Sierra County advocate., 1904-05-20
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
About SIERRA COUNTY. NEW MExlCo' ana It's
Mines of GOLD and SILVER, COPPER, LEAD
IRON and COAL.-CATTLE, SHEEP and
- AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

ride there was also some very profit
able silver mining. No great fortunes
have been made yet IN the gold dis
tricts, but from the Placers and the
Trlppe. Richmond and Snake mines
very respectable sums have been made
by lessees.
Is the decrease In silver output due
to the decline In silver, or to the ex.
haustion Of the ore bodcs7 The very
rich ore bodies, SO far as known, have
been practically exhausted, and the
search for more IA greatly discontln
ued. The decline In silver operates
against the medium grades and the
want of proper reduction works pre-
vents the profitable working Of the in.
exhaustible bodies OF low grade ores.
ton have not been thorough enough
neither Wiliieys, vanners or jigs are
by themselves sufficient. In a modern
mill the ore goes through series Of
processes aud each PROCESS VIII save
from forty to sixty per cent of the
value In the pulp that comes to 1t, SO
that the taillngs finally flow Off with n
tri1lng loss. In this field there Is q
fine opening and certain profit fol
the investment OF capital
ls The mineral field thoroughly ex
plored, or Ia there stlf n chance for
intelligent prospectors? There are hun
dreds Of square miles In the mineral
belt yet unexplored. 1t Is not likely
that the first wave Of prospectors found
all the treasures that nature hns stored
In the hills. The great deposits OF sill
yer chlorldes and sulphldes found IN
the Bridal Chamber al Lake Valley
and In 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
sidefnton. Long time and very liner.
nj leases are the rule.
What about the recent discoveries re.
ported OF rich gold and silver tellurium
ores? They are found so far on one
claim OIL Trujillo creek, about siA
miles south of Kingston. Between
F20 600 and $4,000 has already been
realized on sale Of ore. All this hns
been In small lunches Of ore close to
the surface. Quite number Of mixers
and prospectoys are going into this
new field The section had been en-
tirely Ignored and beyond a little as
sessment work. nothing was done
there. Now, with ore showing VI
worth thousands OF dollars per ton, II
is likely to be heard OF around the
world. On Terra Blanca creek, not
far from these new discoveries, are 6
uuiuher of good mines, notably the Log
ia hin, steady producer of good ore
which brings from 500 TO $500 pei
ton.
What copper and lead mines and de
pcsits are there In Sierra county, Neal
Chloride. In the northern part of the
county. there are mines OF high grade
copper ore, which are also rich In I'll
yer. from five to sixty per cent. copper
and up to ZOO ounces of silver per ton
The silver Monument of this group
has pro iuced something over 100000
These mines also carry good gold val
ues. including the Columbus. Recent
on the IIoosier Boy at
Chloride, have disclosed n fine con
tlnuous vein of gold bearing ore
some of which assays fourteen ounces
flolduA olluIoq on 10 aLo Iodao;
isAus epuISuSlu 10 loonpoad pooS
! lonlslp a'uBs aql vi osIB '&bIV 5qI
oc'l$ pos 'luso lsd oMl-GlusMl lsd
doc 'saouno SOC I9Aus 10 onIrA ullM
10 10 l9ddWs 81 sIm IeuunL
III 'uo2 I9d ploS saouuo slloJ SuloS
antnA lRioads $40 10 SulMoqs poos
SHlgpIu 81 RupN auL uel Iad plW
here is revival OF interest In this
district and some good prizes will be
ound In the many claims which have
'een idle since 1898. Among the many
lropertlcs that viii undoubtedly be
leard from during the year is the U.
!. Treasury. In the Cuchillo range, g
ew miles 90 the east of Chloride,
here are line shale contact deposits
# lead carbonate and galena, also Of
opper pyri,es. and there are possibili-
les of very great rewards for small
Investments IN this direction. At Her
nosa, between Hillsboro and Chloride,
here is one IT the aost steadily pro-
!uctive mining camps in Kew Siexico;
mall as yet, but with great future.
Us at Kingston, the surface has been
veil prospected for silver deposits and
'yer 100000 has been secured. Sys-
cmatic development and proper reduc-
ion works for the utilization OF lower
iade ores are now needed. The low
.rade ores are especially noticeable
a.. 49,. ...e ste.,, masses OF sucn vte |
= sight ~ mauy of The mines. Copper 1
nj had lres are found in great quan-
is ~ the Cshallos. cast - ;be Rio