Sierra County advocate., 1898-12-16
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
MENTS.

and in leng, about miles about forty miles in
width Water and game abound here plenty ant along
The flank OF the Range great belt otmnera-gold,
silver copper, iron aud manganese.
The first section showing value IS the great silver produe
ING mines OF AXE Valley he mines of this section arc
enclosed aud almost entirely surrounded 10y lateral strata
the famous Bridal Chamber where $3cooooo worth oil
almost pure slverwas extracted IN SIX months.
North pereha and rierra Blanca two other great silver
camps are located this Lake Valley belt IS 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 the
Black Range ei2ht miles from lIiIsboro has produced
900 in silver This camp has experienced two booms,
and will no doubt enjoy hid with fair silver legislation
The next camp the rich llsboo gold district It is
located upon the Of the mineral belt OF the
range the district where the rich gold ore .
found beng polph5fy nc VEINS arc uue assures. nc
Bonanza alone in this district paid dividends amounting
about S25o,ooo llsboro also has large and very rich
gold paccr, which al last al out to be made to give up
their vast treasures the Mesa del Orc Company
Hilsboro is the oldest camp in Sierra County
and has produced altogether about s9oooooo IN gold.
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Her
y miles from IIsboro in great body OF limestone OF
,olomite character The silver camp of lcrmosa has
shipped about $1,000 in silver and yet has hardly
reached prime free coinage would make probably ono
Of the most prosperous mining camps in the West
From Icrmosa camp the mineral belt can be traced into
The Apache Mining District Of which the town OF Chloride
the business center Here great of mincrazcd quartz
crop above the enclosing country formations Along the
contact the greatest amount Of work has been done
commencing yct Run Here the vein in place at the
Cliff mine shows width OF than FIVE feet. hence
looking dong the vein find all along evidences OF work
the has done piles OF lying al the mouths OF tun
nes shafts hcse rich in silver and carry gold
enough make their working prohtabe-say from sS to $40
gold per ton.
The Midnight mine has been worked 10 some depth srn
cen prove great value The Colossal mine is another
of equal worth
On the northern slope Of Iagans Peak located inn
poran group Of claims the -. Cloud, Atlanta Y. S Treas
ury and White Eagle On the Treasury shaft entirely in
opens the depth Of 4oIcct showing the
foot level body more han ~ ice vide running high
in silver and 10 II gold
Crossing the belt como thr silver Monument mine
which has sunk 10 depth 400 foct bolnitc
rich in silver, with liuc gold
group Of claims are now being worked Mineral Creek,
near the Horde, and small stamp mill operating
Two other claims Of this district worth monuonnlthe
Readustcr and Nordhaasen, boI' containing good ore.
In the Grafton mining district next on Tie Black Range
is the famous lvanhoc gold mine DcveoInent work con
of foot tunnel the The first class orc OF
this property yields Y ozs, gold per ton
The Ivanhoe vein enters the Empora claim upon which
$50 feet Of work has been done shipment returns
OF Empora ore show 3 or gold per ton.
sufficiently estimation Of value is Camp
Kngsbury three miles north 81 the Emporia which
camp located the Great Republic group q mines Orc
worth per pound ~ gold has been mined here II places,
and general shipments from the whole group have paid hand
somcy.
investors those looking for country that shows
sohceot to "o'rn' the putting ~ q money With % ard reasons.
Of ne tt'ftll Irohi On the
money placed The dneent nnr ''s" sHr' County have
developed leave tLer ulti
great yaIue
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~ those who have the 10 rnp the suffice 1t
that these
therefore the necessity u having Of handling the
grade where they
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