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

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The concsntrator j. raining nicely
nov doing grot WORK and giving per.
feet satisfaction. The ~ Cloud ere
was lded this week. and proved % be
very essy u separation. TIE mill has
need of a liner meshed screen and has
n en-routc hlthcr. When Il cumes
the tailings which are not a. clean nov
could h. desired. will be put through
the mill again.
Lanstrum and MeTavish had some
thoughts Of going TO Clifton. AnE1na.
they packed traps and started down
Chloride. when they were met by John
Mcbride who stopped them and gave
thea 4 job on the Silver Monument
road. The Inen Of this camp will travel
a good ways before they will nnd a bet
ter one.
b. I. Herndon. after several months
wandering through Arizona. has re.
turned 10 tie range and saysit Is good
enough for HIM. lie Is owner in the
Antelope claim on the Palomas. where
he Is now stopping. lie had some Of
his ore tested by assay at the concen-
TRAITOR sampling works and got 100
ouncss silver per ton.
W. u Beery returned To the range on
Tuesday, enach. Mrs. Berry did not
come with him. and consequently he
cannot be expected to remain long. lie
will begin doing assessment work upon
his claims at once beginning with the
Dreadnaught The amount Of work 10
be done Ia addition to assessments will
depend upon circumstances.
The St. Cloud tunnel Is now within
forty feet of the shaft and the work
men have struck the same ore that Is
found in the shaft This will settle the
character OF the st. Cloud, as the shaft
ore Is the best ore Of the lead, and find.
ing It In the tunnel shows that the
chute is ut least forty feet long on the
ledge. Coco enough. Development is
all this camp wants, as the RANGE has
always claimed.
HOpewell and Brooks will add three
thousand head Of stock cattle to their
herd about next month. Their range
occupies some twenty miles of Rio
Grande river front aud comprises a
million acres of pasture land. The
bunch now expected will swell the
herd on the range TO seven thousand
head of cows and bulls and one hun
dred aud seventy-fve horses.
The Hillsboro stamp mill is running
night ana day on the Orc Tino aud o.
Kelly gold ore. Two hundred dollars
rent is paid for the use OF the mill
which is distant from the mines six or
seven miles and the loss on the mineral
IN the rock though a failure to work
it closely is considerable, yet the own
of the properties are making
money and are HAPPY.
A responsible gentleman at Hills
boro this week offered TO contract to
build good wagon road from Hills
boro 10 Chloride, said road not To ex-
coed forty or ~forty-ive miles in length
for the small sum of seven hundred
dollars. The proposed road will strike
Negro creek a short distance
below the Stone ranch. II this road Is
built the reaching of the new county
seat will be al easy job for It's inhabi-
tants IN the northwest corner.
Jim Mennifee, Tom Hall and John
came up from Hermosa
Tuesday evening. Menifee has been
the faithful foreman of the Flag, which
he says is looking well. He proposes
20 take "A week or two of rest, and will
then return to do assessment work on
some claims Of his own. Tom Hall is
still with the Flag, and has let out his
assessment work by contract. Plem.
runs the Hermosa City store, and
is still looking for the boom at that
place.
j.. j. Snyder the gentleman who owns
two miles OF CuchiilC Negro below, as
well rs six miles of the valley above
the town of the same name. is having
extensive buildings and corrals built IN
antici patton of his occupation of the
ranch with a couple of thousand head
Of cattle during the month of July or
Ed. Fest is in charge of put
ting up the buildings which will be To-
on The stream not more than Il
mile above the point where the stage
road coming TO the range leaves the
valley. Mr.. Snyder is now down in
gathering up his cattle.
Otto i. Cent? of Hillsboro, has plans
and specifications for a twelve thou
sand dollar hotel all ready to operate
upon when the status of the new
is settled by congress. Mr..
has been landlord ut HillsbCto
for a number OF wears and he proposes
TO keep up with the times. Just 80
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