The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23

AhO litdohAc cCrNluN fdtAlCo ltouA
the east recently arrived at Santa Fe.
They had their bicycles with them.
with which they astonished the natives.
There are nearly four hundred appli-
cations for patents TO mines at the Me-
silla land Office. and new applications
are comlngin every day.-AlbuquerQue
journal.
Albuquerque will soon be supplied
with electro light. aud is fast putting
on metropolitan airs. We are getting
there, and rapidly enough TO be sure
Democrat.
A military company has been organ
lied in San MaIcial with J. w. Sager.
captain; w. II. Featherstone, first lieu.
tenant, and James Gilbert. second lieu
tenant. The company is foftY-three
strong.
The White Oaks road is the talk of
the day. Experts are engaged IN as
saying the coal of the mines in that dis
trlct and If they give a favorable re-
port work will be Immediately pushed
forward.
The Rio Grande Republican says a
new plant has been discovered in Mex
leo which is remarkable for its fibre. Ii
is thought that it will revolutionize
textile industries, since it is more beau.
tiful than silk.
l.. ?. Carpenter, a store keeper al
Fort Cummings, while absent in Silver
City, was robbed by his confidential
clerk, Frank Williams, of $1,000, Viii
llams committed the theft as soou as
Carpenter started for Silver City, aud
then took his departure for Mexico.
Charles 0'Connor Roberts, reporter
for the Albuquerque Democrat, was
robbed one night last week by three
ho!j-ups. They captured a gold Walt
ham watch, gold cham, a three-stone
diamond pin, a certificate of deposit for
S47ls unsigned, and thirty Or forty dol
lars IN cash.
A telephone line is being built from
Mutt Station to Kingston via Lake
Valley and Ilillsboro. When the line
is completed it will connect with the
Western Union Telegra.) II company at
Mutt, and dispatches can be sent TO
these points and delivered promptly
Las Vegas Gazette.
Governor Sheldon has ordered two
companies OF the territorial militia un-
der arms, to stop depredations on cat
tie and stock in southern New Mexico.
Company A, first regiment, was order-
ed to scout in bona Ana county. and
company in Grant county. This ac-
ton is found necessary, as 10000 head
of stock has been stolen in tile past
month and driven into Mexico and
Arizona. Bloody work is expected.
The New York FinancidlaGd Mining
News says there is Il big New Mexican
land deal on hand in New York, aud
the fact is verified by a ~weii-kn0wn
mining man recently from the metro
polls. He says that the Mora land
grant has been bonded to a company of
English capitalists who will stock it
for 81 ,500,0JO and place $4,000 head of
cattle on it. This is one Of the largest
grants in the territory. 1t consists of
$4,000 acres, beginning eighteen miles
above Las Vegas and running north to
the line Of the Maxwell land grant.
Governor Sheldon tells Major Fonn-
tain that the armed bands he is in pur
suit of are nothing more or less than
bandits, and must be treated as public
enemies. The governor prefers that
they shall be arrested, tried and pun
ished by the courts, but If they happen
to he killed while setting the law AMI
government at defiance, it will only be
IA necessary infictme t in connection
with the restoration of law and Or0er
and public security. The Governor
has offered Il reward of five hundred
dollars for the murderer of Navor
Gomez, killed at San Marclal last Mon
day.-Review.