Mr. William McLachlen, of East Vegas. came up yesterday evening from White Oaks. He reports the mines as extra good and as he is a man not easily excited about such things, implicit confidence can be placed in what he says about them. Mr. McLachlen put the stakes around one mine for himself. View Source Mr. Seewald returned a day or so since from the White Oaks mines and has brought with him a large collection of magnificent specimens from the several mines of that district. he says everybody is in good spirits and all these are busily engaged at work either for themselves or some one else. Mr. E. B. Edwards is going to put up a stamp mill and smelter at once. View Source
The mining fever continues to rage to an unprecedented extent, notwithstanding the repeated accounts if the over crowded condition of the camps. Not only in the cities but in nearly every little town throughout the country young men are preparing to go West in search of wealth hidden in the bowls of the earth. Thousands are already on their way. Discouraging reports from Leadville will probably turn the tide of immigration from there to the Gunnison country and New Mexico. The latter region is just beginning to attract general attention, very glowing accounts having been published of the great discoveries of the White Oaks district and elsewhere.— Kansas City Journal. View Source
Mr. Whiteman had built a store house in the town at the mining camp and is going right along with his business. View Source Mr. L. L. Browning arrived in the town yesterday afternoon, with the first load of ore ever brought from the White Oaks. It was taken from an extension of the Homestake lode, and there was just one ton of it. It was fine looking rock, but showed little free gold, though considered to be very valuable. it will be shipped to Pueblo for reduction; to-day, Mr. Maley sends this ore. Should this mill-test prove good, then the lively times for New Mexico will set in, in earnest. View Source
Signboards, plainly littered should be erected on the road to the White Oaks every 12 or 15 miles. A committee should be appointed on signboards, whose duty it would be to solicit funds to paint enough boards and to send them up. Wells and signboards on the Las Vegas hard road freight route will make this town the complete outfitting point. View Source
—The Committee on Wells on the route to the White Oaks, consisting of Col. Lockhart, Dr. Milligan and Mr. Leavitt, are receiving encouragement from the business men of the town and have already an outfit to go down fully prepared to determine the shortest and best roads, and dig wells at convenient points. This we believe will be a successful undertaking, as water can be likely found at several points along the line. We are confident of the richness of these mines, and citizens should not be backward in putting up sufficient money to sink the wells to water, no matter how deep they may be dug. Now is our opportunity to capture this trade completely. Other towns are putting forth Herculean efforts for it, and no stone must be left unturned to retain that which nature intended should be naturally the commerce of Las Vegas. View Source Mr. Whiteman is convinced that Las Vegas can have all the trade of that country, if it will dig wells on the route. View Source
–Mr. Robert M. Town pulls out for the White Oaks today with ten passengers. He takes the Kansas City party down. — Arrived in camp two days ago, and find a mark improvement, both in growth of town and development of the mines. The water question is settled. The valley in which the town is located forms a basin in which water can be reached at a depth of 18 to 30 feet acceding to the inequality of the surface. Six wells have been suck to this water line and are found to be inexhaustible. Upon the eastern slope of Barrizo mountain a large coal field is being developed which will furnish abundance of fuel both for house and black smith purposes. It is being used by the blacksmiths here. The mines are opening better as they go down on them showing larger bodies of ore of increased richness. The camp is quiet for every one is busy working assessments and developing the mines. The mines and town trustees propose offering a bonus of lots and interests in mines to the first smelter in successful operation in this district. Yours, A.M. Janes. View Source
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