The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08

INV nih uClO III THO CouIoc VI q lCh
weeks.
A. LaFave dropped into Chloride
yesterday, coming from the south. His
family is at Kingston and he is on a
prospecting tour. He has some inter-
ests in the north Cuchillo's which be
wishes to see after and his intention is
to have some more if anything new
looms up in satisfactory shape. Mr..
LaFave has been absent from Chic
ride a year and a half and he notices
that the growth of the town although
not remarkable during this period, is
yet considerable and much more than
had been led to expect. The next year
and a half will count in the matter of
growth and population or the RANGE
will be surprised.
jim Wilson received word Wednes-
day that some new parties had jumped
the Solitaire mine at Kingston and
were making preparations to take out
the ore body in sight. Jim mounted
his horse yesterday and struck south
ward with the threat on his lips that
he would make work for the coroner if
he found anybody packing away ore
from that mine. Pending the Wilson
Tabor suit the Solitaire has lain idle
and some covetous parties evidently
couldn't bear to see so much good silver
ore lying idle.
The Santa Fe New Mexican Review
in its issue on the 3lst of January pub
fishes a list of the reduction works of
New Mexico. 1t finds there are forty
six plants in existence. and that of this
total only nine are in operation. 1t
truthfully remarks that this deplorable
G ate of affairs is not due to any scar
city of ores but solely to mismanage-
ment. The Chloride concentration is
mentioned in the list as having plenty
of ore but not running, but there is a
: failure to state that it is not yet COM
pleted. The work of erectingit is pro-
crossing with all speed and when it is
, in shape We expect to see it 60 to work
and keep right along with its pounding.
Jas. Menefee came up from Her
mOsa Monday and went over to Ed
;, wards camp to inspect his May Duke
. location which he had not seen since
the assessment work of 1888 was CON-
pleted. Jim after an examination
says that the May Duke is a way up
;. property. The shaft is now twenty-five
feet deep and exhibits a mineral crew.
ice some eighteen inches wide running
down as W. and regularly as any
:, thing in the country. The ore Is born
lite lying in limestone gangue. On the
surface it assayed 1871 ounces in silver
24.4 per cent. copper and a little gold
Il He will have some tests made from the
= bottom of the present opening now anC
if satisfactory will endeavor to sinh
the shaft to a depth of a hundred fee
a this year.
One Of the very pleasantest parties
of the new year was that of the open
ing of the Lindell hotel. Monday even
g ing. Almost the entire dancing popu
lation of Chloride was present and be
- side ioiningin the effort to kick up
dust, lent willing hands in the task Of
removing the eatables from the wei
supplied supper tables. The supper
was really the chief feature of the
{ evening and 1t is sufficient to say that
" it fulfilled the somewhat eXtravagant
| expectations which prevailed regarding
1t. The Andrews family here exhibit
u ed their knowledge of the culinary
. art and Notwithstanding the unforeseen
"a circumstances that interfered will
;" some arrangements, yet the spread wa
sufficient to give the guests complete
70 pleasure and make them all wish tina
. they all boarded at the Lindell hotel.
NJ. Fischer arrived in Chloride las
evening and is visiting with his broth
~ er-in-law Sam Michaelis. His chic
n business here is to examine the Riff,
% Shot mine in the Cuchillo Negro range
= in which he is interested. If the ap
~ pearance of the property and It's prom
~ Use pleases him he has the command D
Is the pgnItal nf his own and other own
~ ers of the mine with which to work i
!" and no time will be lost in beginning
nc operations. Since Mr.. Fischer aban
'u doned business in Socorro he has visit
~ ed his Old German home across tn
sea-" and has devoted his time t
amusement. He is getting tired o
10 idleness however and wants occupa
tion. The Rifle Shot has a shaft on
IL hundred feet deep and was at n tim
n the leading property Of the Cuchillo'
h AS far as the RANGE can learn it
re just as good as ever but it is we'll mig
lit forgotten owing to it long continue
as rest. 1t will please every n to haV
no development work renewed.
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