The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-16

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Peter Gaff shot Henry Thompson dead,
and threatened to Shoot james Spin
ney, but Mr. Spinney turned loose on
Gaff and killed him instantly. All
the result of a quarrel over the wife of
Mr. Gaff.
Through recent arrangements, made
between the st. Louis & San Francisco
and the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf
railroads, another direct line has been
opened between st. Louis and Kansas
City, which promises to become of
great Importance.
The militia captured Margerito Seria,
cattle thief, at La Mesa, who has
made under oath some astounding dis
disclosures. He gave the names of all
the members of the gang, related the
times, places and circumstances of the
numerous thefts of cattle, and gave in
formation duplicating large number
of persons.
A vein of the very finest quality of
coal, eight feet thick, has been struck in
the mine of the Pacific Coal Company,
one and half miles from Defiance.
There is no bone or slate in the vein,
but it is all solid coal. Up to this time,
SIX feet has been the heaviest vein
found on the Atlantic & Pacific road,
while the average has been about four
and one-half; but this measures eight
feet, full.
A special from Troy, New York, says
that when the gold fever started in the
northern section of that state about a
year ago, few people believed that any
Of the valuable mineral would be found
though many claims were staked out
and the necessary papers filed with the
secretary of the state. Only one CON-
pany thus far has done any digging
but if the claimed results are true, the
region will soon resemble California in
lS49. The Benson Gravel Mining Com
pany has been working one of its
claims on the north branch of the west
Canada creek, in Bleecker, Fulton
county. and made the first cleanup
last Saturday. The amalgam was
taken to GlOverville, where the mineral
extracted proved to pan out at the
rate of SO per ton. The cost of min.
ing and milling the gravel is less than
81 per ton, and about 400 tons eau be
mined weekly. The metal is bright
yellow, closely resembling the Aus.
tralian article. Six new mills will be
started up shortly.-Mining Journal.
Major Fountain, of the New Mexico
militia, was in the city last Monday and
told very amusing circumstance that
happened when Saenz, the rustler, was
killed last Friday night. MIR. Fountain
says that after he had brought down
his "bird", some distance below where
the train had stopped, he went back
and got on the rear platform of the
sleeper, and passed through that coach
while his revolver was still smoking
The passengers in the sleeper didn't
know what was the trouble and Just
imagined that the train was being held
up by robbers; and as he passed through
he saw an Englishman trying to crowd
his pOcketbOOk and watch into his boot
another passenger who tried to hide
under his bed got his head fast, and an
other man who was down on his knees
praying "Ohl Mr.. Good Man, don't shoot
mep Mr.. Fountain thinks he could
have captured the whole train if it had
not been for one woman who stuck heI
head out of her berth and asked him fol-
printed programme of the whole
shOw.-LoDe Star.
The land surrounding the new town
Of Linden, between this city and Las
Cruces, is attracting good deal of at
tention. A recent number of the Santa
Fe New Mexican contains a long arti'
Gle in regard to that neighborhood, and
states that OH the "bosque," between the
new town and the old Mexican pueblo OF
Chamberino, extensive improvements
are being made. Mr.. H. Mackey, Cali
fornia capitalist, has purchased 40C
acres of ground and expended $4,000 In
improvements, not including buildings
since November last. He has already
set out 10000 Strawberries, 10000 Cali
fornia grapes, 5000 blackberries, 2,O0(
currant bushes, and 1000 raspberries
Mr.. Mackey has had years of expert
ence in fruit growing in California; ht
owns several fine fruit farms there, and
his opinion, is to the effect that the Me
silla valley is fully equal to the Colder
state, carries much with it. Especially
is this section is adapted to the grow
ing of small fruits and vegetables Ad
joining Mr.. Mackey is Mr.. Knox, anoth
er wealthy Californian, who is doing
not little to develop that section. HI
is now working constantly seven teams
and thirty men, and has already set ou
1000 fruit trees. There is no doubt Du
that the Mesilla valley will, in yer,
short time. become one of the mos