The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-28

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progressing ~favorably. Mrs. Won
Wendt has recovered from her rheu-
matism.
NJ. II. Chamberlain is fixing up his
house In good style. Mr.. C. acts on the
principle that taste is not wasted when
put to decorating 4 home.
Hunting. fishing. and prospecting has
taken all the boys out of town and the
monotony is not even enlivened by an
occasional game Of base ball.
Miss Josie Montoya, waitress nc the
Chloride hotel has been sick for several
days past and the Major has had to do
double duty.
Jim Moody spent a few days in Chic
ride this week and reports everything
quiet on the Palomas, and but little
work going on there.
Mr.. Geo. Turner is working to get his
accounts into shape before going away.
This is not as small a job as some peo-
pie would naturally suppose.
Ed Magner returned this week hay
ing had no success in his hut. but has
gone to try 1t again. 1t takes consider
able hunters luck to discourage Ed.
Quail hunting with big bore rifles
may do for sport, but when you pick
up an unacceptable mass of flesh
and feathers you feel badly left on your
game.
The promised returns from Black
Hawk, Colo, have either been delayed
or lost, word not having reached here
yet, though expected and promised last
week.
Jack Wilson of Kingston, one of the
owners of the White Signal group,
is visiting the range. We hope this
is a signal" for more work to be
done on their property.
Several of the Hagan's Peak Tunnel
company's creditors who forwarded
their accounts on first receipt of news
have received checks in payment and
are consequently happy.
Capt. c. R. Bryant and F. X. Bivens
have returned home to their families at
Tecumseh, Nebraska. Capt. Bryant will
urge the Chloride Mining company to
further action on their property here.
Westerman's well is being emptied
for the purpose of walling. Com
mencement was made on twenty-five
feet of water yesterday morning and
it was expected to take all day, or more
to empty it.
Jim Blain has been deepening the
well on his ranch at the lower end of
town, which had gone dry. By sinking
six feet, water was encountered which
rose till it stands at an average of five
feet.
Mrs. John Beeson and nephew left fol-
Springfield, Missouri. this week. John
wall be relieved of family care and the
necessity of answering to the old, old
cry, Papa. gimme a drink" till some.
time next winter.
The favored friends of j. G. Shaw
have receiv ed invitations to attend his
wedding to Palmyra M. Davenport
which will take place at Monroe City
Missouri, on the 4th day of October.
Jim's friends here, although they can
not attend, send their blessings.
L.. Corson is erecting some new shelly
ing in his store. Their necessity is not
a pressing want, but Mr.. Corson is get,
ting ready for the fall boom and wants
room to exhibit a collection of stamp
mills. concentrators and smelters which
he expects to get along soon.
Judge Holmes saw three bears on the
mountain above Wall Street No. 2 cab.
in during bis out last week. The Judge
also run across a deer at the head Of
the gulch but failed to take it in, and
came home to subsist on side meat for
a while longer.
A band of horses belonging to thu
town were missing for several day.
early this week and fears were enter
tanned that rustlers had been VISITING
the neighborhood. The scarcity Of
water around town led the horses tt
hunt further away for it. and to fine
other pasture ground.
Mr.. Bougard has been having con.
siderable sport among the squirrels and
quail lately, and quite a number of oul
citizens have been made happy on re-
ceipt of toothsome morsels obtained
bv the process of this gentleman. MI
B. does not take a mountain howitze,
with him either, he does it with his lit
tie gun.
The White Shield belonging to Bill,
J Dunn and Hugh Love has struck min
!, eral in a tunnel which now has a deptt
of sixty feet. The specimens recent,
, taken out show copper sulphuretts an(
copper glance in a body of white crys
talized quartz. Previous assays CAV
this mineral big returns.
Chas. Bonsall of Albuquerque, VIII
ia in the range looking after mimi,