Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1907-06-21
HISTORY OF HERmOSA.
BY Richard Mansfield White.
Presented the Black Association meeting
Hilsboo New Mexico October g. 1896.

/ Hilsboro, New Mexico, October 3, 1896.
However the P.,%a ohs and the mining claims owned BY
interests in the other and s % saS W
csGs down from % Chloride with party inspect tn: pac|
''a!s" sS
Ph!sdpss and Stan
ford White Of New York who were visiting New Mexico and Mesico
With view OF examining mines and mining properties and three
todo work on the mining claims .s.+-aivnM -: :"
Stanford White made the return trip in the night That
they might continue their journey Old Mexico They
being attacked and al Of The occupants slain
During hs Spring e1hnS TO- as.%oss and built him
Mr. Ben Peers Mr. Bure the superintendent. Of
% %
District He afterwards found took four days the
boro in order to reach tbe latter place when the travelling
one unacquanted with the country The trip at that time took
built nothing but dim travel over
May the .s T work in the pms. Mining District the
Colorado men still delinquent n the matter Of and sup
returned to by the ong ne the endng OF the year june
Stanford White returning from Mo Hemosa again By
him and his brother to examine and purchase the aomas
The trip resulted the purchase the wohs interest by
D. T H cJae Jackson aese : and q :? &c G. Drlam.
tact to the north Of the H%osa cabin discovering and locating the
drs discovery made but the original ooato Of
district aud steady producer high
being the roots. December the locator. II tbs
Hsrmosa mining claims began collect Chloride making pepars
by and Colorado capitalists Sew
era parties of explore the Paomas Mining District
were formed at the same time
White cut out wagon trail from the Hermosa cabin Palo
CHIEF and started regular development with two
shifts Pospecos began ooe 10 from ali dirsctons
Plemmons visited demosa with the intention of locating and
starting with the had received from Of ts
Colossal mine at Chloride altogether the outlook for year 1888
was bright and encouraging y,
As the hour midnight January h 1888 Paomas
Mining District found the members of the ong upon their
claims senne ready take advantage of the apsng their
former locations to eoca them mining Mr. Samuel
partner by Roach johnson and Nourse
the Jose Hda and Hero as the Pelican and Abaro
Moody and Ke attended the tho Massive and
Nourse the American Flag and Flagstaff with Moody Ktere
johnson aud Nourse This the first
the fst hour OF 1885, and from that progressed in
and production work begun continued on
teope with but little interruption by hostile Indians law
suits etc. which almost always incidental in the starting new
ecng its citizens from Indian and ignorant ascas who in
fest newly discovered country and Jumping
ing and lawsuits to make Neither the Indians Jumpers
the have made anything by their around
Hermoa The Hemosa made proper for good
czens and resented in enroahmena upon
their proper rights The Indians met with force
while the jumpers and black maes quietly to stop their
vain, foolish attempts OF they would 60 to jail
he old Indian trail fit only for pack snis the citizens Of
Chloride ard Hemosa met agreeing pasa
road between the places; Chloride then being supply point for
Ind others of Chloride budne the trail
With little improvement became the county road
On the 2s Of January miners meeting called elect off,
for the district organize the district glator follow
ng elected: Mansfield White president g.
The organization wisely thought tho United was
rood and sufficient and did not it's any foolish
ed the Black Range recognition and vsu
bile services which that rendering this Of range
discovered the American Flag and Flagstaff which ran
the thousond the Pelican showed great
odies gns and cerussse the Antelope showing subide
reooad With three shafts taking piQh