The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-28
FAIRVIEW.

Tombstone, Arizona.
Rush Bowe's pump for the Royal
Arch passed through Sunday.
L. T. Reber leaves the range within
the next few days for Il trip around the
country.
Miss S. Stailey of Robinson and Miss
Fanny Mayer of Fairview, are visit
ing Grafton.
Alloys Preisser is in the Range look
ing after the Humboldt comapany's in
terests in the Cuchllos.
Judge Nicholson has returned from
an extended trip over the southern pOr-
tion of New Mexico.
One particular portion of the town is
getting noted for family "reminiscences.
Better turn oyer a leaf.
There are reports of a new strike of
some Importance on Bear creek, by
Messrs. Stailey and Cajacobs.
One OF Henry Blun's wells has been
completed. Three foot of water is the
result of about thirty foot of sinking
The furniture etc, offered for sale by
Mrs. Day last week Is my property, and
| warn any one against buying it from
other than myself. NJ. IL. DAY.
Jehn A. Anderson has got a bran new
baby boy at their ranch. Mrs. Ander-
son and baby are doing well. and Mr..
nearly recovered.
John A. Cloudman has been buying
himself a couple of ponies. He will soon
have sufficient horseiesh to pack him
self out of the country.
Otto Luder and Emil Knapp were
in Socorro last week, but the chances
of remunerative employment were SO
poor there that they Immediately left
for Kingston.
JIG. Hubbard has got another small
contract on the Black Knife to be pro.
secuted in the hope of improving the
body of mineral. Should a larger body
be struck another and larger contract
will be let.
The Nordhausen, on Bear creek, is
again in operation and solid mineral in
the bottom of the shaft. This is one OF
the best properties IN the camp and
with sufficient capital to back it would
soon prove it a valuable mine.
Joe Moorhead. who used to be the
assayer at Robinson, but who bid fina
adieu to the west and went back tt
Philadelphia last February. is now il
Crestone, Colorado, in the employ of
mining company operating there.
Messrs. Riley Bros. have been deepen
ing the we'll near their house on ac
count of going dry. The well wa'
down tifty-slx feet and has been sunk
to seventy-two. Latest reports give
eight feet of water and still rising. The
recent strikes of water through differ
ent portions of the range are very en-
couraging.
Geo. II. Utter of Santa Fe is paying
the range a visit accompanied by Alex
Niedringhaus of st. Louis. Mr.. Utter
is the owner of the Nordhausen mine
on Bear creek. n of the ranges mos
excellent properties, and MI. Neidring
haus is a mining man of expert
ence in both the United States anG
Mexico, and he will, if the property
suits HIM, put up a considerable sun
for continuing work on the Nordhau
sen property. The RANGE hopes tina
Mr.. N. will be preased to take hold fol-
it feels sure that Mr.. Utter's mine will
prove a paying property when develop
ed.
The well in the Edwards camp gulcl
being dug by Taylor and Brockway, il
down about eighty feet and still with
out water. On first reaching rock a
the depth of about twenty feet, a loos'
porphyry of a about eighteen inche
} thick was passed through into a laye.
, of tale, then a dark stained porphyry
) then tale again, which continued to
/ depth of about twenty feet when up
per silurian lime was struck. MI. Tay
t Tor, who has had considerable expert
) ence around Leadville, is highly pleased
with the formation and will continue
, sinking till either water or mineral i
found. He thinks the probabilities TO
, mineral are the best.