The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
LOCAL NEWS.


Dr. BhRH has goae yer the range
this week on a trip OF pleasure and
business eomhiued.
C. II. Brooks the purchaser % the
silver Monument mine. went back 10
Denyer On Monday.
W. : Sherrard Is engaged In sheep
herdlng down in Old Mexico. lie has
at last struck his level.
John Andrews and family moved
back 10 their ranch this week and the
late Lindell hotel Is vacant
Sierra county Is one Of the smallest
counties Of New Mexico and one Of
richest IN natures treasures.
Larry Mcdonald has bought him 4
mule team. Horses. oxen. mules-he
will n know which he likes test.
Tony O'NeGl came mp from Lake Val
ley last week and is still at Fairview.
Steady work appears 10 agree with HIM.
The BLACK RANGE will publish the
full bill creating Sierra county II it ever
succeeds IL possessing itself Of a copy.
The smelter at Kingston was expect
I'd to blow In this week aud the RANGE
hopes the occurrence was attended with
success.
Jack Carpenter and Harry Goodrich
have purchased n saloon ut Palumas.
They will run IL M a branch of their
Engle house.
Jack Dalglish, Fred Richards Jim
Hamil and W. W. Jones we're all at
Las Cruces last week as witnesses in a
land case for Purnort.
The Mcbride & Anderson's building
lately purchased OF T. w. Parker is oc.
cupied by Westerman, Michales ct al
Ms Il place of residence.
r. F. Howe Of Grafton expects to
make an early sale of his saloon at
Grafton and TO then ty northward with
the birds of the spring.
What do you think Of "A mar who
stops going to Sabbath school because
he hasn't the moral courage To bear
the sobnquet of "Psalm-singery
B.. Luhrman is fencing IN bis house
aud lots on upper Wall street and fix
ing up his house thereon in good shape
besides making the addition of 4
kitchen.
A. J. MaxReld has made the purchase
OF a new wagon from Browne. Man.
zanares II Co. of Socorro. and he starts
this morning for Engle tO get posses.
sion of 1t.
Fairvlew has three athletes any one
Of the would like to arrange a wrest.
Ing match with a citizen of a neighbor,
lug town. Caunot Chloride accOmmo.
date themp
The thieves who distracted property
from Mud springs last week have not
yet been apprehended though there il
nc doubt but that they live in Canada
de Alamosa.
John Mcbride will begin work or
the unfinished portion of the road t.
the Silver Monument mine next week
and will put ii IN shape for hauling ORE
and machinery over.
Geo. Turner took this morning:
coach for a two or three weeks trip bach
to the states. George enjoys his present
pleasant c0ndition-plenty of money
and nothing to do.
Tom Longs bull teams went down tC
Hermosa this week to begin hauling t.
Engle another shipment of fourteen
tons of American Flag ore. This pro
perry sends out its product very regu
larry.
A dance at Grafton is q societ,
event of thia evening. Grafton's dances
are on record as being among the mos
pleasant events that transplre IN TIN
range and this n will probably be NJ
exception to tbe rule.
II. L. Detwiler. brother Of Tom bet
wiler, is camped at Fort Mcliea will
two hundred mules. He is fixing VI
the spring there and making perma
nent improvements such as would in
dictate that he intends TO remain ther,
some time.
MONEYS Black Tail claim south o
Hermosa is improving wonderfully a
development work progresses. TIL,
ledge % shows six feet wide and 1
mineralized throughout. The charac
ter of the mineral is silver glance ant
horn and native silver.
There are many things about the bll
creating Sierra county which nigh
have been improved but taken alto
gether the kickers against the new
county are not residents within the dis
trict embraced within its describe,
limits. We are quite well satisfied.
E. c. johnson returned from hi