Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-07-22
THE NEXT GREAT CAMP.
From the Albuquerque Democrat

Democrat makes some brief and
condensed replies to questions tina,
are 'being asked all over the ter
ritory, in Colorado, and in the east
In regard to Hillsboro, the rising
gold camp ofithe southwest. More
definite particulars and equally
accurate information will be given
in further articles to be published
at intervals in the future.
"What do know about the mines
OF Hlllsboro?'
"Hillsborois located about mid
way Of the Rio Grande and the
Black Range, which extends north
and south one hundred and fifty
miles. Along the eastern base OF
these mountains is a mineral belt
on which are located the prosper
GUS silver mining camps of TERRA
Blanca, Kingston. North Percha
and Hermoss. Between this belt
and the Rio. Grande is found
another and geologically older
mineral outcrop, commencing at
Lake Valley and continuing north
to and beyond Hillsboro. Along
this lower belt, and marking its
outcrop is regularand we'll defined
,qpartzite ridge: At intervals along
the ridge are groups of hills OF
eruptive origin. OF these groups,
the principal one, at Hillsboro, is
nearly circular IN form and
about seven miles in diameter, and
is composed of the eruptive rocks
generally known ms trachyte, ira
yersed Throughout by great dykes
of porphyry. 10 the side
are found the veins of gold and
copper ore, peculiar to this limited
area. The quartzlte ridge sur
rounds the gold district like wall,
marking the line of eruption, and
all along this line intact vein de-
posits of lead, silver and gold bear
ing ore are now being found.
Every day new discoveries are
announced, and there ls every
indication that the mineral field of
Hillsboro will be enormously ex-
tended in area and In valae. In
the central gold district the veins
are true assures, and these ouly
have hitherto received attention.
Nowhere in North America are
there 80 many mineral veins in an
equal area of territory and in no
other place have 80 many been
found carrying pay ore right at
the surface. Mining claims here
are 800 feet wide, and many of the
claims have three distinct lodes
running through them, and it
would be within the mark to say
that there is not in the gold dis
trict as much as 300 feet in width
of surface, which does not show the
groupings of one OF these protrud-
ing porphyry lodes. To the east
ofthese hills are the famous placers
OF Hillshoro, which have yielded
about 100000 in gold, all of
which was undoubtedly washed
down from the gold veins above.
Some incredibly rich float has been
found, this spring, along the base
Of the bills next the placers, and
some prospectors are now seeking
its source"
"Does the lodes all carry ore,
and can they all be made to pay?"
"They all show ore and many OF
them can, certainly, be made to
pay"
"How many Of them are being
worked at a profit to the owners?"
about l5."
"How is 1t that in a camp so
long known there should be so few
mines worked?"
"The answer to this question
involves the history of the district,
its discovery and settlement by
cowboys and others more or less
ignorant of mining; the early
abandonment Of the quartz lodes
for the rich placers, which were
soon exhausted Of their greater