Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-06-28

wnat is your estimate OF the total
output OF the Hillsboro mines, all
two and n quarter millions.
Has anyone made big money Mt min.
ing In Sierra county? In the Kingston
district the Lady Franklin. Black Colt,
Bullion, Superior, Comstock. Caledonia,
Kangaroo, Brush Heap, Illinois, Tenn
Gray Eagle and few other properties
had up to 1893 made an output OF
over eight million ounces of silver, sold
at an average price of 93 cents per
ounce. All of these mines made large
profits, from twenty per cent on the
Gray Eagle TO eighty and ninety per
cent. ON the Lady Franklin and others.
At Lake Valley from only three claims
there was mined Ia the space Of few
years and with very great proflt--over
$6.000,00O. At lIermosa and at Chic.
ride there was also some very profit
able silver mining. No great fortunes
have been made yet in the gold dis
tricts, but from the placers ana the
Trippe. Richmond and Snake mines
very respectable sums have been made
by lessees.
Il iha lnaPppGp In riItpr ptttniIf htlp
to the decline In silver, or to the ex-
haustion of the ore bodies? The very
rich ore bodies, so far AS known, have
been practically exhausted, and the
search for more Is greatly discontin
Ued. The decline In silver operates
against the nudinm grades aud The
want Of proper reduction works pre-
vents the profitable working Of the In
exhnustibe bodies Of low grade ores
The experiments made In concentrn.
ton have not been thorough enough,
neither Wil1eys, vnnners or jlgs are
by themselves sufficient. In n modern
mill the ore goes through series OF
processes and each process win save
from forty to sixty per cent of the
value In the pulp that comes TO It, so
that the tailings finally flow Off with "A
trinng loss. In this field there Is
fine opening and a certain profit for
the Investment Of capital.
Is the mineral field thoroughly OK.
plored, or is there still chance for
intelligent prospectors? There are hun
dreds Of square miles la the mineral
belt yei dneN Npiorsd. /. Is not likely
that the first wave of prospectors found
all the treasures that nature has stored
yer chlorides and sulphldes found In
the Bridal Chamber Mt Lake Valley
and In several Kingston mines have
their eonnterparts waiting for the
lucky man, but the hills, like the Scrip
lures, must be intelligently searched
before they give up their treasures.
The prospcctor can work all the year.
IL anything, perhaps better In winter
time. Many OF the mines. also, are
open to leasing and the chances Of thus
striking rich deposits are worth con.
sideratlon. Long time and very libcr
al leases are the rule,
What about the recent discoveries re
ported OF rich gold and silver tellurium
ores? They are found so far on one
claim on Trujlllo creek, about six
miles south OF Kingston. Between
$50 900 and $4,000 has already been
realized on sale OF ore. All this i.ns
been in small lunches OF ore close 10
the surface. Quite number OF miners
and prospectors are going into this
new field. The section had been en-
tirely ignored and beyond a little AZ
sessment work. nothing wns done
there. Now. with ore showing ui
worth thousands OF dollars per ton, ~
Is likely to be heard Of around the
world. On Terra Blanca creek, not
far from these new discoveries. are q
number OF good mines. notably the Log
Cabin, n steady producer Of good ore
which brings from 500 TO $500 pei
ton.
What copper and lead mines and de I
posits are there In Sierra county, NcaI
Chloride. in the northern part OF the /
county. there are mines OF high grade
copper ore, which are also rich IN sll
yer. from fye to sixty per cent copper
and up 10 200 ounces of silver per ton
The Silver Monument of this grouI
has pro iuced something over 100000
These mines also carry good gold val
ues. including the Columbus. Recent
developments on the Hoosier Boy nj
Chloride, have disclosed a fine con
tinuous vein Of gold bearing ore,
some Of which assays fourteen ounces