Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-08-01
A BIC LION
AS A TROPHY
Killed by c. N. Sparks on the
Pecos Forest Reserve Only
a Few Days Ago
THE HAMILTON MINES
A Copper Silver Gold Zine Benanza
That is Being Developed Not Far
From Santa Fe.

Special Correspondence New Mexican
Mountain House, Upper Pecos. July
30, l905.-Dr. William Sparks has
been very successful in raising new
forage crop which is especially adapt
ed to the mountainous sections of the
arid region being a great drouth re-
sister and unaffected by severe cold
1t is bromus grass which like alfalfa
| is perennial and yields three cuttings
in the average year, ton per acre at
| each cutting. 1t grows three to four
! feet high and is highly nutritious and
should have a future in New Mexico
1t is a favorite in the Dakotas but
should do even better in the south
west. DIR. Sparks obtained the seed
from the Department of Agriculture
Waldemar Lindgren, of the United
States Geologic Survey, an authority
widely quoted upon mining and geolo-
gy who visited the Hamilton Mining
District on the upper Pecos, recently
said that he was surprised to find so
interesting a district, both mineralog-
ically and geologically, and still more
surprised thai the people of Santa Fe
knew nothing of the splendid mining
property that is being developed so
thoroughly almost at their very door.
The principal operations are being
carried on by the Pecos Copper Com
pany, corporation composed of Ohio
and Michigan capitalists who have al
ready spent thousands of dollars and
of whom, A. H. Cowles of Cleveland.
Ohio, is president; and o. w. Alexan.
der, manager, the latter having imme
diate charge of the mines. Work has
been done on the property ever since
1882, when the upper Pecos country
was still a part of Santa Fe County.
Today the principal work is being done
on the Evangeline on which a shaft
has been sunk 100 feet. From the
second level, at a depth of 100 feet,
$50 feet of drifting has been done, all
in ore. Cripple Creek miners were re-
Gently given the contract to do 500
feet more development work on this
property Preparations are being
made to begin work on the Katy-Did,
another of the nine patented claims,
all on the same ore body. Patent is
pending on two other claims. The ore
body is vertical It's width has not
been determined as yet as the wall on
either side mas not been struck so
far in the development work. Its
length is indefinite but it extends over
every one of the eleven claims thus
far located The property is well
equipped with modern machinery.
t1yhi inh H.
pressor, two Cameron sinking pumps
NO. 7, which are well able to take
care of the seepage water in the
shafts, two hoisting engines, drill
press and three boilers in which wood
s used as fuel Blacksmith, and car
Denter shops have been built; bunk
house. a storage house, two shaft hous-
as, store and postoffice, a mess
house and other buildings have been
erected smelter and treating works
are to be built in the near future as
he vast extent of the ore body and
he satisfactory assays have determ j
ned the owners of the mine to operf
ite the property on large scale. The
)re is refractory and carries values
n gold, silver, copper and zinc, with
4 negligible quantity of lead. A
small settlement of tents and cabins
has sprung into existence at the juno
ion of picturesque Willow Creek with
he Pecos Today three shifts were
out to work The ore that Is being
aiken out in pushing the development
work is being stacked on the dump.
rhe shaft is being timbered as the
work progresses, with square set tim
,ers. The company has located a wat
,r power site at its mines which will
furnish 1900 horse power. In addition,
t has coal mine within 200 yards OF
is principal shaft. This mine is in
80 feet on a two foot seam of bitumi-
lous coal that is of coking quality. Tt
s being used on the forge in the black
smith shop and for heating purposes.
Being situated on the forest reserve.
he mine is always assured of plenty
If timber and water.
The horse trail from the Pecos to
1arvey's near Las Vegas is in very
rood condition except that the rangers
lave failed to keep it clear from fallen
imber. 1t passes over mountains and
through valleys Oh transcendant beauty
'eaching an elevation of over 10000
eet from which thousands of square
niles of hill and valley can be viewed.
The view from the ridge over which it
,asses does much toward making clear
Why
The groves were Gods first tenn
ples,'
nd why the ancients built their altars
lpon the mountain tops.