Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-06-14


There Is revival Of interest IN this
ldistrict aud some good nriaes win he
found IN the many clalns witch have
been idle since iSo3, Among the many
properties that VIII undoubtedly be
heard from during the year Is the T..
=, Treasury. IN tho tuchliio range, n
few miles so the east OF Chloride,
there are lime shale contact deposits
Cf lead carbonate and galenn, also OF
copper pyrltcs, and there are possiblli-
Ties of very great rewards for small
Investments In this direction. Al Her
mosn. between Iilllshoro aud Chloride,
there Is one Of the most steadily pro-
ductlye mining camps In New Mexico,
small MS yet, but with great future.
AS at Kingston, the surface has been
well prospected FOR silver deposits and
over &fWO 600 has been secured. Sya.
tematc development and proper reduc-
ton works for the utilization of lower
grade ores are now needed. The low
y
ana mere are great masses Of such ore
In sight in muny of the mines. Copper
ana lead ores are found In great guam
tly IN the Cahallos, cast Of the Rio
Grnnde. aud about fifteen miles from
+ lIillshoro. Carload shipments Of
twenty per cent. copper ore. carrying
also gold nnd silver, are becoming
quite numerous and increasing. ihe
ore Is found Ia both llssure ana con
/ tact veins nnd there Is n large Held slill
only partially prospectcd Some very
large veins OF lcadasilyer ore forty to
nfty feet wide-and averaging over
five per cent lead ore are being In
vesieated A Kansas City company
Is noW AZ work and building min for
one Of these groups. Lead ore IL also
found In richer condition, solid gnlcna
bouldera Of great size are quite com
mon aud indleute The possibility Of
great deposits IA ihc contact veins. Not
! far from those ore deposits there are
large ana extensive veins Of coal Of
4 lne quality. These mines and ,lcpos-
! its have been known 10 exist for some
years. but II Is only lately Tint qny
real attention has been paid them. II
looks now ns II The Cabnllos win be.
4 come the foremost mining section ol
1 the county. Tie new owners Of the
Armendarlz grant, which Includes a
portion Of the coal and minernl lands,
are going Ia FOR q liberal system ot
lease OF sale of their property, and
they viii extensively advertise their
Inducements. Al Of this district is
within Il few mites Of the A., T. ~ N
+. main llue railroad. with freight
charge Of about 81 per ton to the Ei
iaso amcltor. No better market for
cnl, as the slnclter there meets oil
rates offered from more distant points,
and he great saslng in time is much
10 the advantage Of the mlner Other
promising fields With extensive dapos
~ of lead ore suitable for conccnirn
tion are found IN the Carpenter DIS.
tric:, six miles southwest Of Kings
ton aud on the Alacbio, few miles
south Of Lnkc Valley.
] there any good land still open 10
eeltlelnpnt? Fully 25,0O0 acres Of frs
and second bottom lands on the ITO
Grgnae ana rs tributary streams. AL
of The lands are susceptible Of ifriga
tion by reasonable money Investment
or by community diiches and canals.
Nhnt crops are raised? All kinds Of
fruit, grain aud vegetables; everything
tliat VIII grow IN southern Knnsas
and eklahoma will grow here, Tie
southern latitude Is mtigated rs the
altitude, witch Is 1900 feet on the Rio
GrnnGp % between 1900 and 6OiO feet
above SEA level on lhe mountain
streams. Tie supply Of water from
The river Is nmuie ana Ia the yaliess
enough can be obtained with n llttle
engineering.
What mmkct Is there for farm pro-
duce3 There Is a good local nufket
in the mining camps for very much
more than has yei been produced. As
regular prices we can quote; Alfalfa
$40 per ton: corn. 81 TO 500 per No.
pounds: potatoes. ~ 10 s. per 100
pounds; apples, S. per barrel.
Are the cattle ranges fully occupledi
Nest of the Hio Gfandc the range Ii
pretty wen stocked, but east OF the
river there Is an extensive range, wen
grnsSed, that needs only the digging
Of wells and necessary pumping nppa
ratus Water beneath the surface
there Is plenty, as proved by the rail-
road wells.
IL the country suitable for raising
lne sheep and goats; There are quite
number OF pcople already Who claim