Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-08-12

keystone. All OF tneSe are lOcateu
upon the same lode, or vein, which
has been found very rich at nearly
all points. The Virginia, the
Templsr and the Keystone have
been worked for the past four or
five years, with an aggregate out
put of not less than $500,000 to
100000. The ore in this lode or
vein is of high grade, and recent
discovery upon the Templar assay
ed $50 ounces to the ton in the
sulphide ore and 760 ounces to the
ton in the tale. The Templar is
owned in New York, Kansas City
and Kingston. The Cumberland
is another member of this group
and has weli-worn romance con-
nected with it. The original
prospector was so excited over the
richness of the Templar that he
spent over year trying to find the
vein on this adjoining clam, and
spent all the money he had, all he
could raise on credit, all he could
beg, and finally, just as he was on
his last leg, without cent eft,
and starvation clutohing at his
vitals, while sitting on rock just
where he had been a dozen times
before, he cast his eyes on the
ground before him and saw the
sign lie had searched so dong for,
and within a very few weeks or
months sold the mine for $50, 900
to the present company, which is
now making regular shipm ents OF
rich ore from 1t.
Among the best of the other
class or Contact" claims are the
Illinois and the Brush Heap, the
first being owned in New York
and managed by Mr.. A. W. Har~
rls and the other in. n.Dstroit and
managed by Mr., Mitchell. Both
have been very productive. The
Illinois has been shipping steadily
for eight years, and has paid out
$500,000. The Brush Heap had
paid S650,000 up to 1890 and was
then sold to present owners, who
have since put in the very best of
works. The expense of these i'm
provements is being met by the
labor of seven men in the mine.
Another group kncwn as the
Lady Franklin group, and made
up of the Lady Franklin, the Bull
lion and Superior, is close to town
on the northwest and Is owned in
London, England. The ore in all
of these is very rich. One car OF
ore from the Lady Franklin sold
for $4,000 net, and twenty car
loads for from $4,000 to $4,000
without sorting. The whole pro-
duction of this group within four
years run over 100000.
Among other mines visited by
me we're the Caledonia, from which
100000 were taken within thirty
feet of the surface, and from which
one man took out 81 900 in one day.
The Kangaroo which sold for Si0-
600, paid over $4,000 in royalties
pending the sale. The Comstock,
from which S250,000 were taken IN
six weeks and from which $500, 900
have since been taken, making $3.50
900 total shipped. The Gipsey,
owned in Detroit, was sold for
$50, 900, of which $4,000 was paid
the day was there; $4,000 had
been shipped by former owners
and the present owners have now
in sight more than the cost of the
mine.
This Kingston camp is very
highly thought of by all the miners
OF the region, and it Is more than
probable that the Lake Valley
branch OF the Santa Fe railroad
will be continued on to Kingston
before the end OF 1893. There are
two mills in Kingston which will
shortly pass into the hands OF
competent and able companies and
thus give fresh life and hope to the
mining community, despite the
present low price Of silver
The third prominent camp in
Sierra county is at Hermosa, which