Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-19
MINES HAVE BEEN IN
IDLENESS FOR YEARS

The Navajo and Albemnric mining
properties 90 Bland. New Mexico.
some elghty-fve miles north Of Alhu
quorquo after bcing tied up ana idle
FOR ten years because of litigation and
other reasons have been purchased
hy Posgy and Bailey va Boston az "a
price understood 60 range from SfO0.
600 to siao0oo,
Poscy and Bailey are the men who
FIRST put uland on the mpp The fact
that they have again onicied into con-
troll 90 the principal miainR proper.
ties in the Bland distrie, Is almost
certain assurance That the old camp
Wil once again assume the promi-
nencc thet q had for many yerrs Hs
one ~ the best gold and silver pro-
duccrs IN the west
News 81 the sale OF the navajo and
the old Alhcmarlc properties viii be
received in Albuquerque with the
greatest interest hy those familiar
With the good old days. when Biand
ranked rs one ~ The most important
camps IN The country. Particulars ~
the sale have been received by prom
inont Albuquerque men. Ia CLOSE touch
with the mininr situation, direct from
Hostou. Tho sale 81 the properties
took place in Boston ON May and %
ls understood tnut the trnnsfer papers
are now on their way go nernalillo.
Sauoutal county seat. for record
white nu definite assurance hats boon
made as 90 the actual resumption OK
operation, 30 is known that posey and
Bailey, rAe pure hasrrs. are not men
La h..
developing them Both are very
familiar with the BLAND district and
10 is considered fortunate chat the
mines have fallen INTO their hands.
Ten years ago the bland camp sus-
pended operations u has been az
dead since that time as % was lively
before For several years many PEG
pie remained In ihe camp looking for
resumption of operations. but hope
nullS gave way and the camp WIS
abandoned 20 any hut curetakcrs. Tho
Albemnrlc min was dismantlcd after
she property had been sold by q re-
crWer. ana the old Alpemarle prop
rriS was hut &c memory after $4,000.
GOO had boon expended iu develop.
mrnt work
Tie navajo Mining company pur-
chased the Lone star group, later
acquired by the Albemarlc property.
Tho Lone Star group are the follow
lug patented claims Tho Lone star,
Free Trade Drs Monopole, Red
Gland. Denver Girl. Uncle Joe. Uncle
Joe so. and three unpatcnscd claims
lu tho Albermarlo group are the fol-
lowing patented claims. The Abe
marie. pnmliro. Huron. Ontario and
tour patented claims The Lone
.'lar aud Albcmarlc groups take In
all the principal and most yauablo
properties iu ;he district with the tx
coption OF tho Washington and crown
Point groups.
There ure "a the Lone star claim
mnuy thousands of tons OF yaluabl,
ore. already blocked out. ready "a
slope since operations we're suspend
ed In the Bland district many san
provcmcnls have been made In cyanid'
ing aud IN other processes by which
mines may be- worked az great prohl
and can be made 10 pay handsomely
whereas some years ago uperations q
reduce certain ores were p,rnnps ca.
ried on eithor 90 a vefr small margin
of profit ar ~ an actual loHf
The sale of the properties la Boston
means that tho new owners VIII be en-
abled To- proceed without hndrancC
hy the courts or former st0ckholder'
md take action toward development
Albuquerque win benefit greatly &c th,
Inland district ia reopened the min
rrs made Albuquerque their hcadquar
ters. spent their money here ana pur
Dhascd their supplies in Bland from
merl hants who had purchased from
local wholesalers
Albuquerque people who know o
the Importance attached to the trans
ter of The bland properties are await
ing with much interest announcement
ms to what viii Doe done by the new
owners toward early developments