Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1900-06-29
SIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEST
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MENIS.
The Black Range looked at froman direction present
curious aspect dark and smoky, whose tmbcclad Pc,
cut serrated line the horizon. he Black Rang,
is given Of the heavy forests Of pine and pine
that grow thickly all the country, his range
mountains extends in norhery ard southery direction
and is in length about mics and about forty miles IL
width Water and game abound there in plenty ane along
he eastern lank Of the Range great belt mneragold
silver, copper, iron ard mang anese
The first showing value IS The great silver pruce
miaes of Lake Valley. The mines OF this section are
,closed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral
of quartne resting upon doomite Thisis tha osao' 81
the famous Bridal Chamber where $5'oooo5o w5stl Of
almost pure silverwa extracted in SIX monhs.
North Percha and TERRA Blanca other great liver
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, at tie foot oi the
Black Range eight miles from lilsboro, has produced
S7oooooo in silver. This camp has Xperencrd DO
and will doubt enjoy third with fair silver egisaon
The Black Range mineral belt again shows richly Her
mosa 27 miles from Ilsbofo great body limestone Of
d,o mite character. The silver camp Of Hernosa has
s,Doed about a. 900 900 in silver and as vet las har
lched its prime. Free would make probably
Of the most prosperous mining camps ia the Y est
from Hermosa camp the mineral belt can be ,ced iete
he Apache Mining Dlstict, OF Whch The town q 1loit 81
business center llcre great veins 81 mnea1'd GAafU
rop above the enclosing country formations. of9 the
eastern the greatest amount OF work has been done
commencing Byer5 Run Here the vein place at the
Cliff nine shows a width OF than FIVE feet hence
boxing along the vein nd al aong, eNdcaces ol work
the miner done in piles ore ne the mott
nals and shafts These rich liver and gold
enough 70 make thcir working psoht esa} fom " % SIC
)crtol
The next camp the rich Hllsboro g,ld district. 1t is
located upon the contact of the mineral bctcl the
range formation the district where the rich gold Is
found being porphyry The veins true fssures The
Bonanza alone in this district paid dividends amounting
So 900. IIlsboro also has large end very rich
gold pacer which at last about to be made to give uq
their the Mesa del Orc Company
Iilsboro is the oldest camp in Sierra County
and has produced atog ether about oooo,o in gold
The Midnight has been worked to dtplh sud
cent prove lis great value. The Colossal nine slct
of equal worth.
On the northern slope of Hagans Peak IS located I'M
portant group Of cansthe St. Cloud Atlanta Us. Treas
ury and White Eagle On the Treasury a shaft entirely
opens the vein depth Of 4oieet showing the Ioo
eve body than "A feet wide running high
in silver and in gold.
Crossing the belt to the Silver omen
which has been sunk depth OF 400 feet IN boritc
ch in silver, with little gold
n group Of claims being olled Mineral cresk
the of Chloride, and small stamp mill oprraln
Two other claims Of this district worth menonngthe
Rcadiuster and Nordnausen both containing good ore.
In the Grafton mining district the Black Range
is the famous lvanhoe gold nine Development work con-.
sss so foot tunnel the Vein the first class o
tais. property yields Y ozs gold per ton M
The vanhoc vein the Emporia claim upon which
75o feet Of work has been done in Shipment "
Of Empofia ore show - OF. gold per ton. y
Ine place aoh- which hos een eroe@nted
sufi ently estimation OF value is Camp
King sblry three miles north Of the Hmpora mine which n
camp is located the Great Republic group of mines
worth per pound in gold has been mined here in places
and gsaerA shipments from the whole group have paid hand
somely.
A
,ney reasoaa.
ole Of being sucesa reapne reasonable profit tue