Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-05
A Marvellously Rich Find.

We received yesterday from j. j..
Nicholson, former resident of Los An.
geles. but now Of Silver City, New Mex.
leo, two very rich specimens OF silver
ore, one from the "76" mine and the
other from the "Old Man" claim, which
assays $50, 900 to the ton. The latter is
in new district recently discovered,
about seven miles from Silver City. As
there are several Angelofos quartered in
that section, we hope they have all been
lucky enough to secure claims in the
new district. We take the following de-
scription of the marvellously rich find
from the Silver City Southwest Sentinel
of April 2sth;
There is a grand towering mountain
seven miles northwest of this city, plant
cd on the great Continental Divide
known rs Bear mountain. 1t is one of
the most conspicuous landmarks in
southern New Mexico. The east side of
this mountain furnishes water shed for
the Atlantic ocean, while the west side
pours its waters into the placid bosom
OF the Pacific. At the foot of the
west side OF the mountain is
where the New Strike has been made.
The ore is in contact of lime and
quartzite. This contact has been traced
continuously and without interruption
for five miles. How much farther it
runs is not yet known. The mineral
belt embraces large area of country,
and its natural facilities for mining aud
camp purposes cannot be excelled.
Wood and water in abundance. The
country is picturesque, smooth and
slightly rolling, As fine grazing land as
far as the eye can see as there is any
where in the Territory, A large mum.
ber of prominent and reliable mining
gentlemen, among whom were some of
the old time residents of Silver City and
men of unquestionable veracity, visited
this El Dorado day before yesterday,
and each gentleman. without any hesita.
ton whatever, pronounced this one OF
the most remarkable mineral discoveries
he had ever seen. They say the immense
masses of rich float carrying horn silver
and sulphides, exceeds anything they
had ever seen anywhere. The first dis
covery was made by Christian, Henry
and Penrose, prospectors, four or five
DAYS ago. On the 25th another grand
strike followed, made by Henry, expos.
ing 3-foot vein of this same ore, assay
ing from 5000 to $4,000 per ton in sill
yer. We saw specimen at MIR. Hig-
bees store yesterday weighing about ten
pounds that will run as high as $40, 600
per ton. The rock is OF dark brown
color, and at short distance has the
appearance OF decomposed granite, satu-
rated with oxidized iron. Indeed the
casual observer would scarcely suspect
that this rock carried mineral, and it is
only by close observation that he learns
its real character. Day before yes
terday there were about rs men on the
ground How many more will be added
to this number by the time we go to
press it is now impossible to state. A
town site has already been laid out and
several mill sites have been located.
Although the wonderful richness of this
camp has just become publicly known,
yet it is fact that Messrs. Richards h
Owens discovered few good claims
there two years ago and have been
working them ever since, but their
operations were exclusively confined to
their own properties. R. B. Higbee and
others of our business men are largely
interested in the camp. Monuments are
going up every hour in the day, and
claims are being staked off continuously.
It is beyond doubt one of the greatest
strikes ever yet made in Grant county.