The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-03-21

Ted HoughtOn is of TO the river this
week after more cattle for his ranch on
the other side. He expects to get n
hundred head of cows this time which
added to the band he already has will
make him quite a herd. The Hough-
ton & B0we range is one of the finest
in the territory.
II. n. Castle returned from his trip TO
Topeka Wednesday evening. Mrs. C.
did not return with him but rather
went further east to the home of her
father al st. Charles, Illinois to seek
medical advice, and she does not expect
to return to Chloride at all. Her many
friends here regret this determination
of hers.
The concentration started up for con-
tinuOus business yesterday, Mr.. Castle
in charge. The working of the ma
chinery is a success and when the con-
%centrating qualities of the several ores
of the camps round about are thorough
ly assured by tests there is not the least
doubt of there being plenty of ore to
keep it running constantly.
Miss Fannie Mayer of Fairview
started yesterday on a prospecting tour
southwark. She goes to Ell PasO first.
The rest of the family will follow her
about next Wednesday to such a place
as she may determine offers sufficient
inducement for them to locate. The
Mayors are a most estimable family
and Fairview will regret to lose them.
The preliminary arrangements are
about completed for a race to be run
on Sunday ten days hence between NJ.
G. LevY's gray pony and one of Blain
and Camer0n's. The stakes are fifty
dollars a side with six hundred feet as
the distance. 1t is not known yet
where the race will be run, whether at
Chloride or Fairyiew.
The present work on the Equator
mine in the Iron Reef district consists
of running a drift east across the ore
body at about twenty-five feet depth
The value of the ore shipped to Denver
is not made public but suffice it to say
the returns greatly exceeded Mr.. FoS-
ter's anticipations. When ore is richer
than the owners expect it to be it is do
ing well enough.
Alex. Rogers of Engle has a sale on
hand by which he will transfer to Il
lady from Chicago his Engle property
and mines everything complete for
twenty-five thousand dollars. Alex.
has valuable property and the purchas
er will be fortunate to get it at so rea-
sonable a figure. The lady has paid one
thousand dollars as a forfeit ON sixty
days bond or the property.
Tommy Robinson and w. J.. Hill
went to the lard Office last week aud
extended their trip to Ell PasO. They
say that Ell Paso is booming at present.
The laborers of the Mexican Central
road being relieved from duty by the
completion of the | ne, are at the city of
the pass blowing in their surplus cash
The gambling institutions are coming
money,
Wilson the partner of Mr.. Lyman
and herder of the stock is expect.
ed back from Iowa soon with
another installment Of fine cattle tC
add to the herd. Lyman & Wilson
have the finest little herd of cattle thai
there is in western SocorrO county
and equally select of anything in New
Mexico.
Messrs. Linten and Graham have
made a new and promising discovery
in the Cuchillo's south of the Blue
Dandy and on the same side of the
range. The ledge whose width is YET
unknown is an iron gangue IN which
are numerous spots of bornite ORE
which undoubtedly runs high in silver
If the ledge proves permanent the
owners have a bonanza, sure.
The RANGE was wrongly Informed
in regard to the amount of ore sent on
at the late shipment Of the Equator
mine. There vas in reality some eight
tons shipped, and it was ore such a
never before was loaded at Engle. HaC
J the Equator been disposed to send al
5 the ore running over one hundred oun
ces per ton silver it could have loaded
: good many cars.
{ The road to the Blue Dandy mine i!
nearly completed and DR.. Reekie de
serves credit for his enterprise in push
ing it through so rapidly. 1t is tn
S hardest piece of road to build for it
length that has yet been constructed il
t the range and the expense will foot u
e to eight hundred or a thousand dollars
The work of taking out ore was to be
t gin yesterday or to-day.
> Joe Bushy departed this week to re
y turn if ever, only when times are bel
u ter. Don't go willingly. He rathe
/ live in this climate than any other tina
he has ever experienced, but he see
nothing for him here and therefore h