Sierra County advocate., 1902-05-16
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
About SIERRA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. and IT.
Mines Of GOLD and SILVER, COPPER. LEAD.
IRON and COAL.-CATTLE, SHEEP and
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.

~ i1H6 fhUey from oHiy tuFeT efnsns
there was mined 10 the space OF few
years and with very great pront-over
fG.OO0.O00. At Hermosa aud at Chic
ride there wns also some very pront
able silver mining. No great fortunes
have been made yet In the gold dis
tricts. but from thu Plncers and the
TripJe. Richmond and Snake mines
very respectable sums have lsen made
by Icssees
In the decrease IN silver output due
20 the decline In silver, or to the ex-
baustion Of the ore bodies1 Tho very
| rich ore bodies. 20 far M known, have
been practically exhausted. and the
search for more IL greatly discontin
ued. Tho decline In silver operates
against the medium grades and the
wnnt Of proper reduction works pre-
vents the profitable working OF the In
exhaustible bodies Of low grWde ores.
The experiments mad0 Ia concsntra'
ton have not been thorough enough;
neither Wilneys. vanners or jigs are
by themselves sufficient In . modsrp
mill tho ore goes through series ol
processes and ench process will sAvs
from forty TO sixty psr cent Of the
value In the pulp that comes to II. 20
that the tnilings finally How on with .
trinIng loss. In this field thsrs 10 .
nnc opening and a certain pront ioT
the Investment Of capital
Is the mineral neld thoroughly ex.
plored. or 10 there stili . chance for
intelligent prospectors, There arc hun.
belt yet unexplorcd. II In not likely
that tho first wave Of prospectors fOmnd
all the treasures that nature has stored
In the hills. The great deposits Of sil
yer chlorldes and sulphides found II
tho Bridal Chamber at Lake Valley
and Ia several Kingston mInes have
their counterparts waiting for the
lucky man. but the hills, like the Scrip
lures, must be intelligently searched
before they give up their treasures
The prospector can work all the year;
II 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
sidcration. Long time and very libsr-
nj leases arc the rule.
Whnt about tho recent discoveries re.
ported OF rich gold and silver tellurlum
orcs7 They are found 20 far on one
claim ON T'ruJillo creek. about sin
miles south Of Kingston Bstween
$4,000 and $4,000 has already been
realized on sale Of ora. All this kaa
bcen In small bunches Of ore close to
the surface. Quite = number OF miners
and prospectors are going into this
new field. The section had been en-
tirsly ignored and beyond little ~
sessment work. nothing was done
therc. Now, with ore showing NJ
worth thousands Of dollars per ton. II
10 likely to he heard OF around the
world On Terra Blanca creek. not
far from these new discoveries. nre
number OF good minc~. notably tho Log
Cabin. = steady producer Of good ore
which brings from 500 TO $500 pci
ton.
What copper and lead mines and de
posits are there I'm Sierra county, NeaI
Chloride. In tho northern part Of thu |
county. there are mincs OF high grade
copper ore, which are also rich In aii
yer. from Ave to sixty per cent. coppe'
and mp TO i,2Oo ounces OF silver per ton
The silver Monument Of this grouI
has pro iuccd something over 100000
These mines also carry good gold val
ues. including the Columbus. Recent |
developments ON the Hoosicr Boy Al
Chloride, have disclosed n fins con.
tIuuous vein Of gold bearing ore,
>oms Of which sasayv fourteen ounce.
ecld pcr ton The Mana is making .
good showing OF ore, special valuct
going forty ounces gold per ton. Tie
Tunnel mine 10 shipper OF ore
with value OF silver 200 ounces cop /
per twenty-five per cent. gold $50 |
The May. also In the same district, 10
good producer OF high-grade silver
copper ore OF the bornite variety
There b q revival OF interest In this
district ana some good prizes will be
found In the many claims wnieA lAss
been idle since lso3. Among the many
properties that will undoubtedly BE-
heard from during the year 10 the u.
3. Treasury. In the Cuchliio range, .
few miles so the east OF Chloride.
there are lime-shsls contact deposits
Of lead carbonate and galsna. also Of
copper pyrttes. and therc are posStah-
lies Of very great rewards for small
In this direction. AZ Her
mosa, between Hillsboro and Chloride.
there 10 one = the most steadily pro
dnctivs mining campo In New Aextco:
small ss yet but with . great future.
A. at Kingston. the surface has peen
well prpspected for silver deposits and
over fi.mo.Up has been securct. Sys
Iematic development and proper rssiuc-
lion works for the utilization OF low~
grade ores are now needed. The low
grade ores are especially noticeable
...a ,nesc are -tsat masses of suen ore