Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-05-31
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
About SIERRA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, and Its
Mines Of GOLD and SILVER, COPPER, LEAD,
IRON and COAL.-CATTLE, SHEEP and
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS,

vnat is your estimate OF the total
output Of the IIillsboro mines, all
kinds, "a dollarsf Between two aud
two and a quarter millions.
Has anyone made big money al min-
ing in Sierra comiyg In the Kingston
district the Lady Franklin. Black Colt,
Bullion Superior, comstock, Caledonia,
Kangaroo Brush Heap. Illinois, Tenn
plar, yllgnius. keystone, Cumberland,
Gray Eagle and few other properties
had up to 1883 made an output OF
over eight million ounces oG silver, sold
at an average price Of 03 cents per
ounce. An If these mines made large
profits, from twenty per cent. on the
cray Eagle 20 eighty and ninety PEI
cent. on the Lady Franklin aud others.
At Lake valley from only three claims
there was mined in the space OF few
wears and with very great proiil--over
( S6.OooO0n At liermosa and at Chlo'
I ride there WAS also some very proht
I able silver mining 10 great fortunes
have been made yet in the gold dis
tricts. but from the rlacers and the
Trippe, Richmond and Snake nduos
very respectable sums have been made
by lessees.
! Is the decrease IN silver output due
10 the decline in silver or 90 the ex.
hauslion of the ore badles2 The very
rich ore bodies. 50 FIR A. known, have
been practically exhausted. and the
search for more Is greatly dlseontla
ued. Tie decline IN silver operates
against t,e medium grades aud tbs
want IL prcger reduction works pre-
vents the profitable working Of the IN
exhaussible bodies Of low grade ores
The experiments made IN eonccnlra
ton have moi been thorough enough
neither Wlfleys. vanners or Jigs at'
hy themselves sufficient. In a modern
min the ore goes through series o
processes and caeh process VIII saw
from forty 10 SIXTY per cent Of III
value in the pulp that comes to it. 50
lint tie tallimgs fnahy 1ow of with
triaing loss. IL this field thore is
nne opening and certain proht 70
lie investment II capital.
i tie mineral field thoroughly eN
n,ored. or Is there stili chance f.
intelligent psospectorsf There are hul
dreds oe square miles ia the mlneia
bel Set mexpiored II Is not likei
that Tie first wave Of prospeetar- ioun
nil the treasures that nature has store
IN he hills. The great deposits Of 81
ver chlorldes aud sulphides found J
ne Bridal Chamber nj LAKE Vale
ana in several Kingston mines hay
their co,ntefpargs waiting for Il
4 luoky man, but the hills, like the Scrll
turps. must be iniclllgcntly soarche
y before they give up their treasure
The prospecior can work all the yea
IL anything, perhaps better in wlni'
time. Many OF tile mines also, 81
open to leasing and the chances Of tll
s,fiklBg rich deposits are worth 90
sIaelation. Long time and very libo
al lenses are the rule.
what about the recent discoveries 7
ported of rlch gold and silver teiluru
oresf They are found so far on oI
c,ainl on 1'ruJilIo creek. about >
miles south Of Kingston. Beiwe
! ggoVu and $4,000 has already hs
real,zed on sale or ore. All this :.
born ii small bunchos Of ore close
tbe surface. Quite number Of mine
ard prospecfors are going into q
pew hcld. The section had been
nrely ignored and beyond a little
- sessment work. nothing was do
there. Now. with ore showing
,....... ...,,..s....s.s y. - - 80,
7 Il lkely 10 be heard q around I
,rerla on Terra Blanca creek, J
- FAR from these new discoveries, nre
f' number II good mines. notably ill~ l.
y cabin. n steady producer u good
u which brings from 500 to 500
I, ton.
= what copper and lead mines and
= nasits are there IN Sierra conniyf y
Chloride. in the northern part Of
II county. ihere are mines of high gr'
~ copper ore. which are also rich 10
YER. fros FIVE 70 sky per cent. COP
~ and up y 20 ounces Of silver per
= q-be silver Monument q this Ff'
rs ha- bro luced something over Si0i'
~ These mines also carry good gold
'' mes. including the Columbus. Rec
a. Developments on the Hoosisr Boy
y chloride. have disclosed flne
~ fnn8us vein Of gold hearing
.on,e of which assays fourteen Gun