Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-06-21
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
About SIERRA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, and Its
Mines of GOLD and SILVER, COPPER, LEAD,
IRON and COAL.-CATTLE, SHEEP and
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS,

nnnT is your estimate OF the total
output of the IIillsboro mines, all
kinds, in dollars? Between two and
two and quarter millions.
Has anyone made big money Mt min.
ing In Sierra county? In the Kingston
district the Lady Franklin, Black Colt,
Bullion. superior Comstock. Caledonia,
Kangaroo. Brush Heap, Illinois. Tenn
plar, Virginlus, keystone. Cumberland
Gray Eagle and few other properties
had up TO 1893 made an output of
over eight milton ounces Of silver, sold
at an average price of 93 cents per
ounce. All Of these mines made large
profits, from twenty per cent. on the
tray Eagle to eighty and ninety per
cent. ON the Indy Franklin and others.
At Lake Valley from only three claims
there was mined in the space of Il few
years and with very great proilt-ov
Ftf'fV'sN1Nt ~ iA't hi'Nt tiAi 1T NHtiV'
ride there was also some very profit
able silver mining, No great fortunes
have been made yet IN the gold dis,
tricts, but from the rlacers and the
Tfippe. Richmond and Snake mines
very respectable sums have been made
by lessees.
ls the decrease In silver output due
to the decline in silver or to the ex
hausti0n of the ore bodies? The very
rich ore bodies. SO far as known have
been practically exhausted, ana the
search for more Is greatly discontil
ned. The decline IN silver operates
AGAINST The linn, gindes aud the
want OF proper reduction works pre-
vents the profitable working of the IN.
exhaustlble bodies OF low grade ores.
The experiments made In eoncontra
tlon lave not been thorough enough
by themselves sufficient. In a modern
mill the ore goes through a series Of
processes and each process VIII save
from forty to sixty per cent Of the
value in the pulp that comes to It, so
that the tailings finally flow off with n
trtlng loss. In this field there Is II
fine opening and n certain profit for
the Investment Of capital.
Is the mineral Held thoroughly ex.
plorcd, or Is there still chance for
intelligent prospectors? There are hun.
dreds Of square miles in the mnernI
belt yet nncxplored. II is not likely
that The first wave Of prospectors found
all the treasures that nature has stored
In tie hills. The great deposits Of sll
yer chloridos and sulphdes found In
the Bridal Chamber at Lake Valley
and n several Kingston mines have
their cOunterparis waiting for the
lucky man, but the hills, like the Scrip
lures, must be inielllgently searched
before they give up their treasures.
The prospector can work all the year;
If anything, perhaps better In winter
time Many of the mines, also, are
open to leasing and the chances Of thus
striking rich deposits are worth con
sIderntlon. Long time and very liber
ii leases are the rule.
What about the recent discoveries re.
ported Of rich gold and silver tcllntlum
ores? They are found so far on one
claim on Trujlllo creek, about six
miles south Of Kingston. Between
$50 600 and 10000 has already been
realized on sale or ore. All this has
been In small punches Of ore close to
the surface. Quite number OF miners
and prospcctors ARE going into this
new field. The section had been en-
llrely ignored and beyond little as.
sessment work, nothing was don't
there. Now. with ore showing ~
worth thousands OF dollars per ton, II
is likely 10 be heard OF around the
world. On Terra Blanca creek, not
far from these new discoveries. are a
number Of good mines, notably the Log
Cabin, a steady producer Of good ore
which brings from 800 TO 500 pei
ton.
What copper and lead mines and de
posits are there in Sierra county, Ncai
Chloride, IN the northern part Of ths
county. there are mines Of high grads
copper ore which are also rich In sil
yer, from five 10 sixty per cent. copper
and an 50 200 ounces Of silver per ton
The Silver Monument OF this gfouf
has pro luccd something over 100000
These mines also carry good gold val
ues. including the Columbus. Recent
developments on the H0osier Boy Of
Chloride, have disclosed fine con
tlnuous vNn Of gold bearing ore
,one Of which essays fourteen ounces