The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.

elected this evening.
Numerous dshing parties are over tho
range just II present
Henry Rickert Is the new express
agent At Chloride in place Of Df. Blinn
resigned.
Frequent r~ainfaIls on the old shaw
ranch lava given Il a fresh and bright
appearance.
Grafton people EXPECT both the Ivan
hoe AID the Alaska mines 10 begin
work In the near future.
L. Corson. will finish that addition to
his store building yet. He has the roof
ON and the door laid already.
Lou Fountain who has charge Of
Weatlerford's cattss war up tlis way
this week looking for n stray horse.
websteris dictionary says that choir
Is sometimes written qulre. Therefore
don't ALLOW yourself 10 he picked up on
n bet ON this word.
There were many more democrats In
attendance nj the republican caucus
this week than there were at the demo
cratic caucus last week.
Mccoy and Wilson who lately went
out to Kelley and Socorro found no
place to suit them better than Chloride
and they returned forthwith.
Judging 10y the published reports the
whole Of New Mexico is not less dry
tam the Black range country. aud few
places are las cOol and pleasant.
Three Of the Saucier Bros. teams
start for Socorro to-day with ten tons
Of ore for the Sucorro smelter. Most
of the shipment goes from the vicinity
Of Grafton.
Richard Winn Is making arrange
ments to put sheep ion his ranch on
The west side. the comirg season. He
thinks he has fine range for that class
of stock.
j. ID. Perkins and family of Robinson
have moved up to the old site of the
saw mill on Poverty creek. in order to
have better grazing for their stock than
they could get below.
a. The MAYER family. late residents OF
the range. have removed from Ell Paso
where they have tren, and taken ~
their abode IN San Francisco. California
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The law suit over the Solitaire mine al
Kingston. was called up at the present
term uf court at Silver City. and trans
erred to the Sierra county docket tUi
the term converting in November next
Frank IL. Winston of Grafton, start
cd east this week for "a two OF thre,
months trip When he returns he vii
open out at Fairview with the largest
stock of dry goods that has ever beer
carried In the range.
NJ. b. Davisson manager of the Dia
mond creek cattle company remarks
that his range has not suffered for lacl
of water, to speak of this summer
There were a few dry spots but the.
were small in excent. The presen
rains have assured the grazing for hi
stock for another year.
NJ. II. Chamberbp and family movet
out to the Midnight mine Tuesday ant
took up their abode there for Il season
Mir. Cis first work will be to dig n wei
to provide a supply of water, whicl
necessary substance has now for tn
first time in the modern history o
l}yers' run become a scarce article.
A young wildcat is a new attraction
Mt the Exchange Saloon. The ANNA
was canght by a lad down OH Cuchill
creek. and appears to be a couple o
months old. Berlew says he expect
TO have the pet" tame enough TO swee
the chicken coops OF the town clean o
inmates in a month or so. and then h
is going into tue feather trade.
Kingsbury Bros. of Grafton hav
finished work on the Great Republl
mine for assessment for 1884 and NOR
and are now delving in the depths {
the Great Southwest. Both pTopeI
ties are looking finely and showing 90
cellent as is also the Julia anotbe
promising claim of their possessions.
E. j. Fields has advertised for sal
under mortgage the oue-eight intere'
in the King mine and one-fourth int
est in King No. 2 situated here In II
Black range which are owned by Gee
B. McAuley. The mortgage was give
for $3.50. loaned March LIST, 1854. III
sale is to take place ut Socorro on I'll
18th of August.
The gentleman who hastle lease {
the Patterson ranch has sold to a )
zorro butcher one thousand head
two and three year old steers. at a ur
form price of thirty-ive dollars p
head. Deliyary is to he made on II
ranch ut the rate Of one hundred ~
week. The stock Is In fine conditit
and should make excellent beet.
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