Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-02
Navajo Gold Mining Co. Pre-.
pairing to Resume Opera.
tons on Lone Star.
SECURING TRAMwAY CONFESSIONS

Young. Interested 90 tho company, and
the companys ground auporlnicnd.
emit r. NJ Thomson. who brought
with aim an agreement signed by an
The properly owners ~ che town %
Bland, gr.eing 30 allow the company
90 run an lOrial tramwuy through the
town from their mines. a. the site of
a proposed mill that Is soon TO be
erected.
Today ihe psiition was being cir.
culnted among the Albuquerque rest.
dents who own property az bland, Tor
ire purpose OF securing their sigma.
lures. and as no one seemed 90 object
TO the granting Of this concession 90
the company, work on the tramway
viii bo started in the very near future.
Tho Nayaho Gold Mining company'a
pruporiics az Bland have been idle
for some Time, working having been
suspended aome Ave or SIX years ago
Ia that entire district. owing to the
cloainF down OF the C5ch.i Mining
company properties. but plans are
now under way which include the
opening up OF that district and the
active rfaumpflOn OF work. by the
Navajo Gold Mining company. on
their pronertles, the mine on which
work will be- started az once being the
lone star
The superintendent OF the company
stated thai the work OF clearing the
tunnel and timbering the mine viii
bo started at once, preparatory tn OK.
Hngive operations. Percy Barbour
the manager OF the company. will
leave FOR @ business "trip 10 the east
tonight. and the approximations viii
return O. Bland tomorrow tO start the
work
The plane of the company include
ne buildug of a large mill Tor the
purpose of handling the ores. aud as
the mill .ie is located at the opro-
Site side 90 Bland from the mine %
was for fIls purpose that che con
cesaion granting the company the
'1ght a. construct an aerial tramway
90 convey ,he ores from the mine 90
the mill. Has secured
When seen at the Alvarado hy a
representative OF The Evening Chi.
zen. Mr. Harbour. who spent the day
here said
THE Navajo Gold Mining company
was forced TO suspend operations
when tho Cochlti Gold Mining cm.
Fany wCnr into the hands of a ~.
ceiycr. The two companies were in.
terpsted Jointly in rgvcral matters
which lei the Navajo Ia a very CON-
plicated HuIition. aud fo protect its
interests they bouEat from tho court
or rccci, rs sale. an the property
and machinery OK the C1chiu com.
pany. haI thls machinery has been
sold 90 rD.mbursc the Navajo com.
pany for me moneys they advanced
the Cochlti company
These various matters huying
been straighienpd ouf. the Nayaho
company Dr. considering the resump.
ton of operations az their mine. m
this o. done 90 means new life 40
Bland. which has been dead Tor sew.
crnl Years.
"Tho NayahO company owns tho
Lone star mine aloyo the town OF
Bland and a stamp mill below The
town % ls proposed 90 run an aerial
or bucket galloway from the tunnel
90 the mill, crossing the upper part
of the rrwn. for the transportation
of their ores This tramway will ho
about 1000 feet long. and Will carry
over lpu tons OF ore per day.
"Tho company is now busily ON.
gagged In securing a right OF way for
this aerial tramway from the owners
OF the prupc'.y crossed by o., and
DO Cvnry case .he owners have eagerly
given The privilege asked for. which
viii 100 no way cause any DAMAGE or
injury as ID merely means the right
to suspend q cable high above the
ground In question. All the owners
astic over the prospect Of the re.
regeneration OF the camp. which
means the return OF value 90 their
property which rs now absolutely
Vi f,hlcss 10 hiss long heon felt that
the falyatlon OF the camp depended
upon ,he chance OF the Navajo bee.
ginning operations 70 IS not expect.
.oj tbat any opposition viii be- en-.
c1un cred. aa any Ohstrurtiunist
would evidently De- working % h0ld.up
ZANE aud public sentiment would not
and tor this
"Mr r. ~. Thomson a New York
engineer who recently returned from
work un the Panama canal and who
ls now operating On Leadville, Colo,
d. assisting mo- and VIII take charge
Of thO engineering and underground
operations. just the minute SUFFICIENT
u.suauce az che cooperation OF the
property owners OF Bland SIS secured
Mr Thomson snya he viii have two
slltis at work underground next
'ttek 10 the other matters can ho
butfon.I up 90 the next two days