The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-16
LOCAL NEWS.

chased Tom Chambers running horse
Frank Saucier believes that a porch
as an important appendage Of a house
John A. Anderson and Nr. Turnbull
are visiting the san Andres mountains
this week.
Mrs j. N. Smith Is expected TO return
from her visit 10 Galveston the first Of
next week.
Capt Blain when out al Craig last
week got a new buggy and brought II
back with him.
D. II. Wenger went out 10 SocorrC
tins morning. to inish up the Fairyi ew
townsite business.
Fairyiew proposes TO celebrate the
eth as may be noticed from announce
ment made elsewhere In this issue.
Messrs. Caldwell and Gillem are do.
ing assessm ent work for 1884 on the
Mountain King mine on upper Chloride
creek.
Mr.. Rassel. an early resident OF Graf.
ton, has a fat contract on the U. Kelly
mine at Hillsboro. His family lives at
Lake Valley.
Mike Mason who was the pioneer
saloon keeper of Robinson Is now at
Lake Valley working ON the Sierra
Grande mine.
The Rio Grande river is rising rapid
ly and is already too high to admit of
comfortable crossing on the present
ferry boat on the Engle road.
Three men are stoplng ore from the
Colossal. Nobody cares t take a new
contract on the shaft without machin-
cry TO keep down the watei.
Kean st. Charles and Jim Lackie are
the two parties who have entered for
the three hours foot race at Fairview
arranged for the 4th Of July.
Floyd Jarrett, manager of the ella
cattle company, has removed 1900 head
OF cattle from the ella range to the
new ranch purchase in the Dalils.
Messrs. Blain and Cameron removed
II building owned by them, from Graf
ton to Chloride this week and have put
1t ny for use as ~ office at tbe Craw-
ford stables.
Jue Bushby writes from the Calico
district. California, to Charley Myers
that he is not favoraby impressed with
that region. The country is settled
with Mormons and the lesees of mines
aTe losing money.
One of the newest, and best edited
and neatest appearing local papers that
comes TO our table is the BLACK
RANGE, published AT Chloride, in the
new county of, Sierra, by V. b. Beckett.
Las Vegas Stock Grower.
j. II. Gordon. of ~GriggsvIlle. Illinois
is a new arrival in the Black range.
lie comes TO represent the interests Of
the nonresident partners in the Black
Range Cattle company and will make
his headquarters at the ranch on the
west side of the range.
Judge Holmes has his new appoint
ment and seal for notary work in ST.
ezra county. This is the second seal
for the new county. June Fuller of
HillsbOro having the FIRST. The Judge
will present his bond for approval Of
the commissioners in due time.
The short season of work of the sill
yer Monument mine and the two weeks
work OF the concentration have already
made a notable improvement in the
finances Of this camp. a few weeks
more of the same will put Chloride Oh
high wave Of prosperity.
The commissioners of Sierra county
hold their third meeting at the county
seat on Monday next. The butchers of
the county are liable to a fine of fifty
dollars per day for every day In which
they transact business without giving
the bonds required Of them under the
new law.
ma" Miller Is now a resident Of
Lake Valley. She thinks that place is
the brightest place in New Mexico and
she is backing her faith by the erection
Of q lodging house there. She was in
Chloride Wednesday gathering up her
personal effects for transportation
hither.
Capt. Bryant returned to the range
last week after an eight months alb
sence In Nebraska and Iowa. The eli
mate and prospects OF the Black range
are much more agreeable to the captain
than the charms of the northwest states
and he is here now to stay with the
country.
On the dump of the King No. 2 mine
there are several tons of shipping ore.
When the wagon road up Byer's
which NJ. ii. ChaInberlin and Fred
Stevens are now ut work upon Is com.
pleted, this rich ore will be brought