The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19
CHLORIDE.

Johnny Plemmons went t6Ehporia,
Kansas, and Kilgore went TO Missouri.
last week.
The Southwestern Stage cVmpsny's
coaches run on schedule time andsgents
are instructed to report to GffNFal
Agent Alex. Rogers if the runs are not
made on that time.
Driscoll is selling Account and Mem
orandum books at bottom figures.
The Bank saloon has suspended bnsi-
ness and closed its doors Sgalthg a
dissolution of copartnership 6f the
owners.
The Chloride hotel and restaurant,
sets an excellent table and is a pleasant
place to stop. Visitors to the range
will please recollect this fact.
Work was begun on the roadtO South
fork Monday and has bsaQ prosecuted
continuously since. This hthe begin
ming of the Palomas road. I<will be
pushed along as fast as possible.
JIM. Smith went out to Socorro yes
terday morning to meet ]. ii Weston
ct al. regarding the sale of the Dread
naught. The bond exQirss on the Goth,
and the parties of the FSQnd part are
to be on hand at or before Mat date.
If this sale falls through there is IN
other offer On the property from other
parties.
If you wish to buy a Pocket Knife,
Stationary, Combs, toilet articles, Tooth
Brushes. Fancy Goods, Notions &c, go
to the Drug Store.
Six horses only were sold at the Fl.
Craig auction of condemned govern
ment property nast FRIDAY, and these
brought prices rangEhstrom forty-four
to one hundred and two dollars. The
figures paid Appropriated the true value
Of the stock pretty closely.
The BLACK RANGE has had a
good run of job work this week. Tie
prices of such work here are no more
than In the towns along the railroad
and the character of the work is unex-
celled any place. Do not send away
from home for job printing.
The necessary apparatus for work
ing the Buffum mine Is arriving and
being put in place. Tie bucket came
by last Fridays coach, the cable by
Mondays stage and theWhim which is
to be used is being built IN the ground.
1t will not be long now until the oper-
ations of hosting ore will begin.
Gus Holmes has begun work on the
Hermosa claim on the Pye lode south
of the Kings. He intends to sink forty
feet on the ledge apd will continue the
work if it seems t9justify. AS there's a
fine vein of minefal now showing on it
there is small probability that it will
not warrant all the work it can get,
The location is the property of Mr.
Holmes and Judge Holt of George
town.
A party of men from the Palomas
camp are working on the road to that
place south of Monument creek. There
are a few places on the route where
considerable labor Is required. When
the road is completed clear through by
the line now marked out the distance
between. Hermosa and Chloride will be
hardly more than fifteen or sixteen
miles. Every man interested either in
Chloride or on the Palomas should be
willing to lend a hand in putting this
line of communication through. Every.
body should do his share.
The Monte Christie saloon was made
the victim of a burglary on Tuesday
night. A pane of glass having been
broken from one of the windows the
space was covered with muklin. This
the thief. or thieves, torei away and
entered the house where they broke
open the cash drawer and made a wa
ter haul. Two boxes of cigars being
the only articles which appeared to be-
lying about loose they appropriated
those and departed. The window is
now fixed and the money drawer is
kept empty as ever.
Charley Ridgely's new discovery on
the divide south of Chloride creek is
looking nicely as work progresses. He
calls it The Bromide. Hie has a shaft
ten feet deep on the property ard ii
discloses a ledge lyiTg compactly be.
tween clearly defnedFwalls four and a
half feet apart. OnIthe foot wall is a
solid streak of sulHhide ore from four
to six inches widf. and against the
hanging wall is a foot or more of rock
heavily spotted with chlorides. The
ledge lies between p%orphyry and lime
and it has every indication of perma'
nency.
The occupants of the first vehicle
over the road from Grafton to Chloride
Monday morning, did a fair business
gathering the fragments of a couple
who passed over the route late the
evening before. A portmonie contain
ing ten cents and few other trinkets