Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-05-09
RED CLOUD MINING
DISTRICT ACTIVE
Ono of the Oldest in New Mexico
Three Big Companies Now Oper-
ating There.

Thomas NJ. Dubois, acting superin-
tendent OF the Corona Queen Mining
Company, in the Red Cloud mining
district, Lincoln County, has been here
for two days in consultation with ex-
Governor M. A. Otero, president OF
the company, and Colonel George w,
Prichard, attorney of the same. The
Red Cloud mining district is one OF
the Oldest in the Territory and tWen-
ty years ago was quite producer OF
gold, copper and silver. There has
been extensive development work
done on various mining properties in
the district. The principal features
Of the mineral are copper and iron.
Three strong mining companies are
now working there: The Corona
Queen Mining Company with head
quarters in this city; the Columbia
Copper Company, of FL Paso, Texas,
Martin Fishback, engineer in charge,
and the New Mexico Iron and Copper
Company, of Denver, J. Morris Finn,
president and manager.
There is only development and
cleanup work now being done by
these companies, as they are waiting
for machinery which has been ordered
and is on the way for the three. The
principal machinery necessary at this
time consists of steam hoists, pumps,
iron furnaces and smelling outfits.
There are 200 men employed in the
district and the force will be aug.
mented as soon as machinery which
has been ordered arrives. There are
very large veins of ore in the district
carrying mostly copper and iron
with some gold. Some of the ores
assay very high in copper, one prop
erty of the Corona Queen Mining
Company running as high as 67 per
| cent. in the red metal. The iron ore
is abundant and the iron produced
is of high grade and especially fit
ted for Bessemer steel. The iron
veins are very extensive and will be
worked for many years to come be-
fore exhausted.
There is much iouristine ore in the
Red Cloud district indicating that at a
greater depth bodies of ore carrying
gold will be struck. Several smelter
tests made by the three companies
now operating in the district have
proven very satisfactory,
The town of Corona contains now
about COO people and is constantly
growing. There are two general
merchandise stores, two hotels, two
livery stables and the usual black
smith and carpenter shops and other
artisans. There are also three sa-
looms, which, however, are not consid-
cred unmixed blessings. The town is
supported by the trade of the mining
| companies and by the money spent
there by the miners from the Red
! Cloud district 1t is also the center of
a very fine sheep country, and much
wool and many lambs are being ship
ped from there annually. 1t is be-
lieved that these shipments this year
will be greater than they were last.
1t is also expected that the new
cutoff of the Ell Paso & Southwestern
Railway to the Dawson coal camps
will start at Corona, thus making it
an important junction and division
point. The survey for this road starts
at Corona, the cross sectioning is be-.
ing done and it is understood that the
survey has been finally approved by
tho management
F. A. Dubois, father of r. NJ Du.
Bois, is the owner of the townslte
and lots are selling rapidly at reas-
enable rates. The townsite is regu-
larly and prettily laid out No lawyer
has settled as yet In the new town
and this the people think is a good
indication of prosperity peace and
quiet.
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