Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-22
How a Great New Mexi-
co Mine Was Discovered.

(By u. c.. ST the Hilsboro, y. NJ,
Advocated
u was ln the early SOS possibly
'sl. that the Bridal Chamber" az
Lake Valley ~ NJ. was first dis
covered by two old prospcctors and
the way Il camo about was chnrac-
tcristic OF the men and the country
of those days, and ! viii relate as
nearly az 4 can the occurrence as
II was told "a me.
Mr.. DAILY had for mine foreman.
whom we viii call Barney. "a miner
OF experience and good Judge of
miners ana their capabilities and in
that easy day hospitality and tho
helping hand were extended gcner-
ous'y and spontaneously. II seems
That af soon as Mr Daily commenced
operations ON ana extensive scale that
prospcctors out of Jobs, ana minors
hunting work la the new fields.
swampcd the foreman with applca-
tions Tor work, until his particular
morning when meeting Mr Daily.
Barney said "Ar Daily. % couple
more Of those hungry pprospcctors
just struck me for a Job aud J have
not a foot of ground unoccHpicd
What shalt ] do?'
'Weu barney. don't you know
That 10 is just such fellows us those
two that makes 70 possible for you
aud ! to step in and get hold OF e.
good iob-as wo have now. Oct a.
couple OF shoyels ana picks. choose
Ia soft place and PAT the fellows Go
work which Barney did
ne selected depression in tho
hillside. surrounded hy outcruppug
iron-Htnincd lime and quurtzitc whore
the grass was uyuriaut Some time
later after tho Vlndiass had been
put up ou Tao shaft where they were
working. Barney Zoo passing could
mot see any one ON top, so went over
.to the shaft and heard both mon
talking yolubly below. Calling down
hc said, what are YOU two fellows
doing down thrrr, ans Way ono
.of the men came zap 10 the surface.
and holding out some yellow and red
clay said Jim was just telling me
that This stuff looks like some ~ that
clay they used 20 mime n Nevada
that ran way up in silver Says
Barney "get nae o. couple or samples
ana win have % assayod."
Barney gave them 20 the assayer
who returned them out respectively.
over 600 and 900 ounces silver 90 The
ton and this Was tho top of the re-
murkuhlc Bridal Chamber" ore body
which made the mines famous Tho
world over
These two lean. hungry prospec.
tors had mldc good Georges saying
of few DAYS before that "it wua
Just such men chat made 81 possi-
BILE. etc"
But George DAILY as far as any ono
knows, never knew of tho find. FOR
tho day The nssny returns were made
word was brought 10 tho mines that
George DAILY ANA Lieutenant Smith
had been killed boy the Apuchoa on
the Gavilon TRAIL fifteen 10 twenty
milos from the mines
The death Of Daly ana smuh wa'
the result OF sharp ruillery by Day
on Lieutenant Smiths disposition "a
catch the hostllcs ana O. came about
in some sad way us heard it rclut
ca by different persons az varlou
timos.
George Days quarters wcro In m,
adobe building on Mcliycrottf ranch
which ihls company owned. about
five miles from tho mines Ahou
noontimc some troops campcd neAl
the residence. DAILY sent % man {,
find out who they were. what the,
wanted who returned Win tho in
formation that b was lieutonau
Smith and detachment of r.. 8
TROOPS after Indians Who had campe,