Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-06-28
HlLLsBoRo SIERRA COUNTY. N. M, FRIDAY JUNE IS, 1901

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There Is n revival Of interest IN this
district and some good prizes viii be
been idle since tsa3. Among the many
properties that will undoubtedly be
heard from during the year ls the u.
s. Treasury. In the Cuchllo range, u
few miles 90 the east OF Chloride,
there are lime-shnle contact deposits
Of lead carbonate and gnlena also OF
copper pyrites, and there are possibili-
ties Of very great rewards for small
Investments IN this direction. At Her
mosn, between IIillsboro and Chloride,
there IL one OF the most steadily pro-
ductvc mining camps In New Mexico,
small ns yet, but with great future.
AS AT Kingston, the surface hns been
well prospccted for silver deposits and
over 81 100000 has been secured. Sys-
tematic development and proper reduc-
ton works for the utilization OF lower
1 grade ores nre now needed. The low
! EIHuc ortS are eSUttluliy HolittHbit
ana there are great masses OF such ore
In sight ia many of the mines. Copper
and lead ores are found In great qunn-
tity In the Caballos, enst OF the Rio
Grnndc. and about fifteen miles from
IIillsboro. Carload shipments OF
twenty per cent. copper ore, carrying
also gold and silver, are becoming
quite numerous and increasing. ihe
ore Is found In both tlssure and con
only partially prospected, Some very
large veins OF lead silver ore forty to
fifty feet widc-and averaging over
five per cent. lead ore are being In
vestigated. A Kansas City company
is now ut work and building II mill for
one of these groups. Lead ore ~ also
found ia richer condition, solid gnlena
boulders of great size are quite COM
mon and indicate the possibility OF
great deposits In the contact veins. Not
far from thesc ore deposits there are
large and extensive veins OF coal OF
fine quality. These mines and depos-
IT'S have been known TO exist for some
real attention has been paid them. 1t
looks now ns IL the Cnballos viii be-
come the foremost mining section Of
the county. The new owners Of the
Armrndara grant, which Includes n
portion OF the coal and mineral lands,
are going IN for liberal system OF
lease or sale of their property, aud
they viii extensively advertise their
inducements. All of this district Is
within few miles OF the A., II. Il S.
+. main line railroad, with freight
charge or about 81 per ton to thssAl
paso smeltcr. No better mnr'sct for
ore than El inso can be sss'i at pres
ent as the smelier tsssfe meets all
rates offered frog,@nore distant points,
and the grcn! rsnvlng In time Is much
to the nlyfntnge Of the miner. Other
promising fields with extensive depos
tion are found IN the Carpenter dis
trlc., six miles southwest Of Kings
ton and on the Machio, few miles
south Of Lake Valley.
+ there nDy good land still open to
setticinontf Fully 25.O00 acres Of llrst
and second bottom lands on the Iiio
GrpDdc and It's tributary streams. All
Of the lands are susceptible OF irriga-
ton by reasonable money Investment
or by community bitches and canals
What crops are raisedi All kinds OF
fruit, grain aud vegetables; everything
that VIII grow In southern Kansas
and Oklahoma VIII grow here. The
southern lnttude Is mitlgnted by the
altitude, which is 400 feet on the Rio
Grande 70 between 5000 and 600 feet /
above sea level on the mountain
streams. The supply OF water from
- l.g.s y al..,e aai ~ nc y2Neys !,
enough can be obtained with little /
engineering.
duce2 There Ii q good local market /
IA the mining camps for very much /
more than has yet been produced. As
regular prices we can quote Alfalfa,
$50 per ton; corn, 81 TO $50 per 100
pounds potatoes, 81 TO So per loo
pounds; apples. $5 per barrel,
Are the cattle ranges fully occupiedf
West OF the Rio Grande the range is
pretty well stocked. but east OF the
river there Is an extensive range, well
grnsscd, that needs only the digging
OF wells and necessary pumping appa-
ratus. Water beneath the surface
there is plenty. as proved by the rail-
road wells.
Is the country suitable for raising
fine sheep and goats? There are quite
a number OF people already who claim