The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-07

five feet depth giving 299 and $50 ounces
of silver respectively. The owner is
at present doing some work on his new
properties. and if they hold out they
will be exceedingly valuable. The dis
coveries that are being made up at the
head Of Chloride creek. prove that tobe
an exceedingly rich district.
J.. II. Mooney, a ranchman OF the
north Palomas,has left at this Office for
identification a two foot rule bearing
the letters b. L. rudely carved upon it,
that he recently found on the stream
where he Is located at a point about a
mile below where the Hermosa and
Chloride road leaves the valley going
south. In proximity 10 the rule Mr..
Mooney discovered the bones of a man
and the clothing supposed to have been
worn by the person in life. The bones
would indicate that the man was of
medium size, and the suspenders show
that he was no Mexican. The panta-
looms were brown duck o~veralls, riyeted,
and specimens of ore lying beside the
remains suggest that the unknown was
a prospector. The skull was missing
as were also many other bones, but
these may have been carried away by
the current since the ones which re-
manned lay close to the stream. 1t is
impossible to tell how long the skele-
ton has lain there, but the bones are
bleached and dry as if they had been
there long. The spot where they were
found was but a short distance below
the place where the pioneer, Harry Pie,
met his death at the hands of the Indi-
ans, and from the fact that no gun
or any other articles of value have been
discovered in the vicinity of these re-
mains it is quite probable that the red
devils made a victim of the unknown.
The skeleton which Mr.. Mooney men,
tons has been seen by most of the old
timers here but they paid little or no
attention to it. The rule found may
not have been the property of the de-
ceased but as there is a chance that it
did it is just to give the matter a pub
licity that somebody may be found to
clear up the mystery. The letters
carved upon it may furnish a clue for
some body to work up.
More trouble over the Silver Monu-
ment mine has resulted In a broken leg
for Alex von Wendt the lessee, and
a shutting down of the work. This
time the difficulty was not between
Won Wendt and the owners of the
property, but the workmen are kicking
for their pay. The dissatisfaction on
this account among the miners culmin-
ated or Wednesday when a portion of
them quit work and came down to Chic
ride. Alex o Wendt had promised
that he would be down and would so
arrange as to secure payment of debts,
but he failed to appear and on Thurs
day Peter Messier, u of the creditors,
went up the gulch with the intention
of bringing his employer down whether
he would or no. When Messier broke
the news to Won Went that he must 90
to town, of course an argument ensued
wherein Won Went intimated that he
was opposed to coercion and should use
his own pleasure in the matter and the
opposition agreed that Won should have
his own way provided it was the home.
ward way. Won Wendt claims that
Messier drew his revolver to command
obedience to his wish to go hence, but
be that as it may the weapon was laid
aside when Messier's attention was di.
rected 10 the advantage the pistol gave
him over his opponent. The plot con.
tinued to thlcken as the row progressed
No blows we're struck on either side
but the first round closed when Won
rolled over the dump with Messeir
astride of him. Won Wendt agreed to
go to town then just as Messier agreed
that he should and the two went uI
to level ground to argue the matter
while Joe Bushby was awakened from
the sleep which working OH the night
shift required to be done in the day
time, to get Von's horse. The combat,
ants sat on their launches joking in an
emphatic way when Messier got off 9
witticism a little more binding than the
count" enjoyed, when the latter retort'
cd with a a rock. The missile brought
the blood from a few scratches as il
carOmed from Messier's skull and made
, a count on the cheek bone of Joe Bush.
by who appeared upon the scene just
in to Ego to grass" Again the battle
} ragged and as Messier took yon Wendt':
head lovingly under his arm and begaI
to tie his hands with a bit of rope 81
that further trouble could be avoided
J the discovery was made that Vol
Wendt's leg was broken. This ended
active hostilities. The wounded mar
was picked up and made comfortable
3 Oh the blacksmith forge while Bushby
r and Messier came for doctors to set tn,
bones and conveyance to bring him t.
t town. Drs. Blum and Haskell fixet
3 the limb. They found a compound
!. fracture two inches above the ankle
Joint. The homes are badly SnlintArel