The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-05

Correspondence Oft the Herald.
SILVER CITY, New MEXICO, June p, 1881
have venlured TO write YOU a few line,
ffom this section, thinking it might prove o,
interest to some Of your readers.
Ia the large immigration tina! has coma
into this country during tho last two year.
Texas has, perhaps furnished a larger pro.
ton than any two other states and especially
mas Dallas given a great msny of them.
. Prominent among thu former Dallssile. il,
this place are Mr.. o. w. Williams, who i.
Interested IN som'N prSmisi'g miuirg prom,
erty, Shakespeare, Victoria aud B.gvL p,rye
Mr.. W. IL. Smith, iormaerly Of Lamar
Hotel, who Is now head clerk ia Nlered,th A.
hiluian's store, and who is largely interested
in gold mines in Mosollon mountains. Mr.
Chard, who is running Il fruit store .nn
restaurant; Mr. Swan, who WAS ope of ,ha
la@ county commissioners, beside numerou.
DINERS IN The couuly but lot in this city.
Inc siLe Of this plce, and the
character OF lis buildings will astonish
many, VINO have an idea that there 4.
no ciNlI'2'tlon west of tho stsked plains
Snort oil tho PsciHc coast. 1t conlsins about
2ooO lnhabnan,s, and is daily Increasing a,
rapid rate. Il contains u number of linc
twc,,s'ory brick bulldog houses, md some
really elegant private residences Buildip,
is gong on now on u lumber of good bus,
mess houses. Ii. ia by al odds the bes. butt,
town IN the territory, and rcminds ono Of
pomo comfortable county seats back ia III,
States. Bat tho continual hustle and sir
Inc number Of daily arriv Is by cosch anc
private conveyance, serves moro 10 rem,nl
one OF u thrlVi0g business center.
Dening, the junction OF tho A. 4. & s. II
and 5. 7. railroads, is 4 five miles southe.s
OF Silver CITY, and Is connected with il h,
limo OF daily stages. Ii promised AT ON,
tlme TO be n place Of some importance M,
tho A. T. Il 5. Il. has taken up tho Ina a
us march towards Guaymss, and il is cues
w. Msn weM The ELECT Will DO upon De,mpr
This railroad will build side by SIDE Wi,
Southern Pacific through Victoria Snake.
pea'e and San Simon, 10 Tucson, a d,slnnc
OF 226 m'les. This rivalry bs
been brought abou. by tho refus.
OF the Southern Pacific to pool with IN
Atehison road. As a result. of this mova
ment the A'chison road will undoub, Al
get tho bulk Ut trade with this country. !
the Southern Pacific Is very unpopular n
account Of i,s extor,lons. f"' "
This company has lately been sued nv n
Texas Pacific, and tho road placed IN m
hands OF receiver; that Il, ss much A. IL,
within The territory of New Mexico. IN
Texas Paciac ba,es u. ground of action -
tho fact that tho southern Pacific i. nn ~, y
right Of way aud land gran, of Tho n To- ~.
Pacific; This 10 equally true of Tho A VI \
q 8. +. company and rssui. hss M, hsa
commsnced sgsinst II, tho idea n,o mr., ~. ny
here that Gould 10 trying 70 force 4 cor.o,,
dauon between the two Pacia,s. Mir,n
litigation has sl,o sprung up hero Ia s, IL /,
Considerable degree. A number az nj,
VIII b. tried hero neYs term of ifaWa
sAtcs distric. court, which Co, yep.. J h",
on July 10 next Prominent smoSs ,h Se'
are tho suits between Os.i, and L,u Chsr Man,,
mins at Shakespeare, and q, lumbis sn
o'ee'y mines 10 Like Valley. invc,r;.
property estimated 10 DO worth from COM
600 TO $500 600 This minINv li,,s s.v
Ne inevitable result of A gsrs,,
rug u value Of mining nm,
s'sv in new oouuuiss. P' ~