Historic Mining Town - Kelly NM in Albuquerque, New Mexico For Sale
Huge Elk in New Mexico GMU 17, 57+/- acres with direct access to Cibola National Forest, Best of all you will own your own xxxxs Mining Town. The Town of Kelly, Territory of New Mexico was laid out in xxxx and you will become the new Mayor! County roads, water, and hundreds of sites to explore. Held by a leading citizen for years, this treasure is yours to own and enjoy for the next 120 years.
Colonel J. S. Hutchason was the one who started the mad scramble in the Magdalenas. In xxxx he filed two claims after finding outcroppings rich in ore. He gave a third claim to Andy Kelly, a friend who worked a sawmill. Hutchason kept an eye on the claim, however, and when Kelly failed to do the proper assessment work, Hutchason jumped it. By xxxx the town came to life as miners discovered gold, zinc, silver, lead, and copper. The town was named Kelly, perhaps in mirth at the man who had lost his claim, perhaps because of guilt pangs.
When the railroad arrived at Magdalena in xxxx, operations at Kelly became more profitable since ore no longer had to be freighted by m team to Kansas City. The railroad wanted to build a spur a the way to Kelly, but the rapid ascent made the line impractical, so the ore was hauled down to Magdalena using sixteen mule and horse teams.
The post office came to Kelly in xxxx. Eventually the town featured two hotels, two churches, two dance halls, seven saloons, and an estimated population of three thousand.
Just after the turn of the century, as silver deposits began to play out and zinc and lead became the major minerals of the area, Cory T Brown of Socorro had a greenish rock assayed that had long been discarded in the waste dumps of Kelly. It turned out to be zinc carbonate, also known as smithsonite, a substance used as pigment in paints. Kelly had new life. The Tri-Bullion Company bought the Kelly Mine, and the town expanded with new wealth. With over 500 recorded lots in Kelly, Imagine the possibilities.
But by xxxx the smithsonite had been extricated, and Kelly began to die. At this time, over thirty million dollars in mineral wealth had been taken From the Magdalena Mountains.
The property will host a hunting lodge, family retreat, as a quiet getaway from the 21st Century. Come enjoy this special property.
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