The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-03
GENERAL LOCALS.

Hon. james A. Laird of Omaha, Ne
braska, member Of Congress, is visiting
the Palomas this week, and taking a
view of the mines of that section with
a view of making some investments.
G. Sickles, who was formerly resident
at Grafton, but who is now the boss of
Alex Rogers ranch near Engle has con-
ceived the notion that there is money
TO be made from the industry of gath.
erIng the barrel cactus which grows so
%luxuriantly on the Jornada and mar
keting them at his old home in Canada.
He will make a shipment of two or
three of the plants and if these are re-
ceived with favor he will send more.
The rainfall of this season has wash
ed the ore dump of the Palomas Chief
mine at Hermosa and showed many
new beauties therein. R. NJ. White n
of the owners thereof, brought up spec
linens for the Cincinnati exposition on
which were numerous great chunks of
mallible silver. The ore has always
shown large quantities of native silver
but until the elements cleaned the
dump the full beauty of the mineral
did not appear. MI. White is assured
that the Chief ore can be milled with
success. and he will have a trial made
on it at the first opportunity. The ore
carries I'VE n hundred ounces of sill
yer on an average, and it is therefore
good stuff to work on.
The Socorro Sun furnishes the infor-
nation that j. l.. Robinson while at
&, the county seat last week was beaten
out of $3.50 by a bunko steerer known
as the White Haired Kid. Mr.. r. had
deposited in the bank $500, keeping
$50 in his pocket. He sat into IA game
of cards with the sharper at the Senate
saloon and was robbed of his money by
his antagonist and a pal. He got his
bank certificate cashed by "a diSlnter.
ested party and lost this sum and al
together he stopped payment at the
bank for the amount there,he will have
tito pay if the facts are as related. 1t is
too bad that honest men will attemptto
compete with thieves and thus lose
their hard earned cash.
Three or four weeks ago Charley
Ayers killed a large cinnamon bear, on
the Palomas, with a shot gun loaded
with n charge Of buckshot and five
cartridges of bird shot in reserve. The
hunter approached to within fifty feet
of the bear and fired his buckshot be-
fore the game was aware of his pres
ence. He shot at the broadSide of the
beast intending to break its back but
the tough hide prevented this result
However, the shot did so paralyze the
animal that it failed in an attempt tC
stand on its hind feet and reach its ad'
versary and he peppered bruin with the
shot as he advanced toward him. His
last shot Charley fired with the muzzlt
of his gun touching the brute's skull
the conclusion causing death. An ex
animation of the skin showed that .ht
buckshot alone had penetrated it, ant
these were lodged just inside, so thai
really the animal was bruised to death
While at Engle one day last week the
RANGE editor paid a visit to the rancl
of Alex Rogers, located south Of thu
Armendares grant, the headquarters
place being about ten miles from Engl'
by wagon road and two or three miles
less by trail. Mr.. Rogers has here within
a radius of a few miles half a dOzeI
good strong springs, which are separa
ted not less than ten miles from TIN
nearest adjoining living water. I'll
face of the country here like all TIN
Tornado bears a luxuriant growth o
grass which neither autumn frosts no
winter SHOWS rob of its juices. Their
are now two hundred and forty-thre
head of cattle besides quite a herd o
horses on the place, which is in charg
of G. Slckles. 70 this band of stocl
Alex is constantly adding, and ere lon
he will have one of the best stocke'
ranches as we'll as n of the very beS
ranges in New Mexico. AT his head
quarters ranch a windmill flows til
water into troughs for greater conVe
fence in watering stock. An offer o
seven thousand dollars cash IN nan
was refused for the place but a fey
weeks ago. Alex has planned that n
will hold the ranch and encourage til
increase of his herds in all poSslDl
ways until he feels the decrepitude 0
an ebbing life coming upon him. Inc
he will close up all active business an
after building a mansion upon this spc
will pass his declining days like a hi
bob among his possessions. It's Il prett
Dicture.