said claim, thence running west 1500 feet to a stone mound, which is the southwest corner of said claim, thence north 300 feet to the place of beginning. Covering in all about 20 acres of land. Said claim contains valuable deposits of Petroleum, Oil Clay, Building Stone, Guano, Phosphates, and other kindred substances situate in the Eddy County Mining District. This amended notice is made by me this 19th day of November A.D. 1903. ABIJAH LONG Filed for record November 19th 1903 at 3:20 o'clock P.M. W. R. OWEN, Probate Clerk and Recorder. By N. CUNNINGHAM, Deputy. [Illustration: Charles Hannsz Supervisor of transporting guano to Carlsbad] Much work had to be done before we could even touch the guano. The road up the hill, if it could be called a road at that time, had to be cleared and widened and in places leveled because it was so steep. I had hired eight or ten boys in Carlsbad to assist in this work, and it was all carried out under the supervision of my brother-in-law, Charlie Hannsz. It proved to be no easy task to remove the large boulders, dig up thickets of cactus and other desert shrubs, and make the roadway smooth enough to allow heavily loaded wagons to pass smoothly. At best the road was not very satisfactory, but it was the best we could do, so we had to use it. Now that the road was done, the next part of the operation could begin. Since the entrance to the big cave was some distance from where the guano was located, I tried to figure out some way of making that haul much shorter. On one of my trips into Carlsbad for supplies I heard of a man by the name of Victor Queen who might fit into our company. As a result I looked him up, since I had heard he had had mining experience. "Had any experience mining guano?" I asked him. "No," Victor replied. "But it doesn't matter much what you take out of the ground--the problems are pretty much the same." "Well," I explained, "we have to haul this guano quite a ways to the exit, and I think there must be a way to abolish all that trouble." "Can't you sink a shaft right over where the guano is located?" he suggested. [Illustration: Victor Queen] [Illustration: J. H. Lockhart] "It might be a tough job to tunnel down," I mused. "Just use a bit of dynamite," was Queen's solution. "I've never used the stuff, and I sort of hesitate to experiment. What do you know about it?" "Used it in Mexico quite a bit. Saves a lot of digging time, and there's no need for danger if a man knows what he's doing." "Believe that might be our answer. How about joining us?" Next day Victor Queen was deciding just where to dynamite a hole through to the guano. He was assisted in this powder work by Arthur Sinclair and Johnny Forehand. Among the others who were loyal workers were John Queen, Victor's brother, Wayne Crowder, and John Lockhart.