Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-11-26
No BONANzAS YET
FOR v. A. WOODY
Rinconada Ore Ran
Only 40 Cents
to Ton.
TOUGH ALASKA EXPERIENCE
Although Sc Years Old Will
Commence Again-.-Plucky
and Persevering.

William A. Woody, of Rinconada,
was in the city last week on business
before the local land Office. Mr.
Woody has had considerable expe'
rience in mining and fruit raising In
northwestern New Mexico. He was
seen at the Claire Hotel by a reDre.
sentative of the New Mexican aad
had the following TO say:
81 was born and spent my boy
hood in Fort Worth, Texas, where my
father and several brothers still re-
side. | am fifty-six years of age;
feel that | am getting little old, but
TO tell you that my father is still an
active man, would be surprising. Be-
fore leaving to visit with one of my
brothers this winter, he cut enough
stove wood to last him during the
cold weather.
Came to New Mexico Ten Years Ago.
Il spent some time in Idaho en-
gagged in mining but sold out and left
that state. Ten years ago ! came to
New Mexico and settled near Rincon-
ada. There | discovered what | be-
lieved to be one of the best bodies of
gold bearing ore in the country.
thought a fortune was mine and like
many other miners, was in the end,
left out In the cold. | have claim
there which affords very good cppor-
tunities for mining as far as location
IS concerned. When | first made a
test of the ore, concluded | would
make good stake. i was deceived
in this way: The side of the noun
tain into which | put shaft is 1,2OO
feet or more high, almost perpendicu
lar This mountain on the top for a
short distance contained many deel
cracks. did not know this at first
The ore on each side of these cracks
had been frozen and had fallen down
to the bottom where it had accumu
lated and when I dug into the noun
tain, of course not very far, ] brought
out lots of quartz. This induced me
to put in u milling plant operated by
200 horse power engine. / intend
ed to work the mine on an extesivt
scale and expected results according
ly However, after I had gone hun
dred feet or more into the mountain
got beyond the cracks which were
near the edge of the rock. | then
failed to get much quartz, the ore
averaging only 40 cents per ton which
OF course would not pay. took tho
gold out of the ore by process which
is known as 'cyanding.' have ar
immense flume which is almost large
enough to turn a buggy around on
This is not doing me any good and
presume never will. have beer
thinking of converting this immense
plant into a factory for woolen goods
or into roller mill wherewith car
make wooden goods or flour and per
haps get back some of the money
which I put into it.
Some Experiences in Alaska.
Before putting up this cynadid'
plant at Rinconada, l staked out m!
claim near that place and went to Chi
cago, where | left my wife with one
OF my sons in the Windy City I'm
mediately thereafter struck out fo
Alaska, where thought | could in
short time make a fortune in mining
had very hard time getting int
what is called the KloniilSe. However
made it over the ice. only breaking
in a couple of times. ] had
sleigh and several dogs.
carried with me two tons o
provisions as there was no otne
chance of getting anything to eat dur
ing the winter in that cold part o
Uncle Sans domain. would aris'
early in the morning, hitch up tn
dogs and with a ton Of provision
would strike out driving as fast a
possible until 3 o'clock p. M. Then
would unload, or better still, cache m.
stuff. l returned the same day to th'
place from where l started in tn
morning. riding on the sleigh on m.
way back would put up for tn
night and in the morning would loa'
the other ton of provisions on tn
sleigh and continue my journey. B
doing this would have to stay tw'
nights at one place, but 1t was tn
best could do and in fact thought
was making pretty good time
stayed in Alaska during the year
| 1898 and 1899. While there pene
trated country which l believe neve
before had been walked over by an
body. found mines which will som
day be worked and which will brin
fortunes to some lucky man or mer
These were no good to me as the
were many miles away from the raj
road and transportation of no kin
could be had with which to get tn
ore to smelter. While In Alaska
was engaged for time In the built
Ing Of a saw mill and in getting on
logs for the same. This work I did fo
Uncle Sam. contracted with cal
tain who was as that time on tn
Yukon River with a vessel of mel
mules, wagons, etc. This mill wa
brought up on the vessel and durin
the two years In Alaska this was tn
only batch of mules or horses that
ever saw In that cold country. Wei
a short time before that | remembe
a man arriving near our place wit
1.-TWO fine mares. One Of them | bougf