Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1900-06-15
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
MENTS.

MENTS.
The Black Range looked any direction, present
aspect dark and smoky whose timberca pcs
a serrated line the horizon. The name Black Rang,
given of the heavy forests Of pine and pine
that grow thicky all the country / his range
mountains extends in norherly and southerly direction
and is in length about miles and about forty miles IN
width Water and game abound there in plenty an9 along
the flank Of the Range great belt OF mnealgod,
silver, copper iron and manganese.
The first section showing value is the great silver pruce
mnes Of Lake Valley. The mines Of this section are
and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
ef quartzitt resting upon doome. This is the location Of
the famous Bridal Chamber where S5oooooo worth Of
almost pure silver extracted in six monhs.
North Percna and Terra Blanca other great silver
camps are located this Lake Valley belt IS 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 tIilsboro has produce
s7oooooo silver This camp has experienced two be ons
ana will doubt enjoy third with far silver legsati"n
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Tier
p miles from lsooro III great body OF limestone OF
doonite character ne silver camp OF iermosa ha'
shipped about in silver and yet has hardly
reached its prime. Free would make probably on
oi the prosperous mining camps IN the West
From Hermosa camp the mineral belt can be traced int
Apache Mining District OF which the town Of Chlofo
lc business Here great veins Of minefal quart
ca the greatest Of work has been done
c,nmencin Byers Kun Here the vein IN one place .the
Giif nine shows width Of more than five feet Thence
- king along the find all along evidences o Wof
III miner done in piles of ore lying the mouths Of ten
nes and shafts These ores are rich in silver and car, coli
enough make their working plotabesay from rs 70
AZ otrto1.
rhe next camp is the rich Hlsboro gold district 1t
located upon the OF tie mineral belt Of the
ranoe I'll formation where the rich GOLD
found being porphyry The veins true assures The
Bonanza in this district paid dividends amounting
so about s. ooo llsboro also has large and very rch
gold placers winch are at al be made give a.
their vast treasures 0 the Mesa del Orc Company
Hisboro is the oldest camp in Sierra County
and mas produced altogether about o,ooooco IN gold.
The Midnight nine has been worked cel1h, snh
prove great value nc Colossal mlne lssl'l
Of equal worth.
On the northern slope of Hagans Peak is located an in
portant group cains-thc St. Cloud Atlanta Us Treas
ury and White Eagle. On the Treasury shaft entirely i
level body than feet wide running ia
in silver and in gold
Crossing the belt we come the Silver Monument mes
which has been sunk depth Of 400 feet IN borntc ores
lich in silver, with little gold.
a group Of claims being orlec Mineral Greek
the Of Chloride, and small stamp mill operating
Two other claims Of this district worth mentioning
Rcaduster and Nordhausen both containing good ore.
the Grafton mining district, the Black Range
i the famous ivanhoc gold nine Development work
ssts Of SO tunnel the vein the first class u
this, property yields II ozs gold per ton
The Ivanhoe vein the Emporia claim, upon which
work has been done il Shipment rctnr1
Of Empora show IS gold per ton.
The place along this vein which HIS been pospcctcd
sufficiently to warrant an estimation Of value is at Camp
camp located the Great Republic group OF mines Ore
worth per pound in gold has mined here in places
and general shipments from the whole group have paid hand
5 omcy.
looking country that shows
snent the putting of with fair aud