Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-08-16


faith on the carbonate belt covering
much wi ier territory than many
have heretofore been inclined to
acknowledge.
Judge Thornton and Postmaster
Sellgmtn have returned from
trip Of inspection about the Cerril-
los district They visited the Ches-
ter, and regard it as an excellent
property. There are now sixty sacks
of high grade aud large quantity
Of low grade ore on the dump; and
at depth Of thirty feet the ore vein
is thirty inches wide. 1t promises
to be a great mine,
Relia BILE news relating to anoth-
er Of San Pedro's rich properties,
is at hand. 1t relates to the now
famous carbonate producers, the
Lucky and the Lincoln. For the
past week the new strike of galena
and and carbonates near the side
line OF these claims, heretofore
mentioned, has been followed UP
by the miners with results that
have created sensation IN camp
as the facts leaked ont from day to
day. In ono instance the miners
knocked down a single chunk of
galena that weighed half a ton and
1t had to be broken into three
pieces before it could be taken to
the surface. Later, men encoun-
tered body Of carbonate ore that
has served to fairly set the hun
1reds of prospectors theresbouts
wild with excitement. Mr.. James
Cheves, one OF the leading mer-
,hauts at Pedro, and man whom
he people know to be careful in
lis statements, is here to-day. and
le gives the New Mexican an idea
VI what the present situation is in
he Lucky-Lincoln property. II
vent into the mine and personally
the find,' said he. MIR.
>heves states that lie saw solid
mass of from ten to twelve feet of
arbonates in place, and he regards
he strike Rs by all odds the most
ever made in Santa Fe
ounty. The vein, he says, made
short turn downward after it
ruck wall rock and this being
'llowed for about twenty-five feet,
lother Gaping Of iron was pene-
ated which opened to view this
ch body of carbonates. He thinks
il ten or twelve feet OF carbonates
III run from $l00 to $175 per ton,
$1,000 per car.
ON the Deming Headlight.
This week the l.. A. Moore mine,
;uated on the northwest slope of
'ok's Peak range, twenty miles
rth of Deming, was sold TO the
able Mining Company, an asso-
ltion OF Atchison capitalists. The
ne was the property OF Pete
ray, and has been worked profit
ly by him for several years and
now fairly we'll developed. Mr.,
alker, assisted by McKeyes &
made this deal. The
npany, as organized, consists of
II. Hethorington, prcsieent; J.
Miller. OF Atchison, secretary
1 treasurer; W. Walker, mana
:; j. d. Onstott, mine foreman.
'therington. Wagner & Co.,
Gibson bankers, are the financial
n OF the company. Messrs. Mil
and Wagner, accompanied by
OF Senator Ingalls,, arrived
. Saturday in their special
ch, and after visiting and in
citing the mine, closed the deal.
on Monday left for home. A
d force of men will be put on
nedlately getting the mine in
pc for machinery and in max
good road down the noun
8 to connect with the Demng
|. Twenty-Five miners will be
ork on the property within
t time. The mine has already
red itself with the present de-
pment a good producer of high
Ie ore, and with the close
ting facilities soon to be avail.
in Deming, will be prohta-
nvestmeut for its owpers.