Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-17
DOWN IN NE ~ MEXICO
The Riches of Lake Yallsy-Death OF 4
Former Mhsslingits

/ The Riches of Lake yallsy-Death OF a
Former Whsslingite
/ Eillor Il TIE RsgiSiT.
LAEE VALLEY, SIERRA Co, n. N No
yember 3.-This Is an appropriate place to
write news and narratives, from this con
Trajectory and anomalous country, situated
on the side OF q hill or several hills-no
water within three miles yet called Lake
! valley Having one Of the richest de-
Dosits of silver, on the edge Of town, in the
known world, Q small hole in the ground
out OF which FIVE million dollars have been
taken in less than three years. yet the stock
of the Sierra Mining Company has depre-
eiated in that time from S. per share to
! IS cents. Mine Wrecking On the part Of
superintendent and directors is said to be
/ the cause.
IL is unnecessary 10 tell your readers
that the ores here are chlcrides, bromides,
sulphides and native silver in lime, mixed
with iron and manganese. Tons and tons
of it running into the thousands OF dollars
/ per ton from that down. Some of this is
shipped to the smelters 10 Denver aud Pu-
eblo, SocoIro ard other points. The low
grade, running $50 per ton and below, has
been tried here by various processes, smelt
ing, smslgsmatiDg, &c, and the company
is now putting up 100000 plant for the
leeching process, and claim that they will
be able to work ore ss low as g. per ton,
and work 100 tons per day. They have
100000 tons of ore in sight.
Rbranch Of tae =. 7. i 5. is rur up
here for the accommodation Of this mine,
and Of course to catch the Kingston mining
trsde-3O miles away by wagon road On
every side for miles and miles is the
finest grazing. Lack Of water for stock is
the reason this grass grows, year after year,
without being grszed of But water is
b4ipg found in wells, and the country is
filing up with stoek-mostly cattle.
MANY Of your readers will be sorry to
learn of the death Of Edward McVenes,
who is wall known sn1 has relatives living
in Wheeling, and 9 brother living near
Valley Grove, in Ohio county. Rs died
at Kingston; dropped dead on the road
side Just on the edge Of town. ss he was re-
turning from the mines. half mile away,
where be had been 10 make arrangements
for selling & mining claim he had halt
interest in. / have heen told that he ex-
pected to start East on q visit to his old
home this week, and would likely have
been to Lake SsAey to-day to take the
train on bis way East He expected to
stop in Arkansas to make some invest
ments and then 90 to Wheeling
The physicians who examined his corpse
pronounced the cause of his death some
kind Of an affection oNthe heart. He was
buried by the G. A. R pos; at Kingston.
His grave was dug by a Confederate col
der, and the boys in blue fired their
Voleys over his grave. He had many
friends here and Was looked upon
as sober, industrious eitizen-Who had
come here 70 crow up with the county
or make his stake.
Of other citizsns from Ohio county and
wall known in Wheeling, Moses Ray, the
"old arithmetic man, as he is called here,
il located about IS niles north OF here, at
q mining camp called the PlaeeFs-poSt-
Office Hillsobro, Sierra county, New Mexico
BE is after his "stSSs." but says be has no
occasion to 90 back East when Es gets it
]. D. Whitshm is st Kingston with his
family looking after property, which be-
longs mostly to Wheeling people.
10 reading your paper of the capitsl eS
pended boring for oil, gas, &c, and the I'M
certainty of coed recalls, | of ca won
der why capital does ros come out here
and bore into the ground. Here with the
amount Of wsrk expended the results are
comparatively certain. HeEs he pros
peetor goes out and digs hole in the
ground IN bis slow, laundering way. In q
hundred days be may set hundred feet,