Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-05-24

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There IL a revival OF Interest in thi
district and some. good prizes VIII b
found In the many claims which hay,
been idle since lso3. Among the man!
properties that Will undoubtedly b'
heard from during the year is the u
=. Treasury In the Cuchillo range, {
few miles 60 the east OF Chloride
there are lime shale contact deposits
of lead carbonate aud galena, also ol
copper pyrites, and there nre possibili
ties OF very great rewards for small
investments In this direction. At Her
mosa, between Hlllsboro and Chloride
| there Is one OF the most steadily pro
ductive mining camps In New Mexico
small as yet. but with great future
As nt Kingston, the surface has been
well prospectcd for silver deposits and
tcmatlc development and proper reduc-
ton works for the utilization OF lower
grade ores are now needed. The low
grade ores are especially noticeable
ana there are great masses OF such ore
In sight In many of the mines. Copper
and lead ores are found In great guam
tity In the Caballos, east Of the Rio
Grandc, and about fifteen miles from
Hillsboro. Carload shipments Of
twenty per cent. copper ore, carrying
also gold and silver, are becoming
quite numerous and increasing. l'he
ore ls found In both tissure and con
tact veins and there IL a large field stlll
only partially prospected. Some very
large veins OF lead-silver ore-forty to
nifty feet wlde--and averaging over
five per cent. lead ore are being ln-
vestlgnted. A Kansas City company
Is now at work and building mill for
one OF these groups. Lend ore is also
found In richer condition. solid gnlcnn
boulders Of great size are quite COM
mon and Indicate the possibility OF
great deposits In the contnct veins. Not
far from these ore deposits there are
large ana extensive veins Of coal OF
fine quality. These mines aud depos-
Its have been known To exist for some
years, but II Ia 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
Armcndariz grant, which includes n
portion OF the coal aud mineral lands,
arc going In for a liberal system Of
lease or sale OF their property, and
they VIII extensively advertise their
Inducements. All Of this district IL
within few miles Of the A., T. n y.
IT, main line railroad, with freight
charge of about $2 per ton to the El
Paso smclter. No better market for
ore thnn lei Paso can be got at pres
ent, as the smelter there meets all
rates offered from more distant points,
and the great saving In time IN much
to the advantage OF the miner Other
fields with extensive dcpos-
It's OF lead ore suitable for concentrn
tion are found In the Carpenter dis
tric., six miles southwest Of Kings
ton, ana OH the Machlo. few miles
south Of Lake Valley.
j. there any good land stIll open to
settlement Fully 25,OoO acres OF first
and second bottom lands on the Rio
GrDnde aud It's tributary streams. All
or the lands nre susceptible Of irliga-
tlon by reasonable money investment
or by community bitches and canals.
What crops are raIsed2 All kinds OF
fruit, grain and vegetables; everything
that VIII grow IN southern Kansas
and Oklahoma Will grow here. The
southern latitude IL mitgated by the
altitude. which is 1900 feet on the Rio
Grandc to between 5000 and 5000 feet
above sea level on the mountain
streams. The supply OF water from
the river IL ample and In the valleys
can be obtained with iittlo
engineering.
What market Is there for farm pro-
iuceY There is good local market
u the mining camps for very much
more than has yet been produced. As
regular prices we can quote Alfalfa.
s20 per ton: corn. 81 TO Si5O per 100
pounds; potatoes, 81 TO 80 per 100
pounds; apples, IS per barrel.
Are the cattle ranges fully occupIedf
West OF the Rio Grande the range II
pretty well stocked, but east OF the
liver there ls an extensive range. well
that needs only the digging
II wells and necessary pumping appa
'atus. Water beneath the surface
here is plenty, as proved by the rail
Dad wells.
Is the country suitable for raising
Inc sheep and goatsf There are quite
J number OF peonle already who claim