The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-18
LOCAL z


Charley Ridgely y getting snme ine
ore on his RIOmide claim above town.
]. NJ. smith and Billy Dunn nv down
ON the ~h@adwAiers Of the Animas hunt
ing and prospecting.
There was a very pleasant dancing
party In Blain and CamerOn's building
last saturday evening.
Geo. Beebe is over the range survey.
ing a ranch for the oldest son OF J, y
alexander Of Bear creek.
y. shannon has entered the employ
% Kean ~. Charles. and has moved
with his family to Oio Caliente
The Golden Era has moved away
from White Oaks and established itself
at Lincoln In the same county.
John II. Hughes has found a couple
more of his horses on the johnson
range bearing the johnson brands.
Jim Wilson is now at work on a hne
prospect a Granite gap in the south end
of the range. in which himself and
brother are Owners
Messrs. Irish and Dempsey are at
work on the middle Palomas on one Of
the promising claims owned by them
selves. Mcbride and Burke.
Mrs. Dora Mead expects 10 close her
visit in Chloride next Monday, to JOIN
her husband at Pinos Altos. IN Grant
county. Chloride will lose her regret
fully.
George Turner.M. II. Chamberlin and
Charley Winters are wecking the noun
tains and defacing the landscape in the
immediate vicinity of the Midnight
mine this week.
To keep butter, milk. water or other
articles of like nature cool and nice
these hot days, just place ii In a tin pail,
wrap a wet cloth about 1t and hang in
a draft.
The easiest manner Of getting the
pith out of a cactus ane is to scrape
the coating OF and lay the fiber on an
ants nest. These little animals will
clean the pith out In short order,
Attorney General Breeder has rem
1eud am upluion that county warrants
are legal tender for licenses. taxes and
all othnr dues claimed Ivy the counties.
This item may interest some of the
RANGE readers.
Foster. Johnson and Nourse are put.
ting Their labor upon the Pelican at
HernOsa. They are following the ore
Irevice into the mountain and inereas.
ing the ore dump. The tunnel 10 now
one hundred and sixty-ive feet long.
George Warren. a merchant of Paw.
nee City, Neb.. arrived in the range last
evening for a more or less protracted
visit. Mr.. Warren is u friend and min.
ing partner with Holmes and Bryant.
with whom he is stopping.
The RANGE extends thanks to Sec.
rotary Rich for Il copy of the session
laws of the territory for 1884, a copy OF
the journals Of the house and council
and a late report of the bureau of i'm
migration. The secretary's kindness IL
highly appreciated.
Jack Wilson b II. Kelley and Charley
Franks went out to Socorro with Jake
Dimes, starting Yesterday morning. Mr.
Kelley will continue his journey tC
Bridge, Salina county, Kansas, where
he will spend a couple of months visit.
ing.
The banquet of ice cream to which
Mr. and Mrs, H. L. Rickert treated I
few of their friends last Sunday after
o0n was a rare treat. 1t would have
been delicious any place, but in thil
country where both ice and cream ar
30 rare is was particularly SO.
The Silver Monument mine is now in
good shape for working, The shat
has been timbered and lined and tn,
water was expected to be cleared from
the bottom yesterday 80 that the worl
Of sinking could be begun this morn
ing. Eight men are employed on tn,
mine at present.
Charley Lewis and Ed Doran two Of
the owners of the Palomas Chief mine
1t Hermosa, are back from their ram
5les and are again at work on thii
promising property, taking out ore anC
5acking it for market. They had. oil
asst Sunday. 1875 sacks of ore on tn,
dump, and the mine is reported to b,
looking particularly fine.
Visitors to Hermosa are lavish will
thanks to Alex Bentley, su~perintand
ont of the American Flag mine. for hll
generous hospitality. He not only pro
vides food and lodging, but for amuse
ment he has II large, double swing. pu
up in the most approved style. Kint
attentions come in with the rest as
natural consequence.
Contractors who wish to bid for tb,
Job OF erecting the Sierra county jai
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