Sierra County advocate., 1898-04-08

width Mater and game abound there in plenty, and slcng
the Hank OF the Range grta belt mine raj geld
silver copper non aud manganese.
The first section showing value the great silver produc
ing mines Of AXE Valley. HE mines o this section arc
enclosed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
Of qualtc resting upon doomtc his is the location Of
the famous Bridal Chamber where S3,coo,ooo worth OF
almost pure silver extracted IN months
North percba and TERRA Blanca two other great silver
camps, located on this Lake Valley belt some rs miles
distant Gold also has been found in fascinating quantities
at both these latter camps
The great silver camp of Kingston At the foot of tie
Black Range eight miles from lilsboro has produced
$1,000 in silver This camp has experienced two tooms.
and will no doubt enjoy third wh fair silver legislation
The next camp the rich lilsboro gold district It IS
located upon the OF the mineral belt of the
range Il formation OF the district where the rich gold is
found being porphyry. he veins assures he
Bonanza nine alone nths district paid dividends amounting
about S25oooo. ilsboro also has large and very rich
gold paccs which at last al out to be made to give
their the Mesa del Orc Company.
Iiillsboro is the oldest camp Sierra County
and has produced altogether about s9,oooooo in gold.
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Her
mosa ~ miles from lllsboro in great body of limestone
dolomie character. he silver camp OF lermosa has
shipped about S2oooooo in silver and yet has hardly
reached its prime Free coinage would make probably one
Of the most prosperous mining camps IN the West
From lIcrmosa camp the mineral belt can be traced
the Apache Mining District of which the of Chloride is
the business Here great OF mnerazed quartz
crop above The enclosing country formations Along the
the greatest amount OF work has been Gtnt
commencing at ycrs Run Here the vein IN ono place the
Cliff mine shows width OF more than five feet Thence
looking along the vein hnd all along evidences Of work
the miner has done IN piles OF lying AZ the mouths OF tun
ncs and shafts These richin silver and carry gold
enough make their working podabe-say from IS TO $40
gold per ton.
The Midnight mine has been worked depth fl
cen prove great value. The Colossal mine IS another
OF equal worth
On the northern slope Of IIagans Peak is located i'm
porant group cainsthe ST Cloud Atlanta U 5 Treas
ury and White Eagle. On the Treasury shaft entirely III
opens the vein depth of feet showing the
foot level body than "a feet wide running high
IN silver and $40 in god
Crossing the belt we come the Silver Monument nine
which has been sunk depth OF 4ooecl in bornitc
rich IN silver, with a little gold
A group claims being worked Mineral Creek.
near the OF Chloride, and small stamp mill operating
wo other claims OF this district worth mcnonlrltle
Rcadjuscr and Nordhausen, both containing good ore
In the Grafton mining district the Black Rafgc,
the famous vanhoc gold nine Development work con
lists $50 foot tunnel the vein The class q
his property yields II ozs gold per ton
The Ivanhoe vein the Emporia claim upon which
50 feet Of work has been done in Shipment returns
f Emporla ore show 3 o. gold per ton
The next place along this vein which has prospected
efficiently to warrant an estimation OF value is Camp
Iingsbury three miles north OF the mporia mine vhcq
amp is located the Great Republic group OF mines. Ore
worth per pound in gold has been mined here in places.
nd general pmcnts from the whole group have paid hand
omely
Soi looking country
bic being successful IN rrs prarnGe IRON, on the
ione pacrd The different mining sections q Sn" Count, have
iate great value
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