Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1900-06-01
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
MENTS

The Black Range look from any direction, present
curious aspect dark and smoky whose timber clad PEE IS
cut serrated Tine the horizon he name "Blac Range
given Of the heavy forests of pine and pine
that grow thckly all over the country, This range
extends in northcrly and souhery direction
and is length about 20 miles and about forty miles II
Water and game abound there plenty ane along
the flank Of the Range great belt ofmineragold
silver copper, iron and manganese
The first section showing value is the great silver prucc
. miaes OF Lake Valley The mines Of this section
enclosed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
d quatzlte resting upon doonite This the location Of
the famous Bridal Chamber where s5oooooo worth OF
almost pure silver extracted in six monhs
North percha and Terra BLANCA Two other great sye
camps are located this Lake Valley belt some Is 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 tie
Black Range eight miles from llilsboro has produced
s7oooooo in silver his camp has experienced two booms
and will no doubt enjoy third, with fair silver cgtsaon
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly at Her
mosa ~ miles lilsboro, great body OF limestone OF
doIonte character. The silver camp OF Hefmosa has
shipped about 1000 in silver and as yet has hardly
reached it's prime. Free coinage would make probably one
OF the most prosperous mining camps in the West
From tiermosa camp the mineral belt can be traced ln
the Apache Mining District of which the town OF ohlofdc M
ae business center Here great veins OF mincraz quartz
crop above the enclosing country formations Along the
the greatest amount OF work has been done
nnencn Byes Kun. Here tie vein IN one pase az th
Cliff mine shows width Of than five feet hence
looking along the vein we ind all along, evaehees o. Mo1
the done piles OF ore lying al the mouths tun
ne and shafts These rich n silver and carry gold
enough to their working protablesa) from so 70 &c
old p.rto1.
The next camp is the rich IIisboro gold district i is
located upon OF the mineral belt OF the
range ii formation of the district where the rich GOLD ore
found being porphyry. The veins true assures ne
Bonanza nine alone in this district paid dividends amounting
90 about S2 10000 Hlsboo also has large and very rich
d nacers which are last al be made TO give up
their vast treasures the Mesa del Gro Company. /
Hllsboro is the Oldest camp in Sierra lount5
and has produced altogether about 100000 N gold
The Midnight has been worked to sent ee1 1tl sufi
cient to prove its great value The Colossal nne - el
Of equal worth. 80
On the northern slope of agans Peak IS located an I'M
nortant Group of cans-the St. Cloud, Atlanta US Treas
ry and White Eagle On the Treasury shaft entirely nj
ore opens the depth Of feet showing on the 100
loot level an ore body than feet wide; running high
in silver and in gold.
Crossing the belt we the Silver Monument mics
hch has been sunk depth OF 400 feet in bornie O e5
.;ch in silver, with little gold.
group Of claims being orlee On Mineral Creek
near te town Of Chloride and small stamp mill operating
Two other claims Of this district worth menton9-tAe
peo 1ster and Nordhausen, both containing good ore
In the Grafton mining district, next on the Black Range
!; the famous vanhoc gold mine. Development wotk coz,
ssts of % tunnel the vein, the hstcass ore Of
dis. property yields 7 ozs. gold per ton