Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-18
PLACES OPTION
ON MINE IN THE
CABALLER0 AREA
Ore Struck a Short Time Ago.
Said 10 Justify Development
Work in Highly Broken and
Difficult Region,

tsrsol.. eosRssronpEneE TO nopsiso JOURNAL
Alamogordo n. NJ, June li.--C. A..
Garrett who owns a number OF
mines in the vicinity of Caballero can
yon nine miles east Of Alamogoilo,
has given an option on the mines to
WI. L. Lewis and associates, of El
Paso. He received "a cash forfeit OF
several hundred dollars The price OF
Che mines named in the option is s20,-
600.
Nj. Garrett has shaft sunk on one
Of the mines and lately has taken out
a number of tons of valuable ore
which was carried on mules to the
railroad six miles distant. and shipped
to the smelter at FL Paso. There Is
10 adequate wagon road to the mines,
as the country in that region is too
rough to build good road aud keep
it in repair without an enormous ex-
penditure.
The mines are near the Caballero
springs which flow a big head OF
water, and .the water can easily be
plped to the shaft that is now Icing
worked or to any place where the
new company wousd want to put ma
chlnery for further operations
Country Puzzles Even Experts.
The mining district in the Caballeio
country has been examined closely
by number of biologists in the past
few years, but the reports they made
have never been favorable to the de-
velopment of the camp. Mr.. Lewis
says that the geological formation OF
the district is such as to puzzle even
the experts, as there has never been
mining camp discovered lust ike
this one. He SAYS however. that he
believes this mining camp can be de
veloped to such an extent that the
output Will rival that Of the camp al
Bisbee, Ariz, and that his. company
intends to expend sufficient money to
find out whether or not it is a paving
proposition.
The surface bears low-grade ore
which can be worked with steam
shovels in the same manner as the
surface ore is handled by the Chino
Copper company. at Santa Rita. The
shaft on Mr. CARROTS holdings Is 80
feet deep although large percentage
of the ore he has mined has been
taken from the top of the ground
send Magazines to Camp
A group Of Alamogordo women re-
Gently sent a box of reading matter
to Company c, New Mexico national
guard, at Columbus, and Mrs, y. I.
Peafman. who was in charge of the
shipment, received the following ae-
ment from Lieut.. r. d. |
Of G company.
I'VE have received the box of mag
azincs, and on behalf of the entire !
Of C company I wish to |
thank you and the other ladies of
Alamogordo, whose thoughtfulness |
not only has provided us with an !
appreciated supply of good reading |
but whose kindness in re-
mem boring us has also added not o |
little to the grateful feeling We hold |
for all Of our friends who wish us
well and look after our comfort in "A
way.
Reading material naturally is
scarce IN hoblilhdllVH camp Hhe
This and II would have been indeed l
hard for YOU to have found anything
Else which would have been as great l
a source Of satisfaction to all Of the
mon Every man IN the organization
is taking advantage Of the opportun-
ty you have afforded us, and at any n
lime between drill hours most of the
men can be found in their tents en-
owing your gifts.