Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-03
SOUTH SANTA FE
COUNTY LOOKING UP
Mining Companies There Pushing De-
veIopment Work-Old Camps May
Become Famous.

DR.. s. G. Clark, surgeon of the San
ia Fe Gold and Copper company at
San Pedro, spent yesterday in the city
on business. DR.. Clark has been resi-
dent of New Mexico for a number of
years and for several years was sur
geon of the New Mexico Fuel company
at Madrid. From there he moved to
Bernalillo, where he practiced for
awhile and thereafter was appointed
/ to the responsible position he now
holds. He enjoys the reputation OF a
conscientious, able, careful and atten-
tive physician who has had much sue
cess in attending to the many cases
which come to him. Concerning the
San Pedro mining camp the doctor
said:
"The Santa Fe Gold and Copper COM
pany is now employing about fifty
men in development and cleaning up
work The miners are we'll satisfied
with their treatment and receive good
wages. The management OF the COM
pany is scrupulously fair in the treat
ment of its employees and satisfaction
and content prevail. Superintendent
Case, who has charge of the work and
the mines, Is a very able and success
full mining engineer Of many years
standing and Is certainly the right man
in the right place. AS you know the
workings in the mine are very ex
|tensive and in my opinion 1t is one of
the best and most extensive copper
properties in the United States Should
lit be deemed necessary by the manage
ment to increase the force everything
is in apple pie order and could be
started to work at an hours notice. In
1.-THE vicinity of the San Pedro mining
district, about one and half miles
across the hill, the Oro Quay Gold and
Silver Mining company is working
about twenty men. This work is being
done by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company, big corporation The iron
ore found there is called bessemer ore
land is very valuable in the manufac
ture of steel rails especially. The sup
ply of it in the United States is linn
,ited, hence the value of the Oro Quay
group of mines.
"The Lazarus Mining company is
working about 20 men in it's mines in
San Lazarus Gulch and it's mill is run
ming full time. 1t is understood that
the returns have been very satisfac.
tory. There are also a number OF min
ers who are working smaller gold and
copper claims and who make good
wages. The copper ore produced is
sold to the Santa F'e Gold and Copper
company.
"There is an agricultural valley
along the San Pedro arroyo, a couple
Of miles from the mining camp. There
are number of homesteaders located
there and they have good crops of
vegetables and if an early frost does
not set in they will make good crops
| of corn. and rough feed. Those set
tiers who have worked hard will gath
er good crops.
Between San Pedro and Stanley,
as soon as the hills are left behind,
there are quite a number of home
stead settlers who are improving their
farms and | believe many of them will
raise crops That seems to be an es.
lpecially fine country for raising chick
ems and eggs are produced
there in large numbers and at fair
prices. Every farm house has a poul.
TRY yard filled with poultry. It is my
opinion that the farmers there can
make crops but it will take hard work
and extensive farming after the Camp.
bell dry farming system to succeed.
Should the copper market take an
upward tendency it is very likely that
| the Santa Fe Gold and Copper com
lpany may put an increased force Of
men to work for the production of a
larger amount Of copper, the copper
deposits in the mines being very ex.
tensive. Should the development work
of the Oro Quay company prove that
large bodies of iron ore exists there,
south Santa Fe county will be hum.
mer, as that company will certainly
put a heavy force of miners in the