Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-07-23
BROMIDE
DISTRICT
The Mexican King Company
Stockholders Make An
nual Visit to Mines.
Welt Pleased With Showing
Made by Many Claims
In Tits Camp.


third annual excursion of the Mexican
King Gold and Copper Mining Com.
pany, from Milwaukee, Wis, to Ire.
Piedras and the Bromide district, New
Mexico. The Mexican King Company
the owners of the War Eagle and But.
terfy mines, is known as one of the
most enterprising companies operating
here and each year organizes an excur-
sion composed Of its stockholders and
friends to visit this camp. This years
party was composed OF the following
well-known Wisconsin business men:
Captain J. H. Woodnorth, president of
the Mexican King Gold and Copper
Mining Company Milwaukee,; Il. F.
Mertz, secretary of same company; r.
s. Torrington, Chicago, travelling pas
senger agent, representing Rock Island
route; John J. Kroha, Milwaukee, as
slstant city passenger agent. represent
ing Chicago and Northwestern railway;
liam Schmidtbauer, Edward w. Koeler,
Milwaukee; William G. Pritzlaff. John
Habhegger. Charles A. Feisst, Simon
Molzahn, Watertown, Wis.,: P. A. Her.
tensteiner, Theodore Burger, Sheboy-
gan, Wis; Franz Brunke, Edward
Ratke. Mayville, Wis; John A. Staudt,
Theodore Kuehne, Manitowac, Wis.,;
W. G. Treichel, Beaver Dam, Wis; Ju-
lius Heick. Madison. Wis: c. Zelle,
Sheboygan, Wis; G. G. Lehman, Wa
tertown, Wis; John Keyes lin charge
Of commissary), Milwaukee; Andrew
Erickson, Rapid River, Mich.
Comfortably ensconced in special
Pullman palace car, which, it is need
less to say. was we'll stocked with all
kinds of comforts for the inner man
and prominent among which was Mil
waukee's noted product, the party
travelled across the country by easy
stages. A day was spent in Omaha
where they visited the great packing
houses and were in other ways enter
tained by former Milwaukee citizens,
now resident in Omaha. In Denver, the
day was spent In sightseeing and
visit to the Globe smelter and the fol-
lowing day at Colorado Springs, with
side trips to Pixies Peak and Cripple
Creek. At Pueblo they were served
with sumptous banquet, followed by
a ride about the city in special electric
cars.
From this point they were accom-
panied by Mr. w. E. Cundiff, repre-
senting the Pueblo Chieftain. Arriving
at Tres Piedras on the morning of the
18th, they were met by teams which
took them out to the War Eagle
camp, where they were regaled with
mountain trout and the best that New
Mexico produces. They remained there
three days, spending the time In driv-
ing about the district and inspecting
the various mines and prospects locat-
ed nearby. The entire party expressed
great satisfaction with the rapid pro-
gress made in development since their
last trip and the splendid showings
made by so many mining properties
in this district and departed for home
on the afternoon of the 18th well pleas
ed with their outing.
Mr. M. D. Kelly and James 1.
Drought of Milwaukee, Wis., are spen-
ding a few days in the Bromide district
and arranging for the resumption OF
work upon the Strawberry mine. While
here they are also inspecting the Sar-
dine and say that work will be resumed
upon 1t within the next ten days.