Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-05-17
NEWS uaaErg.
yarioue Itcrns Of N twu Gathered nom Our
sxchsnses > 10 othcr so~rssa;

,HNchanges aAd othpr SoNrveai
Folsom Idea jont a We got to press
Mr.. corderay aBd Ny. pevOrs arrived ip
town With. The finest specimens Of native
amber and genuine copper 1t has been Oug
good fcrlune to see. Mr.. Corderay has
known for come time that there was min
eral in abuhdancs IN this vicinity, but has
quietly kept it to hImseli He has one
shaft over 100 feet aud will soon be ready
10 Ship ore from Folsom. The marble
which is in abundance and near the sur
face will be sent 10 Denver and Kansas
City fOS geological tests.
Tucson CiiiEen; Hon. A. b. Morrison
Of New Mexico, appointed TO succeed
Special Agent Slater. has, among other
duties, been instructed 70 proceed to Casa
Granda nnd inspect those prehistoric ruins,
preparatory 10 making report TO Secrs-
tary Noble on the same. Il is the pur-
pose Of the government to PRESERVE them
so that they may be Of interest to future
generations. We greatly regret that this
was not done twenty years ago. as the
ruins we're 10 much better state OF Dres-
srvatOn than at present. As Landmark
OF Arizouas past greatness the Casa
Grandst will stand as one Of the unex-
planned wonders Of the great southwest.
Florence EnterptisF: For the past two
weeks the farmers of this valley have been
busy cutting hay and grain. The crop Of
hay is something above the average and rs
the acreage has been greatly extended this
gear IT will be both abundant aud cheap.
The barley being harvested is in splendid
condition and la:gs crop is expected.
The wheat is looking 6ne aud will be
ready 10: the headers in a couple Of weeks.
The fruit crop Of the whole valley will be
an unusually heavy one, the trees and
vines beiug loaded down vita it. Figs
are ripening and the season Of plenty is
At hand.
New Mexican: The fret itstsllment Of
Provisional indebtedness" bouds of the
territory, provided for in the Perea
finance bill which became Law at the last
session Of The Legislature, has j;.it been
sold at per cent premium, and the cash,
$10l, 900, il in the hands Of the treasurer.
These are per cent bonds to run thirty
years if desirable but payable 10 twenty
year. This money can be used only in
meeting the expenses Of the territorial gov
eminent for the 4lst fiscal year which be-
gan ON March last. Another block of
500, 900 in similar bonds will be sold lat
er on. The estimated amount Of money
necessary to run the territory for the FIRST
half Of the cnrront year ia Sll4,000, and
according to the above showing there iS
only S10l 900 on band to meet this esti-
mate with. The officials, therefore, figure
that the end Of the fiscal year now on, the
cash basis principle will hardly be reach.
ID, the shortage being about l2 per cent
A gentleman of Tombstone is in cores
2ondence with parties in Pennsylvania,
sho has a large diamond drill. With view
of inducing them 10 bring the drill TO this
country to be used in prospecting mines,
to bore for artesian water and prospect for
coal. If he can succeed in getting them
to come it will se of great bene6t to this
section, as by 1t mining ground can be
prospected at comparatively small cost to
great depth the drill being capable of
boring to depth Of 1000 feet and is in
such shape that 1t can Ls transported
| around tne couutrr
Enterprise: Sheriff Fryer went to Phe.
nix last Monday, armed with warrants for
tbe arrest of AsklsaylaLa and Nacohqui-
say, the Apache murderers OF Vim. Diehl
near Mammoth, few years ago, and
Kentuzy and Hasnshw whoza, the murder
erS Of Jones near Dudleyville last year.
These indians were tried in the United
Stntds court, convicted and sentenced, but
by the recent decision of the United States
supreme court they should have been dealt
with under The territorial statntes, There
fore Sheriff Fryer repaired TO Phenix to
arrest them immediately upon their dis
charge by the United States authorities.
They were brought to Florence and are
now IL Lhs county Jail whore they will rest
and fatteh fof the ensuing Ave months
which will intervene bsFOrs the grand jury
is called
Republican: fularOsa ssill lict the pen
nant as the great vip,sr ektdsk spot Of
New Mexico. All wiatef lcbB have the
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dishes containing cauhaowsr. cabbage and
onions grown in the open air, and for the
last two months asparagus of the finest
quality, and daring the month Of April
radishes. The prospects are more than
usually aattering for summer vegetables,
and already Strawberries are being pro-
ducsd in Abundance.
TtiaG Curious Faet