The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-12
CHLORIDE.

The range has delightful weather If
it has little else.
Austin Crawford has been to Fort
Craig and back since the last issue Of
RANGE.
Harry Benny went up the gulch yes
terday to begin work on the Little
Pittsburg.
Alex Bently went back home to Ne
braska, to see Mrs. B., starting Satur.
day. He will doubtless return in the
course of time.
Judge Holmes has received word from
Capt. Bryant, stating that he arrived
safely at his home in TecumSeh, Ne
braska, and that he was purchasing
hogs for winter feeding.
The wife of Fred A. Richards who
IS well-known here in the range being
one of the early ~prospectors, died at
her residence at San Marcial or Sun
day evening. The cause of her de-
cease was confinement which occurred
about a month previous.
x While enlarging the Colossal shaft
this week a 1900 pound chunk of min
eral was shot down. 1t had to be brok-
Ell in three pieces ere 1t could be holsted
and then it broke the windlass. The
ore block was put together on the
dump and is handsome to look at. 1t is
solid ore most of it being first class.
Jim Blain has been off prospecting in
the MogollOns, but he's back again. He
found some excellent indications of
wUlframitc sud sumo large veins Of
uxidlzed steers but he wasn't greene
kite enough to cleveite to either and
therefore he mosedrite home without
them.
The concentration is being packed and
loaded upon the cars at Central City,
Colorado,this week. for shipment hlther.
Mr.. Castle will personally attend to Its
transfer al Denver and hasten its jour
ney south, No unnecessary delay will
be permitted in getting it here and in
setting it up.
John Stone and Trumbor & Beebe
have the first south extension Of the
Walking John claim on Mineral creek,
upon which they do u days work oc.
~casionally nowadays. The claim has a
nice mineral streak from which an
assay of seven hundred dollars has re-
Gently been made. 1t Is without doubt
"a pretty good piece of property.
+ Andrew Kelley writes from his Eancf
at Ojo Caliente asking for Information
regarding the presentintentions of the
gentlemen who a short time ago were
so keen to organize Il Knights of Py'
lhias lodge in Chloride. Mr.. Kelley
has paid for the charter and it is O
no use to him individually. Stand up
gentlemen and grasp a handle.
1t reminds one of other and better
days to see the children in their besI
clothes and testaments in hand or
their way to Sunday school. Mrs. DR.
Bllnn is trying to preserve in her mem
DRY that this is presumably a Chris
tain land and she has established
Sunday school at her residence as thu
only public observance Of the day pos
slble.
l. H. Gray has sold his house recent
ly purchased of Z. G. Harris to II. N
Castle, of Topeka, the deed having beef
transferred and the purchase none!
paid. Mr.. Castle proposes to occupy i
this winter with his family togethe
with G. F. Lyman and wife of Ceda
Rapids, Iowa, the building being capa
bic of accommodating two families
Mr.. Gray refused a higher price thai
that received from Mr.. Castle in orde
that nothing might stand ia the wa,
of Mr.. Us. becoming a citizen of Chic
ride.
Henry E. Rickert went up to. tn,
Albuq uerque fair, returning this week
The only piece Of Black range ore Their
was some copper mineral which Mi
Mooney from the north Palomas wa
exhibiting. Arizona had the best exhib
it of both agricultural and mineral pro
ducts beating New Mexico on her owl
ground. The exhibition was just me
dium; the attendance was good, man.
of the visitors being from the east
The best horses in the races wer
two-forty animals and made about tina
time.
The RANGE ~rejoices tonote the inter
est when the miners of this entire sec