Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-04-12

The Advocate is constantly receiving
from all parts OF the country, letters
asking the above and following aues-
tions 20 answer correspondents, To
give reliable, accurate and authentic
information, and to further advance
our great interests, is the object OF this
article:
| Is gold found at lIillsboro in quartz
veins on In placersg In both, but prin-
cipally in fissure veins. Between two
mud three hundred claims have been To-
lated on these veins which show pay
ore AT the surface and the work done
on these varies from mere Wssv>asipent
holes to the principal mines that have
been developed to II depth OF 500 feet.
| What is the nature or the ore? Cop
per and iron sulphidc and some com
paratvely free milling quartz. With
concentrating material The percent
nge of copper Ia the ore shipped to the
sntlters Is from one to twelve units
in concrntralcs sometimes rs high as
t@tvity units. S1ica In crude ore from
forty 10 elghty-fiyc. Smclttr 6erijli-
Gates show the ore to carry from two
10 fourteen ounces of gold from three
to sixty ounces silver The bulk of the
ore and concentrates shipped, however,
,,I. G-n
iias therr been any large production?
The Opportunity group has produced
-, ,G}O tons Of ore and OVER half a mil
on dollars. The li0naii2a mine 1909
,.,its an1 $209.D0D. The Richmond 1900
tons ond over $2oU.Ooo These are the
largest lr,GGccrs 50 fa..
Are the milling facilities good? Prac-
tically they are not-the saving has
been from fifty to seventy 1--WE per
& ~ gi the best a modern custom
mil Is badly ncpltI and u fortune
awnts the parties who win build one
Sufficient wafer and an ideal conccn-
tlaling ore, with proper appliances
ninety to nincty-iivc per cent. would be
the saving.
VIII the owners let 90 easy or do
they want the cnrthy They are rcas-
piJt,e people, bul they are not giving
away their mines. or giving bonds on
longtime rulnbows. Daring the past
two years some thirty mines have been
sold, mostly around Amimas Peak. and
the highest price paid was $1,000.
That mine has become the largest pro-
duclng md the best paying in the dis
trlct and the owners would now ask
very large sum. The greatly I'M
proved price Of copper and lower
smelling rates have of late been very
beneficial 10 ,tifse mines. With good
custom mlll the progress would be
rapid.
What aro nrp frrlgh;s7 From the
mine to The III l'aso smCltcr from SO
to 81 per ton; from mine to mill Is
cents 10 $3.50 per ton
What Is the geological formation?
An erurtlve country rock, by The cx-
pcrls clnsse.l rs Andesite. the orc veins
arp found accompanying dikes or fine
grained feisitc and hlrdseyc porpbyrl
which cut through the country north
east and southwest. Most OF the veins
are fairly easy working, Oh drift con.
tracts riccs have been from 50 TO 50
per foot Incline shafts on vein are
chcaply driven. but vertical shafts In
country rock have geucrally been found
very expensive,
Is there much snow In wintery Not
enough TO swear by; the climate. win
ter and summer, Is. from miners
point Of view, perfect No snowslidcs
and no pneumonia for the miner to
dread,
Is there much placer minngs 'i'here
Ia an extensive placer field which is
open To locaiors aud there are always
some men ut work who make from ~
to 50 per day. An occasional nugget
brings up the average or conrse some
men nre luckicr than others. here as
elsewhere. Most OF The gold Is found
within u few feet Of tbe surface. The
miners scoop up the pay streak art
and run It through dry washing ma
chimes. The nearest waier Is distant
five mikes and about 400 feet below the
gold level Several companies have
been formed 10 work these placers on
n high scale. Int the immense cost Of
bringing In sufficient water has made
the project appear OF doubtful proiit-
A new company has recently been or
ganlzed to exploit this field with ma
chine OF the Isucyrus typc-iliis Is
probably the very best method and
likely to succeed,