Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-17
SPECIAL ARTICLES


ItIuANt W say tNHN NNF NF'I'IF VI
Columbus are asleep would b. rn.
iher a strong statement. but 10 Nny
that they are showing n decided
spirit OF apathy 10 one Of the biggest
propositions ever put before ans
town IN the Southwest u true. The
komaho Mining Company and The
Tres Hermanas Mining district are
offering the citizens here an onrtr.
tuniiy that Is seldom offered 10 any
Town whatever. We refuse % nr-
llevc that the people Of Columbus
have taken this stand. with an he
knowledge and The immensely Of The
proposition before them, but We
prefer much 10 believe that II IA
merely either because they have not
all The facts al hand. or. havlng
them. they have failed 10 reallzc
just what direct hearing The devel.
opmcni Of this district would mean
10 Columbus.
Having two distinct advantages,
namely. that Of a town already csr
lablished and the closest available
water supply. II would be easy for
This town and vicinity 10 grasp the
wonderful trade opportunities Of.
fered by the dcvelopmeni Of this
district. Just what this development
means 90 Columbus would be I'M.
possible 10 put In plain, cold type.
and were u possible Ne telling
would mcm almost a fairy tale.
Suffice u 10 say that history has
shown towns lifted from msre
villages 10 thriving. hustllng cities
within a comparatively short time.
with business doubled and lrcbled,
with population Increasing 20 fast
that II Is necessary 10 take a census
every morning IN order 10 come any.
where close 10 the number Of peo.
pie, with real estate values soaring
and with all the many advanlages
and conveniences 10 be had IN n
modern. live city. All this has bee1
done by the development ~ proper.
ties many times smaller and far less
promising than the Tres llermanas
Mining District Of which the Hom
aho Mining Company is now doinr
the most active development
That The nomaho Mining Com
pnny and many other lnrEe develop
mrni companies certain tn follow
would entirely ignore Columbus and
huild their own town. together with
their own stores. their avn resi-.
dences, would be- reRreitahle and a
vital blow IN this city. That this
will be done Is something of which
We have no knowledge. nor even do
We suspect a. Certainly tho ciii.
Eenry Of Columbus and vicinity
should as common husiness men
give every help and aid possible
that this condition shall not come IN
pass. and II II does come 10 pass
only themselves are 10 blamG As
we said before, we know Of no such
condition. nor do we suspect Il. yet
that such things have been done IN
the past is a matter of history.
Wake up. Columbusl AZ least look
at the development Of QUE Of the
Nastest stOrehouses that nature has
left 10 give 10 her children. or else
In the years 10 come the old famil.
lar cry, III might have been Will
resOund In Columbus, and al such
time that u will be too late.
Following is n report submitted
by Mr. Bert Roby. Mr.. nohy Is an
expert mining engineer, with his
present headquarters at Deming.
and Is recognized by his associates
as being one OF the best IN his line.
This report is both practical and
technical. Two explanations are nee
essary before the report is offered,
first. that a fault zone" as men.
toned IN this report, does not mean
merely a streak or a vein. but IT.
orally means an area Of ore; second,
we wish 10 call the readers ailen.
tiOn 10 the fact that all reports
made by reputable, reliable reolo'
gisls are very conservative. Follow
IA Mr.. ROby's report
Columbus, n. NJ. March 27, 1890
Mr.. John p Mnck. Columbus. n. NJ;
Dear Sir--pursuant 10 your IN
slruclions Of recent date. ] have
completed a survey and examination
of your group OF claims commonly
known as the Warren Mine and
herewith hand you map 0f property
aud a report covering the present
condition OF the property a. TO de-
velopmeni and some observations ~
20 the geological features present
ard probably 10 he met Ia the future
development and exploitation of ihr
property.
Loeaglon and AREA.
The property consists " ten full
claims, ar approximately 200 acres.
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