Sierra County advocate., 1901-10-25
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
About SIERRA COUNTY. NEW MEXICO and Its
Mines Of GOLD and LIVER, COPPER, LEAD.
IRON and COAL--CATTLE, SHEEP ard
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.

~ iMbe fdu'1 iFSib oHty bffr 'ihsihh
there was mined In the space OF few
years and with very great profit-over
$G.oU0,OOO. At IIermosa and at Chic
ride there was also some very profit
nble silver mining. No great fortunes
have been made yet IN the gold dis
fricts. hut from the PIacers and the
Tiippe. Richmond and Snake mines
very respectable sums have been ,nnde
By lessees.
10 the decline In silver, or 10 the ex-
hnusti0n of the ore bodlesf The very
rich ore bodies, so far M known, have
been practically exhausted. and the
search for more is greniIy dscontin
ucd. The decline In silver operates
against the medium grades and the
want Of proper reduction works pre-
vents the profitable working OF the in
cxhaustilie bodies ofslow grade ores
The experiments made 10 concenfra
ton have not been thorough enough;
neither Wilneys. vnnners Or jigs ars
by themselves sufficient. In a modssO
MN the ore goes through series ~
processes and each process will save
from forty TO sixty per cent. OF the
value In the pulp that comes to 1t. 50
that tho tnilipgs finally fiow on with
trlnIng loss. In this field there Ii u
fine opening and certain profit for
the investment Of capital.
Is the mineral field thoroughly ex.
nlored, or Is there stili chance for
intelligent prospectors? There are hun.
dreds OF square miles IN the mineral
belt yet dnexplored. II liz not likely
that the first wave Of prospectors found
all the treasures that nature Inns stored
In the hills. The great deposits Of sil-
yer chlorldcs and sulphides found In
the Bridal Chamber nt Lake Valley
and In several Kingston mines have
their counterpnrts waiting for the
lucky man, but the hills, like the Scrip.
lures. must he intellIgeDtly searched
before they give up their treasures.
The prospecior can work all the year,
u anything, perhaps better In winter
time. Mnny of the mines, also. are
open 10 leasing and the chances Of thus
striking rich deposits nre worth con.
siieiatIon. Long time aud very liber.
al lenses ARE the rule
What about the recent discoveries re-.
ported OF rich gold md silver tellurium
ores? They are found no far on one
clnlm on 1rujllo creek. about sis
miles south OF Kingston. Between
f2nooo and 10000 hns already been
realized on snlc Of ore. All this has
been In small lunches of ore close 10
the surface. quite number OF miners
and prospectors are going into this
new field. The section had been en-
tlr.ly ignored and beyond a little as
'cssment work. nothing was done
there. Now, with ore showing uI
worth thousands Of dollars per ton, II
IL likely TO he heard of around the
world. on Terra Blanca creek, moi
far from these new discoveries. nrc q
number OF good mines. notably the Leg
Cabin. n steady producer Of good or.
which brings from $l0O to $500 pei
ton.
What copper and lead mines and de
posts are there IN Sierra county, Neai
Chloride, In the northern part OF The
county, there are mines OF high grndt
copper ore, which arc also rich In sil
yer. from Ave TO sixty per cent. copper
and np 90 1900 ounces Of silver per ton
The S''ver Monument of this grouI
has pro mced something over 100000
These mines also carry good gold val
mes. including the Columbus. Recent
developments on the fIoosicr Roy AZ
Chloride. have disclosed n fine con
tlnuous vein OF gold bearing ore
some OF which assAyO 1Durtecn ounces
gold ser ton. lnr Mana Is maklng
good showing of ore. special value,
going forty ounces gold per aO i'h'
Tunnel mime Is sh'pncr ~ or
with value of silver H,5 ounces. cop
per twenty-five per cent. gold $3.50
The May. also In the same district,
good producer OF high grade silver
copper ore az the horiiie variety
There IN revival OF interest In this
district and some good priacs win be
found In the mnny claims which have
been idle since lSssa. Among the many
properties that win undoubtedly b.
ieard from during the year is the U.
= Treasurv In the Cuchillo range.
'ew miles 90 the east Of Chloride,
here are lime-shale contact deposits
Il lead carbonate and galena, also of
upper pyrites. and there are possibili
les Of very great rewards for small
In this direction. AT Her
nosa, between iIiii~boro aud Chloride.
here ls one Of the most steadily pro
iuctive mining camps ip New Mexico;
,u,all as yet. but with a great future.
~ at Kingston. the surface has been
Nell prospccted for silver deposits and |
,ver s., ,na.Ooo has been secured. sys-
emntic development and proper reiuc-
Ion works for che utilization OF lower 4
yrnde ores are now needed The low
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