The Black range., 1884-08-22

Tie cunnectlon between The shalt
and tunnel on the s. Cloud mine was
made on sunday.
IN Cooks ballding Il rapidly ap.
proachiag essapletlon under The shill-
full hands Of II. IL. Koch.
Frank rsst has traded hs OK teams
for Tuilock's mules and both parties
are happier than they were.
CJ. Dow Is now located Il Kelley. In
the Magdalenas aud he writes that he
win soon pay the Black range a visit
Eighty-two sacks Of Silver Monu-
ment ore were brought down from she
mine Monday aud stored m Chloride 10
await shipment.
The timbers aud lumber for the gal
lus frame for the holsting machinery
on the Silver Monument mine went up
The guIch last Friday.
Mr.. Hopper Of the firm OF Lockhart.
Hopper Bros. 4 Co. wholesale merch-
ants Of Deming. visited the range on a
business trip. this week.
Mrs ID. C. Cantwell n visiting friends
at Grafton this week and will probably
spend ten DAYS or two weeks among
her acquaintances ON this side of the
range.
John II. Cook welcomed his wife and
baby. Friday night. upon their arrival
in Chloride, from their previous home
ut Bonnie Terra, st. Francois county.
Missouri.
John Weatherford was released from
Jail on bail by Sheriff Murphy last Mon
day. Weatherford since his incarcer-
alton has been suffering greatly from
rheumatism.
Messrs. @. M. Purdy and G. N. Ben
nett. of Pierce City. No. members of
the German Mining company, arrived
in the range this week to take q look
at their properties.
Henry Schmit has the foundation
wall laying for new assay Office on
the lot adjoining Frank LeCraft's resi-
dence. The dimensions Of the build.
ing win be 15x25 feet.
Last evening there was born to Mr.,
and Mrs. Chandler OF Robinson, son
Mother aud child are doing nicely The
family are late arrivals from Texas, on
o.. q. ...t IL. ean.L
Last week n. Grayson purchased OF
the Black Range Cattle company fifty
head of male calves, the progeny of The
states cattle that comprise most of tn,
Black Range company's herd.
Burt ID. Mason returned to the range
from his recertt trip home 10 New
York, Saturday evening last. lie go
homeslck, he says, back in civilization
and was glad to get back to the range
The members elect of the board o
trustees qualified before Justic
Holmes Saturday evening and organ
ized by electing DIR. Z. 2. Blinn chair
man and Sam Micbaels secretary. N
other business was transacted
Mr.. Keller began work yesterday o.
the Defiance. the copper property ut th
mouth of Chloride gulch. owned b
himself and o. +. 0ber. The owner
feel confident of striking a fine bod
of ore before much greater depth
reached 5
On the occasion of bis visit to th
ella last week, N. Grayson killed
bear. 1t is hardly worth while
spoil the story by relating who shot th
.bruin first, but it is sufficient TO sa
that Mr.. Grayson's bullet put the iinisl
ing touches to his death.
John Fl. Hughes. whose horses wei
stolen from Texas by John and Jill
Johnson, has found the last but one I
his animals among the new horse heI
that now occupies the Johnson rang
Mr.. Hughes has been exceedingly TO
tunate IN his search.
The OK teams of Tom Long and
Criger have been Ill since their retur
from their late trip to Engle and tw
of Criger's animals have died. 1t
supposed that the alkali water OF 1
McRae has effected them badly but
is strange that 1t has never done so b
fore.
Shortly after the arrival home
Stark county, illinois, of John Tur
bull, an invalid who spent the spril
here in Chloride, his residence to-
fire from some unknown source al
was totally destroyed. The escape
the family was provideptial. Mr ]
health. gets no better.
John B. Alley is reported by t
newspapers to be sojourning at I
Dorsey ranch IN Colfax county,
which he 10 heavily interested. He
poets Mr.. Ingersoll along at any TIL
now and when be comes the party W
probably visit their possessions In
Black range. They are expected ht
shortly.
Work has been resumed on the silx