Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
NEW MEXICO NOW BEING
 STEADILY DEVELOPED

SILVER CITY, N. M. Oct s-while there are reports of various newly discovered mineral deposits, ''Iost mines" and some sensational "finds' in the way of new discoveries the Gold Guleh, Central, Santa Rita, Hanover and Fierro mining districts in Grant county, New Mexico, are deserving some attention from the "wise and knowing miners.
 It is said that these districts can boast of two features not ordinarily seen in mining camps, viz: an i'm mense amount of mineral and a very conservative and nOiseless lot of own CTS. This is generally true in dis tricts under control of the largest op- orators, but rarely the ease in comparatively undevelOped district.
 Beginning just at the outskirts of the little town of Central, there are to be observed prospect holes along the roadside; and, while the bottom of most of them can be seen. there is also to be seen piles of ores, obtained even so close to the sur face, piled around nearly every one of them.
 Passing Central, the Gold Guleh camp is reached, being located on the clear and constant running stream of Gold Guleh, this being the water supply for the Gold Troy group of mines. Gold Guleh is almost in the center of the oldest mining district of the United States. The Spaniards operated placer mining in the guleh, on what is now part of the Gold Gulch group, more than century ago.
 These plaeers have been worked in termittently by both Americans and Mexieans up to the present time even within the past few months and at all times with some actual results. The more recent plaeering or washing of gold has been in the bed of the guleh, the supply being dependent on the erosion and disin- tegration from the large mineral veins, crossing the Gold Frog group of mines above.
 It is interesting to note that while the Spaniards were almost entirely without the more modern facilities for deep mining, they had ingenious ideas of engineering. Even at this late day the trenches used to convey the water from the guleh around the foot of the hills and at considerable elevation from the guleh further down are plainly diseernable. The object in ehanneling this water from the guleh was to reach reservoirs, or dams, erudely constructed in. dry ar rOyOs and accumulate lasting and sufficient supply to wash the gold from the shades obtained by tunneling on the upper side of the mineral dykes.
 This shale, which is proved to carry low grade gold ore almost generally, was crushed in erudely constructed arastras and the gold extracted by the placer process as noted These tunnels and old Spanish workings may also be plainly seen at differ ent placer in the Gold Guleh com munity.
 A short distance northeast of the Gold Guleh camp and separated by Santa Rita creek and the Santa Rita branch of the Santa Fe is located the Homestake group and the. old San Jose mine. The Homestake prop critics have recently been opened up by a company of that name and have shown quite a vein of lead-eopper ores within the depth attained, which, according to report, IS about 220 to 24O feet. Very little underground work has been done, but the exposures are sufficient to warrant the opera tors in arranging for heavier ma chinery preparatory for deeper work
 Upon this claim is seen an old slag dump, showing that in the past considerable ore was obtained from the San Jose and neighbOring mines and reduced at this plant. The San Jose has been developed to a depth of about 25O to 2SO feet and has record of having produced many thou sands of dollars worth of good grade copper ore.