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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-26

Electric Gels are now discovered in some of the rivers of Arkansaw, and in some of the towns Tn this state they are used 10 furnish the electricity for tele- phone wires. This statement may not be accepted as readily as one of Joe Null hatton's meteoric stories, and perhaps it does not contain any more truth.
 Your son has just been knocked oil the railroad and killed" exclaimed a man, approaching an Arkansaw colonel. Who knocked him of 2" excitedly de- manded the colonel. "A railroad en- zine" We'll, that begins to explain mat ters, for knew devilish well he wasn't knocked of by an ordinary man. He was one of the boys, let me tell you"
 I want you take my paper.' said a journalist to an acquaintance, "I have as many papers as l can read" But you ought D take mine. Only one dol lar per year." "Cheap enough, but 1 don't want it. already take ten weekly papers," "Mine is . monthly All right; m take it. Any editor who has the good sense to see that his sheet is issued but once a month should be en- couraged-'
 Mrs. Gruble, landlady, spoke rather insinuatingly at table to Colonel Harkle, concerning his board bill. The colonel did not reply, but at supper time he de- posted a cury-comb beside his plate, and when the butter was passed, he raked the comb over the dish. What are you doing:" demanded the landlady. s have just been appointed collecting agent for an upholsserer, and l thought I'd make-n He didn't finish the sen tence. Those who were present say tha, they never witnessed . more dramatic incident
 "What is to become of the punster? asked Mir. Talmage, in . recent sermon The question should create no comment Mir. Talmage, since the public is by no means entrusted with the fate of the young nan. We say young man. fol when he ceases to be young he ceases to be punster. The young man who holds a situation oa account of ingual consor- ton will not remain long. The pro grzmme of his amusement is soon ex- hauseed, and if he possess no othes fcatureof pleasantly, he wil retire beyond the bordes of journalistic recognition The English language has been tortured unsil it cries out in anguish. For tirne the people laughed, but now they groan The punsser will cease to exist That's what will become of him, NIT. Talrage
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-26

Folks ~ha, say dat de wori' Is gess,n' wus is gittin' ~us dsrselses. Dar neber was time when dar was ss much happi- ness in dc worr as dar is al de present day. De risin' ob eaeh sun suggesss a lmprubemeni, and de ialiln' ob each night finds it complained.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-26

Pain on account ob misfonun' is hard ter bar, bu, pain on account ob pride sin't nigh 70 hard. Many 'omsn vili war . tight par ob shoes an suffer through pride, an smile an lssgh, when half de sufserin' conin' from some un- zvoidable cause viii make her vring her hans an cry.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

Minutes Of q Mseting Held in Chloride on the
18th fer the Discussion Of the Project.

At a meeting Of the citizens OF Chic
ride. held at Blain Sc Co.'S. Saturday
evening January. 18th, 1888. for the
purpose Of raising funds for the con
.struction of a road to HillshorO and
Kingston via Hermosa, or Polomas
Camp. DIR. VIM. Driscoll WAS appointed
chairman. and e. c. Harris, secre-
tary. Jos. Thorne moved that the fol
lowing resolutions be adopted which
were seconded and carried.
RESOLVED, That we, the people OF
Chloride, feel the necessity of a wagon
road giving us an outlet through the
several mining camps to the south of
US, and fully approaching the benefits
to the people of the entire Black Range
to be derived from such a road, aud to
that end we invite the citizens of Her
mosa, or Palomas Camp, Kingston,
Hillsboro, Lake Valley, Mutt Station
and Eugle together with all the other
interested parties to unite with us in
the construction of such a road.
RESOLVED, That we pledge ourselves
to build that portion OF the road from
Chloride to HermOsa aud to ONE point
five miles south of Hermosa, provided
other parties build from said point to
"a connection with either Hillsboro or
Kingston.
RESOLVED, that a copy of the pro
ceedings of this meeting be sent to
Hillsboro, Kingston and Lake Valley
papers for publication with the request
that they urge the matter before the
citizens of their respective towns that
they may take such action as they see
fit for the immediate construction
of the road.
JOS. Thorne moved that the secretary
correspond with citizens Of above
named towns for the purpose of solicit
ing aid to build the proposed road
Maj. Beebe moved that the citizens
of Chloride commence work On the
proposed road at the earliest possible
day, carried.
On motion of Isaac Gray the chair
appointed J. j. Dalglish, JOS. Thorne
and Maj. Beebe as a committee to 10.
cate the desired road.
On motion of Geo. Turner the BLACK
RANGE was requested to publish the
proceedings OF this meeting.
Business being completed the chair
man declmed the meeting adjourned.
WIN. DRIscoLL, Chrn.
c. HARRIS, Secy. s
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19
No. ne.
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, Ia MEsItLA. n. NJ. I

U. s. LAND OFFICE. Ia MEsILLA. y. NJ.
January 2, lSss.
Notice Il hereby given that the Chicago and
New Mexico Mining company. by its duly au
agent, John Is. Adams, whose post
office address Is Grafton, Socorro county, New
Mexico, has this day filed it's application for
a patent for fourteen hundred and sixty
seven linear feet OF the Montezuma mine or
vein bearing silver with sTface ground six
hundred feet in width, situated in the Black
Range mining district, county Of bocorro and
territory of New Mexico, and described in the
field notes and official plat on nle I'm this Of
dce as follows. to wit: Beginning sc the south
east corner Of the claim, a post set in the
ground and marked 3 g cor / III mineral
monument on Ivanhoe peak, bears south 3
deg Is min west; thence north 50 deg Is min
west go feet along the north end of the Snug.
gler lode claim to a post set in the ground
and marked $ W cor 2 NJ, which bears south
2 deg .6 min west 4,622 feet to the mineral
monument on said 1vanhoe peak; thence
north 8 deg ~ min east I,A6I feet to a post set
in the ground and marked n W cor 5 NJ thence
south SO deg IS min east 800 feet from which
n shaft bears south 81 deg 50 min east l6l feet
"a peak in the extreme east end of the san
Mateo mountains, bears north GS deg Is min
east-llagan's peak bears south Ii deg 80 min
cast, and thc mine nj monument on said Ivan
hoe peak beurs 8 deg % min west-6OO feet TO
a post set in the ground and marked II e cor
": thence soutH 3 aeg IS min west ,4Gf feet
TO the place Of beginning. Magnetic variation
y deg ~ min east, containing 20 & acres.
The location Of this niue il recorded in the
recorders office OF Socorro county, in book ),
at pages 50 "a o.. Thu adjoining claimants
are the SmuggleT o Claim south and ad-
joining the Montezums. Any and all persons
claiming adversely any portion OF said Mon
tezuma mine or surface ground are required
to file their adverse claims with the register
of the United states land Office at La Mesilla,
in the territory of New Mexico, during the
sixty days period OF publication hereof, or
they will be barred by viItue of the provis-
ions of the statute.
GEO. d. BOWMAN, Register.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

The contemplated sale of tine Sierra
GraHde properties Of Lake Valley to
Sir Richard Tenant aud lis associates
in London, has fallen through. and the
s~pvruIat0r5 IN the stocks who were
bnilulng upon the probabilities OK sell
ing to the Englishmen 10000 shares of
the stock for S500,O00 have been swamp
ed. The Financial and Mining News
OF New York city, speaking of the fz
zle remarks: THE air on lower Broad
way was blue yesterday with curses,
loud and deep OF the shorn lambs in
Sierra Grande. Not since the days of
the drop in State Line has the street
seen such 4 clean scoop as has been
made in this now famous security.
Even those who We're supposed to be
on the inside seem to have been scorcl-
ed, and the most intimate friends" of
the m%anipulatUrs have been dOsed Just
as badly as if they had been. mere
suckers" Everybody Is now waiting
for the turn and the feeling yesterday
was that they were likely to wait.
Whatever the Sierra Grande deal has
not done, it is certain that it has done
this much: it has knocked the life out
of the mining business it has made
some Philadelphia capitalists very sick,
and it has given New Mexico an unde-
served black eye"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

There are now in the treasury OF the
United States slIl.0OO.OO0 In gold coin
aud bullion against which there are
outstanding s3o.500.OOO In gold eerti6-
Gates. OF silver there are nov sa4,OOO-
900 on hand with s8S.OOO.OOO Of silver
certificates outstanding. In the face Of
these figures the people are told by the
president at the instance of his secre-
tary Of the treasury that the great EN-
barrassment Of the finance department
is the vast accumulation of silver IN
the treasury vaults. and congress is
asked TO prohibit the further coinage
Of the obnoxious metal. Congress has
not touched the subject yet, and 1t is
not likely TO do SO. The Wall street
operators who influence the chief ex-
ecutive and his assistants will find it
more difficult to work upon the present
assembly. and the coinage Of silver will
continue to add to the prosperity of the
west.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

The Rio Grande Republican tells a
circumstance which happened nudge
Warren Bristol's court once upon a
time. 1t says a boy, a mere lad, was
indicted by a Mexican grand jury for
dealing in manufactured tobacco with.
out a license. Tue facts developed at
the trial were that the lad had in his
possession a small (ten cent? package
of smoking tobacco; that he met a boy.
who. had a jack knife which he coveted.
The accused lad struck a trade with
the other boy tor the knife, giving him
the package of tobacco, a nickel and
some chewing gum, or something of
that sort, to boot. The lads youth, the
self-evident fact that he was not max
ing a business of dealing in the forbid
den article. the tears Of the accused
and the argument of the attorney who
volunteered the defense were all insult
icient to nov the judge or jury to
mercy, and the child Was compelled to
serve six months in the county jail
among a crowd of hardened criminals.
This is the worst tale yet told of the
judge.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19
No. II9.
APPLICATION FOR PATENT

U. S. LAND OFFICE, la MEsILLA, N. NJ
January 2, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the Chicago and
New Mexico mining company, by its duly au-
thorized agent, John b. Adams. whose post
office address Is Grafton, Socorro county,
New Mexico, has this day filed It's applica-
lion for a patent for fifteen hundred (lSOtD
linear feet of the Rapidan mine or vein
bearing silver and copper, with surface
ground six hundred (6OO) feet in width, stu
ated in the Black Range mining di trict,
county of Socorro and territory of New Mex.
leo, and described in the field notes and Off
cial plat on file in this Office as follows, TO wit:
Beginning at the southeast corner of the
claim, a post set in ground and marked 8 e
cor No. ! II; thence north 20 deg 90 min west
go feet to the southwest corner, q post set in
ground and marked s W cor No. 2 II; thence
north % deg 10 min east $50 feet to st. Charles
gulch-l.5 0U to northwest corner, a post set
in ground and marked n W corNO.3R thence
south 20 deg 80 min east 500 feet to northeast
corner. a post set in ground and marked n 0
cor NO.4 r, whence from a point 81 feet south
70 deg so min cast from said northeast corner
the peak at the extreme east end of the San
Mateo mountains bears north 70 deg and so
min east, and south 70 deg rs min east to q
pointed peak In the Cuchillo Negro noun
tains west Of Edwards camp and southeast of
Argentine pass, thence south % deg 10 min
west l,500 feet to the place of beginning; a
point on the east side line II feet from the
southeast corner bears south "A deg SO min
east to the pointed peak above mentioned.
Magnetic variation Is deg 90 min east, con.
tanning 20 So acres.
The location of this mine IA recorded in the
recorders office of Socorro county aforesaid,
In book 3, page $40. Any and all persons
claiming adversely any portion of said RAM
dan mine or surface ground are required to
file their adverse claims with the register of
the United States land office at La Mesilla, in
the territory Of New Mexico, during the sixty
days period of publication hereof, or they
viii be barred by virtue Of the provisions Of
the statute. Csc. p. BOWMAN, Register.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

If the United States government
wishes TO avoid further trouble with
Oklahoma Payne and his deluded fol-
lowers. let it transport the several
branches Of the Apache tribes OF Indi-
ans to that land and make it their res
ervation. By this action The Indians
would be taken from their home fast
nesses and he quartered among other
tribes where they could be much more
easily managed than in their present
scattered condition, and the presence
of the murderous band of redskins in
Oklahoma would calm Cpat. Payne's
fevered desire TO Occupy that coveted
land. This would be killing two birds
with one stone, fguratively speaking,
and would prevent the killing of many
white people by Indian butchers, liter
ally speaking.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

The senate has passed a bill which
provides that in case Of removal, death,
resignation or inability of both presi-
dent and vice-president of the United
States, the secretary of state, or If there
be none, or incase Of his removal, death,
resignation or inability. then members
of the cabinet in this order of prece-
denee, secretary of the treasury, secre-
tary of war. attorney general, postmas-
ter general, secretary of the navy and
secretary of the interior shall act as
president until the disability is remov
ed or until the vacancy is otherwise
lawfully filled. This act will have the
effect Of excluding from the cabinet
any other than native born citizens, for
1t would not be wise to place any per-
son in a position where he might be
called upon to act in a capacity from
which he Is barred by the constitution
NJ the country.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19
Notice or Forfeiture.

CHLORIDE, n. NJ, January IL, 1888,
Notice il hereby given to A. j. Hughes that
we have expended one hundred dollars in
labor upon each of the following claims, viz. (:
the Buckeye, Ontario and Small Hopes, stu.
ated in the Apache mining district, and the
Silver Brick and Crown Point, situated in the
Palomas mining district, all in Soccrro coun-
hold possession o. said premises under see.
ton 1894 OF the revised statutes of the United
States, and if within nine y Days from the
date of this notice you fail or refuse TO con
tribute your proportion ,f such expenditure
as a eoLuwner, YOU interest in said claims
" II become the property of the undersigned
under said section 2324 of the said statutes
d. NJ. LOTHIAN,
j. q. WRIGHT,
40 EW. LAYTON.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

The great mining interests which for
the last two decades have inade Col
orado both rich and great, seem to be
turned toward New Mexico. Quite a
number of our leading camps have re,
Gently made important developments,
and the largest sales made in all this
Rocky Mountain region for the last
year have been OF New Mexico proper
ties. Capital is flowing in this direction
and only a little intelligent care is nee
essary to give US a boom before which
the Colorado experiences will sink into
Observation-Disclosures Mexican.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice Of Forfeiture.
CHLORIDE. n. A., January ~. 1ss

CHLORIDE, n. ~, January IL, 1883
Notice is hereby given to j. q. Singleton
that the undersigned has performed the an.
nnal assessment work for the year 1852,
to one hundred dollars, upon the
Omega mining claim situated on Mineral
creek, in the Apache mining district, Socorra
c UNITY, N. NJ, east slope OF Black Range, and
you are hereby notified that unless YOU pay
your proper ion OF he same, viz. S33 80, with
in ninety days from the date of the publica.
ton of this notice, yOnr interest in { o 81 d
mine will be forfeited to the undersigned, ac-
cording to law, aud you will also pay the cost
of this advertisement.
SOUTHWESTERN MINING Co.
BY G.. r. PARMEi EE, Prest.
ii. n. CASTLE, Sec'y. 40
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19
Notice.

The miners of the Polomas Mining
District are requested to attend a min.
ers' meeting at'the Polomas Cabin Sun
dany. January 2ist. 1883, At two o'clock
p. w., as important business Is to he
transacted MANY MINERS.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

The business of kidnapping young
ladies seems to be peculiar to st. Louis.
ISmboldened by the success of the
abduction Of Zoe Watkins, other
villains stole Selida Garrison, a beauti-
ful young lady of seventeen, Oh the
eleventh instant. They chloformed
her and had her in possession a week,
but the chase got so hot that the ras-
Gals returned her uniniured. Two of
the fascals were caught and will doubt.
less be given the extreme kenalty OF
The law.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

ton Of said Alaska mine or surface ground
or any portion Of the ground Of the said Alas-
ka mfI site, are required TO die their adverse
claims with the register Of the United States
land ONCE az La Mesiila, in the territory Of
New Mexico, during the sixty days period Of
publication hereof, or they viii be barred by
yirtne of the provisions OF the statute.
GEO. d.. BOwMAH. Rarister.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

The Kingston Tribune is printed in
Lake Valley and contains pretty much
the same reading matter as the Lake
Valley Herald. The idea is a COED one,
and it is possible that by this method
Of operating the papers may live for
some time.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

The BLACK RANGE and the few other
papers of New Mexico who have con-
unually sounded the warning that the
Lake Valley mines were being made
the basis for a gigantic swindle, now
that the development has proved them
to be correct, will feel that it was
through no fault of theirs that New
MeXico's mining interests have again
fallen into disgrace. 1t did not require
a very astute mind to foretell what was
beng attempted in connection with
these famous properties. Tie Sierra
Grande, though an amazingly rich de-
post, would not justify Il $l0,O0O,0O0
capitalization. The stamp mill el ected
for working ore that is not In any sense
a milling rock vas another evidence of
bad intentions, and the attempt to sell
stock rather than to work the mine
gave ample assurance, without taking
into consideration the character of the
men WHO lad hold of the wires, that
nothing honest was intended. The
mine is good enough to work, and there
is no call fer dishonest speculation in
connection with it.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

Mr.. John +. Esriey has been appoint
ed acting engineer Of the Mexican Cen
trial railroad in place of ". r. Morley,
the unfortunate gentleman who lately
occupied the position.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

Times are not particularly flourish
ING ia Pennsylvania. Late advlces
state that the closing of s~eventy-fve
mines On the Monongahela has thrown
eight Thousand miners out Of employ.
ment.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19
THE BLACK RANGE.
Friday, january ie. 1888.
ruBfIsHED nv rHE
Slack Range Printing Company.

It Is reported by somebody that DR..
lapham, late OF SOcOrro. was recently
seen in chihuahua on his route south.
fhe story is quite probable. although 1t
Is not aulheatic.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

The a. 7. II ). f. depot at San Mar
cial burned OF Monday morning. The
fire was discovered at half past three
IN the baggage room, and in three hours
thereafter the structure and its entire
contents were in ashes. he mail and
express which had come in on the mid
night train were consumed. The build
ing was well insured, and the construc-
lion Of Il new one upon its site was
begun immediately.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

From the newspapers it is CLEANED
that a company has lately been organ
ICED In San Francisco with the title
The Black Range Mining Company"
Ii is not known here as yet in what
part Of the Black Range the institution
proposes TO operate.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

ice ought to be cheap in all portions
of the United States next summer. The
mercury is clear down in the bottom of
The thermometers trying to get out of
the bottom of the glass in all the north
ern states, and it Will he the fault of the
people if a large supply of the ice pro-
duct is not harvested.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19

Governor Grant of Colorado. has APP
pointed c. 7, Hoyt, of Jefferson county,
warden Of the peuitentiary :. A. Shep-
pard, of Denver, adjutant general; and
Charles A. Raymond, cashier of the
Denver Tribune, military secretary.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-19
No. II8.
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.

-a u. S. LAND OFFICE, La MEsfLLA, N. NJ.
January ?, 1888.
Notice Is hereby given that the Chicago and
New Mexico mining company, by its author
lied agent, John b. Adams, whose postoflice
address is Grafton, Socorro county, New Mex.
leo, has this day filed its application for Il
patent for 24 linear feet of the Smuggler mine
or vein bearing silver, with surface ground
600 feet in width, situated in the Black Range
mining district, county OF Socorro and terri
tory of New Mexico, and described in the felt
notes and official plat on file In this { flee as
follows, to wit: Beginning at the southeast
of the claim, q post set in ground and
marked 8 Q cor No / 5; thence north 80 deg
Is min west 2l feet, from which Il shaft bears
north 80 deg 45 min east so feet 800 feet along
the no. TIL end of the Alaska lode claim to the
corner, a post set in ground and
marked s " cor No. 2 5, it being the same
corner as corner number 8 of the said Alaska
lode claim thence north 5 deg .03 min west
pa ieet to the northwest corner, a post set in
ground and marked n " cor No. s 5, it being
the same corner rs corner number 2 of the
MonteZuma lode claim, and bears south 9
deg % west 1922 feet to the mineral monu.
mtnt on top of Ivanhoe peak thence south
50 deg Is min east 900 feet along the south
end of the MonteZumh lode claim to the
northeast corn r, a post set in grOurd and
marked II Q cor 4 ) lvanhoe peak mineral
monument bears south 8 deg rs min west,
thence south 8 deg .US min east PA feet to
place of beginning. Magnetic variation y
deg As min east, containing 1886 acres.
The location Of this miae Is recorded in the
recorders o.hce Of Socorro county, III book 8,
at page GO. The adj ming claimants are the
Alaska lode claim ut the south and the Mon
tezuma lode claim at the north. Any and ALI
persons claiming adversely any portion u
said Smuggler mine or surface ground are
required to file their adverse claims with the
register of the United States land office at la
Mesilla, in the territory Of New Mexico, dur
ing the sixty days period OF publication here
of, or they will be barred by virtue of the
provisions of the statute.
GEO. ID. BOWMAN, Register.