The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-09
CHLORIDE.

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Have you been up to see the new
striker
j.. NJ. Smith went out to Engle last
Tuesday.
T. A. McGeary has gone to Hills
boro, where he has obtained work for a
while.
The family of L. p. Johnson return
ed from Hillsboro last week and joined
him at this place.
G. A. Cassil, started Wednesday
morning for Carthage, Missouri, to be
gone for five or six months.
The ladies of Chloride gave a very
pleasant social party at the residence
of Mrs. Andrews last evening.
Mrs. Trowbridge has just finished an
addition to her building on the north
side of Wall street, IN the east end.
Thomas Barrowdale, of the saw mill,
is erecting a neat and substantial frame
dwelling house in the east end of town.
The Silver Monument improves as
work progresses. More men are going
to work on this property Immediately.
Henry Eckhardt, is fencing in three
lots just north of DR.. Haskell's office,
and will build as soon as adObes can
lie made.
E. B. Doolittle and Newton Sheldon
have Joined the surveyors, under MI.
Hampton, now at the head of the main
Palomas.
Charley Jones is going to work on
the Silver Monument. He will put a
man to work in his place Oh his pro-
perties.
Work is being done on the Grand
Trunk and Mt. Vernon claims. Both
these claims are showing some very
good mineral.
]. &. shaw started for a visit to
friends and relatives in New York
yesterday morning. He expects 10 re.
turn in about a month.
j. II. Drake has accomplished fifteen
feet OH the new shaft which he is sink
ing on the Hercules. 1t makes a fair
showing at that depth.
Parties from here are hunting up
others at the south end of the range
who own claims adjoining the Adj
rondack, the new strike.
For SALE.-Three pair of heavy
freight mules. n pair OF horses n
three vets of wagon harness. Apply
to J.. I. ThOrne, Chloride, n. NJ.
The RANGE acknowledges the re-
ceipt of some very palatable fruit from
DR.. Driscoll, of the City Drug Store.
The Doctor has just got a fresh sup
ply.
Mr.. II. Griffin, a legal gentleman from
Lake Valley, has been visiting friends
in Chloride since the first of the week.
He has the handling of several
ranches on the Rio Grande, and he re-
ports the country along the river rapid
ly settling up.
The Etna is the adjoining claim
north of the Adirondack, Messrs. Pat
rick and Ridgley, the owners, are now
at work prospecting it, and they find
ore rich in chlorides and black sulphur
cts. The indications are that it will
prove a rich property.
L. Corson has purchased the adobe
walls of DR.. Drlscoll on the north side
of Wall street, and will Immediately
commence to complete a substantial
building out of them, placing an iron
roof thereon, and making it as near
fre-proof as possible.
Alex. Rogers, of Engle, made n of
his flying trips to the range last week
Mr.. Rogers will Don inspect the new
road to the Palomas with a view to
putting on a stage line to Hermosa and
establishing a store at that place. An
effort will also be made to get a mail
service over the route.
Capt Bryant writes the good news
from Tecumseh. Nebraska, that he has
without any trouble raised a stock com
pany that will take a half interest in
the properties Of himself and partner
Mr.. Holmes, and will raise $1,000 foi
development. The Captain expects t.
return about the FIRST of March.
The new strike on the Adirondack
and the very fine appearance of Other
prospects upon which development is
steadily progressing, has inspired con.
fdence In our citizens, and severa
transfers of real estate have recently
taken place, and active preparations
are being made for the erection Of
buildings. Chloride will be q lively
camp in the near future.