The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1886-12-17

b. Mezsrs kaufman and Abeles Ties
gentlemen were accompanied - far a
Engie bY Messrk. John Mcbride. e. ]
Gon anu 2. 4. Holmes
Harry Crawford. Of IT Craig. who
spent several days with has friends In
Chloride last week returned 10 his
home Satuuday. Harry contsmplates
returning to Chloride 10 take 10 the
Christmas festivities.
-Pvoas Bill. In the employ Of Snyder
Bns q soearee. bad his leg quite bad
y huu by bis horse falling upon him
Tuesday afternoon. However. the
YOU td-d puuehrr recovered sufficient.
~ 70 pull out Tot the ranch Nednes-
day.
Quite a lively frscas occurred among
the Blum Brus. Of Fairview. last Tues
day morning which resulted IN con-
siderable hard smuggling In real Mar
gus ~ Blunbury rules aud the loss OF
hair ar blood Was no small item. Ii
seem thus brothers do not dwell In
peace and harmony AS brothers should.
and at tifue b,issful brotherhood gets
pretty rocky, aud u rocky state % at
fairs seemed to have existed last Tues.
day. The matinee was a home affair
and was INDUCED In by the three Bros.
jacob. Henry and Elias which resulted
with sort heads for two and court
plaster In proportion, and Henry CON
ing out victorious by 4 small majority.
-iter the battle WAS over and the
wounded cared for, Elias caused neu.
rvs arrest who was brought before
Judge Holmes charged with disturbing
the peace. After hearing the evidence
Ia the case the prisoner WAS put under
$1,000 bonds to keep the peace.
a few days ago a hunting party which
left a town not a Thousand miles from
here, for a few DAYS sporting on the
west side If the Black range, and
among the spOrtsmen was a young man
who was non accustomed TO travers-
ing paved tboroughfrres than the vast
mountains and plains Of New Mexico,
and AS the RANGE learns II, this orlen-
tai CHAP got lost and wandered about
for four days when he was found by
his companions and safely towed back
TO camp. The lost hunter after being
out a couple of days. in order to notify
any searching party or any one else
who might pass his way. the direction
Of his travel he wrote a notice and put
II In a conspicuous place which read,
Gone north. Did hungry. Jim"
After wandering about for "A day Nv
was astonisbed by discovering the no.
lice he had posted up but a few hours
before. He then decided to take an
other course, so he posted up another
note which read, "Gone east. Did
hungry. jim" After posting up
several notices and finding them again
with no instructions as so his where
abouts nor which one of the boys he
was, he concluded he had better rustic
some "chuck," as he had eaten nothing
for over three days, so he abandoned the
bill sticking business. and at the first
opportunity, he Stayed a calf and TAX
ing u portion Of it he lit out IN double
quick time for the nearest mountains.
However, his friends searching for him,
were close upon HIM at the time he
killed the calf, heard the report Of his
rifle and pushed rapidly forward to the
rescue. The rescuing party soon came
upon the carcass of the lately expired
animal, but its slayer had disappeared.
The s%earchers took up the trail of the
fugitive and after "A hard chase of some
ten miles they came upon their lost
comrade who was feastlng upon fresh
veal. When asked by his deliverers
why he took TO the mountains after
he bad killed the calf, he explained to
them that he was afraid some one
would find him in possession of his self
considered ill-gotten parey.