Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-13

Remarkable Pictures Taken Of
Gigantic Mining Operations
In Southwestern New Mex
leo Are Success.


SPECIAL DISPATCH 70 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe. Dec. Hurrah!"
shouted the overworked forces devel-
oping and printing the New Mexico
exposition motion picture films in the
laboratory and studio of the Santa
Fe Motion Picture company, last
night as the last inch of the i,200
feet OF the Chino Copper company
picture showed up clearly It's a reel
that can be shown In twenty minutes
but that IL took four days of the hard
est kind of labor TO take and another
day and nights hard labor 60 develop
and print. But the trouble was worth
while for finer picture OF gigantic
mining operations was never taken
and several OF the biggest picture
houses in America who had attempt
ed to take 1t had failed.
First ON the film come the general
Officers and superintendent OF the
operations of the company at Santa
Rita, which are the biggest mining
activity In New Mexico. Then come
the drills testing the mineral bearing
zone. An explosion of $4,000 pounds
Of dynamite follows and II is an awe
inspiring scene as an entire noun
tain is seen topping over: The next
scene shows the hungry scoop shovels
at work like an endless charm. five
scoops filling Il car, the cars being
continuously on the move, empties
replacing the loaded ones quicker than
II takes to tell 1t. In conclusion. the
operation of the concentration Is shown
from the point where the ore enters
the bins until II is carried to the cars.
The picture would make fortune for
any private movie enterprise.
Some Films These.
The film tackled today was that
of the coal mining operations at
koehler and is equally as wonder
full The third film is that of the Nor
NAL university play. in three reels,
and Is nearly completed. then comes
the Roswell Military Institute. then
the Indian dances and fiestas and
finally the lumber industry. the film
starting with the thrilling scenes In
the Santa Barbara Tie q Pole Co.'s
camp. the log boom in the Rio
I Grande. the finish of the log run al
santo Domingo and the complete OPP
erations of the mill of the American
Lumber company at Albuquerque.
There are something like $4,000
feet of these films, and Chase Bell
1.-THE operator. leaves on Monday foi
Dawson to take the last of them. thai
which will portray operations of the
Slug Canyon Fuel company at Daw-
SON, one of the most modern and bes
equipped coal mining camps In the
world. 1t Will take day and nigh
work until December rs, without d
day off for Christmas. to finish the
films in every detail SO that they may
be shown the first day of the Saf
Diego exposition. that Is, on New
Year.
To facilitate operations, an electric
motor and another drum were in
stalled today. Maurice Brache, thu
expert operator recently employed Il
printing films at the rate of 3,00s
feet u night and is making fine joi
Of it. 1t may be of interest to know
that the films which will be shown
at the regular performance at tn
Kays theater on Tuesday evening wer'
his product while in the employ o
one of the big motion picture firm
OF the country.
shipping Zig Exhibits.
The models of the New Mexic'
landmarks were Grated TODAY as wer'
also the paintings by Karl Flelsehe
OF the New Mexico mission ehufefe
and other material for the New Mex
leo building. A big freight car is be
ing loaded with the exhibits and TIL
4 Will leave here on Monday. stopping
lat Albuquerque on Tuesday to TAX
Ion board the mineral exhibit 1t vii
take d week at San Diego TO install
the exhibits for which everything ma
been gotten ready ON the ground y
DR.. Edgar l.. HeWett.
One of the most unique trademark
ever devised and which will be legal
IL registered. has been furnished tn
Santa re Motion Picture company b
Waldo TwitchelI. The center Is tn
IAvanyu symbol Of the cliff jewellers
} more striking than the sWastika, an
it will revolve slowly Wheneve
Thrown on the screen Around it
1.-the legend 'sSanta Fe Motion Pictuf
! Company, and surmounting Is "Th
} Sunshine state while beneath 1t
bold letters. stands out Made in Me-
Mexico Around the entire trade
mark il d Troy wall. artisticall
drawn The trademark Will appear
lIthe end of every reel, and the Mad
lin New Mexico, will mean an esps
Ecially effective boost for the stat
iThus far, none Of the New Mexie
disposition pictures has been show
lfoutside of the studio. excepting Oh
hest at the Rays theater here,
Twcnty-tIlird Hunting Accident