Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-02
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
Work on the new bridge is pushiI
right along,


w. &. Ashdown is up from Dolores to-
day after more teams. Times are hum
ming in his baliwick.
The monthly meeting OF the W. c. I.
L. will be held at Mrs. Carpenter rooms
on Tuesday (to-morrow) at 3 p. m.
The city schools opened to-day with
full complement OF pupils, many OF them
from territorial points, Arizona and Mex
cO
Jacob Weltmer has bought corner lot
in Cerrilos, paying the neat little sum OF
$50 therefore. lie will establish a
branch news and book store there.
The Kahn block will be ready for oc'
cupancy in fifteen days. The contractors |
cleared the street to-day and are engaged
in putting down neat flag pavement.
There is nothing on record in the
the county clerks Office to show that j.
b. Mayo ever had any lease near San
Pedro. This is important, and it is true.
The Presbyterian academy will open
on Monday next, the 9th inst. Owing to
an oversight it was announced in our
issue of Saturday that it would open to-
day.
The regular monthly communication OF
Montezunla Lodge No. |. A. +. and A.
NJ takes place at 80 this evening, visit
ing brethren are cordially invited to at
tend.
The New MEXICAN is largely "per-
sonal" to-day, but everything goes. The
capital city is full Of strangers, and the
movements of prominent people is al
ways interesting.
Rev. La Tourette, chaplain in the I.
s. army, stationed at Fort Union, is III
the city guest at Col. Douglas quarters.
lie was the recipient Of q serenade this
afternoon by the 10th infantry band.
Col. r. NJ. johnson and II. T. Wright
ON Saturday bought the Eastern View
mine at San Pedro. 1t is newly opened
claim and Yields 500 in gold and silver.
The deed was recorded in Clerk Garcia's
office to-day.
VIM. Einstein, of st. Louis, one H the
m st successful mining men in the union,
is at the Palace to-day He is one of the
owners OF the Aztec mine in Grant coun-
! ty. lie is much pleased with the Ger
rillos district and will return shortly with
a view to catching on there.
Indian Agent Mcclure returned last
night from trip to the northern puebos.
lie has had personal acquaintance with
many OF theii Leading men for years, and
on the occasion OF this visit they ex-
pressed great pleasure ut his appointment
us their agent, and gave him reception
that was most hospitable.
Under date OF Deer Park, Md, August
20, President Harrison writes an auto
graph letter to Hon. A. L. Morrison in
which he says: II received this morning
your telegram OF the 10Th and am very
much gratitied to know that an investiga-
ton Of your matters, before an impartial
jury, resulted in your acquittal."
Mr.. +. G. Plume, a prominent and well
known citizen of Taos, is in the city on
business, and will sojourn here several
weeks. Mr.. Plume says the Taos valley
wheat crop is immense this season, and
in the way of modern farming the valley
is advancing, having now four threshing
and three patent binding machines at
work.
Archbishop Salpointe has written an
dro acknowledging the good work going
on there looking to the erection OF house
OF worship. In it his grace says: Il ain
especially thankful to the general manager,
Mr.. S. T.. Raunheim and the company
ior donating the lots, and his assistance
to the Rev. and Messrs. J. T. Harris, R'o-
mulo Wales and r. NJ. Carley, and to the
ladies working for the collection of funds,
Mrs. S. C. White, J. II. Cheves, Marga-
rita Trujillo and Susano Ortiz"
Prof. Chas. Longuemare, editor of the
FL Paso Bullion, is with us to remain a
week or two. He thinks Santa Fe couln-
tvs mines have now entered upon Sc a.
son of prosperity that no power can stay
He has always had high opinion OF oar
mines, and rejoices that the time has no"
come when capital is renewing its faith
in them. He counts concentration OF the
low grade ores in this county as the
ground floor OF our wealth and thinks the
enterprises now in hand by the Cash
Entry and Central people will soon dem
onstrate that fact.
James T. Newhall returned last night
from two days visit to CerriIlos. He is
eated ut the industrial prosperity prevail
ing throughout south Santa Fe county.
Coal and ore shipments are on boom
tina, does ones heart good. Mr. Newlall
saw thirty-two freight cars side tracked at
the Little Pittsburg yesterday load ny
coal, ore and copper matte and unloading
merchandise and lumber. John Gray
was there with his coat off loading Chester
mine ore for shipment to Denver. At the
coke ovens unprecedented prosperity pre-.
walls. The output Of coke is now 45t
tons per month, and as soon as the fourth
furnace is up at San Pedro the output viii
he increased to go tons per month. Mr.
Newhall says the narrow gauge people