The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-16
NEWS NOTES.
ASHTON

The Ben Franklin NINE, near the SUI
perior, at Lake Valley, has been sold
for $2.50O.
The OLD Boss mine, near Socorro,
once highly valued, will besoldto salts
fly a Judgement of eighty dollars. r
According to the Albuquerque Jour
nal the smallpox in that place is being
gradually diminished, a recent thor
ough canvass revealing only ten cases
in both the old and new towns.
a dispatch to the Albuquerque Re-
view says, five cowboys took in the old
TOWN of San Marcial on the 18th, and
there was some lively shooting. Two
MeXicans were fatally wounded. A
posse was sent in pursuit of the cow
boys.
A piece of teilulium, picked out of
the Hortense mine, situated in Copper
gulch, near Boulder, Colorado, gave as
say returns of 1850 ounces in gold and
1,l30 ounces in silver; total value, $42,-
742.51. The shaft is down but ninety
feet and this tellurium streak is from
three to four inches III thickness.
Lake Valley Herald: Wilson Wad-
bingham, Captain James K. Seleck and
Samuel Kelley, AL of New York, came
out with Colonel Gillette. They are
interested in Sierra Grande stock, ana
wanted to see the mine. They visited
every portion of 1t and came out of il
pretty thoroughly satisfied that it is
not worked out yet-not by along way
Captain Seleck remarked that lit seems
~incrediable that such an amount OF
money could be taken from so small
place" And yet there's more to follow
Governor Sheldon has received a pc
tition from one hundred and forty citi-
zets of DOna Ana county, stating tina
the rustlers are stealing a great many
cattle and that the lives of prominent
citizens have been threatened and tina
a bad state of affairs exist and praying
for action regarding the matter. Shell
don has referred the petition to Majo.
Fountain. with instructions to use TIN
militia under his command and run th
rustlers out. Sheldon means bushes
and needs The support Of all good citi
zens.-Albuquerqge Review.
Kingston Tribune: AS yet Kingston
has taken no step with reference to til
Black Range road from Chloride t
!, this end of the range. This is to be re
GREETED although it is not without eH
cuse. Our business men have bee,
busy looking after their interests j
: various respects and have not yet reacf
ed the matter OF roads. In course @
t time they will no doubt give the que:
| ton due attention. 1t is an importar
one and should not be overlooked. 80.
1t has been rumored several days tia
a sale of the Solitaire has been effecte
: to Studebaker Bros. of South Bend.
is probably true that negotiations hay
been in progress for bonding it. III
figures are. round ones. We trust I'll
deal will 60 through. The Studebakt
Brothers want Il mine to work and yO
may be sure if they take it it will
worked on business principles. Thel
will be no lack of energy or means
nillsboro Prospeetor: Nr. e.
Butcher has just completed his contra
II on the Copper King, sinking the sha
fifty feet and the cross cut fifteen fee
opening up one Of the most immen
beds of copper ore ever seen. Tie 0
is red oxide of copper, and will vie
from fifty to eighty per cent. cope
The exact extent of the deposit is n
known yet. The owners intend to tai
out 1000 tons, and work will be col
menced at once. They have not d
clded where they will have the o
treated as vet. An attempt to r.
the bullion room of the Sierra Mini
Co, was made one night last wee
The superintendent, Col. Gillette, W
Informed by some one who was in t
secret, that an attempt would be mat
and he prepared to receive them in
ar proper manner lie let them enter
k as to have certain proof on them. T
he thieves had passed out one bar, abo