Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-06
NEW MEXICO.
wheeling PsspIs Trying Their Luck
10 Mining.
oNTHELATE RAUNTs OF THEAPAcHls
The Morals Of the Country Way Be-
low Par According to the Idea,
Of an Ohio County Man
The Rainy Season.
Special 10 10 Regist<v.

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tell just where l write from-the latitude
and longitude, with al the geographical
peculiarities which go to make mp the 10
cation Of this regally named village. which
is considerably less than . year old, and
yet at this age has lived to sse towns crow
up. boom and disappear sll around here.
Mutt, Solitaire and Percha City have all
been built and either disappeared entirely
or nearly so since Kingston was founded.
When the sun sets kingston lays in the
shadow OF what is said to be the highest
peak OF the Black or Sternbfes range OF
mountains, ina beautiful valley, through
which runs the Percha river,
A Small MsuHtain StPeam,
the waters Of which are brought down the
side Of the principal street during the sum-
mer season. The Black Range Is about 100
miles long and several mining camps arc
strung along its sides. Robson, near which
is the marvellous billion dollar claim, 10 sit.
uatej at the north end Of the range, and
Kingston 10 the most southerly camp, un-
less We take in Lake Valley, where the eel.
| ebrated Sierra mines are situated,
some twenty miles southeast OF here and
| which is represented as paying IA per cent
| dividends in six months and yet the stock
has been sold on the mining board OF the
East for - per cent. OF its par value. In.
| doubtsdly hundreds Of thousands have been
taken from the Sierra Grande, the one Oh
which the most work has been done. This
| is one OF the strange things about mining.
| Very few veins OF richer mineral have ever
been discovered. Solid chunks OF almost
| pure SILVER have been taken out. Large
| reduction works have been put up an tho
Mincs and Works
| are in good condition, yet the stock II
away down and ilgctuAting between - and
| ~ pr cent OF its par value. Such Is lif. In
| the far West.
| county boys, IS well rs from Psnnsylyaui
| and ohio. Lock kimmons, OF Elm Grove,
was here about two months ago and stop.
| ped week. lie got sick aud went 10 lArn.
yer and Eoulder. Col, where he has large
circle OF acquaintances. +. n. u. Haase.
| OF the u X o., stopped here q week on Q
flying trip West He did not get sick, un-
less u was OF the country.
Frank q. Caldwell, the furniture man,
| whom everybody knows about Wheeling,
| is here with some four or i've others. put.
| ting up mill for the reduction OF ores
There ~ large amount Of what would be
called rich ore In many other camps, lying
here which
Cannot he Made Available
| on account Of the distance from q mill or
| smelter Frank proposes to help the boys
out with their ore, and nj the same time
run in some silver buttons for himself and
| company. The ores are mostly silver, but
little gold, although twelve miles east OF
here among the foot hills. at HilIsboro.
| gold predominates. where one would think
| IL should be the reverse, but everything 10
peryerse here. New Mexico runs by dc.
| lusion. and when one expects 10 find gold
| he finds silver plains are turned bottom
side up, and mountains are leysl-on top.
The company have up rolls for crushing
Nsa.-s1s -scy-- A So, ss>>->-,---,.s~.
| and machinery generally for running .
first class mill TO which they propose to
| constantly increase 10y
improvements and Additions.
They have temporary frame building
some GON1O feet, with Office for assaying,
etc, sll put up without square, leyei,
plumb. or plane, but then Frank Caldwell
was around and when he commands, every
piece of timber or board seems 10 go right
10 its place, ~ IL from an instructive
knowledge that II might as well 20 there
first ~ last-ss IL has 20 go there In the
end-for he never seems - stop until he
scCOmplishes his purpose; aud this Ger.
tainly argues well Tor the success OF their
snterpri,e here.
Senator TabOr's brother stopped In q few
days ago 10 examine the working and
scent e. we'll pleased. He owns tho csle.
| brstsd Lsbtain mine here, for which he
paid $40 900 this spring. IL would look
a. though there were some vslusble proper.
~ about Kingston. The Solitaire IL not
now b,iDg worked. Some other mines
The Hull on" md "SupevioS,"
for instance, ere constantly shipping 10
Denver Bnd Pueblo, ore that runs from
500 10 ;2, ,Og0 20 the ton.
Nr y. X. Frazier, OF West Alexander. and
Capt. !. G. Porter are expected out bers IN
q fen days with some other party, on bi'-
ness unI pleasure. ] am informed. aud We
hop. Ibis camp may be Q nucleus around
which others from that section my
gsthsr The county has some attraction
in the way Of scenery and climate. Jpr
row We are having one OF the rainy -ss-
sOpe. The other comes In February. Ths
iast- through July and August IL rsin'a
little nearly every day, sometimes consid
srable. but there are no dull gloomy days.
when II Is not raining the sun 10 shining.
Indeed, IL rains most Of the time when the
sun shines. 20 hard is IL for the clouds 10
keep the sun hid at this
HIsh AIsiss1e,
which, although away up In the mountains.
ard only four miles from the divide, 10 bat
= little higher than Denver and consider.
able lower tbsn most Of the Colorado min.
ing camps. Leadyille 10 nearly 10,0U fsst
high, Denver 80 feet, Kingston 600
feet, or Q mile above Wheeling. which 70
on the thirty third parallel Of latitude
makes Q delightful climate. The aif 10
pure and clear, the sun not too hot. and
delightful nights 10 sleep In. always cool.
Just across the creek. or PerchA ryer. 10
the site OF an old Apache Indian villsgs
Lees ihan two years sgo tbs Apsches
csmped here undisturbsd snd made thsir
raids on the rsncbmeD In the valley below
at their pleasure. Not later than t~o years
ago they killed not less than sixteen men
in one rsid, snd their graves are near the
roadside az We come BY stage from Sutt
Station here. In many places along the
route We are shown spots where the
Apache MaFdssss
has got in his work. Boon After leaving
Mutt we cross the old overland mail rsuts.
| east Of Cooks Peck, where the road passs0
through Death Canon. and through which
| early travellers over this route passsd With
| fear and trembling. Indeed many never
passed at al - this wss ens Of The Apsehs
| chiefs lyictoris) isvorits hssnu.
| On the site q the Indian village spoksn
| Of are two magnificent spring1 Of cool, ossf
| water. one OF which the mill company hsvs
| brought down in iroa pipss Tor use In theif
| works. and steam whistle usksns No the
slunbsring echoes Of the valley; . d'srens
sound from the
| I,Aia. WssWhSsp.
which has scarcely Jet died sway Don s tss
!ortress<s Of the BIsck Rsnse. ] hare been
in New Mexico long enough 70 form some
impression OF the country, this being ny
second TIP, which m.y give ,sis - 20. ,S%s sins NO
writing By giving some Of fbs ideas sni
i'm mprsssioas Of Others, which bsye hfsra
IN ys.sipr. from which one can gsihss On
| in prsssion Of either HI on . parsdss'
RsssAsss - Whss:
| common expression here 10 spe.kiss
| ot,b,s e. II sback on earth" ~. Nc.
Vsner says thst hI IL nov crowded sac
they send the wont easss 70 SsS hs1ioo
A Hissourisu remarked, tbs Other dsy.
that be had been m Hsv ns1ioo ions
enough to find tbst every vo~aS . o.a ~ =
and every man 0 rascal, and Ne most
people bsd 70 die iof wood sd climb ioe
vstsr. Whsa svssyoss eosc sImed 20. -
iepse roo cannot yIn ceAet .L~sn.
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