506 ETHNOGEOGRAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS [eth. ann.29 



These mountains ai-e famous for their mines. 



The era of plarer mining in New Mexico began in 1828, wlifn the Old Placers 

 in the Ortiz Mountains south of Santa Fe [29:5] were discovered ... In 

 1833 . . . the Ortiz gold quartz vein was discovered. ' 



Mr. K. A. Fleischer states that a number of people have 

 noticed that a light-colored formation on the western slope of the 

 Oztiz INIountains resembles in outline the capital letters DC or QC. 

 Of the cailada separating the Ortiz Mountains from the Golden 

 Mountains [29:73J.Bandelier writes: 



The Galisteo Plain [Santa Fe Plain (Large Features)] is bordered on the west 

 by the Sierra de Dolores [Ortiz Mountains [29:72]]; south of this mountain 

 rises the Sierra de San Francisco [Golden IMountains [29:73]]; and a long and 

 waterless valley, running from east to west, separates the two ranges. This 

 arid cailada is partly covered with coniferous trees.^ 



See Ortiz settlement [29:6-_'], [29:4:lt], Dolores [29:unlocated], 

 Placer Mountains [29:unlocatcdj, [29:73], and [29:74J. 

 [29:73] (1) Eng. Golden Mountains, called after Golden settlement 

 [29:75]. 



(2) Eng. San Francisco ]\Iountains. (<Span.). = Span. (5). 



(3) Eng. Tuerto Mountains. (< Span.). = Spun. (6). "Tuerto 

 Mountains." ^ 



(■±) Eng. San Pedro Mountains. (<Span.). = Span. (7). "San 

 Pedro Mountains."* "San Pedro range":' this refers perhaps 

 to both [29:73] and [29:74]. "San Pedro Mountains":" this refers 

 perhaps to both [29:73] and [29:74]. See Span. (7). 



(5) Span. Sierra de San Francisco 'Saint Frances Mountains', 

 named from the Real de San Francisco (Golden [29:75]). = Eng. 

 (2). "Sierra de San Francisco."' 



(6) Span. Sierra del Tuerto 'Tuerto Mountains', named after 

 the pueblo ruin Tuerto [29:unlocated] and vicinity. =Eng. (3). 



(7) Span. Sierra de San Pedro 'vSan Pedro Mountains', named 

 after San Pedro settlement [29:77]. =Eng. (4). This name 

 appears to be used sometimes of the mountains [29:74] or of both 

 [29:73] and [29:74J. See Eng. (4), above. 



This range appears to be closely joined to [29:74]. The varying 

 names are very confusing. See [29:75], [29:77], [29:74], [29:72|. 

 Tuerto Pueblo ruin [29:unlocated], and Placer Mountains [29: 

 unlocated]. 



1 Lindgren, Graton and Gordon, Ore Deposits in New Mexico, p. 17, 1910. 

 = BancieIier, Final Report, pt. n, p. 106, 1892. 



' U. S. Geograpliical Surveys West of the lOOtli Meridian, Part of Central New Mexico, atlas sheet No. 

 77, Expeditions of 1873, '74, '75, '76, '77, and '7s. 

 * U. S. Geological Survey, Reconnaissance Map, New Mexico, San Pedro sheet, 189'2. 

 & Bandelier, oj). cit., p. 112. 

 ' Lindgren, Graton and Gordon, op. cit. 

 ' Bandelier, op. cit., pp. 106, 108. 



