Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-06-21

| WIN Naluc OF SILVER -'n ounces, cop
per twenty-five per cent. gold $3.50
The May. also IN The same district, II
good producer of high grade silver
copper ore Of the hornile variety
There is revival Of interest In this
district and some good prizes will be
found In the many claims which have
been idle since lSHa. Among the many
properties that will undoubtedly be
heard from during the year is the IT,,
$. Treasury, In the Cuchlllo rnngc, n
| few miles 20 the east of Chloride,
there are llme-shale contact deposits
Of lead carbonate and galena, also OF
copper pyrltcs, and thcrc nre posslhili-
! ties of very great rewards for small
investments in this direction. AT Her
mosa, between llillsboro and Chloride,
there IL one of the most steadily pro-
ductive mining camps IN New Mexico;
small as yet. but with q great future.
AS at Kingston. the surface has been
we'll prospccted for silver deposits aud
over 81 100000 has been secured, Sys-
ton works for the utilization Of lower
grade ores are now needed, The low
grade ores are especially noticeable
ana there are great masses of such ore
In sight In many of the mines Copper
and lead ores nre found In great uuan.
tlty In the Cabnlos, east of the Rio
Grande, aud about iiftecn miles from
llillsboro. Carload shipments Of
twenty per cent copper ore, carrying
also gold aud silver are becoming
quite numerous ana increasing. 'ihe
ore Is found In both iissure and con
tact veins ana there Is II large field still
only partially prospectcd. Some very
large veins OF lead silver ore forty to
fifty feet wide-and averaging over
five per cent. lead ore ARE being In
ycsilgated. a Kansas City company
IS now Mt work and building u mill for
found IN richer condition, solid gnlenn
boulCels OF great size nre quite com
mon and indicate the possibility OF
great deposits In the contact veins. Not
fur from these ore deposits there are
large and extensive veins Of coal Of
fine quality These mines ana depos-
IT'S have been known to exist for some
years, but 1t ls only lately that any
real attention has been pnld them. 1t
looks now as If the Cnhallos Will be
come the foremost mining section OF
the county. The new owners Of the
Arnlcndarin grant, which includes Il
portion OF the coni ANA mineral innds,
are going In for liberal system Of
lease or sale Of their property, ana
they win extensively advertise their
inducements. All Of this district is
within few mlcs Of the A., r. u y.
+. main line railroad. with freight
charge Of about 81 per ton to the El
l'nFo smoltcr. No better market for
ore lhan lel I'nso cnn be got at pres
pnt nS the slnelier there meets all
ratps offered from more distant points,
aud The grcnt saving In time Is much
to the advantage Of the miner Other
promising fields with extensive depos-
It's Of lead ore suitable for concenirn-
tion nre found m the Carpenter dis
tric!, six miles southwest OF Kings
ton, and on the Machio, few miles
south of Lake Valley.
there any good land stlll open TO
settlement Fully 25.Ooo acres OF first
and second bottom lands on the Rio
Grpndc aud It's tributary streams All
Of the lands are susceptible Of ifrga.
tion by reasonable money investment
or by community bitches aud canals
u hat crops are raised? All kinds Of
fruit, grain aud vegetables; everything
that WIN grow IN southern Kansas
ana Oklahoma win grow here. The
southern latitude IN mitignted by the
altitude, which is 1900 feet on the Rio
Granac to between 5000 aud 5000 feet
above sen level on the mountain
streams. The supply OF water from
,i., ave. a. anip,e anu in ,lie saiivss
enough can be obtained with little
engineering.
Whnt market is there for farm pro-
ducc? There is "A good local mnrlsei
IN the mining camps for very much
more than hns yet been produced. As
regular prices we can quote: Alfalfa,
$40 per ton. corn, 81 TO $50 per 100
pounds; potatoes, ~ to S3 per 100
pounds; apples. So per barrel
Are the cattle ranges fully occupiedf
West Of the Rio Grnnde the range is
pretty well stocked. but east OF the
river there IL an extensive range, well
grassed, that needs only the digging
of wells and necessary pumping appa-
ratus. Water beneath the surface
there is plenty. as proved by tho rail
road wells.
Is the country suitable for raising
fine sheep and goats? There are quite
a number OF people already who claim