Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-04-19

There II a revival OF Interest In this
district and some good prizes Will bc
found In the many claims which have
been Idle since iS,sa Among tho many
properties that will undoubtedly be
heaM from during the year II che ~
=. Treasury. In the CuchillO raNga, q
few miles 60 the east of chloride,
there arc lIme-shale contact dcposlts
OF lead carbonate and gnlcnH. also OF
copper pyrites. and there are possllAli-
ties Of very great rewards for small
Investments In this direction. At Her
mosa. between lllllsboro and Chloride,
there IL one OF the most stendily pro-
ductivc mining camps In New Mexico;
small ms yet. but with great future.
As ut Kingston, tho surface has Docn
well prosvcct.d for silver deposits and
over 81 900, 900 has been secured. Sys-
tcmatlc development and proper rcsiuc-
tion works for the utilization Of lower
grade ores nrc now needed The low
grade ores are especially noticeable
mo mere nrc great masses Of such ore
la sight In many OF the mincs. Copper
and lead ores are found In great quan.
tlty IN the Cahallos, east VI the Rho
Grnnde and about fifteen miles from
IIillsboro. Carload shipments OF
twenty per cent. copper ore, carrying
also gold and silver. are becoming
quite numerous and increasing. The
ore IL found la both iissufc and con
tact veins ana there IN II lnrge field still
only partially prospected. Some very
large veins Of leud.sllver ore forty to
nfiy feet wlde,nnd averaging over
fvc per cent. lead ore are being In
vesilgatcd. 4 Kansas CITY company
Is now al work and building II mill for
one of these groups. Lead ore IN also
found In richer condition, solid gnlena
boudciS OF great Size are quite con-
mon and indicate tho possibility Of
great deposits In the contact veins. Not
fur from these orc deposits thore are
large and extensive veins Of conl or
fine quality These mines and dcpos-
liz hive been known 10 exist for some
ycnrs, but II Is only lately that any
rcnl attention hns been paid them. II
looks now ny II the Caballos will bc-
come the foremost mining section of
the county. The new owners Of tho
Armcndarix grant, which Includes "A
portion Of the coal and mineral lnnds,
arc going In for liberal system of
lease or sale of their property, and
they VII. extensively advertise their
Inducements. All OF this district is
within "a few miles Of the A., I. n y.
+. main line rallrond. with freight
charge OF about 81 per ton to the III
1'nsO smcltcr. No better market for
ore thnn III l'nso can bc got mt pres
ent, as the smeltcr there meets oil
rates offered from more distant points.
and tho grcnt saving In time is much
10 the advantage Of the miner. Other
promising fields with extensive, dcpos-
It's o! lead ore suitable for conccntra-
tlon are found In the Carpenter dis
trlc., si1 miles southwest of Kings-
ton. and ON the Mnchlo, a few miles
south Of Lake valley.
|" there any good land sill open to
settlement? Fully 5000 acres Of lrst
and second bottom lunds on the Rio
Ginndc and iis tributary streams. All
Of the lands nrc susceptible Of irriga-
tlon by reasonable money Investment
or by community diichos and canals.
What crops are rnIscii All kinds Of
fruit. grain and vegetables. everything
that VIII grow Ia southern Kansas
and Oklahoma will grow here. Tho
southern latitude " mitlgntcd by the
altitude, which liz 400 feet OIL the iio
Grnndc to between 5000 and 5000 feet
nbovc sen level on tho mountain
streams. The supply OF water FROM
the river Is ample and Ia the valleys
enoogi, caa ue opl..;Aea ~. Itt!s
engineering.
v Lni market is there for farm pro-
ducci There Is u good local mnrket
In tho mining camps for very much
more than hns yet been produced. A
regular prices We can quote: Alfalfa,
So per ton: corn, ~ to 10 pcr ipI
pounds: potatoes, 81 20 - per LOO
pounds; apples, s. per barrel,
Are the cattle ranges fully occupietiS
West Of the lilo Grande the range IL
pretty well stocked. but east Of the
river there is an extensive range well
grasscd. that needs only the digging
OF wells aud necessary pumping appa-
ratus. Water beneath the surface
there Is plenty. as proved by the rail-
rond wells.
~ the country suitable for raising
fine sheep and goatsf There are quite
a number of pcot.e already who cleiin