Sierra County advocate., 1901-10-25


large veins VI lead-sllver ore--forty 10
fifty feet wide and averaging over
five per cent. lead ore are being In
yestigated. Kansas City company
is now at work and building n mill for
one Of these groups. Lead ore IL also
found In richer condition, solid galena
bonldcfs Of great size are quite com
mon and Indicate the possibility OF
great deposits In the contact veins. Not
fnr from these ore deposits there are
large and extensive veins OF coal Of
fine quality. These mines and depos-
It's have been known TO exist for some
years, but II Is only lately that any
real attention has been paid them. II
looks now as if the Caballos will be-
come the foremost mining section Of
the county. The new owners Of the
Armendarix grant, which includes a
are going In for liberal system Of
iensc or snle Of their property, and
they Will extensively advertise their
inducements. All Of this district Is
within IA few miles Of the A., T. Il y.
II. main limo railroad, with freight
charge Of about " per ton to the FL
Paso smeltcr. No better market for
ore than lei Paso can be got at pres
ent, M the smelter there meets all
rates offered from more distant points,
and the great snvlng la time is much
to the advantage of the miner Other
promising fields with extensive depos-
Its Of lead ore suitable for conccnlra-
tlon are found In the Carpenter dis
tric., six miles southwest OF Kings
ton and on the Machio, a few miles
south OF Lake Valley.
] there any good land still open to
settlement Fully 25,0OO acres OF first
and second bottom lands on the RIO
Grunde and It's tributary streams. All
Of the lands are susceptible OF irrign-
tion by reasonable money investment
or by community bitches and canals.
What crops are raised? All kinds OF
fruit, grain and vegetables: everything
that viii grow I'm southern Kansas
aud Oklahoma win grow here. The
southern latitude Is mitigated by tho
altitude, which IL 1900 feet on the Rio
Grnndc to between 5000 and 5000 feet
above sea level on the mountain
streams The supply Of water from
the river is ample aud in the valleys
enough can be obtained with a little
engineering.
What market Is there for farm pro-
ducef There Is good local market
In the mining camps for very much
more than has yet been produced. AZ
regular prices we can quote, Alfalfa
so per ton; corn, 81 to Sl.50 per lW
pounds; potatoes. ~ To So per ~,
pounds apples, So per barrel.
are the cattle ranges fully occupicdi
West Of the Rio Grnnde the range Il
pretty well stocked, but east of the
river there is al extensive range. VOL
grassed, that needs only the digging
of wells and necessary pumping appa.
ratus. Water beneath the surface
there Is plenty, rs proved by the rail
road wells.
IL the country suitable for raising
fine sheep and goats? There are quite
a number Of people already who claim
90 be prontably engaged In this busi-
ness, and there IL undoubtedly room
for rioT-
The most notable event al this writ
Ing ut lIIllsboro is the opening mp Of
the large vein of rich gold ore on the
l25-foot level OF the Snake mine. In
the levels above the foot wall had been
followed, whereas this ore goes of to
the hanging wall, II was lost Its
present discovery makes practically a
new mine OF the Snake and insures
large production for long time to
come. Experts estimate at from $780,
600 80 S3oo,00o on the ground already
known. The ore is about one-fourth
first.class SI5 to 800 per ton. and the
remainder milling an ounce and over
per ton In gold. On the same vein.
further north In the Bobtail ground,
the lessees have got into a bonanza
and viii make a fortune therefrom.
From the lei Orc, the Philadelphia
Smelling 4 Milling Company are now
hoistIng very rich ore. and enough of
u to keep the mill In full swing. The
Prosper mine. In the same vicinity. IL
also doing well and beginning to show
reward for the development Of the
past year. In the TERRA Blanca dis
trict there is an important discovery
of lead carbonate ore Of great promise
In the northern districts number OF
good strikes. both In old aud new prop
e..,e., a.e .vpolle les.. Iae i.l.A.s .ss.J
rich gold ores found in the Ivanhoe
and Emporia mines, and also In the
Great Republic group at Grafton, are
warrant enough for further search IN
that direction. A New York company
has been organized and Incorporated
for the purchase and operation Of the
Ia. main htx,h sl,al