Sierra County advocate., 1904-05-06


Iiillshoro. Carload shipments Of
1 twenty per cent. copper ore, carrying
also gold and silver, are becoming
quite numerous and increasing. ths
ore Ia found in both fissure and cor
tact veins and there 10 large field still
only partially prospected- Some very
lnrge veins Of lead-siiyer ore-forty to
nifty feet wide--aQd averaging oves
Ave per cent. lead ore are being In
yestigated. A Kansas City company
10 now at work and building a mill for
one Of these groups. Lead ore Is also
found In richer condition, solid galena
boulders OF great size are quite COM
mon and indicate the possibility Of
great deposits In tho contact veins. Not
far from theee ore deposits there are
large and extensive veins Of coal Of
fine quality. These mines and depos-
its have been known to exist for some
years, but 1t 10 only lately that any
real attention has been paid them. It
looks now as II the Caballos will b.
come the foremost mining SECTION Of
the county. The new owners Of the
Armendariz grant, which includes
portion Of the coal and mineral lands,
are going In for a liberal system OF
lease or sale Of their property. and
they viii extensively advertise their
Inducements. All Of this district is
within few miles Of the A., 4. 4 s.
+. maIn line railroad. with a freight
charge Of about 81 per ton TO the El
Pas0 smelter. No better market for
ore than El Paso can be got at pres.
ent, AZ the smelter there meets all
rates offered from more distant points,
and the great saving 10 time is much
to the advantage OF the miner. Other
promising fields with extensive depos-
Its Of lead ore suitable for conccnra-
ton are found In the Carpenter dis
tric., six miles southwest Of Kings
ton. and on the Machio, a few miles
sopth Of Lake Valley.
l. there any good land still open to
settleuent? Fully $4,000 acres of first
and second bottom lands on the Rio
Grsnde and Its tributary streams. All
OF the lands are susceptible OF irriga-
ton by reasonable money investment
or by community bitches and 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 mitigated by the
altitude, which Is 4,2OO feet on the Rio
Grande to between 5000 and 5000 feet
above sea level on the mountain
streams. The supply of water from
the river Is ample and In the valleys
enough can be obtained with little ,
engineering.
What market is there for farm pro-
duce? There is good local market
In the mining camps for very much
more than has yet been produced. As
regular prices we can quote: Alfalfa, !
$40 per ton; corn, 81 to $40 per loo
pounds; potatoes. 81 10 So per lOt
apples. IS per barrel.
Are the cattle ranges fully occupiedf
Wost Of the Rio Grande the range is
pretty well stocked. but east OF the
river there Is an extensive range, well
grassed. that needs only the digging
of wells and necessary pumping appa
ratus. Water beneath the surfnce
there 10 plenty, as proved by the rail-
road wells.
ls the country suitable fol raising
fne sheep and goatsf There are quite
= number of people already who claim
:, he prphtahlv ep.ar d in this tDus-
,ess and there Is undoubtedly room flor
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TAe most notable event at this WRIT
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