Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-13
For Estate of Late
T. Lee Clark of
Allegheny.
JOHN v. CUNNINGHAM HERE
Doing Assessment Work and
Estimating Total Value
of the Property.


Fund ard Trust Company, of Allie
gheny, Pennsylvania, who represents
the estate of tie late T. Lee Clark,
former treasurer Of the Santa Fe Cen
trail Railway Company and eX-cashier
of the Enterprise National Bank OF
Allegheny, who shot and killed him
self several months ago as the re-
suit of alleged shortages in accounts.
came to Santa Fe last night and is a
guest at the Claire Hotel.
He will remain In this city over
Sunday Mr. Cunningham has been
for the past two weeks at Andrews
camp, Sierra County, in the Hills
boro mining district, superintendlng
the assessment work on the mining
claims in which Clark was interested
with Delegate W. Fl. Andrews.
To Make Inventory.
He will return to Andrews next
week to take an inventory Of the prop
erty to find to what extent 1t will
figure In he settlement of the estate.
The property is known under the
general heading of "The Andrews
Camp and comprises about half &
dozen properties the value Of which
are not now known. There is also
large quantity Of mining machinery,
large comfortable house handsome
ly furnished and pipe line, conduct
ing water about miles to the camp.
which is in fair repair.
Mr. Cunningham was seen by New
Mexican reporter last night and con.
sented to an interview:
II came here primarily" he said,
ito see that all assessment work and
other business affairs relative to this
property was done properly.
Il wanted to visit Santa Fe So /
came up last night to spend Sunday
here and confer with business men
regarding certain affairs. During the
coming week, shall return to An
drews which is only short distance
from Hillsboro, and take an inven-
tory of the property.
Value Not Known.
II am not mineral expert and
hence cannot say what value, II any
the mines represent. AS to the other
property, I am not prepared to make
a statement at present as / have only
ofr al ~
When return to Santa Fe after the
visit this week, I may know more.
'The shafts on the mining property
are about 400 feet down and many OF
them are filled with water which 1t
will be necessary to pump out before
we can really estimate the value of
what lies below. / understand that in
some districts nothing of value is
found above 1000 feet but whether
that is the case on this property, I
cannot say.
Il have had great experience out
here as some of the people apparently
try to take advantage Of an eastern
man. However, my work thus far
has been very satisfactorily carried on
and l think in the next two weeks
can complete an inventory. The 9th
err properties in the Hillsboro district
are at present not being operated to
a great extent but preparations are
being made at several camps to be-
gin further operations this spring.
Several improvements.
New machinery Is being installed
at several places noticed, and other
improvements are being made. As
soon as 1t is completed, I will make
report on the property to be used In
settling up the estate Of Clark and the
affairs of the Enterprise National
Bank"
The speculations and tragic death
of the late T. Lee Clark are familiar
to New Mexico citizens as at the time
the papers were full of the affair.
Clark was engaged with General
Francis ]. Torrance and Senator Ar
thur Kennedy in the building and op-
Grafton of the Santa Fe Central and In
conjunction with that project, he was
also interested with Delegate An
drews In the mining property above
mentioned. At the time these men
had possession OF the mining camp
near Hillsboro, it was supposed to be
of great value and doubtless will prove
so If 1t is again operated on large