The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-21

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Silver Monument ore showed big for
the property. There were three separ-
ate lots in the car load. First-class of
four tons and 264 pounds run 364lS OF.
silver, q per cent copper. Second
class five tons 1880 pounds run 80 oun-
ces and sS per cent copper. A lot ship
ped by Caldwell. which was set aside to
him by Won Wendt at the time of the
first shipment. 1905 pounds run l47
unces silver and l7.2 per cent copper.
The car load after deducting treatment
brought 80 ,S29.43.
A second ledge on the Midnight,
parallel with, and about one hundred
feet from, the main ledge. a been dis
covered, carrying at the surface con-
siderable galena. 1t Will be opened
up.
G. w. Holland, an attorney of Brain.
erd, Mimi, writes to NJ. II. Chamberlin
making inquiry after Tom Buffers
effects. He says Butler has two broth
ers, Dan and John, both living IN
Brainerd.
Sam Michealis after a couple of weeks
absence at Engle, Socorro and other
places, returned to Chloride last Satur-
day. He believes in the future of Chic
ride and says look out for the boom IN
the spring.
Geo. Turner, Major Beebe and Jack
Farrell returned from their hunt of five
days. last Saturday. Turner tells about
knocking the eye out of a gray squirrel.
The other members of the party have
not reported.
Col. David Branson, of the Humboldt
Mining company, came into the Range
Sunday and after settleing up matters
connected with the work at Edwards
camp, returned to Engle. The Col. was
accompanied by his wife.
NJ. H. Koch left this morning for
the Iron Reef mining district, where
he is to build a house on the Equator
mine for Sam Foster. Sam is going to
test the Equator and the RANGE pre-
diets fine results in the experiment.
q. W. Woolford, after five months of
wandering about in different camps, of
New Mexico, turned in here yesterday,
and says the Black Range takes the
cake for a mining country. He goes
to Palomas to work his claims there.
Talk about way up figures. The
trustee informs us hat the men work
ing the Silver Monument put in a bill
of $144 for parking down 1870 sacks of
ore from the Monument mine to the
foot of the hill; distance one half
mile.
Mr.. A. Bently leaves for Nebraska
tomorrow. He goes to spend the hoii-
days with bis family, and in the mean
time, will attend a meeting of the
American Flag company, at Hastings,
when a compile organization OF the
company will be effected.
H. n. Castle, after having overhaul
ed, and greatly improved, the house he
bought of |. II. Gray, has moved his
family into the same. He is now hay
ing the lumber delivered for a stable
in the rear of his house. Mr.. Castle is
model of industry and push.
Talk about J.. NJ. Smith going away!
Not much. The money he got for his
one-third in the ~Dreadnaught he will
turn YER at least a dozen times In the
next six months, right here in Chloride.
Hesees the boom coming, and has some
ideas he don't tell every body.
The promise of a visit from some
strong capitalists to this camp i'm
mediately after the holidays, is out.
They will come meaning business.
They are, through report, assays
and ore exhibit, fairly well acquainted
with the Apache mining district, even
now.
Prof. A. Preisser, assayer of the
Humboldt Mining company, at Engle,
charges for asSaylng are as follows;
Silver, $3.50; gold, $500; gold and sill
yer 81 80; lead $780,; iron, $500; cop
per (volumetrlc) $500. On a large
number of assays he makes special con-
tracts.
Jack Dalglish was in from his ranch
last week spending several days among
his friends. While Dalglish went out
in the interest of Permort. he informs
the RANGE. that he has caught on hand.
somely, and now has about forty head
of cattle nlpping grass on something
less than a thousand hills.
Sam Foster draws the reins over the
fine team of black horses formerly
owned by Reynolds of Grafton. Sam
drove into Chloride Saturday last the
sole owner and proprietor of this span
OF horses as also the wagon, harnesses
and ether incidental tackling, having
paid $500 for the outfit.
Ed Magner with his party consisting
of John Cole, John Peers, John Bar
rett. Dan MahOney. and brother, came