The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-16
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The survey for patent Of the Mid
night mine is being made tha week by
W. II. Trumbor.
N. r. Lundy has resumed work on
the Midnight mine TO add ten feet more
20 the length Of the tunnel.
I'd Mayer and Hugh MeTavish eK-
pect 10 start for New Orleans within q
month from this time 10 visit the ex-
position.
Kreamer Kelly came into Chloride
Wednesday from a four months so.
journ with Reed and Osborne In Black
canyon
There will be n dance at Blain's hall
in Chloride. on Thursday evening next
All are invited. Dancing 70 commence
at eight o'clock, sharp.
Frank Dodds Of Ojo Caliente is one
of the enthusiastic democrats who will
20 10 Washington to see Cleveland in
augurated on the 4th OF March.
W. C. White and Tom Higgins have
leased the Stephenson, the old reliable
mine in the Organs and are putting It
in shape to work a number Of men.
No county In New Mexico has a
board OF county commissioners more
capable or honest than Sierra county.
Like their predecessors they begin bust
ne.s with a depleted treasury but they
manage to do business on a cash basis.
Reports from Montana and Wyom-
iEg are to the effect that on account OF
the deep SHOWS there cattle are starv-
ing 10 death rapidly. In some sections
it Is feared that some entire herds will
be totally obliterated unless the winter
softens its rigors. New Mexico seems
TO be tie only place where cattle are
always fat and healthy.
On his return trip to Kingston j. II.
Buried met with an accident which
though not not as serious in its result
as it might have been was sufficiently
JarrEgaf TO leave him no desire to re-
peat II. He was on horseback and de
~scending the hill leading to Hermosa
at a sharp pace when his animal Stun
bled and both horse and horseman
went rolling in the dirt.
w. G. Stegman, Robert [Smokyl
Jones and J. G, Park own some ex-
ceedingly fine prospects at Gold Hill,
upon which work is progressing steadi-
ly. The John Henry is considered the
richest of the group. A part of the
lead, which is small, assays about 5000
in gold. The Charm and Maggie also
assay we'll and are considered excel
lent propertles.-Silver City Enterprise.
On Wednesday Ralph Moore brought
j. II. Meeson TO Chloride from his
ranch on Black canyon In order that
his feet which were frozen New Years
eve could have better medical care
than was possible on the ranch. DIR.
Haskell thinks there Is no doubt that
all the loss of MI. Nelson's anatomy
which will result from the frosting
is his toe nails, but he couldn't have
stood much more frost and saved his
feet.
/. II. Gray has purchased of j. NJ.
Smith the stone building adjoining his
corral, together with the two lots which
20 with it. Isaac thinks he sees q re-
vival of business IN the near future
and he propose to fix himself TO take
advantage of it. He will extend his
corral oyer his lately acquired posses
sions. The acquisition gives him un-
limited space in which to spread him
self and will snswer all the needs Of
his trade that Chloride Is likely to re
quire in many years.
A. Hush Bowe who has been at San
Antonio, Texas forsom6 time past en-
deavoring TO purchase a thousand head
of stock cattle. finds his path to this
end lined with difficulties. He has
made a couple of purchases as he sup
posed but when he came to examine
them he found the cattle were too poor
in flesh to stand the trip. and he is no
nearer reaching his range with his de-
sired live stock than he was when he
left New York. Cattle in Texas Ia re-
ported to be looking badly.
Parker & Son relocated the Copper
King mine on Chloride creek in which
they were once interested with Frank
Waterman, owing to Franks non-com-
pliance with the law requiring assess
ment work to be done. They have set
John Griffith ut work on the property.
Their intention is to run the tunnel
which is already started, to a connec-
ton with the ledge In order that they
may know whether the prospect
amounts to anything or whether 1t
don't. II when the ledge is cut it
proves to be as good as expected, work
will be continued on 1t right along.
Judge Holmes has treated himself to
q much needed article OF furniture-a