Sierra County advocate., 1897-01-15
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEsY.
MENTS.

The Black Range looked from any direction presents
curious aspect dark and smoky whose timber clad peaks
cut serated inc on the horizon The Black Range
given account of the heavy forests of pine pnon
that grow SO thcky all the country This range Of
mountains extends in northery and souhey dire ctit n
and is in length about miles and about forty miles in
width Water and game abound there in plenty and along
the eastern flank of the Range great belt Of mine al-pod
silver, copper, iron and manganese.
The first section showing value the great silver prodc
ing mines of Lake Valley. The mines of this section are
enclosed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strats
OF quartze resting upon doome This is the location Of
the famous Bridal Chamber where COO 900 worth OF
almost pure silver was extracted in six months
camps arc located this Lake Valley belt, miles
distant. Gold also, has been found in fascinating quantt,
at both these latter camps.
he great silver camp of Kingston, the foot of the
Black Range, eight miles from Hllsboro has produced
$1,000 in silver This camp has experienced two booms
and will no doubt enjoy third with fair silver legislation
The camp is the rich Hlsboro gold district 1t |.
located upon the eastern of the mineral belt of the
range tt formation of the district where the rich gold ore is
found being porphyry The veins true assures The
bonanza mine alone in this district paid dividends amounting
to about $25oooo Ilsboro also has large and yery rich
gold pacers which last about be made to give up
their vast Chicago and Cleveland HYDRAULIC
company Elsboro is the Oldest camp in Sierra County
and has produced altogether about $4,000 900 in gold
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Her
nSd II leS rom fllSDoro body OF limestone
doiomite clqracter he silver camp of Eermosa has
shipped about $4,000 in silver, and as yet has hardly
reached its prime Free coinage would make probably ons
OF the most prosperous mining camps in the West
From fermoSa camp the mineral belt can be traced into
Inc Apache Mining DISTRICT OF which the town Of HORDE Is
the business center ere great veins of mnerazed quartz
crop above the enclosing country formations Along hs
eastern contact the greatest work has been done
commencing at Byers Run Here the vein in one place at s
~lli NINE shows width of than FIVE feet Thence
ookng along the vein find all along, evidences OF work
he miner has done in piles of lying the mouths Of n
lels and shafts These rich in silver and carry cold
nongh to make their working protablesay from ss 10 $40
,old per ton.
The Midnight mine has been worked to some depth sr6
tent to prove its great value he Coosa mine is another
# equal worth.
On the northern slope Of Iagans Peak located an inn
ortant group OF clansthe St Cloud Atlanta u S Treax
Try and White Eagle On the Treasury shaft entirely ia
re opens the vein to depth Of showing On the oo
Dot level an ore body than "a feet wide; running HIGH
silver and $40 in gold.
crossing the belt we come to the Silver Monument mire
hch has been sunk depth 400 feet il borne ores
ch IN silver, with little gold
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