Sierra County advocate., 1900-07-06
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
MENTC

MENTS.
The Black Range, looked any direction, present
curious aspect dark and smoky whose timber clad pes
Cut serrated line the horizon The name Black Range
given of the heavy forests of pine and pine
that grow thickly all the country This range
extends northerly and southerly direction
and in length about miles and about forty miles III
width Water and game abound there plenty ane along
he flank of the Range great belt OF fmnera-god
silver, copper, iron and manganese.
The first section showing value the great silver pruce
mines Of Lake Valley The mines Of this section are
enclosed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
Of quarze resting upon dolome. This is the location OF
the famous Bridal Chamber, where So 900 worth OF
almost pure silver extracted in six monhs.
North Percha and TERRA Blanca, other great silver
camps are located on this Lake Valley belt miles
distant Gold also has been found in fascinating quantities
in both these latter camps.
The great silver camp of Kingston, the foot OF the
Black Range eight miles from tillsboro, has produced
and will doubt enjoy third with fair silver legislation.
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Her
mosa ~ miles from Hlsboo, great body of limestone of
doomite character. The silver camp of Hemosa has
shipped about 81 in silver and yet has hardly
reached its prime Free would make probably one
Of the most prosperous mining camps IN the Vest
From Hermosa camp the mineral belt be traced into
the Apache Mining District of which the town Of Chloride is
he business Here great veins of mneraze quartz
prop above the enclosing country formations Along the
the greatest amount OF work has been done
commencing Byer Run Here the vein in place at the
Cliff mine shows width Of more than FIVE feet. Thence
10 oking along vein find all along evidences of work
the has done piles Of ying the mouths OF
nes shafts These rich in silver and carry gold
enough make their working pofabe-say from rs to &c
The next camp the rich 1illsboro gold district. 1t is
located upon the Of the mineral belt Of the
range the formation Of the district where the rich gold
found being porphyry. The veins assures. The
Bonanza alone this district paid dividends amounting
to about ooo boro also has large and very rich
gold pacers which last at be made give up
their treasures to the Mesa del Orc Company
ilsboro is the Oldest camp in Sierra County
and has produced altogether about O 600 900 in gold
The Midnight mine has been work ed to some depth sufh
cient prove great value. The Colossal mine is anoc
OF equal worth
On the northern slope Of Hagans Peak is located i'm
portant group Of clamshe ST. Cloud, Atlanta U. 5. Treas
ry and White Eagle On the Treasury shaft entirely in
opens the vein depth of 4ofeet showing the 100
foot level ore body than "a feet wide running high
in silver and 10 in gold.
Crossing the belt the Silver M onrm
hch has been sunk to depth OF 400 feet in borne ores
ch in silver, with little gold.
group Of claims being orked Mineral Greek
the of Chloride, and small stamp mill operating
Two other claims Of this district worth mentionnghe
Rcadiuster and Nordhausen, both containing good ore
In the Grafton mining district next on the Black Range
the famous Ivanfoe gold mine Development work
of $50 foot tunnel the vein the first class OF
this. property yields II ozs gold per ton
The Ivanhoe vein the Empora claim, upon which
$50 feet Of work has been done in Shipment returns
oftm?oria ore show IS gold per ton
The place along this vein which has been pospeeed
sufficiently estimation of value is at Camp
Kingbury three miles north of the Emporia mine at which
camp located the Great Republic group of mines Ore
worth per pound gold has been mined here in places
and general shipments from the whole group have paid hand
somely
those looking a country that shows
bic assurance Of being profit on the
placed The different mining sections Of Sierra County have