Sierra County advocate., 1903-07-31

ulso gold and silver, are becoinir
quite numerous and increasing. Al
ore is found In both fissure and col
tact veins and there Is a large sield sti
only partially prospected. Some yer
large veins of lead-silver ore-forty I
fifty feet vide-a and averaging owe
fye per cent. lead ore are being II
vestigated. A Kansas City compan
10 now at work and building mill 10
one Of these groups. Lead ore Is ais
found In richer condition, solid galen
bOulderv OF great size are quite com
mon and indicate the possibility o
great'deposits In the contact veins, No
far from these ore deposits there ar
large and extensive veins of coal o
fine quality. These mines and depos
Its have been known to exist for som,
years, but 1t Is only lately that m,
real attention has been paid them. l,
looks now as II the ,Caballos will bs
come the foremost mining section Of
the county. The new owners OF the
Armendariz grant, which includes a
portion Of the coal and mineral lands.
are going In Tor liberal system Of
lease or sale Of their property, and
they will extensively advertise their
Inducements All of this district III
within few miles Of the A., I. q s.
F. main line railroad, with freight
charge Of about " per ton to the El
Paso smelter. No better market for
ore than lei Paso can be got ut pres
ent, as the smelter there meets all
rates offered from more distant points.
ana the great saving la time is much
to the advantage OF the miner. Other
promising fields with extensive depos
Ito OF lead ore suitable for concentra-
ton are found In the Carpenter dis
trics. six miles southwest Of Kings
ton, and on the Machio, a few miles
south of Lake Valley.
j. there any good land still open to
settlement? Fully 25,OOO acres of first
md second bottom lands on the Rio
Gronde and It's tributary streams. All
of the lands are susceptible OF irriga-
ton by reasonable money investment
or by community bitches nnd canals.
What crops are raised? All kinds of
fruit, grain and vegetables; everything
that will grow IN southern Kansas
and Oklahoma will grow here. The
southern latitude Is mitlgated by the
altitude, which is 400 feet on the Rio
irande TO between 5000 and G.O0O feet
above sea level on the mountain
streams. The supply Of water from
ne river Is ample and In the valleys
enough can be obtained with a little
engineering.
What market is there for farm pro
|ucef There Is good local market
the mining camps Tor very much
aore than has yet been p-eius.a. 40
eguiar prices we can quote Alfalfa,
70 per ton; corn, III to $3.50 per 100 |
ounds; potatoes, 81 to 80 per lOC |
ounds: apples, So per barrel.
Are the cattle ranges fully occupledl
vest Of the Rio Grande the range is
retty well stocked, hut east OF the
Iver there Is an extensive range, well
rassed, that needs only the digging
wells and necessary pumping appn
NJ tA.,t. y
zero is plenty, us proved by the rail-
lad wells. '
Il the country suitable foi raising
ne sheep and goats1 There are quite
number Of people already who claim |
prniitahlv engaged in this hu,-
ss and there ls undoubtedly room for
ore
The most notable event at this writ :
g at Hillsboro is the opening up OF
e large vein of rich gold ore on the
5-foot level Of the Snake mine.
Dating from lis earliest history ,lwhen
e ore wa tieater by afa>tras, to the
rsent time the Snake vein has pro- 4.
ced up to date, about 81, 500, 900. In Z
Q Ievuis ABOVE the foot wall had been :
lowed, whereas this ore goes off to
e hanging wall. It was lost. It's
esent discovery makes practically q
W mine Of the Snake and fnsures q a
'ge production for long time to |,
me- Experts estimate at from $780, ~
10 100000 on the ground already
own, The ore Is about one-fourth
't-clRss $75 to 500 per ton, and the A
nainder milling an OUNCE and over ,,
ton In gold. On tho same vein.
'ther north In the Bobtall ground,
lessees have got into a bonanza
will make fortune therefrom.
I'm the El Oro. the Philadelphia r
citing h Milling Company are now
sting very rich ore, and enough OF liz
> keep the mill in full swing. The
'sper mine IN the same vicinity, is
, doing well and beginning TO show
eward for the development Of the
| year. In the TERRA Blanca dis -
I there is an important discovery
cad carbonate ore OF great promise. 3
the northern districts a number of "a
! strikes, both in old and new prop e
es orc reported. The immensely >
gold ores found In the Ivanhoe
Emporia mines, and also In the is