Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-28
HILLSBOR0 DISTRICT
Despite the Walls of Pessimists,
Sierra County Is on the Eve
ofProsperity.
MANY WEALTH PRODUCERS
New Capital Is Going into the County and
Old Time Bonanzas Are Again Yield
ing Riches-New Mills and
Smelter.
SIERRA COENTY

| "A lOl VI ore Is DelUB taken out OF the
| Hillsboro district that is averaging 800
per sack in silver and gold. On the
| TERRA Blanca, Kinney Bros. and Low
| Sly are mining in rich ore, but not very
extensively. They are taking out ore
and shipping to Ell Paso, running from
$1,000 to $4,000 car load. Miller &
Knight, of Hillsboro are mining at IT.
ezra Blanca, and have shipped consid-
cradle ore to the smelter.
The Middle Pereha district, SIX miles
| north Of Kingston, is a rich silver camp,
| and quite number of claims would pay
big money now. About $4,000, 900 was
produced there in 1882. Senator Tabor,
of Denver owned some good property
in this district, and in 1892 over $4,000
was picked up off the top of the ground.
almost pure silver. jefferson Reynolds
now owns the property.
j. M. Webster and Colonel Parker are
mining at the head of Truiillo creek, in
the foothills Of the south end of the
Black Range. There are a number Of
leasers at work on their property, TAX
ing out good ore that stands the wagon
haul to Lake Valley, and has big money
left. Assays of over $4,000 have been
obtained. Their last shipment was a Sc
lected lot of ore that gave a return of
Alb ounces of gold, a little under $10.-
900 to the ton. Billy Solace Rickerson
and Knight are leasing the Lookout
mine in the same district. They are
down $50 feet, and in very rich ore. The
boys will come out with a pocketful of
money.
Eight miles north of Kingston are a
lot of big, strong fissure veins, but no
depth has been reached in this district
No hole in the district is over $50 feet
deep. But the district has produced
about s50OO,0OO. Rich ore was shipped
from the grass roots. These ores could
all be concentrated and made to pay big
money. Mining men should look into
that district. There are many bonanza
makers lying around waiting for capi-
of Hillsboro have produced about 3d.
100000 in the last thirty years, and the
natives are still at work with dry plac-
er machines, and also hauling the dirt
to water and rocking it,
In the Hillsboro district the Opportu-
nifty and Bobtail are under bond. They
consist Of ten claims. They are owned
by Henry Porter, of Denver, and If the
trade goes through a 125-ton smelter
will be erected at once to treat custom
ore, besides their own ores. Over ST.
critics. A 250-ton smelter can be kept
going in the district alone. F. l.. Bu-
chanan, an experienced mining and mill
man, formerly Of Colorado, has gone to
st. Louis, accompanied by G. A. Mel, of
the Ell Dorado group. to buy machinery
for their concentrating plant. which
will be Of 100-ton capacity, and up to
date in every respect. They are making
wise move, as they have fine, easy
concentrating ore. Mr.. Buchanan Is an
up-to-date mill man. and they will make
the enterprise success st. Louis peo-
pie generally make a success in their
mining adventures, and with three mills
going in the district it will give new life
to the camp and surrounding country.
At the South Percha, three miles
south Of Kingston, which is eight miles
from Hillsboro, is the old Grey Eagle
property that was worked until 1893. 1t
was sold to st. Louis parties. Here is
a big concentrating property copper
and silver ore. The ST. Louis parties
paid 5000, 900 for the property. They have
large bodies of ore in the Grey Eagle,
and it should be big paying property
with a concentrator on it.