The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-16
Recent Developments of the
MOgolonR Region w ms Publicity

Faris v. Bash. a silver city writer.
Is the author VI the following account
OF recent improvements In the Mo-
goiion region which appears In the
current issue Of the Mining and En-
cheering World;
The Mogoilon mining district. IN
,socorro county. New Mexico, has for
years suffered hindrances In It's prog
lress on account OF deplofabie trans
'portation facilities and high cost of
power and lumber. but before the
year Of 1915 h over u is believed
many OF these obstacles will be re-
moved. The question Of a new and
better road to this camp - one that
has seen many adversities. hut efforts
at both ends (eiiver city and Mo-
%sollon) may yet result In a recon
'struction 81 the highway.
Late in 1914 n galloway across tho
ella river was built. but the floods
left the structure In the middle % a
raging torrent a mile Wide. but dur
ms the greater part % the year II is
In use.
A little over a year y a company
was incorporated by capitalists from
Guelph. Ontario. Canada, known AZ
the socorro Power and Lumber Co.
The object OF the corporation wGs 10
furnish power and lumber to the
mines 81 MogOllon. The state graut-
ed tho company water rightr. which
were recently extended In order 90
give until 1917 10 complete the
project. The sawmili was established
at the head u Mineral creek. six
miles from the camp Of Mogollon. II
was stated by the general MANAGER,
n. w. Hills, that two months we're
consumed In moving the boiler. the
cost OF transportation being mere
than The boiler cos;. After the plant
was set up the saving OF lumber be-
a for "a sluiceway around the
mountains 10 Mogollon. Three miles
OF this project are completed and
timber II being floated down u. be-
ing Joined as Il arrives. II operates
successfully on a grade OF 20 feet to
a mile. n is i6 inches wide. except
M curves where u Ia widencd to three
feet To permit the timbers 10 take the
tangent. within three months time
the company expects 10 have timber
Tor the mines and mills of Mogollon
floating down the sluice-wHy from
the sawmiil.
Upon completion 81 the timber di-
vision work will commence on a
hydfo-clectric power plant to be
built In Cooney canyon. The water
from the sluice-way will have a fall
OF 1850 feet into the canyon from the
.s~nddleback right above the camp OF
.Cooney. Electricity will he generated
and supplied to the various mines on
the Cooney and Mogollon sections.
The entire project Is a colossal one
and it, success was dubious. but the
most skeptical are now hooking with
favor upon Il. Ninety th-"sand dol
lars have been expended upon tho
project to date and q similar amount
will be spent in ordcr to retain tho
water rights.
For many years one Of tho disud-
.vantagcs Of transportation to tho Mo-
COLON mining district has been the
.fording Of the Gila river. who're tho
heavy oil automobile trucks nud
weighty loads bearing supplies have
ON each trip more or less trouble lu
September and october of last year
the ella river was higher than a. has
been since Mogollon has been at tho
height 90 It's activity. and the stream
was almost impossible. The quoF-
ton Of erecting a bridge across the
ella has been considered FOR several
years. but no action has cver been
taken toward the naturalization OF
this needed Improvement. Seeing tho
absolute necessity OF a crossing ut
the river, Thomas Lyons, president of
the CHA Farm company. constructed
a galloway across the stream, and
during the floods and time Of great
est needs OF safe transportation 10
MoKollon took ull vehicles from one
bank 10 another
The construction consists Of two
steel cables G10 feet IN length. five
inches wide and " inch thick. with
q breakage strain of each cable csti-
mated at 10000 pounds. The main
span across the river Is $40 feet, the
cables being eight feet apart. and
suspended on timbcrs 10 by "a inches
a sufficient height 10 place the oa-
hles about - foct above tho bed OF
the stream, From these cables are
suspended a platform built ON two
beams IS feet long and six inches
deep, capable OF carrying 20.0 600
pounds with safety. -Four wheels one
foot IN diameter. with u nange on both
sides, carry the loud. suspended with
four ~ inch soft steel bolts. The
structure is propelled by an endless
steel cable O. inch M diameter and
driven hy a series Of srooycd pulltys
30 inches in diameter. These pullCys
stand perpcndiculatly but the cable
b. driven hy q horizontal gruuycd
wheel six feet in diameter. To- which
Is attached u horse with a sweep
that furnishes the power. The per
pcndicular shHft Co which the six