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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1891
Page
2
The Hillsborough paper notes progress in Sierra County with renewed Richmond and New Year mines, more prospecting claims, and the Percha water power potential. It praises county boards reporting, urges new rail connections Denver to El Paso, and mocks a rumored Albuquerque Democrat lawsuit while critiquing local politics and Apache prejudice.
Supt. Purple hoes out water from the Richmond mine while a new shaft rises on the Aloro property. Drywashers around Slapjack Hill earn 1 to 5 dollars daily. Three Mexicans recover ten dollars and fifty cents in a day near Cold Springs. The Bull of the Woods claim at Black Peak hints at a principal vein with development. Richmond mill, idle due to ore shortage, will restart next Monday with Garfield ore. Drifting on the Chance mine at Animas Peak shows good ore. a gold belt between Animas and Cuphillo Creek draws prospectors. Red Gulch, once rich, again attracts activity as water and ground permit. A Jicarilla placer prospector recently gathered an ounce in one day.
In Wells Gulch within the Hillsborough mining district near Slapjack Hill, Thomas Smith Richard Johnson and George Wells split their gold claim after disputes. Wells became sole owner, employing workers who sluiced Rio Animas waterways and reportedly earned $6000 in one day and $60,000 in three months before selling to start a Georgetown venture.
Practical farmer tips on swapping animals, feeding ashes to hares and hogs, promoting pork quality, free range hens, and worm control with hardwood ashes or tobacco. Advice covers mares foaling, castrating tale pigs early, harrowing timing, crow sheltering, hog shade risks, free access to salt, and field rock salt as a useful item.
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