The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-02

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ore is very rich.
Chloride has an assayer again. Hen
ry schmidt has rented Charley Win
ters' Office and opened up business and
invites the patronage Of the public.
Henry used to have an assay Office In
Lesdville and has had considerable ex-
perience In the business and guaran-
tees to give correct returns from the
ore sent him.
A large hunting party is organizing
for an expedition to the west side of the
range next week. Major Beebe and
John Beeson + the leading spirits in
the sport and their ranch will be the
headquarters of the game campaign.
Major Beebe claims to have killed
eighty deer last year and he spent but
a small part of the time with bis gun
also. A surplus of Yenison and bear
meat may be expected soon, therefore.
In the way of apples California has
no competition. That is, in poor ap-
piles. Major Beebe got a barrel of them
two or three weeks ago from Agent
Nixon at EnRle, minimum price laid
down here in Chloride fourteen dol
lars per barrel. MI. Nixon sold them
just as he received them and, of course,
is not responsible for the quality of the
fruit (0, but the man in California who
put them up could never have been
subjected to the slightest influence Of
christianity. The apples are green in
color and quality. In size and solidity
they ape large glass marbles. As JUICY
and tasteless as a chunk of rubber, they
are good for nothing ON earth. Made
into sauce or pies they are abominable
and baked they are execrable. The
farmer in Michigan who by mistake
allowed a Seeding tree to grow on his
domain that gave such a vile product
would tear it out by the roots immedi-
ately and reject the wood for fuel. And
just think of it, you citizens of a fruit
country, fourteen dollars a barrel for
such stuff. Isn't it awful.
The RANGE hopes to have news from
Grafton more regularly hereafter.
H. N. Castle wrote from Denver last
week that he wanted ground at the
point of union of Mineral and Chloride
creeks in the town of Chloride upon
which to erect his concentration. He
was experimenting the transfer from
one road to the other when he wrote
and should therefore be in Chloride
shortly. The works have a weight of
seventy. tons and therefore must be
very complete in all appointments.
This will be a big thing for Chloride
as we'll as the miners of the range and
everybody should unite in rendering
all the assistance in their power to help
it along. LATER.-Mr. Castle arrived
in Chloride last night with his family,
having come from Engle on a buck
board and in the rain and is flying about
this morning taking observations with
Il view of making final determination
as to the site of the works. The ma
chinery is expected at Engle by Sun
day. There are five carloads. The
buildings to be put up for its occupancy
will be extensive and will make life
and business while they are going up.
1t is estimated that six or eight car
penters will be employed for three
months on the buildings.
Peck's bad boy or a worse n has
found his way to Chloride. The Chic
ride bad boy has a small dog. an inno-
cent, i~noffensive little animal of an
exceptionally amlable nature. The
bad boy had been having some sport
with the dog, teasing him with growls
and Kisses and by dint Of experiment
had arrived at a tone which the ami
NAL regarded as an insult and mani
tested a disposition to resent. Just
about the time the bad boy had the dog
worked up to a frenzied pitch BY this
ta~ntalizing tone the father of the boy
came home and without much trouble
the parent was prevailed upon to get
upon his hands and knees and utter the
mystic tone. At the first sound the
dog knocked an imaginary fly of his
ear with his right fore paw, which
was so cute and funny to the spec.
tators that the man gave the tone
again. Quick as . fash of light, the
cur made q spring and with q quick
sharp nip at his tormenter cut a
neat little slit in his upper lip. The boy
commiserated hts father for q little
and then went out behind the house to
laugh, while the wounded man went
to the doctors to have a dressing per-
formed. That's what's the matter with
Mr.. Chamberlain.
The land grants of New Mexico will
have an hour in court next winter
when congress comes together. Judge
Holman. Of Indiana, will give them g