Sierra County advocate., 1899-12-15
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
MENTS.

given on account Of the heavy pine and pinot
that grow thckly all the country This range ot
mountains extends in northerly and southery direction
and is length about miles and about forty miles III
width Water and game abound there in plenty anc along
the eastern flank of the Range great belt Of mneragod
silver, copper iron and manganese.
The first section showing the great silver produc
ing mines Of Lake Valley The mines Of this section are
enclosed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
Of quartze resting upon dolome. This the Location OF
the famous Bridal Chamber, where $3cooooo worth OF
amost pure silver was extracted in six months
North Percha and TERRA Blanca, two other great silver
camps are located this Lake Valley belt some lS 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, eight miles from Hlsboro, has produced
silver This camp has experienced two booms
and will doubt enjoy third with fair silver legislation
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Her
moa ~ miles from Hisboro great body ofimestone
doomite character The silver camp Of Hermosa has
shipped about saoooooo in silver and as yet has hardly
reached it's prime Free coinage would make probably enc
of the prosperous mining camps in the West
From Hermosa camp the mineral belt can be traced INTO
the Apache Mining District of which the town Of CEloe IS
the business Here great veins OF mneratd dtaitz
crop above the enclosing country formations Along tie
contact greatest Of work has been done
commencing Byers Run Here the vein in place atte
Cliff mine shows width Of more than FIVE feet lherce
looking along the vein find all along, evderces Ct voik
the miner has done plies OF ore lying althe OllhS o ll
nes and shafts These rich silver and carry gold
enough make their working prohtabsay from s8 TO SO
gold per ton
The next camp is the rich Hilsboro gold district. Il is
located upon of the mineral Lelt Of
range tie formation of the district where the rich geld is
found being porphyry The veins assures. lie
Bonanza nine alone district paid dividends cuntirg
about $asoooo. lsboro also has large ard vey rich
gold paces which at last about be made to give Up
their to the Mesa del Orc Company.
Hillsboro is the oldest camp in Sierra County
and has produced altogether about $4,000 in gold
The Midnight mine has been worked to some dph $, ff
cent to prove its great value The Colossal mine is
of equal worth
On the northern slope of Hagans Peak is located an i'm
porant group caims-the St Cloud Atlanta IT, S. Treas
ury and White Eagle. On the Treasury shaft entirely in
opens the vein depth of 4ofeet showing the
foot level body than "a ee wide running high
IN silver and 10 in gold.
Crossing the belt we come to the Silver Monument nine
which has been depth Of 400 feet in bornte ores
rich in silver, with little gold
group Of claims being worked Mineral Creek
the of Chloride and small stamp mill cre1ars,
Two other claims of this district worth mentonrg-tlc
Readuster and Nordhausen, both containing gccd
In the Grafton mining district the Black Range
S the famous Ivanhoe gold mine. Development woik
of $50 foot tunnel on the vein he first class OF
his property yields II ozs gold per ton
The vanhoe vein enters the Empora claim uIon which
so feet Of work has been done in Shipment
II Emporia ore show J. or. gold per ton
The place along this vein which has been prospected
efficiently estimation of value is Camp
<ngsburv three miles north the Emporia mine al which
amp is located the Great Republic group of mines Ore
worth per pound in gold has been mined here in places
nd general shipments from the whole group have raid tard
omely.
word now investors or those looking for country tI shv
nficien the putting of with
bic Of being successful I1eftla
The different mining sectors
developed that leave ult
,ate great value.
abundance gold here swsr tie on,0
who the bring the
OF these from redrp ard
,erfo the necessity OF having of hsn1e the lover
where they mined