Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-07-05

copper ore of the horni,e yarirt,
There IN revival OF interest In thi
district and some good prizes will b.
found In the many claims which hav,
| been idle since 1893 Among the man,
| properties that will undoubtedly b,
heard from during the year IL the u
=. Treasury. In the cuchllo range, q
few miles 90 the east Of Chloride
there are limc-shnle contact deposits
Of lead carbonate and galena, also OF
copper pyrltcs, aud there are posslbIli.
Ties OF very grent rewards for small
Investments IN this direction AT Her.
mosn between llilshoro and Chloride,
there Is one of the most steadily pro.
ductiye mining camps In New Mexico;
small as yet. but with great future.
AS at Kingston, the surface hns been
well prospected for silver deposits and
over $l,oOooO0 has been secured. Sys-
tematlc development and proper rcduc.
ton works for The utilization OF lower
grade ores are now needed. The low.
grade ores are especially noticeable
ana tnerc are great masses Of such ore
In sight In many Of the mines. Copper
and lead ores are found In great uunn-
tlty in the Cnhnllos. cnst OF the Rio
Grande. and about fftcon miles from
llillsboro. Carload shipments of
twenty per cent. copper ore, carrying
also gold and silver are becoming
quite numerous and increasing. lhc
tact veins ana there N large field stll
only partially prospectrd Some very
large veins Of leud. silver ore forty to
llfiy feet wde.nnd averaging over
i've per cent. lead ore nre being Ia.
vestignted. \ Kansas City company
Is now nt work ana building II mill for
enc Of these groups. Lead ore IL also
found In richer condition, solid gnlcnn
boulders Of great size are quite com
mon ANA Indicate the possibility OF
great deposits In the contact veins. Not
far from these ore deposits there are
lnrge and extensive veins Of conl Of
fine quality. These mines aud dcpos.
its have been known 10 exist for some
years, but II Is only lately that any
rcnl attention has been paid them. II |
looks now ns If the CnbnIlos win be-
come the foremost mining section Of |
the county. The new owners OF the
Armcndarlz grant. which includes II
portion of the coal and mineral lnnds,
are going IN for Il liberal system OF
lcnsc or sale OF their property, and
they VII! extensively advertise their
All Of this district ls
within few miles Of the A., +. Il S.
+, main line rallrond, with freight
charge OF about ~ per ton 10 the El
lnso smeltcr. No better market for
tc thnn El Pnso cnn he got ut pres
ant, as the smctcr there meets all
'ates offered from more distant points
ND The great saving IN time ls much
o the advantage Of the miner. Other
fields with extensive dcpos-
IL o. lead ore suitable for concenlra.
ion are found In the Carpenter dis,
rlc., six miles southwest Of Kings
on, and on the Machio, few miles
outh OF LIKE valley.
j. there my good lnnd stiIl open to
Fully 5000 acres of first
nd second bottom lands on the Rio
'rande and lis tributary Streams. All
+ the lands are susceptible Of irrlgn-
Ion by reasonable money Investment
Z by community bitches aud canals,
What crops are rnlscd2 All kinds Of |
'ut, grain and vegctnblcs everything =
lat VIII grow IN southern Kansas
nd Oklahoma win grow here. The
)uIhern latitude II mItlgated by the
Itilndc, which Is 800 feet on the Rio n
rnilde 10 between 1900 and 5000 feet II
boye sea level on the mountain "
renms. The supply OF water from I
Ie river ls ample md In the valleys g
'on"h con he obtnued with little .
ignecriDg. -
What market IN there for farm pro- n
icef There is good local market b
the mining camps for very much b.
ore than has yet been produced. As ~
gular prices we can quote: Alfalfa, "
o per ton. corn, III 10 ~ 30 per 100
unds: potatoes. ~ 10 So per loo
nnds: apples, IS per barrel.
Are the cattle ranges fully occupiedY N
est Of the Rio Grnnde the range Is d'
city well stocked, but east OF the a'
'er there is an extensive range, well -.
nssed. that needs only the digging A,
wells and necessary pumping appa- 81
ius. Water beneath the surface
ire Is plenty. as proved by the rail-
I'd wells.
q the country suitable for raising !"
e sheep and goats? There are quite -,
lumber OF people already who claim mi