The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-22

has added to The equipments OF his sta
BILE.
Mrs. VIM. Driseoll went out to So
zorro, Saturday, to join her husband.
Her many friends in Chloride parted
from her with regret, and their kindest
wishes for her future.
Frank lie Craft had his ranch on
Mineral creek surveyed Sam Biggs
having done the work last week. He
can't hold it so long as he don't live on
it, providing anybody else wants it.
Everybody who owns a we'll takes
advantage of the present season of
drouth to put the anne in running or
der for another year. Henry Rickert
will have his well walled up with rock
This season to date is much dryer
than last as shown by the parched sands
of the mountain stream beds and the
exhausted springs. The rainy season
will be here in a couple of weeks, tho.
to refresh the brown landscape.
Major Beebe is a partner with Billy
Kellem in the Monte Christie restaurant
now. He has charge of the dining-room
while Billy manipulates the cooking
utensils. They set up meals which an
epicure would relish.
Charley Myers received word last
week that the Colossal company had
LEVIED an assessment for the purpose
of paying off its debts and with which
additional work would be conducted.
Future work will be done by contract.
U. s. LAND OFFICE,
LAS CRUCES, N. NJ, June 26, 'S3
The following Is the list of plats filed
in this Office on the sth day of June
1888: Township 10 south, ranges s., 8
and 10 W. GEO. D. BOWMAN.
Messrs. Yates, Stone and Love have
completed their 10O-feet contract on the
Silver Prince on Monument creek, for
Beebe and Beeson. The mineral show
at the bottom was not much different
than at the surface, but the assays
were much better.
When Smiths Mexican prisoners
asked for breakfast yesterday morning
he told them where they would find
good grass. The spectacle of some
forty hungry natives looking to him
for grub was a bluff he had to pass.
The prisoners boarded themselves and
saved cost to the county.
Has any mine owner yet brought in
his hundred pounds of ore to he sent
by the Southwestern Milling com
pany to concentrating works as a test !
Please don't neglect this business
gentlemen. You can afford to give a
few pounds of your ore for the chance
of having concentrating works here
IN Chloride? Bring in your sack. The
amount asked IS small. The Buffum
will send FIVE hundred pounds.
The individuals who late levied or
DR.. Haskell's mineral cabinet for a few
specimens, during the absence Of the
owner, and to whom the RANGE gave
the Anticipated racket that the thieve!
were known and would be exposed i.
restitution was not Immediately made
were so smitten with fear that they
sent the articles back. The doctor
found them lying at his back door a few
mornings ago.
What does que quere meanP" says
joker to an acquaintance on the street
"Que quereP" says the person addressed
who, be his Spanish education scant O.
proficient can answer this question
why, que quere means what do you
want" "IIl take BEER" says the joker
and everybody within earshot takes thi
or something else at the expense of tn.
Spanish student.
The travel between Fairvew an,
Chloride seeks a new road locate,
about equal distance between the lowe
and upper roads. 1t is shorter thai
either and much more easy in its grade
and is a big improvement over elthe
of the other. 1t is strange that it ha
been so long In coming into publ
favor. A few dollars should be ex
pended upon the Chloride slope whic'
if done would make a highway wit
which no fault could be found.
William Mattress, brother-in-law t
Austin Crawford and Mrs. James wa
visiting in Chloride this week. He ha
been employed by Captain Jack CraW
ford tor several months and he wante
to see the range. For seven years M
Mattress has sought the tickle GOODIES
, Fortune in British Columbia and othe
parts of the western wilds and durin
all this time he has not nee seen hi
wife and little ones who reside wher
he parted with them at Girardvill
Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania. II
has returned now, however, with tn
intention of bringing his family to til
range for permanent residence.
The fore part of this week Will
Captain GrOzier and his partners wei