Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-27
KELLY DISTRICT
ON GREAT BOOM
ProSpeCl0Fs Overflow Town.
G. v. Slubbs and z. ". Had
den Purchase Property.
OTHER FACTS COaCtRsIsG CAMP

tlNlU NINNIN| NNHM NNH .NAANNN ~
Kelly In the Maadalona mining dis.
tfici Kew Mexico. which bids fair 90
rival the early rueh 20 Cripple Greek.
Colo. People are coming ID on ever
train and BY team. and sleeping ae.
oommodation "a hard 20 secure. In
fact, every barn and ouihouse o. be-
ing utilized Tor sleeping quarters
The Kelly district hes had on oz.
cepllonal cnFeer u vas discovered M
1865 by Col. ]. 8. hutchinson. better
known na "Old Hutch who az one
time located che Juaniia claim, which
d today producing good ore. A few
weeks later "Hulch" locetcd che cello.
bratod Graphic mine. and stlll later
che Kelly These two mines have
been the largest producers Ina the ter
ritofy OF New Mexico, the total pro.
duciion uD TO 1904 having been In ex.
cess of gSO00o00. the ore shipped
being load.gilver ore Other good pro-
dncCTs ara the Juauita. Juaniia South.
Hardscranhlc Enterprise. Afhbroaih,
Cavorn Legal Tender, Silver Peg.
Iron Mask. lido Hill, YOask Amailaa,
etc. otc.. eli Of whlch, with proper de-
Nelopment. will probably equal IN pro.
duciion the Graphic and Kelly minca.
the formation and depoalta being sim
liar
The mineral zone q large and tho
deposits probably larger than IN any
camp in che country. seldom, Indeed,
are such enormous stores 20 be found
~ a mine az are 90 be- found IN the
Kelly and Graphic. The ore from one
slope alone, In the Kelly milne, kept
a hundred Ton Hmcllcr IN daily Oper'
alton at fuli capacity for two yeara,
and that o. not the largest at0po Ia
the camp
Aa above stated. the ores shipped
up 10 1904 we're lCad-sllVer Az that
time. however. @. n BrOwn, mining
engineer. 90 SOcorro. Ncg Mc3ic0, had
asa assay made Of some aulphide orea
and found that they ran high IN zlnc.
Vie made arrangements Tor q shipment
20 Joplin. NO, and went cast with the
shipment. % arrange for as treat
mont and % contraci for further salp
Innnts. T'1c Emciler people were not
particuk y attracted By the suiphide
uraa. b.. producing n chunk % brown
iHh loOkin rock, ih0y said they could
use any quantity OF the same. Brown
said "why. that's our country rock.
ana J can send you a train load Of a.
was Informed that Il contained rich
values la zinc carbonate The smeltel
people aaid, "acnd along All you can
Mr. Brown went back 10 Kelly. and
shortly thereafter the Hmclter people
we're taken abnck ON receiving an ox
ponao bin from their local freight
agent calling for payment OF $1,000
ranrgca on ten cars 81 ore. Before De
Gliding 10 pay same they made a sesl
~ the ores. and found Il OF the Sans
grade a. sample shown Mr. Brown.
This episode opened a new era fol
the NaRdaleaa district The Mneltol
company sont experts DO examine fhi
properties which were producing such
rich and desirable zinc. and the out
come was the purchase By the Shor
win,Willlama Paint company Of On,
Graphic mine in 1904, Cor sum m
Tho nciRhhorhOod on 100000 8inci
iis purchase some fi.00e0 900 d
zinc ures have been produced, and
greater quantity OF orc lg IN aieh
than a. any time in the history Of ID,
mine. I intact Il win be impossible
% work the mine out IN a iifo tim,
of the present owners.
About the same time the Kelly mine
was purchased by the TFi'Buliion Min
INK company OF Chicag0 for $3.50
900. and this mine II making
pbeavy production anl sinking a new
shaft. TO enable them 70 sc, ont th'
ores In sight.
The Graphic company has uade
way q large tunnel, which IA belni
driven 70 tap the known ore bodic
n depth. n driving this tunnel al
enormous vein was cut some 800 Zee
from the portal % the tunnel, whlcl
viii make marvellous mine IN itself
Tho ore "a sulphlde. containing 3
per cent zlnc rs per cent copper. h
10 ounces In silver, and 4a,lO0 q
gold. across fifteen feet OF is width
The vein Is alxtytWo feet betWeol
walls. and the other forty seven Zee
is splendid milling ore
Last fall some very rich gold or
Was found ON the surface IN sewers
places M the southern portion Of Oh
camp, and as lhls ore has been foun
in place iu the Young America. Sc,
efal car loads from which have glfe
returns az from : 20 1h ounces d
gold per ton. ga addition 10 over o
EQor cent lead and no 90 30 ounces D
Nailver. "a ls predicted with 5000 rea
son that she camp will set be q heay.
producer of the yellow metal tn
geological formation ia favorable 70
iiB presence.
The coming spring VIII see the hin
we'll covered BIZ the old time sold proc
nocior. as that metal acOma DO aiirae
those who pay 20 attention 90 uthe
minerals notwlihHiandlnh che mc
that the ores produced from tho keil
district. & O.. tho zine ores, are belu
paid Tor al the mine 40 tho rate o
$500 per ton .or 30 per cent alu
orc. with $500 per unit peg ton var
a alton, that "a. s6 per cent ore woui
bring $500 and 40 per cent ore $40
per ton. and the bulk oI The ore run
40 per cent up. Az g costs only abou
$500 per ton 30 mine This ore, hand
some profits are being made.
As showing me Yagafiea 81 ioriun'
"Oid Hutch yho should De a mii'of
airt d wandering around Masdaleu
with no tangible assets oxccpi aom
claims which. however. hld fair 90 So
etnako him wealthy hnt such b th
iafD ol the proprietor who goldoi
ever reHps the benefit of bis diecOy'
erica F0F this Do has himself &
hlamC, az hc la always visionary, an
secs before him always "aomethln
better"
The Kelly district win On tire nea
future. eclipse Joplin aa zinc pri