The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-05-04
Friday, May q, 8 8
GENERAL LOCALS.

W. II. Berry started for Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa, on Tuesday.
E. Reid purchased the st. Charles
Bros. ranches on Silver creek, before
Kean started for st. Joe.
The Albuquerque Review notices
that Rev. S. d. Fulton, after a two
months sojourn in that city, has gone
10 old Mexico.
1t appears to be not generally known
that j. NJ. Smith is a deputy sheriff ap-
pointed by Sheriff Simpson, but such is
the fact Notwithstanding.
The stage is doing a good business
this month. 1t goes loaded both ways
now and extras are frequent. This is
an indication that things are improv-
ing here. The fact speaks well for the
country and is well for the stage COM
pany.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.-A stud Bur-
70 four years old, medium height, dark
back. white belly, and part white nose,
both ears slit behind. Reward for in
formation. Friends of the subscriber
in other camps will oblige by looking
aboutthem. DR.. REEKIE,
Chloride, Apr. 20, 1888.
While the train bearing senator Ed
munds through New Mexico lately,
halted at Engle, Col. Branson, president
of theHumbolt Mining company. en-
braced the opportunity to give the
statesman the New Mexico idea of
the Indian question. Good for the Col
onel.
The RANGE made a bad bull last
week by getting the headings of the
Royal Arch strike and tue Black Knife
correction changed so that the right
cad was on the wrong item. This IS the
first bad break that the RANGE has
made and it feels that it can demand
to be excused this time.
A. Rush Bowe started for Philadel.
phia to see his company last Saturday
Before going he gave the mill company
an order for timber necessary for use
in constructing hosting works and
also set men at work building a wagon
road from Dry creek to the mine. The
Royal Arch company evidently mean
to take out the ore which is now known
to exist at the bottom Of the shaft
opened.
There appears to be a large crop OF
potatoes going into the ground this sea
son. Potatoes were an excellent croI
last year so everybody is trying then
this time. If this season is dry as last
year was an immense quantity of pc
tatoes will be grown in the CuchilIC
Negro and Canada de Alamosa valleys
but if it chances to be wet as two years
ago was then some husbandmen viii
be sorely left. Wet weather brings rot
The BLACK RANGE has the seconC
best mineral cabinet IN the range-thaI
of DR.. Haskell being not only the bes'
in the range but also in the territory
But the BLACK RANGE has the mex
best collection and 1t solicits additions
If you make a new strike, even if it il
not the best in the world bring a speci
men to this Office and let the pape.
speak about it. For all you know th'
notice may bring you a purchaser
Purchasers you know are so numerous
in this country.
A. F. Armstrong, the member of tn
firm of Armstrong Bros. commission
merchants, who manages the bushes
house at Engle, visited the rang,
Thursday. The object for which th
visit was made was to arrange with gu
merchants to furnish them with frui
and vegetables and dairy products in
regular and systematic manner MI
Armstrong proposes to put on a fas
freight line, one which will make tn,
trip through from Engle in n day. H
VIII IHtu lHdhC iuhbCAlChIo AOl nav
ing the fresh products desirable to b
shipped from California on a certain
day of each week and the freight lin
will bring them to the range immedi
ately upon arrival at Engle. BY thi
means the people of the range will b
able to rest UP from the present siege o
sow-belly and frijoles. The RANGl
trusts that nothing will interfere t.
prevent the scheme being carried Out
Capt. SAMSON, of Fairvlew, has had
good deal OF practical experience il
stock raising both III Texas and in New
Mexico. He has also learned mucl
from the experience of others. He la
been over most of western Texas and i
well acquainted with the Pecos coun
try in New Mexico. and he AYERS tina
this Black range furnishes finer posi-
bilities for sheep than anything he ha
ever seen in the land. He says that til,