This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1891
Page
4
An outline of placer mining techniques describing sluice boxes riffles and quicksilver amalgamation. It covers rockers ground sluicing booming flame sluices and the retorting process to recover gold, including equipment like retorts and layouts of sluice lines.
Sierra County in south central New Mexico features plains and a system of north south mountain ranges along the Rio Grande. It spans about 2,376 square miles with varied elevations and abundant water for farming and stock, while mining districts like Apache, Black Range, Hermosa and Lake Valley drive the economy. Principal towns include Kingston, Lake Valley, Chloride, Hillsborough, Percha City, Hermosa, Grafton, Palomas, Cuchillo, Montecillo, and Alamosa. Hillsborough is the county seat.
In Grafton and Black Range mining news the Emporis mine receives new ore at the Bullion and Warren leases, targeting 400 feet of shaft work and a 175 foot planned trench. Dunford and colleagues arrive soon to expand operations as labor rises. Also, M. Ashenfelter and daughter Nona plan a States trip. Nona is set for Vassar College after graduation.
A Watertown druggist Dr. G Glazer promotes German Syrup for coughs sore throats and hoarseness. A customer, initially doubtful, used a bottle after a free trial and reported swift relief and vowed to continue use.
An early notice states Iku M. McKinney will supply Hillsborough residents with fresh vegetables from his gardens like Vailey once market supplies are available. The plan aims to provide locally grown produce to the community.
Justice of the Peace notes sale and publication of a suit in the Siena District Court. Albert Molaman and The Albert Molaman Cattle Co are named in a lien and claim against Las Antilas Band and Cattle Company for road and merchandise debt. The notice records the new firm Kaufmann Bachretd Co as successor and sole authority to collect and pay debts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.