Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1900-05-25
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
MENTS

The Black Range, looked from any direction present
curious aspect dark and smoky whose timber clad pea
cut a serated line the horizon. he Black Range
given of the heavy forests Of pine and pine
that grow thckly all the country his range
mountains extends northery and southerly direction
and length about miles and about forty miles
width Water and game abound there plenty and along
the flank Of the Range great belt ofmlneral--god
silver, copper, and manganese.
The first showing value the great silver pruce
10 mines Lake Valley The mines Of this section are
enclosed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
I ouartzte resting upon oomite This is the location Of
the famous Bridal Chamber where S5oooooo worth 81
almost pure silver extracted in six monhs
camps are located this Lake Valley belt $ miles
distant Gold also has been found N fascinating quantities
il both these latter camps.
The great silver camp of Kingston, the foot Of tie
Black Range eight miles from liillsboro, has produced
silver This camp has experienced two booms
an will no doubt enjoy third with fair silver legislation
Ihe Black Range nneral belt again shows richly at Tier
aosa ~ miles lsboro in great body o limestone OF
dolonite The silver camp OF hefmosa M ha
shipped in silver and as yet has hafaN
.pched its prime coinage would make probably one
) Of the most prosperous mining camps in the West
From Hermosa camp the mineral belt can be traced into
te Apache Mining District Of which tie town OF 0loilae y
Ne business center Here great veins OF mncrazed quartz
crop above the enclosing country formations Along INC
- tern contact the greatest OF work has been DONE
CO nmencng Byers Run Here the VEN 10 one paer
Cliff nine shows width Of more than i've eet. hence
boxing along the vein we hnd all along eNideheoS q WN
the miner has done in piles Of ore lying at the mo,'s y "
s and shafts These rchin silver and carry gold
a,ugh to make their working proabe-sa} from - to sc
gold per ton
located upon the Of the mineral belt q the
rnee the formation Of the district where the rich sod ore
ttn,nl beno por,hyrv The veins assures he
Bonanza alone this dsrc paid dividends amounting
70 about 81 80 ooo boro also has large ana Nsfy en
,d pacers which at last al out to be MADE 20 give UP
teir vast to the Mesa dei Ofo company.
Iilsboro IS the oldest camp in Sierra ouny
and has produced altogether about 100000 N gold
The MIDNIGHT mine has been workt to IS e'lT' sum
reat value II . .
Of equal worth. p, ); 1at1 il y;
art,nt orcup Of cans-the St. Cloud, Atlanta - feas
prv and White Eagle On the Treasury shaft entirely ~
ore opens the depth Of feet showing on ne 100
foot level an ore body more thah "a 'ce' Wia' 's 's
in silver and 10 IN soid
Crossing the belt come to the Silver Monument M
which has been sunk depth OF 400 fect IN bornitc or
itch In silver. with little gold
4 group Of claims now being orRed en- Mineral Greek
near the of Chloride and small stamp mil operating
Two other claims Of this district worth mcntionng-he
Rcaduster and Nordhausen, both containing good orc
In the Grafton mining district next the Black Range
i; he famous lvanhoe gold nine Development work cen
ssts Of 20 tunnel on the vein the Irst class ore 81
this property yields 7 ozs gold per ton.
The Ivanhoe vein enters the Emporia claim upon which
,zo feet Of work has been done in Shipment returns
81 Empora show 5 oz. gold per ton
~ av n1aee alonp this vein which hes been prospcccd
sna.icnty TO warrant estimation Of value IS at Camp
Ish1ry three miles north of the Emporia mine, at which
mo IS located the Great Republic group Of mncs ore
worth per pound in gold has been mined here II places
and general shipments from the whole group have paid hand
somely.
5 naw "a investors those looking country That show
Ia warrant of with fair and easoaa
bic ssurance successful IN reaIne reaoneh poh a l
sections Of Sierra County nave
en developed leave question as to their u
mate great value.
Tbre s an abundance g silver here awaiting the coming
- those who bring the surface II also true
IL many from cene OF redaeon anu
tr o necessity % having Of handling the lower
ora 1. ores shsre hey are maed