Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-05-16

IlCH SlIlhe OF BOlu mas been made
In Coyote canyon. Manzano noun
talns, sixteen miles southeast of this
city, by c. Oxendne, who has pros
pected in that neighborhood for
years.
Oxendine was grubstaked by sew
eral business men in Albuquerque and
they have already staked out a num-
ber of claims in the new mining dis
trict.
The strike was made in a prospect
shaft at depth of fifty feet. The
vein uncovered is said to be twelve
inches thick.
A few days ago Oxendne brought
samples of the ore to this city and
they were assayed by local assaye-.
The formation is quartsite, or sedi-
mentary rock. The shaft is close to
the top of one Of the numerous pro-
monitories of granite lying between
Coyote and He'll canyons, close to the
former. Though it may be consid-
cred only prospect, it is a very
promising one, and a renewal of in
terest in the He'll canyon district is
| certain, for If the vein increases with
exploitation, It Will be a paying prop
| osition. Much of the ore shows the
gold to the naked eye.
Assays Held Secret.
| The assayer would not make public
the percentage of gold In the ore, but
admits that 1t runs very high. Ru-
mors are to the effect that 1t will go
! 800 to the ton or better. Assays
from other claims run from SIS to
| $40 a ton.
Samples of the ore were left at the
store of l.. c. Rosenfield, on Railroad
avenue, who is interested in the prop
erty, and those who have examined
them say they are rich in gold and
ula no tne .
with the usual trace Of iron. 1t Is
free milling ore.
The report of the strike has arous-
| ed considerable interest in the min
ing camps in the vicinity and 1t is
said that prospectors from Cerrillos,
Golden, Madrid and san Pedro have
| caught the fever and are preparing
TO start work in the neighborhood on
prospecting holes.
When Albuquerque people learned
| Of the probabilities of rich ore being
| discovered I'm the Sandals, a number
made hasty trips 70 the scene and as
a result a number of claims have
been staked out. as near to the Oxen
dine claim as possible.
Mr.. Rosenfield would not give out
any but the most meager details Of
the strike, He said
The thing is too young yet. Wait
a week and 1 will give you full infor-
nation on the subject. OF course
we have good claims; we think they
will prove very rich, but it is too
early to make a definite statement.
We have struck a vein of ore twelve
inches thick, which contains iron,
copper and gold, and 1t is probable
that the vein will widen and be
richer as we go down farther. The
Shaft is now about fifty feet deep.
don't care to state how the ore has
assayed.
I'VE have sent additional specl-
mems to various out-of-town experts
for analysis, but have not heard from
them yet. l am interested in the
claims with Oxendine."
Specimens Show Well.
Several specimens of the ore taken
out by OXendine lay on a show case
at Rosenfield's store. The ore is
very heavy.
William jerks, a mining man who
has a large mining experience In this
| section of the country, was in the
office of Mr.. Rosenfield at the time
a Citizen reporter called. Mr.. jerks
was inspecting the ore specimens
| through a magnifying glass He re-
fused to make any statement what
ever in regard to the assay of the ore
which he had made.
w. W. Wooten, the real estate man
on Gold avenue, who also has min
ing interests in the vicinity of the
new gold strike in the Sandia noun
tains, was most optimistic in his re-
marks about the recent develop
ments. He said:
II was over that way a few sun
| days ago to locate a claim and l am
| familiar with that country. The
rock formations all through that sec
ton indicate great mineral deposits.
| PrOspeCtOrs of this city have gone
oh Nafra fFa
the south of Santa Fe county and the
east of Bernalillo county, and II has
| always been believed that some day
a rich mineral deposit would be
opened up over there, This region
is in the greal mineral belt that ex-
| tends across Montana Wyoming, Col
OradO and New Mexico. There is
wealth is concealed in the ground in
that district,
Il don't know any particulars about
this new strike Of OXendines, but /
am not surprised that a strike was
made. A rich gold mining camp so
near Albuquerque would mean great
things for this city and county.
The mines at san Pedro, where
they have a smelter tap the same
mineral dyke as that In Coyote can
yOu. l have prOspected north Of this
latter place and found float and ore
at ueplh OF seven Ieet flcn IN leau
with a percentage Of silver. The ore
here is siliClous quartz, that Is silica
, Of lime At greater depths / thing
there should be a greater percentage
of silver than OF lead.
Seventy miles south OF He'll can
yon, where l have some interests. and
M which district Is in the same minera
belt, the ore contains copper glance
carrying free gold. There is certain
| similarity IN all the ore OF these diff
ferent places and it would all be best
reduced by smelling
Mr. Wooten showed specimens OF
ore taken from different places In
! Sandia mountains and Illustrated the
| richness of the deposits there.
II saAns 10 be rha ganaral nnlulnI