The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-14

mining interests in the Black range,
He is not surprised at the growth Of
Chloride during the interval since his
last visit.
NJ. II. Koch has ordered in a lot of
California red wood for nice finish and
cabinet work. There is no better car
penter or mechanic in the Black range,
OF anywhere else in fact for that mat
ter. than Koch.
Dune Lothian is at Silver City. He
has some claims In the Burro noun
tains. One of them is the most avail
able portion of the new town site Of
Carson, so Dune is taking in an oc.
casional 800 or town lots.
Last Sunday night, at San Antonio,
Texas there was born a bouncing boy
to the wife of Charley Myers. of Chic
ride. 1t will rejoice the hearts of the
lady's many friends here to learn that
mother and child are doing well.
A communication was received this
morning from MIR. Castle concerning
the prices to be established by the con-
centrator for its work. The article was
received too late for publication this
week but will appear next week.
j. NJ. Smith the owner, is talking of
adding to the length of the stone build
ing below Gray's corral, and running
the building up to two stories, the up
per room to be a hall for the use of
masonic and other secret orders.
Major Beebe, George Turner and
Jack Farrell left Wednesday morning
for Shaw's ranch on a bear, deer, elk,
moose, elephant and any other game
hunt. Moorland and Tom Longs bull
teams will follow to bring in the game,
On Tuesday last M. H. Chamberlin
brought into the BLACK RANGE Office
a piece of bornite ore weighing about
four pounds broken from the groupings
of the Midnight lode. 1t is one of the
finest pieces of ore yet shown in the
camp.
Jacob Dimes who has been suffering
for a couple of months past from cry
sipelas which had attacked the bone of
his right arm, has removed from the
ranch t%o.Chloride, to be nearer to the
doctor. His condition is improving at
present.
II. Z. Patrick has given the new
lime of the range a fine test as to its
strength. He carries his hand in a
cotton bandana, and says in two days
handling of the trOwel the lime has
eaten holes in the thumb and fore
finger of his right hand.
CT. Winters & Co. bought one hun.
bred pounds of pinon nuts from a Mex
lean herder. Winters tried u make
two trades with the man by buying his
wool crop. The idea of getting sheep
stirred in with a pinion deal is a bust
ness tact of the first order.
Charles Garfield drove in a lot Of
horses that have been estray from
Chloride the past ten days. One of his
own, the bay, the most valuable, was
missing, and as he never was before
known to stray from his companions
, Garfield has fears that his horse has
been stolen.
The Sabbath school which has beer
conducted by Mrs. Blinn has lost none
of its interest to those in attendance
Last Sabbath there were nineteen
present, and a formal organization
was effected by electing officers as fol
lows: II. N. Castle, superintendent
Mrs. M. H. Chamberlin, secretary.
The sinking of the well at the con
centrator and the abundance of watel
secured, is significant of the fact tina
all the valley lands are in easy reach Of
, water, and laziness in the future vii
be the only logical excuse for lack O
water in any of the valleys through
these mountain ranges.
Joe Bushby returned from his visit
to his mother in Wisconsin, this week
I His physique indicates that that LIANT
agrees pretty well thank you, with hi
health. and he declares that he has haC
more fun this trip than yer before il
: his life. America is the country TO
him. he declares, and he is going bacl
, before long.
! j. NJ. Smith talks of Arizona placers
T The only thing that keeps him from
starting at once IS the exchange O.
r spring mattresses, nice fire places, car
| peted rooms, etc, for sleeping in snow
a banks by camp fires and living on sidt
meat. Before he was married he sal,
all those things was not the least pos
! sible charms.
q The report that Messrs. Hatch, Brinl
and Brooks of Denver, were here on
special visit to sick friends, proves t
=, be untrue. They were guests of GU
y worthy townsman Mr.. Mcbride, an
their object was to look at the Silve
Monument with the view of buying i
l. They. like the rest of us, were not her