Sierra County advocate., 1904-05-20
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Hillsboro. Carload shipments Of
twenty per cent. copper ore, carrying
also gold and silver are becoming
quite numerous and increasing. The
ore Is found In both fissure and con-
tact veins and there is large field still
only partially prospected. Some very
large veins Of lead-sllyer ore forty to
fifty feet wide-and averaging oves
five per cent lead ore are being in
vestigated. A Kansas City company
Ia 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 the contact veins. Not
far from these 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
years, but 1t Is only lately that any
real attention has been paid them. Ii
looks now as IL the Caballos will be
come the foremost mining section of
the county. The new owners OF the
Armendnriz grant, which includes a
portion Of the coal and mineral lands,
are going In for liberal system Of
lease or sale of their property, and
they will extensively advertise their
Inducements. All of this district Is
within few miles Of the A., I. & S.
+. main line railroad with a freight
chm Sc Of about 81 per ton to the FL
paso smelter. No better market for
ore than El Paso can be got at pres-
ent, as the smelter there meets ali
rates offered from more distant points,
and the great saving In time is much
to the advantage Of the miner. Other
promising fields with extensive depos-
its Of lead ore suitable for concentra-
ton are found In the Carpenter dis
tric., six miles southwest Of :Iings
ton, and on the Machio, few miles
south Of Lake Valley.
J. there any good land still open to
settlement? Fully 25,000 acres of first
and second bottom lands on the Rio
Gronde 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
altitude, which is 4.200 feet on the Rio
Grande to between 5000 and 6,000 feet
above sea level on the mountain
streams. The supply OF water from
the river is ample and In the valleys
enough cnn be obtained with a little
engineering.
What market Is there for farm pro-
duce? There Is good local market
IN the mining camps for very much
moro than has yet been produced. As
regular prices we can quote; Alfalfa,
$50 per ton; corn, 81 to $l.f0 per 100
pounds; potatoes, 81 to SO per l@
pounds; apples S. per barrel.
Are the cattle ranges fully occnpiedi
West OF Tie rio Grande the range is
pretty Wen stocked, but east of the
river there is an extensive range wei
grassed that needs only the digging
of wells and necessary pumping appa
ratus. Water beneath the surface
there is plenty, us proved by the rail
road wells.
Is the country suitable fol raising
fne sheep and goats? There are quite
number OF people already who claim
t. be- p- ftahe engaged n this snusi-
ncss,and there ~ un ou5te4ly room sfor
moro
The mosf notable event nj this writ
ing at Ilihshoro is the opening up of
the large vein Of rich gold ore on The
i2a-foot levei of the Stake pilne
Dt;ng froms lis earliest history,lwhen /
II e o g va teaiec NY ara tws, To 'hr
prest mt m lie 81 Ae Ntlst mas piN-
dncr az Ia dale, ID at 81 800 600. In
the levnls ABOVE the foot wal! had been
followed, whereas this ore goes off to
The hanging wall, it was lost Its /
present discovery makes practically
new niue of the Snake and Insures n
large production for long time to
come. Experts estimate at from $780,
600 to $500. 900 on the ground already
known. The ore Is about cne-fourth
frst-class $T5 TO 500 per ton, and the
remainder milling an ounce and over
per ton in gold. On the same vein,
further north In the Bobtail ground, 4
the lessees have got into n bonanza
and will make a fortune thei eiefrom.
From the El Orc, the Philadelphia
4 Milling Company are now
hoisting very rich ore. and enough OF
" - keep The mill in full swing. The
Prosper mine. In the same Vicinity, Is
a'sc dc're wolf and heginuing TO show
a reward for the development Of the
rast year. In the TERRA Blanca dis
tliet there Is an important discovery