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vile. Out of one hundred birds Cary
er killed eighty-three and Bogardus
eighty-twO, making the former victor
by one bird.
Thomas Calligan, a prOspector, was
murdered by Mexican sheep herder
and a Doc. Warner, who keeps saloon
at RitO Quamado, Valencia county, on
the goth ult. Calligan while in Warn
er's saloon, exhibited considerable
money and a watch, and on leaving
was followed by his murderers, who
overlook him about twelve miles from
that place.
A trotting race for $4,000 a side be-
tween George Corning's mare. Ada
Paul, and VIM. Bush's famous trotter,
Happy, will take place at Pueblo. Colo
rado, on the goth of next month. The
sporting meeting of the Pueblo jockey
club occurs in May, and big stud of
horses from Salt lake, Kansas City
and Denver will participate The track
is being placed in tine condition.
The new depot now being built at
San Marcial to supply the place of the
one recently destroyed by fire, will be
the finest one in New Mexico without
any exception. 1t will cost when COM
pleted not less than $4,000. The OFF,
GERS of the road who now have quar-
ters at San Marcial will be furnished
with handsome offices in the new build
ing. Albuquerque Journal.
On the 2Sth ult. thirteen of the twenty
convlcts who were working on the
levee three miles north of Helena, Ark,
disarmed their two guards, and made
break for liberty. Major James Cant,
who had leased them, rode after them
calling upon them to stop. whereupon
one of them shot and killed him with
a needle gun which they had taken
from the guards. A large detachment
Of the the Helena rifles are after them.
The mines of New Mexico are being
developed with all the energy and with
rs great success as could be desired.
There is no doubt but that New Mexi-
co is rich in minerals, and with the aid
of the capital that is now beginning to
pour into that territory, her mines will
begin to produce bullion in larger guam
titles. We have confidence in New
Mexico, and expect much from her at
present but partially developed mines.
Mining Review.
A magnificent strike has been made
in the Black Hawk, IN Billiards. Peak,
sixteen miles west of Silver City. "At
a depth of eighty feet vein of twenty
seven inches of ruby silver was struck,
which is as red as blood. The COM
pany have also uncovered immense
bodies of ore carrying almost exclusive
~ horn silver. We saw in their office
one chunk weighing about 100 pounds
that will yield more than $25000 per
ton. A great deal of the ore carries
flakes of native silver, often as large as
an S-penny nail. The mine is absolute
| ly one of the richest discovered ia the
United States. Several reliable gentle
men and experienced miners unhesi-
tatingly told the editor of this paper,
that nowhere throughout the whole
wold is there mine that has shown
such large mass of ore so immensely
rich."-Silver City Sentinel.
The following point, which has per-
picked locators of mining claims for
some time, and on which there has been
difference of opinion among clam
owners, has been settled by the United
States Land commissioner at Wash
ington, and confirms our oft repeated
view of the case. The question ask
ed was this: "Is location made on a
quartz ledge or lode on the first day of
January 1882, subject to relocation on
the first day of January 1888, provided
the required assessment work has not
been dOnefor the calendar year OF 1892 2
To which commissioner Mcfarland re-
piled: at is not. The locator of a
claim initiated on the first day of jan
uary, 1882, has until January first, 1884
to complete the first assessment work
which work, when done, would hoM the
claim until January /, 1885, -Laa
Cruces Republican.
Hillsboro Prospector: After ruV
of sixty-eight tons of the Bobtail ORE
during which run assays were madd
and tests taken proving very satisfac-
tory. Ten dollars of free gold to the
ton was taken from the plates. The
pulp was found to be worth 500 per
ton, and the tailings only 50. Work
is still being pushed on the Copper
King, and the accumulation of rich ore
on the dump continues. And, although
there is nothing certain yet, we predict
the erection Of reduction works before
long. There Is such an abundance of
ore and it is so easily mined that il
would pay 10 work it if it was less rich
than 1T isA,,, The excitement about
new placer finds continues. From day
to day small quantities of the shining
metal is being broughtin and disposed