Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1900-04-27
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
MENTG

GREAi CHANCES FOX IKOll ABLE lNNESl
MENTS
The Black Range, looked from any dnecton present
curious aspect dark and smoky whose timber clad PEI
serraed line the horizon ] he Black Rang,
given of the heavy forests of pine and pine
II grow SO hlckiy all over the country MS ,a'sc
mountains extends northerly rd souhery direction
and is in length about miles and about forty miles II
width Water and game abound here in plenty ane along
he flank of the Range great belt ofmincras gold
silver, copper, iron and mangane Sc
The first showing val,e Il great silver prrcc
j mines of i axe Valley lie ire. Of this section
enclosed and entirely surrounded by lateral strat9
e quarte resting upon dolen e his is the location
the famous Bridal Chamber, where SS'coo,ooo worth OF
almost pure silver extracted in six nonhs
North percha and TERRA Blanca other great slve
camps are located this Lake VALLEY belt some S miles
distant Gold also, has been found IN fascinating qaitS
in both these latter camps.
The great silver camp of Kingston the foot OF the
Black Range eight miles fr.m iilsboro has produced
$1,000 silver. This camp has experienced two booms
will doubt enjoy third with fair silver legislation
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Her
mosa y miles from Hiboro in great body Of limestone OF
dolom. character. The silver camp OF liermosa has
shipped about 1000, 900 IN silver and as yet mas nafu9
lchcd its prime. Free coinage would make probably one
xo the most prosperous mining camps IN the " est
From Hermosa camp the mineral belt can be traced into
Apache Mining District OF which the town OF Chloride IS
the bsiness center Here great veins of mncrazed quartz
cop above the enclosing country ormatlons Along the
the greatest OF work has been
commencing at Byers Run Here the ven IN one place al lne
Cliff shows width of more than hve feet thence
looking along the vein find all along evidences OF work
the done in piles OF lying at the mouths OF un
NJ and shafts These richn silver and carry gold
enough make their working Pohabcsa from 70 to sIo
god per ton
rhe next ca mp rich Illlsboro gold district 1t is
l,1tcd upon contact OF tic mineral belt OF the
range tie formation of the district where the ch gold ore IS
found being porphyry. The veins are true assures Inc
Bonanza alone in this district pad diVdends amounting
10 about s2 isboro also has large and very rich
. i'd pacers which last al out to be made to give up
their vast treasures to the Mesa dei oFo company
Iilsboro IS the oldest camp in Sierra County
uceda ali
rhe Midnight mine has been worledto sen depth, suh
cent 10 prove its great value. 1he Colossal nle is Cd
on the northern slope of Ilagans Peak located an i'm
nortant group OF cams-the 81. Cloud Atlanta Us reas
rrv and White Eagle On the Treasury Shaft entirely m
ore opens depth Of showing on the 100
foot level an body than "a feet widc running high
in silver and 10 in gold
Crossing the belt we come the Silver Monument mine
which has sunk depth OF 400 feet IN bonlte ores
= n in silver, with a little goo
A ,r,n of claims are being worked on Mineral Creek
near the Of Chloride and small stamp mil operating
Two other claims of this district are worth ELECTROMAGNETIC
Readuster and Nordhausen, both containing good ore
IN the Grafton mining district, next the Black Range
i; The famous vanhoe gold mine. Development woik con
ss OF 80 foot tunnel on the vein the hrstcass ore
tbs property yields 7 ozs gold per ton
The Yvanhoe vein enters the Emporia claim upon which
--o(f.t Of work has been done in ore ohpmen returns
Il ,.mporia show IS OF. gold per ton
the next place along this vein which hss been pospcced
i.nt> 10 warrant estimation OF taiuc is al lamp
h-y three miles north Of the Emporia mine, at which
~ i located the Great Republic group OF mines Ore
worth per pound in gold has been mined here N PAGES
an aerl sh pments from the whole group have Pad mana
somely
- now to investors or those looking for country that shows
:, warrant the putting Of with fair and reasona
being successful eapnea reasonable pro, ." 'e
" l,..a The different sections 81 1ouh
that to leave question a to tner ui'
mate great saue -. .ma,;,o be coming
,noo v,o bng II 10 Inc surface -,
my remote ir"" eeb.'is
NV nocoss.y OF having some m'a"e o h'uaing "o "
oros where they are mined