Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1899-03-10
KINGSTON'S MINING RE-
VIVAL.
The New Concentration Works OF
the Gypsey Mining aud Milling
Company.
It's Successful Operation and What
1t will Do fnr the Camp.

1t will Do for the Camp.
From 1888 to 1889 Kingston was
one of the most noted silver mining
camps OF the West. It's outpu,
during that period averaged over a
million dollars year and it nam
tanned q population Of about two
thousand. Probably more skill
,fnl band Of prospectors than the
pioneers OF Kingston was never
seen, for in very short time they
unearthed all the surface or near
surface treasures Of the district.
For some years they kept going
a steady stream OF ore running from
two hundred to two and three
thousand ounces per ton During
al this time no attention was pnid
to low grade ores, although inn
.nense bodies Of that character
were encountered Ore waa sorted
10 100 ounoes aud over, what was
left from the sorting would ron
ahirty 10 iii,y ounces. As silver
was steadily dropping, such ora
would not pay 10 ship aud u Was
LETT on the dun ps and whore fonnd
in the mines il WAS undisturbed
Up to the present yer nothing od
consequence bad been done to the
end of making these unlimited low
grade resources available
Very few Of the great mining
camps would continue great it they
relied only on the high grade ship
ring ore that they conld put ont
Not ono, IN fact, call them over
lleadville, Aspen, Creeds, the San
Juan, the camps OF the whole
Northwest, are they not all living
and depending ~ the product Of
their great concentrating works
aud emeIters
Kingston has passed ts era Of
phenomenal prosperity, has s'rug
glrd through the subsequent time
of depression and inacllon aud ls
now entering ueon course OF
enduring production based npon
the scientific treatment Ut it's un
! mited resources. The Gypsey
Mining & Milling Company Of
Detroit, Michigan, and Kingston,
New Mexico. acquired the Gypsey
Mine when it was sold recently
nnder foreclosure Of the Daniels
mortgage. The officers are
President-W w. Hpwe Muir,
Vice -Pyesdent--John NJ. ain.
Secretary aud Ire .sur,r-E G. Van
IIusan.
General Manager G. M Harmon
These gentlemen are also part
owners or otherwise connected
with the Brush Heap Mine and
their experience in making concen
iratlon tests If the BrosI, Heap
ore led them gradually tn the final
step of securing the old smelter
site and buildings and putting in
the now complete concentrating
works.
Il ia extremely satisfactory 10 be '
nble to say that there is not much g
t. describe abou. the works-nOth- c
ing new. intricate OF marvellous q
bnt jwst plain, reliable crusher.
POLLS, Huntington mill and WIHey [
tables. This, To iHr ADVOCATE, i
peems the merit of the enterprise G
and the guarantee of its success,
that there is nothing new or prob /
lamatic about the process. Per 9
haps they wont save more than a il
,easonahle percentage Of vaines' il
hnt they vii, make money they c
u Ill maxi II ray --nnh after little 4
further expeft.Rce ether aee---nries Il
Of we'll known efficiency vii he q
a laed until thr eteatssi i'nssihle 4
!, aAsnr1 oi nncee-s has been /
r ,aluad II
~ far The mill has been run on a
o ,srnase lois from the cetnpany's n
n,n Gy9sey ore and custom ore c
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