Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-23
EXAMINING MINES,
IN KELLY CAMP
MEesRs. FERRiN AND MADDEN
GxPRGss SURPRISE At RICH
PROPERTIES m SOUTHERN DIS
TRicT.

INiNN.
&. A. Perrin, Of the Northern Min
inc and Trading company. aud a. w.
MADDEN twhO We may row term our
fellow citizen, en- ho has decided 20
locate here And has tHkon desk room
with Mr.. O. VI 9tubbsl returned Sat-
urday from n weeks Investigation Of
the property r. Kelly recently oirltn
ga By Mr. MADDEN and NJ Htubbs.
Mr.. Perrin examined the property fof
his company. which " the largest op-
ofating organization ~ Alueka. with
exception OF The Trcauwcll M. Fcr-
rims company ~ q close organization
OF but six Numbers two uf whom are
personal friends Of Mr.. iiadden and
with whom be has been associated iu
other deals.
Mr.. Perrin expressed groat surprise
At the enormous properties In the
Kelly camp. and the fact of their be-
ing practically unknown 10 the mining
world but predicted that within the
next year o. two Il will b. one OF the
great mining districts OF the country,
We understand be win recommend his
associates a. invest Ia thc property
he examined which bids fair to. be-
come the largest mine IN tho camp.
Should they AXE hold. Kelly may look
for some renI mining. na the Northern
Mining and Trading company have
unlimited capital and viii prosecute
development on an extensive scale
with tho hos OF modern equipment
The kcil. district has had check
cred history n started az lead pro-
duccr Ina tn early eighties. ana Foy-
eral million dollars worth Of iich lead
ores we're shippod from the Kelly and
Graphic mines The mines were sup
posed 20 be- played out when the late
Professor Hrrrlck found that undorly-
ing the leud were immense bodies 81
rich zinc car innutes 40 the mines look
on a new len.e of life when in 1904 the
shgrwin- Wi IiBms Paint company. of
Philadelphia bought the Graphic for
$4,000 ans started 20 extract the
1iuc Tor usO in their paint factories.
The same year saw DE sale Oi ne
Kelly TO The Fri bullion Mining come
pany. fnr $50 600 These two COM
I panlus have ulregiy taken out of the
| ground sum- s2,0D0u0O. although CON
sidqrabiy hnmpered on account of the
/ unmlneriiko manner n which the pro-
I periies had uecn developed and work
ed in the past Both companies are
81 present clulpplng their mines with
modern machinery, and IN the near
future the Kelly district will be- the
largest producer of zinc ores ON The
/ North American continent.
The properties which Messrs Hat
den apc stuhbs hold are situated be-
tween the Graphic and Kelly mines
and the ore bodies have been opened
"a l,s side lines In both Graphic and
Kelly, fully demonstrating the value
OF the property We understand these
gentlemen will retain an Interest Ia
the new company ana are TO b. con-
graduated on their foresight in aecnr-
lng 10 valuable a property. Professor
Brinsmcad. of the SocOrrO School Of
Mines. went over the ground during
the past week and give his opinion
thai the ground Ia question Ia the hesl
In the camp
M Fernn rs great enthusiast on
Alaska. and he evidently has every
reason 10 b. 40 his company has Ia
ken out yast wealth from iIs 9lacers
he stated thgt his last cleanup. last,
lngf0riy seven days, Melted f2iO.VOO
while q previous run OF as hours net
ted S32 600. Their invest mout Oefnr,
gotsing back a cent must have been a
the noIghhorhOod Of a million dollars
as Il vas necessary 90 bring water 1
distance OF AZ miles, and this alon'
meant an expenditure OF close TO hal
a million dollars. They have rs me ~
as a0O men employed In the busy sea
son. Mr. Ferrin was the first man &
DO winter drifting in Alaska, whlcl
everyone had considered an imposAi
bility This work Is prosecuted b,
means ~ special machinery consIsllal
principally OF gteam thawCrs deslgnel
by NJ. Fcrrln. Mr.. Fcrrin says AlnAkl
Ia a most interesting country, and
pleasant place In which TO Hive, h
had hie family there for ono season
, and all were delighted with the corE
/ try Mr. Ferrin usually comes out I
. November and spends the winter a
. his home In berkeley, California. an
returns 10 the frozen north In June.
MI Ferrln left for California Satur
day ON the Limited, and Will atten
the annual meeting of his associate
/. at the Auditorium Annex In Chieag,
IN couple Of weeks. when final actiu
will be- iaken relative % the kell
a deal We hope "a see him la Albu
Querqup Ia the near future.
nj iadden has also been In com
!. munlcaiion with the Stauiier Chomlct
F, company, of San Francisco, ono Of "a
! largest chemical manufacturing con
Z Germs In the country. relative TO 0the
4 properly AZ Kelly, on which he an
: Mr.. siubbs hold options They arriy
cd o. Kelly on Friday, and Mr.. stat
the mining engineer. Is showing thel
. over the ground. The party consist
\ Of Mr Stanffer. the president 81 N
! company. Mr.. panlson. and their min
. ing expert They will be- Ia Alhu
querQuo this week.
clear the Way.
The mission al Fairly Risera"
Z 10 clear the way aud give Nature Il