The Black range., 1883-08-24
GENERAL LOCALS

is called to the card of E. F. Holmes
]. p, which appears in this issue. He
attends to his business promptly and is
strictly reliable in all things.
A wagon load of water melons from
Canada Alamosa was sold on the
streets Wednesday atdos reales apiece.
The melons tasted like squashes but
they were devoured as quickly as the
best in the land. Such are the effects
of the appetite's cravings.
The stream in Chloride gulch began
running last year on the 22nd of Aug.
ust, and in Bear, Turkey and Poverty
creeks some davs later. This season
appears to be slower, but still there are
hopes that the creek will not forget
its drouthy dependents and that 1t yet
will run.
Jim Ryan of Canada de Alamoss
estimates that he will put 10000 pounds
of A. 1, potatoes of his own raising
upon the market this year. At foul
and half and five cents per pound, the
ruling prices, this brings a pretty good
return for the seasons work and the
seven acres employed to produce the
crop.
Frank Saucier now at Thompson
Missouri being unable to hear anything
from his brother Johnny whom he feft
in Grant county, would he pleased to
have anybody who can to send
him information of the lads where
abouts. When last heard of johnny
Saucier was hauling lumber from Den
mis- & Coome's saw millinGrant county
with his bull teams. Silver City pa
pers please copy.
B. F. Mcdonald, a partner of D. G
Cantwell in the Gila ranches, is build
ing him house at the headquarters
ranch preparatory to bringing his fam
lily out to this land from their present
home in Missouri. He is very much
pleased with the Gila property and as
ne is stoCkman of experience in
Texas and Wyoming his opinion il
worth something. Mr.. Cantwell is alsC
having his house enlarged and fixed up
Last Thursday as two of the work.
men, on the old Kelly mine near Hills
boro on the Palomas road, were put
ting air tubing into hundred foo
shaft brace gave way and S. G. Ely
being at the bottom of the shaft was
struck on the breast by one of thu
pieces and instantly killed. Mr.. Ely
who was a prominent mining man Of
that region hid a bond urOn the pro
perty which he was working and the
showing was excellent but he has ne
further anxiety concerning it,
II. J. McGee, +. d. Davisson, w. II
Hull T. }. Moore and NJ A. Bailey, the
owners of the Diamond creek ranches
are receiving 1900 head of cows ant
calves from Texas and a herd of fire
bulls from Missouri with which to stock
up. Mr.. McGee secured the ranches
and is now with them, While his part
ners and two employees, james Gill ant
Thos. Riley are coming with the stock
from Eastland county, Texas The
cattle were shipped on the cars and art
expected to arrive next week.
The Boston Economist after men
tioning a party of capitalists who were
proposing to 60 to the Yellowstone
country after cattle ranches, adds: awe
would advise this party before it leave;
the states to turn its steps southwark
into Texas and New Mexico. for if Il
has cattle ranches before its minds eye
it will find in that section the fnes
grazing land in the world. and oppor
tunities for investment far superior tC
anything it will come across in tht
northwest. 1t is great pity tha'
Americans do not cultivate investment
in this direction more, for If railway
values fuctuate and mines deceive, cat
tie and land are two things which can
not melt away, are always in demand
and always have a positive value"
Col. Branson of Engle, visited th'
range this week and last exhibiting th'
beauties and mineral prospects OF this
country to two Philadelphia gentle
men, viz: Howard L. Haines, dlrec
tor, and John G. Lowry a stockholdel
in the Humboldt Mining company o.
which the colonel is president. MI
Haines besides his mining Interests
kept his eyes open to the advantages
offered by this country to stock raising
and he was well pleased with the view
from both standpoints. The Vlsltor'
are both engaged in manufacturing II
the Quaker city and have capital to IN
vest. This country will give them
welcome if they choose to assist 1ur
ther than they already have done IL
building it up.