The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-23

with reference to increasing the capa-
city II necessary.
Allan Mcmillan. superintendent of
the Colossal, is quite sick with typhoid
pneumonia and his condition is agri-
waited by injuries which he received
last Friday evening when while rid
inghome from Chloride after dark
at his usual rapid space. his horse
stumbled and fell. Both Nc and the
horse were considerably bruised, the
former quite badly and the fever which
had been threatening for some days
coming upon him at this time makes
his condition quite serious. On Tues
day Charley Garfield brought him to
town where better care could be gwen
him and now nothing that is likely TO
improve his condition is being neg
lected.
The lime kiln is burning under the
management of MI. Evans. Tests
made upon the rock before putting 1t N
the kiln showed that very nearly ninety
per cent. was lime. Mr.. Silver has
some fifty loads of good sand upon the
ground. The excavation for the foun-
dation Of the mill is progressing rapid
ly. Geo. Richardson is putting some
fine rock upon the ground. Mcbride
and Anderson will have the framing
timbers ready for delivery in about a
week Or ten days. In two weeks things
will be- lively around the mill, masons
and carpenters vieing with each other
to hasten the day Of starting the mill.
All possible haste will be made to get
the mill up ready for machinery, when
Mr.. " Illford will return from Pueblo
where he is now making and complet-
ing the machinery for the coEcentra-
tor and see to the final completion of
the mill.
The concentration we'll is finished and
the water question practically solved.
A four inch pump to be run by mar
power was rugged this week and put to
work and sinking resumed, but only SIX
inches was made when the n pump
proving unable to handle the flow of
water another of the same capacity was
put on and with eight men to man
the two a desperate effort was made
to get the water out, but without avail
and thus 1t was left. The well is thirty
five feet deep and the bottom is in a
loose wash and quicksand, through
which the water flows a strong current.
The expense of digging the well was
only $3.50, and the citizens paid the re-
quired t~hlrty-six per cent. of their sub
scriptlons and felt well pleased. VIM,
Dunn who had charge Of the work gave
complete satisfaction.
Who says Chloride cannot furnish
water in sufficient quantities for the
concentratorp The digging Of the well
for the mill has demonstrated to a
certainty that water in abundance
underlies the creeks and gulches of
this country. 1t is a fact proven and
of value not only for the object for
which it was begun, but also as going
to show that wells can be depended
upon for stock and irrigating purposes.
By pushing the well down deeper on
Auderson's ranch at the mouth of Dry
creek, an abundance of water was OBJ
tanned this past week, and the wind,
mill is doing good duty in pumping a
q full supply of water for Mr.. Lyman's
three hundred head of cattle recently
brought here. Good grazing lands sup
piled with an abundance Of water I'D,
ded to our mineral resources ought t
make u country prosperous.
Notice was given in the Socorro Sur
that the Black Range Mining company
would have an election of Off GERS at thu
headquarters Of their company il
Washington. d. c, on the 2lst inst
This Is cheering news, as 1t shows evi
dence that the Black Range Mining
company still waves. This is the com
/ pany whose interests on Dry creek
! were represented by ]. A. Wlnram
superintendent, and F. A. Childs presi
| dent. This is the second election hel(
since a stroke Of work was done upor
| their possessions and the prevailing
belief was that the company had furle(
its sails and harbored. The end of thi,
| year is getting close at hand and the
company will be compelled to hustle
about and do some assessment work OF
t it will find itself short of all property
4 except the company charter and books
Preparations are being made to worl
). the Monte Christie mine for all the or
! there is In it to supply the conc entrs
! tor. The Monte Christie is the handles
t to the mill of any ore producing prop
b erty n with q little work in startin
g drifts will be able to do much towar,
contributing to the success Of the Chic
ride works. A tunnel for draining tn
present shaft of water will be driver
Y in connection with the drifts. Cap
Jack Crawford has doubled his interes
y in the property by the purchase of
portion of Capt. Blain's right thereil
and he is now rigging up teams an