Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-04-26

There Ia n revival Of interest In thi
ldisfrict and some good prizes win h
found In the mnny claims which hsv,
been Idle since iS93. Among the man,
properties that VIII undoubtedly b,
heard from during the year In the Y
T. Treasury. In the Cuchlilo range. q
few miles 90 the east OF Chloride
there are llme.shaie contact deposits
OF lead carbonate and gnlcna, also OF
copper pyriies. and there are posslbili.
ties Of very great rewards for smnll
Investments In this direction. At Her.
mosa, between lllllebolo and Chloride.
there is one OF the most steadily pro
ductive mining camps IN New Mexico;
small as yet, but with great future.
As at Kingston, the surface has been
well rrospected for silver deposits aud
over 81 .oon,o,n has been secured. Sys-
tcmntlc development aud proper retiuc.
! ton works for the utilization of lower
grade ores are now needed. The low
grade ores are especially noticeable
ana there are great masses Of such ore
In sight in lnuny of the mines. Copper
and lead ores are found In great guam
tlty in the Caballos east OF the Rio
Grnnde, and about fifteen miles from
Ilillsboro. Carload shipments Of
twenty per cent. copper ore. carry Ing
also gold and silver. are becoming
quite numerous and INCREASING. lhe
ore Is found In both fissure aud con
tnct veins and there Is II large field stlll
only partially prospeeted. Some very
larse veins OF lead-sihcr orc forty to
fifty feet wide and averaging over
five per cent. lead ore are being In
vesligatcd A Kansas City company
Is now ~ work and building q mill for
one or these groups. Lead ore IL also
found In richer condition, solid gHlena
boul.lers 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
line q,tallig. dhcse mines Dnd depos-
liz have been known TO exist for some
years. but II is only lately that any
real attention has been paid them. II
looks now MS II the Caballos Will be-
come the foremost mining section OF
the county. The new owners Of the
ArMcndnriz grant, which Includes
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 u few mIl,s OF the A., r. * y.
+. mnin line railroad with freight
chnrec Of nbodt 81 per ton to the III
fnso smcltcr. No better market for
ore than III pnso can bc got at pres
cnt, as the sInrlter there meets nll
rates offered from more distant points,
ana he great saving IN time Is much
to the advantage Of the miner Other
~ pht'Nfik h'iho WIN tAlGuDlfA dtlVuF
It's OF lead ore suitable for conccnira.
lion are found In the Carpenter dis
tri... six miles southwest OF Kings
ton. aud on the Machio, few milcs
south Of Lake Valley.
T. there any good land still open TO
scitlemcntY Fully 1900 acres OF iirst
md second bottom lunds on the Rio
Grendc aud It's tributary streams. All
Df the lands are susceptible Of Irrlga-
lion by reasonable money Investment
Or by community bitches aud canals.
Whnt crops are raised? All kinds Of |
fruit. grim nnd vegetables; everything /
that VIII grow In southern Kansas |
md Oklahoma viii grow here The
southern latitude is mitignted by the !
altitude which IL J.2DO feet on the Rio |
irande TO between 5000 and 600 feet |
above sea level on the mountain
'trcanM The supply OF water from
he river Is ample and In the valleys
'nough can be obtained with a ilttlo
engineering.
" hat mnrkct is there for farm pro-
icci There is good local mnrket
n the mining camps for ycry much
more than has yet been produced. A.
cgular prices We can quote: Alfalfa, !.
20 per ton; corn. 81 to $3.50 per 100
'ounds: potntoes, 81 to IS PR 100
,ouuds; apples, s. per barrel.
Are the cattle ranges fully occupied7
Vest Of the lilo GraDde the range Is
'rcfty well stocked. but east Of the
liver there Is an extensive range. well
rassed, that needs only the digging
{ wells and necessary pumping appa.
utus. Water beneath the surface
here Is plenty. as proved by the rail.
Dad wells.
Is the country suitable for raising
ne sheep and goats? There are quite
number Of peoIJe already who claim