The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-06-20
LOCAL NEWS.

]. u Perkins and family are a. pres
ent residing az OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing for Mrs Perkins health.
Ten prisoners in the county iail and
one q them Tor murder Is pretty good
for a three months old county.
The recent Rio Grande floods have
widened the river at the Black range
ferry boy washing cut The banks.
Della Bennett returned 10 Chloride
last sunday and Is leading a retired life
In one OF Austin Crawfordis houses.
NJ. II. Chamberlin and family moved
10 town from the Midnight mine last
Monday. Enough ~rusiieating is sufh-
cient
". r. Caldwell and family when last
heard from were in Denver having
more fun than they knew what to do
with.
Burt Mason has got as far as Socorro
on his way home. lie Is staying there
10 show those jockeys how to trade
horses
The people of Fairview had arrang-
ed and probably did hold a meeting
last night with u view of electing town
trustees.
MI. and Mrs. Woodhonse have moved
into their new house IN the lower part
Of town. and they have a pretty little
place there.
Henry Westerman went out TO So
zorro this week via horse and buck
board. W. II. Moore accompanied him
that far ON his journey east.
The pounding Of the stamps of the
concentration have "A cheerful sound
and are a pleasant relief from the mo-
notonous quiet OF the past.
DIR. North Of EDgle is stopping in
Chloride at present, having come In
Wednesday evening with the intention
of remaining until after the 4th Of
July.
Tom Long has moved his headquar-
tiers from Fairyiew 10 Chloride. HIS
business pine from this point and he
finds il more convenient to be here him.
self.
Trumbor and MACEDONIAN have gone
west for bar aud fish. They went
out with the storm Of yesterday and
will pl obably return with the calm OF
disappointed numrods.
Chloride is the neatest and hand
soonest and has the finest situation OF
any town in New Mexico. Nobody
who has ever been here will be bold
enough to contradict this assertion.
Peter Aikes is at work on the Read.
juster mine situated on Rock Cliff creek.
Mr.. Aikes is one OF the Of the
property and he has great faith in 1t
1t certainly has a large body of ore.
Bears are reported to be exceedingly
plentiful on the head of the range and
on the west side. The hunters who 20
out for bear don't often deplete the
ranks of the brutes to amy perceptlble
extent.
Mr.. Davis says that Socorro when he
was there was almost as barren of pro.
visions as the range and with the sec
ond season of food it is likely that that
base Of supplies will be cleaned up TO
the dust and dregs.
George Stone. the new manager, has
taken charge OF the Alley ranches. and
Captain Talbot has departed for the
east. The captain was a jolly old man
but cow-herding was q little too hard
for him.
In making the first trip to the Silver
Monument for ore Creager lost an OK
by the animal falling over a cliff and
breaking his neck. On the second triI
of Longs wagons broke down. Every
business and occupation has its share
of losses to bear.
Even the locusts sing { or the repub.
Iican ticket. 0ber. the baker. says that
he examined a locust last week and
found the letters b. and l.. blaine and
Logan moulded beneath his wings
Sorry that the fowls of the air and the
beasts Of the field don't vote for presi-
dent in the territories.
The teams that went to Socorro had
bad luck coming back, Douglas Robert.
son mashed II wheel and Moreland
broke an axletree while Sulliyan's
mules strayed ten miles one night and
were hard to find. These mishaps
caused the delay which was experienced
by the merchants not getting goods.
The Colossal mine has another car
load OF first class ore nearly ready foI
shipment. A couple of pockets of fine
ore were encountered in the Slopes the
other day. and the remainder Of the
carload will be taken out Of those be.
fore the contemplated work on the
shaft is begun in earnest.