Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-04-12

copper ore of the hornite variety
There IL n revival uf Interest In this
district and some good prizes will bc
found In the many clahus which have
properties that win undoubtedly be-
heard from during the year In the u.
:. Treasury. In the cuchlllo range, II
few miles so the east of Chloride,
there are lhue shnle contMet deposits
of lead carbonate and galcnn, also of
copper pyritcs and there nre posshili-
ties of very great rewards for small
Investments In this direction. At Her
musa, between IIllsboru md Chloride,
there Is enc of the most steadily pro-
ductlve mining eapa,N ~ New Mexico;
small as yet bW with q great future
As at Kingston. the surface has bccn
wen prospectcd for silver deposits and
over 1000. .otM has been secured Sys-
tcma,ic development and proper rcduc.
! ton works Tor the utilization of lower
|
grade ores are especially noticeable
ma there are g,~sS masses Of such ore
In sight In many Of the mines. Copper
and lend ores are found IN great quan,
tity in the Cahnllos. east Of the Rio
Grnndc, and about fifteen miles from
| lIillsboro. Carload shipments of
twenty per cent. copper ore, carrying
also gold aud silver. are becoming
siusc Numerous and increasing. lhe
ore IL found In both tiasurc ana con.
lnct veins aud there is II large field still
only partially prospected Some very
large veins Of lead, silver ore forty to
nifty feet wide and averaging over
tvr per cent. lead ore nrc being in
vcstigntcd, a Kansas CITY company
~ now at WORK aud building mlll for
one of Ihcse groups. Lead ore ~ also
found IN richer condition. solid galenn
boudcis OF great Size are quite com
mon and Indicate the possibility OF
great deposits In the contact veins. Not
far from these ore deposits there are
large and extensive veins Of coal Of
fine quality, These mines md dcpos-
years, but II ls only lately That nny
real attention has been paid them. II
looks now ms II the cnbnllos viii bu.
come the foremost mining section Of
the county. The new owners OF the
Armcndgriz grant, which includes Il
portion Of the e0gl nnd mineral nnds
are going In for liberal system or
lease or sale of their property, and
they viii extensively advertise their
Inducements. All Of this district ~
within n few mlles Of the A.. T. n =.
+. main line rnllrond, with II freight
charge Of about ~ per ton 10 the FL
Inso smoltcr. No better market for
ore tlian ri rnso can be got al prcs-
cnt. M the smclter there meets all
rates offered from mora distant points,
ana tte great saving In time is much
to the advantage Of the, miner Other
promising fields with cxtcysive depos-
rs OF lead ore suitable fyf conccnlrn.
tion are found In the Fnrrenter dls-
tric!. six miles southeast Of kings.
ton, and ON the Machio, a few milea
soutl OF Lake valley
there any good land still open to
sctlcincntf Fully 5000 acres OF first
and second bottom lands on tho Rio
Giande and liz trlbuinry streams, Al
Of the lands nrc susceptible Of lrriga
tlon by reasonable money Investment
or by community dlichcs and rnnps
What crops are rnscdi All kinds Of
fruit, grain and vegetables, everything
that VIII grow IN southern Kansas
and Oklahoma viii grow here. The
southern latitude IL niitIgatcd by the
altitude, which II 100 feet on the Rio
Grapde 20 between 800 and 600 feet |
above sen level an the mountain
streams. The supply of water from
the river is nnille and w The valleys
enough enn bc obtained With little
engineering.
Whnt market * there for farm pro-
ducci There Is good local market |
IN the mining camps for very much
pore than has yet been produced. As
regular prices We can quote: Alfnlfn,
$50 per lop, corn, - to $50 per 100
pounds; potatoes, 81 20 So PEI loo
pounds; apples. 81 per hnrrel
Are the cattle ranges fully occupied? /
Wcs, OF the Flo Grande the range IN (
pretty wen stocked, but east pf the
river there liz m extensive range, we'll
prnsscd, that needs only the digging |
Of wells aud necessary pumping appa
ratus. Water beneath the surface
there Is plenty, as proved hy the rail.
road wells.
Is the county suitable for raising
fine sheep and gosisi There are quite
a number OF peor.e already who claim