Kelly, NM Socorro Country Land 0.040000 acre for sale in Magdalena, New Mexico

$900

In the cool high country of West central New Mexico,is the historic mining Town of Kelly. Own you own piece of this historic mountain town. Lots starting at $900 cash.
Colonel J. S. Hutchason was the one who started the mad scramble in the Magdalenas. In 1866 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 an the claim, however, and when Kelly failed to do the proper assessment work, Hutchason jumped it. By 1870 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 1880, 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 1883. 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 to choose from imagine the possibilities.
But by 1931 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 could host a hunting lodge, family retreat or as a quiet getaway from the 21st Century. Come enjoy this special property and own a piece of history before it is gone for ever.
** SPECIAL NOTE - Kelly Land Rush at Kelly, New Mexico on July 12. Come select your parcel, pay and receive your Deed on site.


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