A Forgotten Mining Town in New Mexico
A Forgotten Mining Town in New Mexico
A Forgotten Mining Town in New Mexico – After exploring Lake Valley & Hillsboro, we discover another historic silver mining boom town in New Mexico. Now largely forgotten to the outside world, this small town was one of the wildest towns in the Old West!!! Called the hidden gem of the Black Range Mountains, this gateway to the Gila National Forest is the perfect place to retreat! Find out why in this episode of SightseeingSally.
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I am from Coyote Creek. New Mexico is an enchanted land. Glad people still come to discover all it holds.
Love learning about my “local” history, well ok, within a couple hour drive.
I went through this town a few times in the past and it is exactly where I remembered it being. If one continues west on RT 152 you hit the Continental Divide which has good hiking trails. I was a little surprised to hear that Billy the Kid had come this far south cuz he usually hung out in Lincoln County to the north east a hundred miles or so In fact one his hang outs up there is a ghost town called White Oaks just north of Carazozo.
A few years back, my wife and I and our nine year old granddaughter spent a weekend at the black range lodge we had a wonderful stay there, but we had a huge surprise. It is reported that the lodge is haunted. Our granddaughter had to sleep with her grandmother to get any sleep at all but the food was excellent and our host was very courteous and kind.
We also went in search of Kingston diamonds. I was surprised that you did not mention them. It turns out they are not actually diamonds, but are super clear crystals. None of them are very large, and most of them are somewhat diamond shaped.
We also found that our parking lot at the lodge was full of small pieces of turquoise and see my wife and I we are rockhounds and we are trying to raise our granddaughter with an appreciation for geology. Your video is very entertaining and thank you very much for sharing.
Sally you should research Yuma Arizona because it has a rich history and a wildwest past. I think the videos could go viral. Besides it is my home town and I want to show you around. Thank you Clint
Laudinum is an alcoholic extract of opium. Like morphine.
Laura I’m was an alcoholic based solution containing morphine(from opium) and used as a strong painkiller. Doc used it on Gunsmoke as did other old west doctors. Great video😃
Fresh oysters? Must of been the Rocky Mountain variety.🤪
Fine video. However let me comment on some aspects of myths and legends surrounding Kingston. After many hours go searching historic newspaper from all over NM I have not found any report of the following:
-Jack Sheddon found silver and Kingston (no record).
-Photos of a young Lottie Deno are authentic (No pictures have surfaced that show her young face).
-Kingston’s population reaches 7,000 in 1884. (Territorial census for 1885 shows 329 including Spanish and Chinese. Population in 1890 was 1499).
-In 1888 prostitutes, gamblers, and dance hall girls financed the church (Rev. N. W. Chase probably gathered the money from “respectable citizens”).
– Apache Chief Victorio raided the town. (He was killed two years before Kingston was established.)
– Virtue street was the location of Sadie Orchard’s brothel in Kingston (Virtue wasn’t named till after she left town.)
Sadie Orchard once crashed through a glass door at a society event in Kingston.
– At one time the Percha Bank had over $7,000,000 in deposits ($7,000,000 was the total mined over 20 years.)
– Billy the Kid, Mark Twain, President Cleveland and Lillian Russell visited (no records exist).
Good morning Sally! That symbol on the Andrew Kelley grave is definitely one of the local chapters of the Shriners. The scimitar and crescent are all similar with slight variations.
The grave stone that the symbols you asked about. The symbol on the left looks similar to what the Shriners use.
Shiner and eastern star / masonic
I think those symbols on the grave stone are Mason and Eastern Star.
looks way hectic. how do they get any sleep there?
Thank you for another history lesson.
Should visit mogollon NM
I wouldn’t have thought it’s only an hour’s drive from my home in Las Cruces!
Thanks for exploring our state and making videos about it. New Mexico is the 5th largest state in terms of square miles. Only Alaska, Texas, California and Montana are larger.
Doug and Pam
Belen, New Mexico U.S.A.
The last frontier in the lower 48.
Always some of the best sightseeing videos on YouTube thanks Sally and Marty for all the great videos sightseeing Sally #1 🏆🌺👍✌️🏆
Enjoy your videos, I live in 87901 NM ,come soak and like and river fun.be well!
Good research, excellent presentation.
Marty, are mountain lions subject to attack something as large as a person without provocation, or is it hard to tell? I mean you hear of bear attacks, but hardly any mountain lions.
My husbands family property is in this video.
Sally, if you have time research the murder of Thomas Lyons. Thomas Lyons was from Silver City, New Mexico. At the time of his death he owned one of the largest ranches in the United States. Not only that, his cattle herd was one of the largest if not the largest at that time. His murder took place in El Paso, Texas in the early 1900s. I’m the great grand nephew of the hit man that murdered Lyons. No one knows who hired the hit man Felix Jones and this murder remains one of the most infamous murders of all time. There is a book written by Jerry Lobdell titled, The Last Train to El Paso which covers some of the evil acts committed by my uncle Felix Jones. I think you would enjoy reading about this unsolved mystery of years gone by. I enjoy your videos of New Mexico.
My home town. You got some facts correct as some not exactly fact.
Laudanum (tincture of opium) was really the only pain killer you could get back in those days. It was about 10% powdered opium.
Yes its a Shriners Symbol, the star perhaps an Eastern Star Symbol, both a branch of the Masons.
Cool place.water,trees,hills,nice.
They’re still burying people to this day there – 2022 grave marker.
Very interesting "town"!
I don’t quite understand why you didn’t spend a little bit more time talking about and visiting the black range lodge in Kingston.
My grandma lived here as a kid!
I went thru Pound about 5 years ago. I took a drive with my brother and we , I mean he , got lost. He ain’t got no directional sense. Anywho… loved this story
Awesome videos, just love our state! Keep them coming!
Laudenum
The symbol is used for Shriner Masons. Marty a badger can take a mountain lion! Another neat town and great video, thank you. Stay safe and healthy guys.
Fantastic video.
Those prints are coyote.
Lions don’t leave a nail print when walking.
And their paws are the size of your palm.
A forgete ining town in new mexico
That really is some beautiful country. Years ago, me and some buddies spent a few days riding our motorcycles all over that area from Silver City, up into Gila National Forest and over to Hillsboro, passing through Kingston. Even made a day trip over into Arizona to enjoy the forests along Hwy 191 up to Alpine, AZ. It’s an area that doesn’t see a lot of tourists as it’s so far off the beaten path.
As always the journey with this dynamic duo puts one at ease and transports them right there for the exploration! This episode had a profound poetic entry. Bravo Zulu Sally in the way you teach us history. Your descriptive view is peppered with the spirit of John Steinbeck!
Interesting old town!
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Thanks!
Nice you should come to Puerto de luna nm
the women likely had a form of TB or consumption, hence the Laudenum.
I like this little town, it’s really pretty. The cemetery would be interesting at night. 😬 It is only 5 hours from me so maybe I will check it out next time I am in New Mexico. Thank you Sally and Marty! Had a great time. ☮
Happy 420 Az
Nice quiet town.
Worked near Silver City 50 years ago, this would be the suburbs
You may have missed the cemetery in Hillsboro, it sits above the town coming in from Lake Valley. Pretty interesting.
Maybe Virginia was a cook.