The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-09
LOCAL NEWS.

"a
team and wagon to Douglass RO0eri-
son for sS26
Z. NJ. Hand. the concentrator assAyer,
has moved into his new place Of abode
~ Mr.. Castles residence.
sulilvan's teams came in from Eagle
Friday aud Moreland's or Monday. all
loaded with merchandise.
The enlargement Of the concentration
ay-wheel Is n splendid piece u me
chanical work. II was done By NJ. II
Koch.
George Beebe came in from the Gu
chillo's Monday evening. after an alb
sence of several days on surveying
business.
John Stone. Charley Bishop and
Hugh Love went over the range to the
west side. on a hunting and prospecting
trip last Wednesday.
A. j. Maxheld has bought another
1925 horse TO replace tile one he was
50 unfortunate in losing by hanging IT.
self with the picket rope.
The Hlllsboro Hydraulic company
and the placers are working steadily
with n strong force OF men and with
satisfactory results.
Billy Dunn brought down lrty pounds
OF ore from the White Shield and had
II tested for an average with result OF
a nice figure.
n. Grayson & Co, of Las Palomas.
contemplate. with all the probabilities
IN favor of the change. the removal Of
their store and headquarters to Hills
borO.
That trail. back of the drug store,
built by Westermsn aud Myers to the
top OF the mesa. vas made for the nc
commodation OF "0ld Bill" Wester-
mans horse.
Larry Mcdonald came in town last
Monday. says he has planted about
two tons of potatoes on his ranch, but
the season is So backward they are not
doing as he had hoped.
81. II. Chamberlin and family are
going over 10 Beers run to camp out.
Te says that the road to the Midnight
must be built II himself and Fred
1890. ia..u. - 10 tho xnH.NE
John Andrews took his departure tins
week for lei Paso, Texas, where he has
gone To work at his trade. II he should
Ineet with success ne will probably
send for his family to join him.
Chris Olson has just completed the
setting OF a wind mill and the building
Of q water tank on Lyman's upper
ranch, and with Joe Peers has started
over the range to their MogollOn
ranches.
The late enactment reducing the fees
allowed to the probate judge for sign
ing deeds in cases of TOWNSHIP entries
does not date back far enough to bene-
Ht Fairview, so with Mr.. Wenger the
price remains the same.
A sand bar is formed at the ferry of
the Rio Grande on the Black Range
and Engle road and the boat cannot
run. The water in the river Is just
high enough to run owe the box Of the
stage when crossing at the ford.
DIR. Merrill is an arrival IN Chloride
by Tuesdays stage. The DR.. is origl-
nally from New York. He has been
%BojOurning the past two years In New
Mexico. having come here direct from
Las Cruces.
Frank LIE Craft has planted about
$40 pounds of potatoes on his Mineral
creek ranch and set out Il good lot OF
cabbage. He says the ground is in
splendid condition and he has fne
promise of good crops.
A. Rush Bowe is at present at the
Lick House in San Francisco. He has
found that the Ceur d'Alene gold ex-
element is a farce and so has not CON
cluded to go there but does not know
just where his next removal may take
him.
County Commissioner Hopewcll
drives from Hillsboro to his home in
Las Palomas distance twenty : eight
miles in two hours and thirty.hve min.
utes. Common iron IS of no value
when used to hold together his buck.
board, yclept the pulverizer. Rawhide
aud baling wire only are s~ervicable.
Louis ScnleIsher, after selling out his
interest In the Josephine went to Lead
willie intending to go TO Ceur d'Alene.
He met 30 many of his old friends who
had returned from that country pro-
%nouncing it a humbug that he returned
TO this country having arrived In the
range the other evening.
The commissioners of Sierra county
have decided 10 take no steps regard
ing the construction OF public build
tngs at Hillsboro until all doubt on the
subject OF the continuity of the acts of