White Oaks golden era. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 188?-18??, 1884-05-08
SEVEN RIVERS--April 80.


ment thrives apace.
Mr.. McDerlnett. somewhat known at |
White Oalls, died here of heart disease
on The 2jlh inst, and was buried ou
the 9th He had just concluded a
sale of all his small herd of cattle to
r. p. Segrcst, with whom he has been
connected in business for some years. |
Mr.. McDcrInctt was much respected |
by all who knew him, aDd his many
generous acts of kindness will keep his
memory green in the hearts Of his
friends.
VIM. Roberts, Esq, has just returned |
to Chisunn's ranch, from Arizona,
where he has been to secure proper
range for large herd of cattle, which
he will drive there from this county,
as soon "a grass is sufficiently strong.
II is wife, daughter Of james Chisum,
Esq, is visiting at hnr old home, in
Denton Co, Texas. We shall lose Mir
Robert and family, as Mrs, Ro bert will
not return to New Mcxico, bat Join her
husband in Arizona.
The Texas round-ups, between tie
railroad and the south line Of New
Mexico, ended on the Sth inst, at the
Delaware river. On the 9Th the work
was commenced on this side the line
first finishing up Williams range,
which extends above and b law, and
king, in rotation, the ranges of II J
Romcr, J, II. Nash, joe White, j. II.
Slaughter Eddy Bisscll Co., VIM. j.
! Adams, Gordon Bros who have sold
to Wu, }. Adams cattle to the amount
of $36,000-R. Z. Segrest, Geo. w.
! Larrelnorr, Wn. II. Jones, John Wal
tcrs, james NJ. Campbell, B. L, Church,
TbOs Gardner-for Oyer & Gunter,
who have bought all Of Gardncr's cat
IL for$l5,0 5,000-Rhcmboldt 81 Eisenlohr,
II. Trueblcod, Blake & Murphy, Chas.
! PilIoy q Miuter Bros. The work will
continue through the ranges Of the
Chisums, VIM, Roberts, j. q. Lea, An
| derson Cattle Co, etc. They are now
at work about the Rio Fpliz The air
is redOlent Of horSemen. horns, dust
and profanity-th1 latter in mild
form, but contagious, which inpels me
to darn the tide Of beaytly eloquence.
HORSE THIEVES
a couple Of thieves got away with
three head Of horses from VIM. NJ.
Jones, two miles from the mouth of
Seven Rivers, on the night of the 9Th
inst. They also broke into his tool
house and stole two fiue saddles. James
Woods lost hnrse.shoeing outfit from
his blacksmith shop the night previous.
Jones, Woods, Campbell aud Havens
struck the trail aud followed it in the
direction of the Point of the Guadalupe
Mountains. About 35 miles out they
found { lat the trAil ran into q wagon
trail. said wagon having left Seven
Rivers on the lst inst, containing Two
men--one blacksmith, who had been
working here two or three MONTHS
the othtr comrade who came here
from Texas with him.
The pursuers followed tho wagon
trail TO Grape Springs, where they
heard that, about the 9TH inst two
buggy horses had been s'olen from A.
]. Stewart. They were barefoot when
stolen, but returned dav or two ho.
fore Jones ond party reached there
/ shod all around. UpIn examination il
was shown that these shoes CORES.
ponded with TIC tracks about Jones
, ranch, made on tho night Of the theft
There is no doubt but the thieves hid
, the wagon in the hills, stole Stewart.
r horses, returned and got Jones'-and
, somewhere, IN rcIracing their steps