Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-02-16
HILLsBoRoUcH, COUNTY, M. FRIDAY, FEB ro 1894

(, N. M, FRIDAY, FEB.
evel of the valleys is between
1000 and 5000 feet. Three moua
tain ranger run parallel with the
Rio Grande. On the west tower
the forest crowned submits of tht
Black Range and on the east the
San Cristobal and Cabsllo noun.
talns. Primitive rocks of tbs
granite series compose the cen.
tral and higher portions of the
ranges, and overlapping this forma.
tisn ara strata of qaartzite, por-
phyry, limestone and shale. In
the contacts, faalts and fssures
occur the mineral deposits. The
valleys are wide and fertile, scanned
by torential streams, and it is
possible to reclaim $4,000 acres.
All the mountains are heavily
forested, and in the Black Range
there are several saw-mills that
supply the county with lumber.
CLIMATE
The weather all the year round
is very mild. In winter the ther-
mometsr rarely falls to twenty
degrses below freezing and never
touches zero. Consequently min
ing operations ara prosecuted con
tinuously, and agriculture has no
disadvantages. Bllzzards and
snow slides are unknown.
KINGSTON.
This town Is the center of
phenomenally rich silver country.
Probably the best known of its
mines are the Brush Heap and
the Illinois. The latter, owned by
the Illinois Mining Company and
managed with great success, has
yielded good returns, and there is
hardly a doubt but that If the
white metal were at or near par
further prospecting would yield
great wealth. As to the Brush
Heap, it is still q better mine than
most Of those boasted by other
communities. In this district are
also the Gypsy, Lady Franklin
group, the Kangaroo, United
States, Calamity, Kingston, Etna,
Vlrginian, Templar, and Backie.
In this last a great deal of ore was
found Oh the surface ia nuggets.
Recently the Brush Heap mine
has heen the only steady shipper,
averaging about twelve tons per
week, which run about 200 ounces
pure silver. The Calamity coca.
slonally makes shipment OF good
ore, but as general thing the late
terrible depression of silver has
caused these mines to shut down.
The Iron King ls also an important
mine as it furnishes the manganese
used by the Kingston Ore Reduc-
tion Company and other smelters
as a fux. The character of the
mines will be better understood
when it is considered that out of
one chamber in the Comst )ck |
$350,000 of almost pure silver
were taken, TWAS gutted in three
months. The ore belt stretches
from the Trujilla to the North
Percha, and no one able TO devote
lntelli gent labor to mining need
fear for results in the beautiful
camp of Kingston. The town IT.
self is well situated, has a public |
water service, churches and /
schools, two good hotels and push
ing, go ahead population of about
900 persons. The magnificent
specimens of native silver in the
cabin at the Worlds Fair |
will bear out this testimony to the
richness of that region. Native
silver is prevalent. Only one
other instancs need be mentioned.
La the chloro- bromide ores, like
hose of TERRA Blanca, assays of
5000 to the ton have been made.
Kingston is reached via Hills
the county seat, by
Mathewson & Orchards stage line
rom Like Valley The road is1
good and the ride delightful.
This cantn IA situated In fhe