Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-12
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

A largely increased acreage is being
turned under by New Mexico plows this
spring.
Irrigatng canals are more beneficial
than railroads to New Mexiro - Elk
change.
George W. (ireyson left lIilsboro for
San Francisco, taking with him $1,000
worth of gold bullion which had been eX-
tracted by the new mill from ore OF the
Mamie Richmond group ol mines.
The great activity that has been mani
tested in Copper city during the past two
months has brought out the wondrous re-
sources of the camp to the notice OF the
world in a measure truly surprising
JemeZ Guide.
On with the irrigation canals! Check
er the territory with them until every
desert blossoms and ripening fields of
grain and fruit show that the manifest
destiny OF New Mexico is to he great
agricultural and horticultural common
wealth.-Optic.
Albuquerque Citizen: "There should
be a large attendance at the meeting OF
the territorial fair association Friday eve
ming. The territory is prosperous, and
the next annual fair should be made q
complete exposition OF the wonderful re-
sources of New Mexico"
The following named st. Joe people are
guests at Las Vegas hot springs; Col.
John +. Tyler, Philip Rogers, W. II.
Wells and wife and DR.. A. V. Banes.
That's about as jolly crowd as ever got
together, and the NEW MEXICAN is glad to
welcome such people to New Mexico.
During the last fifteen months the Com
stock mine at Kingston has paid over
$l00,0 under the efficient management
of Messrs. Barton 4 White, with work
ing force of from ten to twelve men, and
during the past couple Of months it has
been doing better than at any time with
in the last half year.
Harvey McKenna, of Detroit, Mich,
the champion biliardist OF the world, will
play 500 points, three-ball French carom,
he making the 500 points on a run or no
count, against our fellowtownsman, Page
Otero, who is to count all he makes. The
game takes place in the Martin Bros. bill
lard parlor, on Bridge street, at 5 80
V 'loCh SATURDAY evening.
Our educational interests are surely not
being neglected. There are three main
schools in our city, all in furnishing condi-
ton, and all well attended: Las Cruces
college, Prof. Hiram Hadley, president;
the public school, Miss Sue Mead, prin-
cipal, and the Visitation academy, con-
Quoted by the Sisters of Loreto. Besides
these main schools, there are several.
private ones, all well attended and pros
porous. Cruces News.
This is the way they do it over at Las
Vegas: Yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
a child in the house next door to Judge
}. ID. O'Bryan, on the west side, died of
diphtheria and was buried last night at
10 o'clock. Judge S. f. Booth, chairman
Of the board of county commissioners,
was notified, and realizing the danger of
the disease spreading, he had the cloth
ing, bedding, etc., burned and the house
thoroughly fumigated, and the house has
been protected from entrance by out
siders.
The hunt for the long lost Adams dig
gings seems to have resulted in big find
Of fabulously rich silver on the Navajo
A few weeks ago party of
fifteen prospectors left Gallup and struck
horth to the reservation, some twenty
five miles distant. They were we'll out
fitted, and were all old-timers. They
found rich silver ores, but were driven
out by the Navajo Indians. Now they
propose to increase their force and 20
back. Sixty men are now lying in the
camp near Gallup, and more are coming
by every train in answer to personal
letter sub rosa. George Christley is
really the leader. He is a Socorro county
miner, whom the Navajos fear from bitter
experience. He and George Hite, of
Gallup, seem to be in control of the
scheme. 1t is proposed, as soon as the
necessary force is raised, to march to the
mines, make camp there, and hold it
Igainst all corners.