Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1900-07-13
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
MFNTS

MENIS.
The Black Range looked at any direction, present
curious pec dark and smoky whose timber clad pea
cut a serrated line the horizon. The Black Range
is given on of the heavy forests Of pine and pine
that GROW thickly all the country, his range
mountains extends in northerly and southery direction
and is length about 20 miles and about forty mules ~
width Water and game abound there in plenty, ane along
eastern flank of the Range great belt of mneragold
silver, copper, iron and manganese.
The first section showing value is the great silver pruce
i o mines of Lake Valley The mines of this section are
ecosed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
of quartzite resting upon dolomc. This is the location of
the famous Bridal Chamber where s3oooooo 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 IS miles
distant Gold also, has been found N fascinating quantities
in both these latter camps
The great silver camp Of Kingston, at the fo, Of the
Black Rlnge eight miles from lisboro, has produced
in silver This camp has experienced two booms
and will no doubt enjoy third, with fair silver egsaon
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly Her
mosa 27 miles Ilisboro great body rhinestone Of
dolonte character The silver camp Of Hermosa has
shipped about s. 900 in silver and yet has hardly
reached prime. coinage would make tprobaby one
Of the most prosperous mining camps N the West.
From Hcrmosa camp the mineral belt can be traced int
the Apache Mining District OF which the town OF Chloride
business Here great veins OF mneraild quartz
crop above the enclosing country formations. Along the
e the greatest amount Of work has been done
conqencinp at Bvers Run the vein place atthe
Cliff mine shows width Of than five feet. Thence
looking along the vein 6nd all along, evidences OF work
th miner has done in piles Of orc lying the mouths Of
enough make their working protablesa from 8 to
20 Id per ton.
The next camp is the rich Iisboro gold district. 1t i
located upon the of the mineral belt of th
range the formation Of the district where the rich gold
found being pophyry. The veins true hssures lheI
Bonanza alone in this district paid dividends amounting
to s2 $4,000. sboo also has large and rich
gold paccrs which last al out be made to give up
their vast treasures the Mesa del ORC Company.
Hllsboro is the oldest camp in Sierra County
and produced altog geher about o,ooo in gold
The Midnight mine has been worked to some depth suih
prove It's great value. Ihc Colossal mine IS arohe
o equal worth
On the northern slope of Hagans Peak IS located in
portant group Of claimsthe S. Cloud Atlanta Y > reas
ry and White Eagle On the Treasury shaft entirely II
ore opens the vein depth Of 4ofeet showing the %
foot level body than "a feet wide; running high
in silver and 10 in gold.
Crossing the belt we come the Silver Monument mine
which has been sunk depth OF 400 teet IN bofnc ores
rich in silver, with little gold.
group claims being orled On Mineral Greek
of Chloride and small stamp mill operating
Two other claims Of this district worth mcntonnghc
Rcaduster and Nordhausen both containing good ore
In the Grafton mining district next the Black Range
is the famous Ivanhoe gold nine Development work con.
ss of 50 foot tunnel the vein the hrstcass ore OF
thissproperty yields u ozs gold per ton
The Ivanhoe vein enters the Empoa claim upon which
75o feet Of work has been done in Shipment returns
Of Emporia show 3 gold per ton
A->t dong gvlc es ,een ,roseced
sufficiently estimation Of value is at Camp
Kin gsblry three miles north Of the Emporia mine at which
camp ocatei the Great Republic group Of mines Ore
and general shipments from the whole group have paid hand
somey.
looking country that shows