Sierra County advocate., 1901-10-18
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
About SIERRA COUNTY. NEW MEXICO. and Its
Mines Of GOLD and S LIVER, COPPER, LEAD.
u IRON and cOAL.--CATTLE, SHEEP and
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.

years and with very grcat profile
$U.OO0.0O0. At Hermosa and nj Chic
ride there was also some very profit
able silver mining No great fortunes
have been made yet IN the gold dis.
tiiets, but from the Placcrs and the
Trlppc. Richmond and Rnake mines
very respectable sums have been made
| by lessees.
" the decrease IN silver output due
TO the decline In silver. or to the ex.
hnnstion Of the ore bodicsf The very
rich ore bodies. no far nv known. hnve
becu practically exhausted, and the
search for more " Sgreqtiy discontin
ucd. The decline in silver oporafsr
against the medium grades and the
want Of proper reduction works pre-
vents the profitable working OF the In.
exhaustible bodies OF low grade ores
| The experiments made IN conccntra-
tIon have not been thorough enough
neither WiIfieys, yanDers or ilgs are
by themselves sufficient. In a modern
min tho ore goes through series Of
processes aud each process VIII save
from forty 10 sixty per cent Of the
value In the pulp that comes to II. so
that the tniIlngs finally flow of with
| irining loss. In, this field there liz
fine opening and certain profit for
| the investment OF capital.
Is the mineral field thoroughly cx
plored. or Is there still chance for
intelligent prospectors7 There are hun
drcds OF square miles IN the mineral
belt yet unexplored. II In not likely
! TINT the first wave Of prospectors found
all the treasures tina; nature has stored
In the hills. The great deposits of sill
! YER chlorides and sulphidcs found In
the Bridal Chamber nt Lake Valley
aud In several Kingston mines have
their connterparts waiting for tbs
lucky man, but the hills. Ike the Scrip
lures, must be inteligcntly searched
before they give up their treasures
The prospecior can work all the year
" anything, perhaps better In winter
open to leasing and the chances of thus
striking rich deposits are worth con
sidcfntIon. Long time and very libor
nj lenses are the rule.
What about the recent discoveries re
ported OF rich gold and silver tellurium
oresf They are found 80 fnr ON on,
claim on rrujiIlo creek, about slA
miles south Of Kingston. Between
f2o000 and $4,000 has already bcer
realized on sale OF ore. All this has
been In small lunches Of ore close I,
the surface. Quite a number Of miners |
and prospcctors are going into this
new field. The section had been en-
tircly ignored and beyond little ns
sessment work. nothing wns don't
there. Now. with ore showing III
worth thousands OF dollars per ton, Il
Is likely 10 be heard Of around III,
world. On Terra Blanca creek, not
far from these new discoveries. are Z
number OF good mines. notably the Los
Cabin, n steady producer of good or,
which brings from 800 TO $500 PEI
ton.
What copper and lead mines and dc
poslts ARE there In Sierra county, Nen'
Chloride. IN the northern part Of tn,
county. there ARE mines OF high grad
copper ore. which are also rich IN all
ver. from Ave to sixty per cent. copper
and up to | 200 ounces OF silver per ton
Tho silver Monument Of this groui
has pro Iuccd something over 100000
These mines also carry gnod gold val
ues, including the Columbus Recent
developments ON the Hoosicr BOY a.
Chloride, have disclosed a fine con
Iinuous vein Of gold bearing orr
some OF which assays fourteen ouncei
gold ger ton. Inc Nang IL making
good showing OF ore, special values
going forty ounces gold per ton. III,
Tunnel mine IL shipper OF or,
with value OF silver ooo ounces. cop
per twenty-five per cent. gold $3.50
The May, also In che same district, Ii
/ good producer of hlgh-grade silver
eopper ore of the bornite variet,
here IN a revival OF interest In this
istrict and some good prizes Will b,
ound In the many claims which hav,
cen Idle since 1919. Among the many
roperties that viii undoubtedly be
card from during the year Is the T.
1~essurv w the Cnehiile ranr~ u
NV miles so the east OF Chloride.
lere are line-shale contact deposits
lead carbonate and galena. also OF
Upper pyrites. and there are possibili
es OF very great rewards for small
lvestments IN this direction, At Her
losa, between Hillsboro and Chloride.
iere IL one OF the most steadily pro /.
uctive mining camps In New Mexico :
nall ms yet. but with great future
= at Kingston. the surface has been !,
ell prospected for silver deposits anu !,
fer <l.op.ooo has been secured Sys- =
matte development and proper reiuc :,
on works for che utilization pf lower :
'ade ores are now needed. The low :,
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