Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-07-19

to Philadelphia syndcate and two days
after the lead ran into the Bridal Chamber;
the working of which yielded over $3,OOO,-
900. The expense was 80 tr1hing that one
man offered the owners 100000 for the
privilege of entering the mine and taking
the metal that he could knock down single
handed with his pick in one day. This
was an era of wild speculation from
which Lake Valley suffered e natural re-
action; but the riches of the camp seem
only touched as yet. Eight million
dollars have been taken from its mines
but there is still rich ore. 1t lies in
blanket form and quickly runs into
pockets and chambers.
CHLORIDE
lies in the northwestern part of the coun-
ty. 1t has both gold and silver bearing
tissure veins in granite and syenite.
There are two groups of mines tributary
to this place. The camp opened in 1880,
and has paid we'll. However to make big
money it is necessary to go deep down.
The principal mines are the Silver Mona
ment, Comet, Independent, Black Prince,
Black Hawk, Cashier, Small Hopes and
Oural, in the upper or bornite group; and
in the lower are the st. Cloud, U. s. Treas
ury and Grey Eagle. The ore yields well
to the process of hxiviation.
GRAFTON
lies north of Chloride and there are about
twenty five or thirty miners at work there.
1t is on the road to Magdalena. The
miners are all reported satisfied anu the
silver is easily mined. When this is said
truthfully the prosperity of camp is
assured.
is thriving camp between Hillsboroush
and Chloride, and nineteen miles south Of
the latter. The principal group of mines
is the Pelican, carrying silver and lead.
These ores are always valuable. Before
the fall of silver there were about 100
miners at work in this camp and all doing
well. The mines are worked good deal
on the lease system, and the miners have
the benefit of all big strikes.
OTHER RESOURCES.
Besides the precious metals there are
immense marble quarries, and On the
Armendaris grant great beds of coal,
specimens of which were recently ana
lyzed by the U. s. chemists and pro-
nounced of excellent quality. The Santa
Fe route runs through these beds which
are easily worked.
SIN the good old days." as the COW II en
say, thousands upon thousands OF stock
roamed the Sierra ranges. 1t is said the
grass was breast high, but the range was
tremendously over-stocked and the grass
is now no more than enough to feed tho
diminished herds. The principal COM
panies are the Rio Animas and the Sierra
Lard & Cattle company.
AGRICULTURE.
The same conditions however, that
made cattle profitable, prevail to afford
the farmer sure and handsome return for
his labor. There are about 1000 acres
under crop, and these are but earnest of
what will be. Fifty thousand acres could
be easily watered and cultivated from the
numerous streams and the great flow Of
the Rio Grande. There is an immediate
market for the produce in the mines.
Two schemes to reclaim large tracts are
under way and the farmer who desires to
better his condition will be repaid if he
examines the land, the market and facill-
ties offered and which now are open to
his grasp. With all the advantages emu
merated Sierra county adds genial and
salubrious climate, is situated at a moder-
ate elevation and asthma and kindred
diseases are unknown. Sierra county Is a
place to settle and to live in; but above
all it offers opportunities for comfort,
and even wealth, to the intelligent, ener-
getic immigrant. NJ. A. d.