Sierra County advocate., 1900-08-03
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE
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The Black Range looked from any direction present
curious aspect dark and smoky whose timber caq les IS
serrated line the horizon. The name back Mango
given of the heavy forests OF pine ana lhe
that grow SO thcky all over the country hiS 'anse
mountains extends in northey and southerN ohsc''on
and is length about miles and about forty nn'es IN
width Water and game abound there pie ty ane alonS
she flank Of the Range great belt OF mnera--god
silver, copper, iron and manganese.
TIE first section showing value is the great silver pruce'
ing ninssof Lake Valley The mines Of this section are
nco'el and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
qllrze resting upon doomite This the location OF
thc famous Bridal Chamber, where Ssoooooo worth of
,n,st pure silver was extracted in six monhs
North Percha and Tierra Blanca two other great silver
camps, located this Lake Valley belt S miles
distant Gold also has been found in fascinating quantities
in both these latter camps.
The great silver camp of Kingston at the foot of the
Black Range eight miles from Hllsboro has produced
100000 in silver This camp has experienced two booms,
md will doubt enjoy third with fair silver legislation
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Her
nosa, 27 miles from sboro, great body o limestone Of
loo mite character. The silver camp of Hermosa has
shipped about seoooooo silver, and yet has hardly
reached its prime Free coinage would make probably
oi the most prosperous mining camps in the West
From H.rnosa camp the mineral belt can be traced into
til. )ache Aiaag District Of which the Choriae is
a, sness llre great veins Of mincrazed quartz
TOP above the enclosing country formations. Along the
EASTERN contact the greatest Of work has been done
commencing at Bycrs Run Here the vein place the
elf mine shows width Of more than five feet 1h,ce
looking along the vein find all along, evdei work
The miner has doac in piles Of ore lying tie ols
cis and shafts hose rich in silver ard CARY cold
enolgn make their wqrAirg protablesa ren IS $40
god per ton.
The next camp the rich Elllsboro gold dis ret 1t is
located upon the contact OF the mineral belt Of the
range tie formation Of the dssrct where the lch gold orr
found being porph>ry Ihe veins true assures. ] lie
Boaanza alone this district paid dividends amounting
70 lbolt $4,000 lsboro also has large and very rich
gold pacers which last about be made give up
fiiIlsboro is the Oldest camp in Sierra County
II lti q llcsl dtpss AZ t,out oooo,o in gold
rhe Midnight mine has been worked depth sufh
slt - prov It's great value The Colossal mine is anohe
of equal worth.
On the northern slope Of Iagans Peak is located an i'm
,ortnt grcupo claims the S. Cloud Atlanta u S Treas
Try and White Eagle On the Treasury shaft entirel, in
opens the vein depth o 40 feet showing on The Jco
OF level body than "a wide; running Ih
II silver and 10 gold
Crossing the belt we to the Silver Monu ncnt n ne
'hich has been sunk depth of 400 feet in rne ores
g il sive- with itle sold.
,r,ip If .ldnta bang worked on III nera Greek
the Of Chloride ana small stata II II op rafi,o
", other claims Of this district worth oo, M Ie
.lliaster u Nadaaascn, both containing ocG of1
a - .f,A maing district next on lie Tlacl Ra,ac
The famous lvanhae gold nine Development slk con
St, Of 80 foot tunnel the vein the ist class orc Of
is properly yields gold per
The Ivanhoe vein the Empofia clair rrcn ,ttf
feet Of work has been done in ore Shitn Mt ,,tas
2 n ooria ore shoN o.. gold per ton
ne next place ao x this vein which his been posreete
hcieny to warrant estimation of value i - CO
ing bury three mics nosth of the Emp inc al phh