The Black range., 1884-10-24

AtaGt each from EnKlt Tailed 70 roAch
rhleridc. The cause lay IN the un-
lssoked foF riNe in the rivrr and the cun-
seqacnt Inability Of the drivfr 10 rross.
Yesterday the horses were cumIrlled
10 swim vliie the mail was cruSzrd in
= small baat. The drhris which has
washed into the rver nom McRsy
creek by this summers foods has
forced the current entirely 10 the west
side and at the rate at which the water
Is cutting into the bank the ford may
som be entirely spoiled. Some meas
ures should be taken 10 remedy the
matter. Now Is the time when river
commissioners are uesded.
The Ojo Caliente dance came near
closing with tragedy with Mrs. ioha
Andrews n the victim. The lady was
taken al and an amatuer doctor admin
istered a dose Of morphine. which. hHv-
Ing no apparent effect. was followed by
another. neither being light nor small.
Shortly thereafter she started home
ward with her ,party. bat few miles
only had been travelled when she fell
IN swOon and became cold from head
to feet. II require the strongest exer-
ton and a two miles walk to resusitate
her. nothing in the shape of medicine
being nj hand. and although the team
was put at a dead run for most OF the
remaining distance home. vet several
such spells came upon her and had 10
b. eombatted. ere the journey was end.
ed. The escape was certainly very mar
! row.
The experiments that have been
made In the raising of potatoes In the
Black range. have given proof that
they are the natural crop for this coun-
try. &c. Stivers and ]. II. Cook. OF
their ranches west Of the divide, plant
! ed couple Of acres Of potatoes In the
month of June last. They plowed the
crop once and irrigated IL not ut all and
had a weld Of about n ton of spuds "a
! the acre. Mr.. Silver claims that the
yield could have been greatly increased
by covering deeper. Potatoes grow
wild in all quarters of the range, show.
/, ing that they are indigenous TO the
soil. The quality Of the Black rang'
potato Is exceptionally good. Its equal
cannot be shipped here from either Cal
ifornia Or Kansas. The crop at th,
north end of ,tbe range this year Is
more than sufficient to supply the de
: mand of the present population.
II Is related Of Donaciano MontOya
of Palomas town democratic nomine,
for probate judge, that on recent elec
: tioneering trip of Mr.. Ellis ct al, o
, Ililsboro. In behalf of the dcmocrati,
ticket. their vehicle cast IA shoe in th,
: vicinity of Montoya's house, and they
= knowing that the head of the ticke
!, bad nice. easy riding carriage, wen
/. 10 iSsn for the loan OF II. urging tn,
!, glory and advancement of the cause
Bnt D0naeiano is n wise bird, and h,
put his spreading iingels To his nose
/" and spake to them in his own Language
which they translated TO mean, Gentle
men If the democrotic ticket cannot bI
= :, elected without the use of my bugg,
: then 1t is surely defeated. Then wen
; Ellis, ct al. straightway to the brusi
: where their own rattletrap. chiefly bro
ken in spirit, hid, and sorrOwfully con
tinued their journey.
e A strike was recently made on tn
Hardscrabble location, situated on th,
u ST. Cloud lead, south, and owned by A
!. J. Knight. The Nattross brothers be
gan working for an interest. sinkinI
y from the bottom of ten foot shat
!, that had been started hundred an,
n twenty-five feet from the original dis
70 covery opening They reached dept
D. of forty-fve feet before they foun
% anything 10 speak of, the last fourteen
g feet being in the hardest and most un
10 promising of limestone, but then ther
# suddenly opened beneath them lead O
"a itdu Nti bOlttto NHiIi lullS olAlf-lN
per cent. lead and eleven ounces in 81
= yer. They have done no work on
,s since the discovery. but will resum
:, operations In few days. The crevic
!, rs far as opened is u couple of feet wild
"a but appears to be pitching under th
!, walls at either side at very rapid rat
I. and there is reason to suppose that a
ha immense body of ore lies below read
!, to he opened up.
nt In its minds eye the RANGE can 50
ii Il wonderful future for this Black rang
ly and that not very far distant. MIMI
d. men are unanimous in their opinion
n of the excellence of the prospect Il
ar precious metals, and the conviction
10 forced that the mines here, when deve
ee oped will astonish the world. AS Il
ry stock raising it has been already der
an onstrated that this is the natural hon
IN of cattle, horses and sheep. All u
year round they run on pasture al
he keep rolling fat. There is no puttir
80 / M fodder uor buiidinQ shelter and a