Sierra County advocate., 1900-08-17
sIERRA COUNTY MINES.
GREAT CHANCES FOR PROFITABLE INVEr-
NIEN1S.


MENTs.
The Black Range looked from any direction, P,ese"s
curious aspect dark and smoky, whose timber r.
cut a serrated line the horizon. The name bach 49,
is given on Of the heavy forests OF pine ana P
that grow 50 thcldy all over TIE country hls range
mountains extends III norhcTly and southcrN on,o"'n
and is in length about miles and about forty n,'oS ~
width Water and game abound there IN plenty a "os s
she flank of the Range great belt OF b'
silver, copper iron and manganese
T,, st se.t;o, sh9 VIM value is the great silver pruce
,g nile5of Lake Valley The mines of this section are
enclosed and almost entirely surrounded by lateral strata
# qllrute resting upon dolomite This the location OF
the famous Bridal Chamber, where 5000 900 Worth o'
,lmo5t plre silver US extracted in SIX monhs.
North Percha anl Terra blanca, other great silver
camps are located this Lake Valley belt some Io mes
distant Gold also las been found in fascinating quaues
ia both these latter campa
The great silver camp Of Kingston the foot Of the
Black Range eight miles from Iiillsboro has Producca
100000 silver This camp has experienced two boons'
end will no doubt enjoy td, with fair silver legislation
The Black &ansa mineral belt again shows richly at Her,
nosa miles am i.boro great BODY 81 limestone o'
Ioonite chara-sar he silver camp OF Hefmosa mas mas
slipped about Saoaoooo silver, and as yet has hardly
reached its prime ree coinage would make probably one
u the most prosperous mining camps in the v est.
Fron Iernosa ,anio the mineral belt can be roced into
5e Ae,ch. Mn1 bat e OF which the Of horioe IS
me nss ltr Here rlt veins OF mne fal1 q quartz
"a ,o0e 81 e..l.sa# country ormato}s hlung the
tern contact A. 8rea aroAnt q Wort be, done
,oarlcacng 81 ~ Here the VEN II ooe lac' att
suI nine shows ni3i4 q more than i've tett ll'lee
looking aon rls ia All along, evdefoes OF work
4 miner la, dtas 81 .l az ere lyng atth ts OF Il
,s ,pd s}afts s4e rich il si>cF sn, ,es.. Asd
oash = n4ke t4cf a9f~rg proftable-sa .on ss y 70
,pl per ton
The nextcanois t6e rea flllsboro gold lsuict. II IS
located upon the e4 "a, u contact Of the mineral Ictc tie
angc ii formation tie district where the h goI, one IS
y md being po phyFY he ye.hs are trve issu'es ne
oaanza mne alone a his dstfict paid diveefes amounting
oapont sa5oQ9o ll4bqFo dso has large and very rcn
s,a pacers which last about to be mace 70 give UP
<ilsboro is TIC ollest camp in Sierra County
a M.G1plte.l pts ls. 155at 100000 in gold.
rSs>Midnight nine hs been worked to sone depth sufh
.e1 t, %ay. IS great v44e The Colossal nine is anote
= equal worth.
o. the northerrs sloee s laeans Peak is located in-
portaot group of e4i, te Cloud, Atlanta IS Treas
ry and White tae ~. c Treasury shaft en.uely in
orc opens the ven "a 40 feet, SHOW ns On tie
foot eve an oe ba3s more taan "a wide running his
ia silver and - n geld
Crossing tba>s II ~ sons y he Silver Monument miro
Which has been sak ~ d tlt OF 400 fect borne
rel il silver wlh little & ad.
80, sc ,lensa.s 5.iag worked o. Mineral -rc,k
rear tn of Cberie aa small STAMP r n ~ rstine
So, Other claim SD tys dct arc worth s,i.srftle
&claiaster and Noeaaasen, both containing a,edee.
IL ii. Glop, niaar district, or ~ I'acl Rance
Is ia. famous eaahoa god niae. Dcvce Aess cen
ssts OF a 80 loo tusn .e vein, the os oe
this property yields u o1s so. per ton
The lvanhoc voin criofs 'le Empora csn,rfon which
80 feet Of work hs lscH@ore III Sh4n,l3 rclmls
OF = poria sho oz sod per ton
The place 'ea s vein which h.s boon pfosrec,ed
sa6cicnty y wlrrant esfimaton OF NalO, is at amp
Kngsblry three miles north Of the Empora nine at HI.
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