Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-11
BETTER THAN CREEDE--- -
WHAT MAYOR SAINT SAYS
ABOUT THE GOLD BELT
AT HILLSPORO.

AL HlLLSE'OKO.
Albuquerque Morning Democrat.
Mayor Saint, Wiley Weaver and
Solon E. Rose recently returned
from Hillsboro, IN Sierra county,
as stated in The Democrat, and
learning that they were very en-
thusiastic over the mining outlook
down that way, Democrat re-
porter called at Mayer Saints
, office yesterday afternoon to get
some information on the subject
When the matter was broached,
MIR. Saint promptly manifested a
lively interest, which was not long
In rising to enthusiasm during the
course of his remarks.
"I've been living In New Mexico
IL years" said Mr.. Saint, "and |
never suspected that there was
such rich mineral belt in the
territory as | found down there
right around Hillsboro. It's won
derful, and almost equally as won
derfu, that there hasn't been
great big boom there of the Colo
RADIO kind. We went all around,
examined the situation carefully,
inspected the mines, Looked at the
prospect holes, saw the big chances
lying around loose everywhere,
and | tell you if that section of
country WAS up in Colorado, even
with its present mere beginning of
development, there would he
boom that would bring 10000 peo-
pie to it in less than year, and
make Creede camp ashamed of it.
self"
"Glve me some details as to
WHdt y'iu 0dN'
"Well, in the first place, there Is
section of country there about
seven or eight miles square. streak
ed with gold bearing veins SO thick
that you can't count them. About
the center of this section is Animas
peak, and the veins radiate out
from this like the spokes from a
hub, to great quartzite dyke
surrounding the peak. These
veins are true fisures, gold bearing,
and their cropping are everywhere
to be seen, They fairly stick up
out of the ground IN places as
though they were begging you to
come and tap them There ale
four or five paying mines there
already, milling gold ore steadily, |
and prospects without number.
The Bonanza mine, of which II G. |
Troeger is manager and part
owner, is paying $4,000 month,
and it is a marvel OF richness,
showing no signs of giving out.
There ought to be so paying mines
in that section right now. Many
of the properties are held by men
unable to work them, merely doing
the assessment work required. If
capital would 60 in there prospects
could be bought at fair figures and
big camp started up. The pay
streaks in the mines opened are
from 5 to 30 inches wide, with vein
matter on the sides many feet wide
in some places that wouli pay we'll
by concentration. The ore runs
from $75 to $3.50 per ton, The
best rock is shipped to Denver and
the lower grade treated in Hills
boro. They are getting in some
new people down there from st.
Paul and Minneapolis, who have
purchased some promising proper
ties and taking hold with vim,
but there is abundance OK room
for many more. What they need
there is an organization of the
citizens SO they could move to-
gether to boom their town and
section and not fritter away their
energies in individual efforts. |
believe that the Santa Fe could be
induced to build from Lake Valley
to Hillsboro, only Is miles, and if
they should, they could within
year by properly advertising the
camp, so work up the mining in
dustry as to get 20 cars of ore day.
At present the cost OF shipping ore