Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-11-18
A SLIM SHOWING.

The Percha and Lake Valley Country in New Mexic0-Net Much FOunda- tion for "BOOm."
 The following letter to the Star, descrip- tive of one of the much talked of New Mexico mining camps, may prove benefi. cial to those contemplationg immigration: The town of Kingston is located at the head of Middle Pcrcha, on and along its south side. There are fifty frame build- ings on Main street, which runs parallel with the wash. There Are also scattered about the town about twenty log and adobe houses, and about hundred tents. Andl aor immigrants were still pour ing in,v the town, which can furnish them with nothing but bitter disappoint- ment The principal inning locations Gas they are now rated) in thls district are sit- uated between the Middle and North Per chas, which have parallel trend, and are about five miles apart. The entire torma. ton is lime, without the slightest sign of ledge matter.
 l THE BU lLiON MINE
 is one mile north of Kingston. The ore seam, as it is called, was followed in zig gag incline shaft to about 60 feet from which 40 tons of milling ore was shipped to Pueblo, leaving more on the dump. A perpendicular shaft was then put down 65 or 70 feet without striking ore, from which the miners were drifting eastwards. The ore was lost in the incline. This was the condition of the minc when left the dis l trict. The Superior mine is called the extension of the Bullion. t has down one shaft about 70 feet, from which some fine ore was taken out, but there was no more in the bottom, though it was still being put down, and the miners were hope full of striking it rich About 800 feet north of this shaft drift was following a kidney of ore in zigzag incline. Sev- eral other inclines had been worked out. And so we left the Superior.
 THE SOLITARY AND ST. CLAIR
 arc situated on the south side of the North Percha and abovt two miles north of the
 
 Superior I would not mention these mining locations only for the many wild rumors about their being sold to Gov. Ia
 bor. Some rich ore was skinned off the
 northeast slope of the Solitary, leaving the
 lime exposed much the same as sore
 when the scab is taken eff. Nothing was
 found in the St. Clair. The Illinois is sit uated about one mile west of the Bullion
 Several cuts, inclincs and perpendicular shafts were run in and put down from 1l to 40 feet, from which some fine ore was , taken out They were gouging out some , very fine ore from an incline, in about % feet, but which w.ll peter out as the others [ did. The Polar S;ar is located about one
 mile northeast of the Illinois. Some orc 5 was being gouged from an incline, in about 3 20 feet The ore from these mines may b' , regarded as pretty good milling rock. Th' I ore from the illinois is the finest, that iron the Polar Star the basei, being more O
 sulphureted ore.
 THE IRON KING
 is situated about one mile north of the Hi nois, and about three-fourths Of a mil northwest of the Pola, Star. It is mucl p the same as the mine at Lake Valley. l i. great blow out, heavily capped witl 'i iron-in fact, the several cuts, including Il perpendicular shafts, show nothing els but manganese iron ore. It is mucl '' lower gade iron ore than at Lake Valley
 but much larger body, and therefore 1t should be further developed, as it is mt- e than likely that such development woul l. produce rich body of ore the same as n Lake Valley. The mine is not in operf 1t ton, owing to some misunderstanding be h tween the owners. It is the only mine i pr the district ever likely to justify the cree m tion of reduction works. When l lei
 Kingston, after devoting five days to tn d district, there were thirty men employed as all the mines mentioned, and if mistak ut not about fifteen more are doing asses: )f ment work in the mourtains-total, foit. e. five miners at work.