Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-26

IL tue cOppcI min'uS '"""o'S
around Las Vegas does not receive
an impetus that will more than like
ly prove the greatest boon to Las We
gas--greater than q railroad. even
It will not be the fault Of the group
OF loyal citizens who are putting up
their hard-earned money in develop
ing the Blake Mining and Milling
company's La Pinta mine, which Is
located about sixteen miles southwest
of Las Vegas and about six miles
from the railroad station OF Chapelle.
The regular editorial force Of The
Optic being unable to get away. the
business manager was assigned the
mining department for the day and
on Wednesday, an ideal day, accom-
panied Messrs. H. f. Blake and c. p.
Hammond and DR.. Sylvester to the
scene Of mining activity, which Judge
Wooster in honor Of the hardworking
superintendent of the mining district,
]. B. Stout, has named "Stoutville."
Two or three different attempts
have been made during the past three
years, by several parties, to establish
copper reduction and extracting
plants but in each case work has
been discontinued before any test of
ore values could be determined, on
account of shortage of funds neces-
sary to complete any of them. Profit
ing by these futile attempts, the pro-
moters of the Blake Mining and Mill
ing company saw the necessity OF
combining their capital and individual
energies and set about the task OF
effecting the desired object.
The Blake Mining. Milling and In
vestment company was formed with
a capital stock of 100000 shares and
deeds to eleven copper claims owned
by about dozen individuals were
turned into the company Careful
assays, and many of them, We're
made of the ore and finally test
was made by run of twenty tons OF
ore through the Archibald mill, which
showed up results that proved to all
those interested that the ore could
be treated at profit. In making
this test the services of ]. b. Stout,of
Denver, were secured Mr.. Stout IS
a pioneer in the business of teaching
copper ores, and has put up and SUI
perintended several mills which are
now running at profit in Coorado
and Wyoming, The teaching OF ore
by the use of agitators for quick treat
ment is only four years old but the
process has been proved commercials
" successful in numerous instances
After making it's test the company
promoters set about the task of Sc
curing the. necessary capital TO erect
mill at one of the company's mines
Supt. Stout. who was engaged by the
company, and who has shown his
own faith IN the proposition by TAX
ing stock for his services besides put
ting up money. after looking AT the
several properties, decided that the
best place to erect mill was at the
La pinta mining district. now known
as Stoutvile.
The writer will not take HE trou
ble to relate the details whereby
Messrs. c. r. Hammond. B. G. Pitten
ger. II. f. Blake. A. X. Qninly. Joe
Matt. s b. Davis. Jr., r. D. Schoon
maker. J. b Stout. DR.. Black. +. =
Waring. r. ]. Gehring. A. o. Wheeler
Henry e. Sundt and dozen others
arranged TO commence work on a *2o,
900 mill. Suffice to say that by am
of patient labor, the putting up OF
cash in considerable quantities ny
some. the furnishing of lumber. ma
cbinery. tools and supplies and receiv
ing therefor stock in the company
by others. and the furnishing OF labol
for stock as we'll by stiil others, th'
very gratifying result OF II all is al
exceptionally well put up mill viii
the machinery and equipment on tn