Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-05-03

The Advocate IL constantly receiving
from all parts Of the country ie''e's
asking the nboye Snd following @ues-
lions. To answer correspondents y"
give reliable. accurate and authehuc
Information, and to further advance
o,,r great Interests, is the object Of this
article:
Ia gold found at Hillsboro In quarts
veIps or In placers? In both. but prih-
cIually is tlssiire veins. Between two
and three hundred claims have been 10
lated u, these veins which show pay
ore MT the surface and the work done
on these varies from mere assessment
holes to the principal mines that have
been deysslopep TO y deptl OF 3oo feee-
What is the nature Of the ore: Cop
per and iron sulphlde aud some com
psrativrly free milling quartz. win
denth the ore becomes smelling ana
concentrating material. The percent
ne Of copper in the ore shipped 70 the
sn.ltrrs il from one TO twelve units
IN concentrates sometimes as high Rs
twenty units. Silica In crude ore from
ferty to eighy-iive. smelter ccr''h-
lcatcs show the ofe to cnrry Gr0m swe
10 fourteen ounces OF gold, from three
IN sixty ounces silver The bulk OF the
ore and concentrates shipped, however,
viii average abont SO per ton.
Has there been any large producthn
The Opportunity group has produced
rs, go tons Of ore and over half NIL
con dollars. The Bonanza mine 1000
tons aud S2OO,OOO. The Richmond o.oOu
tons ond over S2o0.ODo. These are the
largest l,rtatat;a 30 FAR,
Are the milling facilities good2 prac
tically they are not-the saving has
been from fifty to seventy pei
cent. ut the best. modern custom
mill Is badly needed and a fortune
awaits the parties who VIII build ons
Sufficient water and nn ideai conccn
Hatlng ore, with proper appliances
ninety to nincty-hye per cenf. wOhIa "
the saving.
VIII the owners let go easy. or d'
, T. want the earth? They are rens
a, enable people, bsui they are not GYM
away their mines, or giving bonds O.
: ,onv,ime raInbovs. During the pas
two years some thirty mines have bee
sold. mostly AROUND Aminas Peak, an
the highest price paid was $lI,oV
That min. sas become the largest pre-
ducing and the best paying In the di'
.fact and the owners would nov ps
very large sum. The greatly III
proved price Of copper ana lowe
: smelling rates have OF late been yer
beneficial to these mines. With goo
custom mill the progress would !
d rapid,
What are ore lights? From II
mine to the EI Paso splalter from
to 81 per ton: from mine 10 WlU
cents to $50 per ton.
What IL the geological formation
An cruptive country rock. by the e
a peris ciassed ~ SafesIfc; the ore ven
{ are found accompanying dikes OF al
" grained felsite and blrdseye porplyl
III which cut through the country mort
Il cast.a and southwest. Most Of the vel
Ill nre fairly easy working. on hrift c"
11 tracts prices have been from 70 TO
lll per foot. Incline shafts on vein n
M chcapiy driven. but vertical shafts
III country rock have generally been fou'
||Il very expensive.
|N Is there much epoSv In winterf y
lA enough to esssas by; the climate W
NIX tor aud summer. is, from NINE
N point OF view. perfect. No snowslla
and no pneumonia for tho miner
II dread.
w yg .hn-c much placer mining! Ih'
w ia an extensive placer field which
I'LL omen TO locntors and there are n!wt
some men ut work who make from
to s5 per day. An occasional mug
brings up the average. or course so
uinI men are luckicr than others, mere
|lll| cIsew here Most OF the gold 10 fo'
IlNl within q few feet OF the surface
lllil miners scoop up the pay streak
HIN and run II through dry washing
MI chimes. The nearest water Ia dist
lllGiave miles and about 400 feet below
w. ~. soi,, level Several companies b
l|ll been rermed to work these placers
llIll n high stale, but the Immense cost
lllll bringing In sufficient water has ~
HIN the project appear Of doubtful pr
illIl new company has recently been
llh gnnized to exploit this Aeld with
ilill chine OF the Bucyrus 'rpe-this
~ probably the very best method
~ likely TO succeed.