Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-19
BIG AND STRONG
MINING COMPANY
Organized By Well
Known New Mex.
leo Citizens
OWNS VALUABLE PROPERTY
Located In Rich Mineral
Districts..-Active Devel-
opment at Once.

The Columbia Copper Company was
recently Incorporated under the laws
of the Territory of New Mexico with
a capital stock of one million dollars,
divided into one million shares OF one
dollar each and all certificates sold
will be registered This stock is non
assessable The company owns aud
controls four different groups OF mlh-
ing claims in various sections OF lne
Sunshine Territory.
Each group is located in mining
district of established reputation ana
in which other properties are being
successfully developed or have been
pro6tably worked. The prospectus OF
this company will be found on an
other page of this issue It is plain
straightforward and fair statement OF
the character of the mineral deposits
believed to be contained within tne
mining claims mentioned 1t is I'M
pressiye in its concise statements ana
honesty of purpose as well as IN us
plain. unvarnished and clean descrlp-
ton of the ores there located, their
extent and value and of the develop
ment work done There is evidently
nothing held back and no promises
are made that are not based upon ac-
tual circumstances and systematic ex'
ploitatons and honest and firm be-
lief tha0 the company's properties
will become a first class and we'll
paying business venture. NO fairy
tales are told, no glittering generall'
ties are held cut, but plain, simple
statements of facts and realities are
advanced for the consideration and
inyestigat on of would-be purchasers.
Field a Rich One.
The Galinas group is located in
close proximity to the Corona Queen
Mining Company's properties, Is IN
number; these belong to a company
of English and local capitalists re-
Gently organized. Upon these claims
active and extensive development
work will soon be the order OF the
day. These have been examined by
two mining engineers of the highest
standing in England and in this
country. and have been declared as
very promising for successful opera
45tion and for gile benefit Of stocknold-
~,'s rhe directors OF this company
are, ..Mo of the best known citizens OF
New Mexico, namely Ex-Governor MI
guer A. Otero, who was Governor OF
this Territory from June, 1897, to
January, 1906, and ex-Attorney Gen
eral George w. Prichard, of Santa Fe
who has held the two most important
legal Offices in New Mexico, namely
u. s. attorney for New Mexico, I'M
der the Arthur administration, and
attorney general of the Territory for
two years under the Otero admlnlstra
ton. as we'll as having represented
his district for two terms in the Coun-
Gil of the Legislative Assembly OF the
Territory. The other directors are H.
Harry Meyers, successful mining ex
pert and engineer; Henry E. Church
man, a barrister of high standing OF
London, England, and Oscar william
Seligman, well known banker, also
OF London The New Mexican makes
mention of this simply to show tnal
the chances that the Gallinas proper
ties will become rich copper produc'
ers. are excellent, as they are located
50 close to those Of the Corona Queen
Mining Company's properties, and
that the veins of ore that underlle the
one are very apt and more than apt,
to be underneath the other. The Gal
llnas group is located IN the Red
Cloud mining district Of Lincoln
County.
Located in San Andres Mountains.
The Columbia group is located In
the San Andres Mountains, district
known to be highly mineralized and
which, 1t is declared by experts who
have made careful examinations, con
tains great veins of copper ores
which, however have not been thor
oughly developed on account OF dis
tance from railroads.
The Iron Mask group located in the
White Mountains so far shows III
principally as an iron ore proposltlor
with indications that the properties
there will prove of great value com
mercially and to the stockholders
New Mexico iron ores to the amoun
OF $4,000 tons were sent during thu
year, 1906, from properties principal.
located in Grant County to the Puet
10 and other smelters. There is ever,
reason to believe and the facts seen
to sltbstantiate this belief, that tn
Iron Mask group with proper diree
ton and work will become a great pre-
ducer Of iron ores for which ther
has been during recent years and
today steady and good market
The Hanover.Santa Rita claims ar
located in one of the Oldest and hes
known mining districts In the South
west, one In which the Spaniards pre-
duced copper more than a hundre
years before the American occupation
of the Sunshine Territory. Consider
able high grade ore has been shippe
from this property and the bodies G
low grade ore are very extensive an
with proper railroad facilities will b
handled with profit to all concerned.
The capital stock Of the compan