OF
gold. silver, copper and lead ores. and
bituminous coal. The American Con
solidated Copper company has some
excellent specimens from the Shakes.
peare district. as have the other two
companies already mentioned. These
three companies are interested large
~ In Santa Fe and Grant counties
Demonstrating.
Wednesday evening about the nour
of s O'Clock at the Menaul school
north OF the city. occurred very
quiet wedding in which Mr.. Fred
Thomas of Magaalena, and Miss Adj
die Fleming of this city, were most
interested. DIR. Thompson of the
school, performed the ceremony.
The bride is well known in the city
having made albuquerque her home
for many years. and has large circle
of friends who VIII wish her every
happiness The groom is son of
Mr. and Mrs. Il. b. Thomas OF this
city, and is engaged in mining near
Magdalena. to which place he and his
bride left on the evening of the we'd
ding and where they will make their
home,