The news-herald., 1904-01-09
HARRISBURG NEWS
I. A. REID HAS FINE RANCH
OUT THERE
Work at the Wellington and
SOcOrro Groups Of Mines.
Other Matters

J. A. Reid, prosperous farmer
of Harrisburg, came up this week
with load of fine sweet potatoes,
the product of his ranch. He cul-
tivates about sixteen acres and
raises quite a variety OF crops.
The water for irrigation is pumped
from a we'll. This we'll is eighteen
feet deep and affords large supply
of water. He has five pumps in it.
Two run by windmills, two by
horsepower and one large centrifu-
gal pump run by steam. Mr.. Reid
has created veritable oasis in that
part of the desert. His vineyard
is one of the finest anywhere. His
success is proof of what enterprise
and industry will accomplish, when
properly directed.
The Wellington group, consist
ing of twenty-nine claims, is again
undergoing further development.
Superintendent Steve McIntee is
working five men. They began in
the latter part of last year to do
the assessment work. They will
do the work for last year and also
for this year without cessation.
This means the expenditure of
considerable sum of money. Mr..
Smale, who went down there about
two weeks ago, has started up things
in good shape and has gone back
to California. 1t is understood
that the Woods Investment Com
pany, which has the property under
bond, will resume operations on
5sshe property on a larger scale as
soon as they get their financial
difficulties in Colorado Strengthened
out. The properties have good
reputation among mining men.
Devine Brothers are working on
the Mountain Sheep mine out near
Harrisburg They are taking out
rich ore that would bear shipping,
and they have formerly shipped
ecorsidera BILE ore from this property
and would be shipping now, but
they have hope of getting smelter
there some time in the near future.
Richard Darling of the Valen-
zuela Mining Company has put in
>a'well-boring machine. He expects
to develop a water supply for
30-ton smelter, which has been Or
.dered and is being hauled up the
Colorado river by boat.
Arthur Hendy returned Wednes-
day from Harrisburg, where he
went to examine the property of
the Socorro Mining Company. The
affairs of the company have been
in bad shape for some time past,
but new board of directors has
been elected and Mr.. Hendy has
been sent out to make a careful
examination of the property. He
has been on the ground twice be.
fore this. and his former reports
were very favorable to the prop
erty, and had his former recon-
mendation been followed the prop
erty weHld today be producing, in
stead of helng in the present shape.
He wanted the company to develop
the mine thoroughly before putting
up a mill. But this recommends.
ton was net followed for some
reason or other. He will make
his report sOOn and on his report
depends the future action of the
company. Mr.. Hendy is a mining
engineer of wide reputation and
his recommendatiea may we'll be
taken as a safe guide. He is also
an inventor, having invented the
.Hendy nOiseless stamp mills. A
brother of this Mr.. Hendy, very
wealthy man of the East, has been
elected as one of the directors.
George D. and S. c. Workman, two
capitalists of Connecticut, are the
president and secretary-treasurer
respectively of the company. This
section of the country will be glad