Sierra County advocate., 1901-10-18

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nifty feet wide and averaging over
five per cent. lead ore are being In
vestigated. A Kansas City company
is now at work and building mill for
one OF these groups. Lead ore is also
found In richer condition, solid galena
bouIders OF great size are quite COM
mon and Indicate the possibility Of
great deposits IN the contact veins. Not
far from these ore deposits there are
large and extensive veins OF coal Of
fine quality. These mines and depos-
its hnve been known TO exist for some
years, but II IL only lately that any
real attention has been paid them. 1t
looks now ms II the Caballos will be-
come the foremost mining section Of
the county. The new owners OF the
Arnendariz grant, which Includes a
| portion OF the coal and mineral lands,
| are going In for liberal system OF
lease or sale Of their property, and
they win extensively advertise their
Inducements All Of this district is
within a few miles Of the A., T. n y.
charge OF about $2 per ton 10 the I'll
Paso smelter. No better market for
ore than lei I'aso can be got at pres
ent, as the smclter there meets all
rates offered from more distant points,
and the great saving In time IL much
70 the advantage OF the miner. Other
It's OF lead ore suitable for concenira
tion are found In the Carpenter dis
tric., six miles southwest Of Kings
ton. and OH the Machio, few miles
south Of Lake Valley.
T. there any good land still open to
settlement Fully 25,000 acres OF first
and second bottom lands on the Rio
Gronde and It's tributary streams. All
or the lands are susceptible Of irriga-
or by community bitches and canals.
What crops are raiscd1 All kinds of
fruit, grain and vegetables; everything
that will grow IN southern Kansas
aud Oklahoma will grow here. The
southern latitude Is mitigated by the
altitude, which Is 1900 feet on The Rio
GraDde to between 5000 and 6,00O feet
above sea level on the mountain
streams. The supply of water from
the river IL ample and in the valleys
enough can be obtalucd with 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. AS
regular prices we can quote: Alfalfa, |
$40 per ton; corn, 81 to $50 per 100
poundss potntoes, ~ to S3 per 10C
pounds. apples. 80 ner barrel,
Are the cattle ranges fully occupied:
West OF the Rio Grande the range Is
pretty well stocked, hut east OF the
river there IL an extensive range, well
grnssed, that needs only the digging |
OF wells and necessary pumping appa
ratus. Water beneath the surface
there IL plenty, as proved by the rail
road wells
Is the country suitable for raising
fine sheep and goatsg There are quite
a number OF people already who claim
90 be prontably engaged in this busi-
ness, and there Is undoubtedly room
for more
Ine most notable event M this writ
ing at Ilillsboro Is the opening up OF
the large vein Of rich gold ore on the
i2b-foot level of the Snake mine. In
/ he levels above the foot wall had been
followed, whereas this ore goes Off to
The hanging wall, II was lost. Its
present discovery makes practically a
new mine of the Snake and insures a
large production for long time to
come, Experts estimate AT from $780,
oO0 so S3Oo,OOo on the ground already
known. The ore Is about one-fourth
first class $40 to 500 per ton, and the
remainder milling an ounce and over
per ton In gold. On the same vein,
further north In the Bobtal ground,
the lessces have got into bonanza
and VIII make a fortune therefrom.
From the lei ORC, the Philadelphia
\ Milling Company are now
loisting very rich ore, and enoagh OF
I TO keep the min In full swing. The
Prosper mine, In the same vicinity. is
llso doing well and beginning to show
reward for the development OF the
,ast year. In the TERRA Blanca dis
rlct there Is an important discovery
Il lead carbonate ore OF great promise
IN the northern districts number OF
,ood strikes, both in old and new prop.
rites, are reported. me Immensely
ich gold ores found In the Ivanhoe
md Emporia mines. and also In the
Treat Republic group at Grafton, are
enough for further search In
hat direction. A New York company
las been organized and Incorporated
or the purchase and operation OF the