Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-13

MANY years ago o. pTusp.ctur came
ACROSS somc black heavy metal On the
susi alayH ct mountain side about
four miles north uf kingston on exc
animation he found d Co be- mallcublo
silver Al that time several prospect
orp were also ln the same vicinity
hut had not reached this east slope
But m few days this news leaked
out and hundreds ~ prospcctors WIS.,
tied this place and tho country SUR
rounding was located very fast, and
the prospcctur who first discovered
the rich find was Obliged to resort 10
the courts Co hold that section of the
mountain slope from which this NAL
loahlc silver was first found Costly
litigation followed with Ex-Governor
Tabor on one hand to whom the pros
pecior sold it aud man hy the name
of Wilson ou mo other hand. tho tat
ter claiming that his location took iu
that section of the ground on which
the rich nuggets were found. although
hc admitted that he had never seen
any rich silver ore or quartz on that
slope Of tho him
Ia the meantime while the courts
were adjusting the case Gov Tabor
put quite number Of miners % work
on the cusi slope picking up these sill
yor nuggets which ranged from the
size OF marbles a. pieces and slabs
weighing go and so pouEds. These
silver nuggets were fopsd Ia direct
line going up the hill and did not
vary much from their path downward
from the apex 90 mountain.
The nuggets were found living on
the surface ia this pathway of about
20 feet a. width. and about $4,000
worth Of these silver nuggets were
shipped from this spot or locality on
the east slope Of the Hill
Considerable development was also
done on the quartz ledge running
through the mountain Flh quartz
was encountered lu every opening
made, quartz containing ores ~ COM
mercinl values of both gold ana sil-
yer
Litigation having ended aud Gov
Tabor losing the suit. he was compel
led % rrllnquish the property and q
Mr.. J Reynolds bought d and since
hr came into possession has done CON
siderable development on both sides
OF the mountain Co discover the true
source from which this pure metal
cGme from, Rich quartz ~ found on
the west slope on the surface o. wen
az on the east slope and both show
thc pure eulphide silver and have tho
same Characteristic The formation
On and around that loyalty IL lime
stone and shale and occasionally an
Intrusion ~ porphyry "a seen,
on the west slope of this mine there
~ a very large quartz ledge running
through Tho whole length 81 the sur.
face ground hut II h. acparAtn and
distinct matter entirely from which
these nuggets came The country
rock seen on the surface ln that To-
cality appears To be- very much brok-
on. the contact veins are not very
regular aud bend and wave consider.
ably; this has been ascertained IN the
many workings found IN that Section
This section "a generally covered with
% layer of Uaiclte from g inches "a 3
feet deep and underneath lies the
Fhale 20 coal black cnnboniferoua
shnie
N we follow this quartz from this
B'uckie mine and go northwest u
leads US 10 the largest cropping Of
pure quarts found IN that rectlon
about nne-0uhfier ~ q mile from tho
Blackle mine. This quartz stands
above the surface several feet in