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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15
THE TERRITORY.
The Latest Territorial News Pertain
ing 10 Mining Interests and Other
Matters ~ Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
A big strike in the Old Man mine
at Fleming is reported.
Silver City is shipping from four
to siz cars of iron ore daily.
The secretary of the interior,
Gen. J. w. Noble, is interested in
several mines in Grant county.
An immensely rich gold strike Is
reported from just across the Grant
county border near Clifton, A. L.
The Colorado Legislature has
passed q meat inspection law SINH
lar to the one passed by the New
Mexico Legislature.
| The new railroad from Deming
South into Mexico is now beng
built, and the company hope to have
trains running South into Mexico
10y August |.
The New Mexican Iron Comps
ny is doing its assessments on sew
eral IRON leads which it has located
in the vicinity of the Las Vegas
not springs. -. .--
Over 1000 tons of high grade.
good smelling ore (silver and lead)
is now in sight in the Bennett
mine near Las Cruces, and devel-
opment work IS enlarglng 1T daily.
The Stephenson mine at Pegan
was sold at sheriff's sale to w. L,
| Thornton of Santa Fe for SS,0O0.
1t is said that combination with
the Bennett will soon pe effected.
The Socorro Advertiser says: Il.
l.. Brooks, of Albuquerque, is look
ing the market over for thlrty-hye
stations with which he has con-
tracted to supply the San Carlos
agency in Arizona.
DR.. J. 7. Gould, the affable and
able associate editor Of the Las Ve-
Gas Optic, has become business
manager of the Trinidad Advertis-
or. The press of New Mexico will
greatly miss his able pen and
ready wit.
A railroad carpenter named
Burns while working on culvert
near Pyramid switch discovered
some rich float. He traced 1T to-
wards Lees peak and discovered a
ledge from which he is taking $500
gold ore. ltis an extension of the
St. George.-Lordsburg Liberal
One hundred and twenty-fouf
carloads of coal were hoisted from
the Green mine at Cerrlllos in San
Ia Fe county one day last week,
The Cerrlllos coal is equal to the
4 best in the world, and is rapidly
becoming known all through the
country.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15
The Wltwaterstand district in the

The Wltwaterstand district IN the
Transvaal region OF South Africa,
begins to be substantial factor in
the supply of gold. Beginning III
1888 with ii, ,260 ounces In Janu-
ary, the product steadily increased
month by month to 1929 ounces
in June and 10000 ounces in Noy-
ember. For the six months end
ing with June, the aggregate reach.
ed 89,320 ounces, or monthly av'
erage of 1886 4-6 ounces. The
product for the five months ending
with November, aggregated H.
S32 ounces or a monthly average oi
23,766 2-5 ounces. Total for the
eleven months, 207, l52 ounces; that
is, a monthly average OF 1882
ounces, or about $4, 10000.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15
The Globe. Democrat says:

News from New Mexico is to the
effect that great deal OF work Is
being done which will bring the
Territory into marked prominene
this wear. In the Carlisle district,
in the development of which st.
Louis is largely interested, it Is said
there is not gold proposition OF
any value on which negotiations
are not now pending
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15
FOR MINERS.


frequently all of them, have been
found in almost all the mountain
ranges IN New Mexico.
There are many parts of those
ranges which prospectors have not
even visited as yet, and the pre-
cious metals are believed to exist
there.
If you want prospect or it you
want developed mine you can
find either in New Mexico.
Ii you get a fair prospect you
always get capital to join in New
Mexico. 1t is the best mining re-
gion in the world, for the follow
ing reasons:
Coal and timber are cheap and
abundant, and tho scarcity OF wa
ter very rarely interferes with the
miners work.
Shows never interfere with min
ing operations, and the climate IL
mild in both winter and summer.
Ii the "timber-line" miners OF
the middle and northern sections
of the west were to have climate
made to order they would get one
identical with that OF New Mexico.
The percentage of moisture in
New Mexico ores is very low.
Every smelter west Of the Mis-
sissippi completes for the ores from
New Mexico, and therefore as good
prices are obtained as anywhere IL
the country.
BY reason of the branch lines,
which are being STEADILY extended,
the mines and smelters are brought
closer and closer together.
The cost of transporting ore to
market is less in New Mexico than
in Colorado, Utah, Montana or Ne
vada.
The mountain wagon roads are
not steep and difficult, and freight
ing is not lnterfered with by storms.
Prospecting really began less
than eight years ago, and was con-
stantIy interfered with up to the
time of the surrender OF Geronimo,
two years since.
1t is even now a rare thing to
find more than one or two exten-
sions located upon developed lodes.
The field ls open to inte lligent min
ers and prospectors. They will
not find the country widely located
IN all directions from the good
mines and paying bonan2as.
The richest and most promising
sections are government lands, and
land grants do not interfere at all
with the miners purposes.
Evidence of the good character of
prospects and mines in thus Terri
tory is to be found in the fact that
during the past year as much cas-
tern capital has been invested III
New Mexico as in some OF the old
or states and territories. The su-
periority Of the climate attracts
capitalists, as well as the rapid nd.
vancement made in the industry
during the first two years.
There is no more inviting field
for capital in the way of smelters,
mills and furnaces than the South
west.-Ex.
l
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15
JURY LIST.

Following is the list of grand
and petit jurors for the May
term of the district coart in this
County:
GRAND JURORS.
Il. II. Hopper, Christ Mar
tin and n. b. Daniels, Kingston;
O. p. Scarce, Cuchillo; W. j. Hill,
Chas. Russell, Fairview: Thomas
Casey, John Ryan, TERRA Blanca;
Chester L. Hoag, Fairview; James
Blain, Joseph Smith, Chloride;
Alex. Beatly, John Linton. Hermo-
sa; Jud v. Moore, II. q. Mckay,
Fairview; L. M. Num-, Lake VAL
ley; j. p. Mothersill, Engle.
PETIT JURORS.
Edward Walters, Saml Carna-
han, John u. Wagner, W. X. Pen
mis-, Gus Reinhardt, A. w. Harris,
Kingston.
Christ Watson, TERRA Blanca.
John Yaple, Grafton.
Thos. Davis, Chloride.
VIM. Lynch, George W. Gray
son, Hillsboro.
w. g. Kendall, Richard Mans
field White, Rermosa.
ID. H. Halleck. Doniclano Mon
toya y Armijo, Casimira Baca, Juan
Apodaca, Palomas.
j. d. Perkins, Saml Brihalba,
Fairview.
Sam'l Lindauer, Fred Shaw,
lake Valley.
Jacob Thomas, North Percha.
Bernado Chavez, San Jose.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15

At the dedication Of a Roman
Cathallc parochial sshool building
in Cincinnati the other day Bishop
Kane of Wheeling, delivered an
address, in which he severely de-
nounced the public school system
of American.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15

Pigott, the main witness in the
parn9ll case has committed suicide
IN Madrid, Spain, whittier he had
flown to avoid punishment for his
great perjuries and forgeries.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15

The British vessel Eldorado of
1870 tons burden has passed
through the Panama canal from
Aspinwall to Choyria, a distance OF
fifteen miles. This is the first for
eign vessel that has passed through
the canal from one port to another
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15

The Paris Figaro alleges that
Oaeen Victoria is a convert to the
Komish faith and the Empress
Victoria has strong leaning IN
the same direction.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-03-15

Prices for copper are beginning
to get shaky again, and a decided
fall In value seems imminent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
E't'y0'gsa C'.''N'V Store
@ NTercha ants How.

We are now comfortably settled in our new
quarters, a neat and commOdious store, well
adapted for our largely increasing business.
We occupy the whole OF our present ware
rooms, which gives us IA chance to display our
instruments at a much better advantage than
was possible ever before, besides enabling us
to carry a very much larger stock OF Pianos
and Organs than was ever attempted by any
concern outside the large cities.
The Estey Piano still continues growing in
favor, and IL is safe to say that already more
OF them are being used in Rutland than of any
other one make, which is signifinant tact,
considering that II is but little more than one
year ago since they were first introduced
here. The Decker Brothers Pianos, which
we control, need no comments from us. This
piano stands first among musicians every
where, and everybody knows IL. We also
control the Behr Brothers Piano which is well
and tavorably known in this locality. In this
piano is combined all of the best qualities OF
other makes, besides possessing several i'm
portant features OF its own, which makes II
the most desirable moderate priced piano now
manufactured. We car. y full line OF these
pianos and invite comparison Besides the
pianos mentioned we have number OF cheap
er makes which are reliable and give splend-
id satisfaction, and now we can truly say we
are in position whore we can defy competi.
! line of the world renowned Estey Organs in
| their new 1859 models with latest improve
ments in design and mechanism, inciuding
automatic attachments. our stock is now
very complete, and need only be seen TO be
appreciated.
! All communications should be addressed TO
| the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
J. H. THORP, Editor and Manager.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1889.
Mr.. SANDeRsoN HEARD FROM.

Principal Sanderson of Attleboro,
Mass, formerly of Woodstock. made an
address at st. Adams recently, at the an
nual meeting of the State Treachers' as
sociation, of which he was president, that
stirred up things considerably and pro-
yoked a good deal of criticism at the
hands of the State prsss. He replied to
his critics in letter published last week
bv the Woodstock Standard, in which he
says
l. My address at st. Adams made no
assault, ''indecent' or otherwise, upon
the State superintendent and county
supervisors. NV reference to those
gentlemen gave them credit for all the
talent which, for the sake of the mighty
interests at stake, sincerely hope they
possess. My language surely was
courteous and my every statement abso-
lutely true.
2. The intention of my address was to
awaken public interest in our schools.
Judging from the hearty commentator
and the venomous personal abuse that
reaches me even here this intention is in
measure being realized.
3. No law, not even Vermont school
law. is so infalibe that it is a crime to
discuss it, or even to crticse its imper-
fections. The State Teachers associa-
ton still seems to me to be a proper place
for the frank discussion of educational
measures.
4. see much good in any education,
however imperfect, but as long as my
native State stands half way down the
list of States in her percentage on native
tnc nd ic nt thn m
the average weekly pay. per month, of
female teachers; as long as one-fourth
of her children of legal school age do not
attend school anywhere and the average
daily attendance is less than one-half of
those who should be in school; as long
as the careless and the mercenary, either
cOntentedly Indifferent or seltishly fear
full that they will have to pay for i'm
provement, are willing to do the least
possible for the public schools: just SC
long will |, at every opportunity, lift
up my voice for whatever step has beer
proven to be step forward.
That he made no assault upon any one
must have been apparent to every reader
of the address. However, there are people
who feel as if they are abused when tn,
TRUTHS told concerning them. That was tn,
main charge of Mr.. Sanderson's critics
and that it was baseless ought to be clea
to all who are acquainted with the mel
of whom he spoke. The last paragraph
of the above letter contains a good dea
of truth, unwholesome, perhaps, but mer
iting the consideration of those whit
have the welfare of the State at heart.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
HELD FOR CONTEMPLATING.

Newell Haskins and Hollis Atwood of
Lincoln were arrested on Thursday after
noon of last week by Deputy United
States Marshal Thos. P. Failcy of Bur-
lington and Sheriff Howard Clark of this
county on warrants charging them with
counterfeiting the coin of the country.
Both the men were brought here Friday
morning and jailed. Haskins had a hear
ing the same afternoon before United
States Commissioner George E. johnson
of Burlington. Several witnesses were
examined, District Attorney Frank Plum
ley of Mortified appearing for the
government and A. p. Upper, Esq,
for the respondent. Haskins was held in
$500 bonds to await the action of the
grand jury. He could not procure surety
and was remanded to Jail. Atwood's s
case came on Tuesday before the same
magistrate. ii. c. Royce, Esq, took
charge of his case for Mr.. Upper, who
was called out of town. Atwood waived
examination. His bail was fixed at $500
He had not procured it at last accounts
and was in jail.
The merchants of Lincoln have long
been bothered with spurious coin and
these men were suspected of making it,
Recent burglaries in Lincoln led Sheriff
Clark to search Haskins' house for stolen
goods. In hunting around the premises
he found remains of britannia spoons
a few days after spurious ten cent
piece was presented at the store of f. NJ
Whitney by Haskins' boy. The govern
ment officials were notified of what was
going on and the arrests followed.
The counterfeits shown in the Haskins
case were not very good limitations OF
silver dollars, quarters and ten-cent
pieces. Haskins is said to have confessed
to making them and to have said thai
Atwood told him what material to use
The officers consider Atwood as the lead
er in the business. lie is half-crazy
fellow, who has been in the BrattleborC
asylum, and is town charge. Haskin'
is IA man of perhaps 40 years of age. AT
wood brought revolver from Lincoln tC
the Jail, where it was found on searching
him. The coins look as if they had beel
cast in mould of calcned plaster. Som,
of them have very rough edges and thu
color of none of them exhibited is lik'
that of new silver.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
COUNTY AND VICINITY NOTES,

\ pension has been granted to John
Elliott of Bristol.
SiXty-one would-be teachers were eX-
amined by County Supervisor Hasseltine
at Bristol on Thursday and Friday.
Miss F. Z. Lapham of Shoreham is
''some" at raising turkeys. She sold to
Nergennes buyers, the other day, 2340
pounds. and in recent year turned off
over $1,000 worth.
The death. at Bristol, Sunday, of Mrs.
llasseltne, wife of the county supervisor
of schools. is announced. She had been
ar invalid for many years. The funeral
was attended on Tuesday.
The large barn near the hotel at Lar
rabee's Point was destroyed by fire sun
day night, with its contents. including a
large amount of hay and grain. y spark
from cigar is supposed to have set it..
There was 5000 insurance.
\ Maine paper SAYS: "The late Ben
son Sewell, son of Prof. j. ). Sewell of
Bangor theological seminary, who was
drowned while skating two winters ago,
left considerable money that he had
earned by teaching. HIS parents are eX-
pending it in memorials which are placed
in churches of the various towns where
Mr.. Sewell lab0red. a pulpit Bible and
hymnbook have been given to the church
at Shoreham, VT, where the young man
spent several useful years"
A. ID. Evarts of Waltham is among
the progressive farmers of the day, ac-
cOrding to an exchange; he milks about
63 COWS daily, adopts the most desirable
dairy improvements, and realizes from
his enterprise. He has built a 206 ton
silo, at an expense of 5000, and has filled
it with the corn crop of seven to eight
acres, cut into inch pieces. He feeds his
cows twice day from this silo, with the
addition of corn meal, and the most sat
isfactory results follow in the dairy pro-
duct.
| a New Haven correspondent writes
Judge Toleman Wheeler, one of Chica-
go's most widely known and wealthiest
men, died there Thursday night, the
2lst, aged IS. He made his property in
grain and real estate deals. He has be-
slowed over 5000, 900 in charities during
his life that the public is aware of, and
his will repeats the sum. His only he'll
is his widow, aged So, who is independ-
emily wealthy in her own right. Judge
Wheeler was born in New Haven, and
was son of Preserved Wheeler, who
came to town in 1871. He studied med
icine and gained his diploma in Burling
ton, and practiced in Canada. His wife
was Della, daughter of Judge Jonathan
and Chloe Nandon) Hoyt of this town
In 1882 he removed with his wife tc
Niles, Mich, where he engaged in
business until 1859, when he removed to
Chicago, where he acquired an enviabl,
reputation. Mrs. Wheeler's sister, Mrs
Eliza Meacham, is now living in town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Our silver dollar-that is, the silver in
it's worth less than Is cents at the
present price of silver, which is now the
lowest for years.
Maine temperance people are engaged
in crusade against Jamaica ginger, the
fuddling qualities Of which seem to haye
just been revealed to them.
North Dakota has chosen as one of it's
Senators literary man, Gilbert A.
Pierce, author of a rip-roaring Wild West
kind of prose version of the -Eneid.
Senator Edmunds, according to pub
lished interview, is of the opinion that
Congress will hold long session and
that not much will be accomplished.
The attempted swindling of grain pro-
ducers through the binding twine trust
led to the invention OF machine which
can use straw instead of twine, and the
trust crowd are unhappy.
''The Silent Man" is the name by which
Secretary of War Proctor is known at
Washington. The man who needs and
receives a dressing-down at his hands
may not think the name quite correct.
Washington dispatches still indicate
that Mr.. Reed of Maine is the leading
candidate for the speakership. Whether
he finally wins or not depends largely
upon what combinations the western
men enter into.
HARVARD university recently bestowed
unusual honors on colored man; but
Notwithstanding that fact, Bostons most
renowned citizen, John l.. Sullivan, re-
fuses to fight negro for less than 500,
600, though he will meet white man fol
half that sum.
The St. Johnsbury Caledonia is not
pleased with the portion of the schoo
law requiring the examination of teachers
in the studies required to be taught in the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
The CAPsToNE LAID.

The cap-stone of the Bennington bat
tie monument was laid Monday after
noon. Promptly at 2.40 o'clock the
stone was swung out, raised in mid-air
and lowered to its place in the presence
of 2000 people; and at 4 o'clock it was
laid in cement by Architect Rim, Con
tractor Ward and Superintendent Par
sons, in the presence of the building
committee of the monument association,
local clergy and representatives of the
Boston and New York city press. I'm
promptu exercises were held; as the
stone was raised for cementing, the doX-
ology, "Praise God from whom all bless
ings flow," was sung, and "America'
followed when the stone settled into its
place. Rev. NJ. l.. Severance, pastor OF
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29

schools. But it doesn't say how else it
would have the qualifications of would-be
teachers ascertained.
Now it is Congressman Flower of New
York who comes to the front with
scheme for the choice by the people of
postmasters, customs collectors and in
ternal revenue collectors. Congressman
Grout of this State branched out on the
postmaster part of the scheme several
years ago, but the country does not ap-
pear to be yearning for such a "reform."
Suggestions for the amelioration of
Vermonts real or supposed woes come
from all sources and are of all kinds. \
writer in the Nation (New York; proves,
to his own satisfaction at least, in long
communication, that the personal prop
erty tax is the cause of all the trouble
from which he assumes the State suffers.
He would have land and buildings bear
all the burdens of taxation.
The letter on Brazilian affairs which
we publish in another column has by the
turn of events become ancient history
since it was written. 1t is. however, in
teresting as showing what the situation
was prior to the revolution and also for
the information about the country it
contains. The latest news from Brazil
is to the effect that all the provinces have
accepted the new republic, and the right
to vote has been extended to all citizens
who can read and write.
The current Scribner's Magazine has a
very bright article by Hon. Edward j..
Phelps on "The Age of Words" in the
course of which he remarks: Never
since the creation has there come upon
the earth such deluge of talk as the lat
ter half of the nineteenth century has
heard. The orator is everywhere, and
has all subjects for his own. The writer
stayeth not his hand by day or by night.
Every successive day brings forth in the
English tongue more discourse than all
the great speakers of the past have left
behind them, and more printed matter,
such as it is, than the contents of an Of
dinary library. -. We certainly
seem to be approaching the time when
hardly anything will be left to be said on
any subject that has not been said before
perhaps many times over-when all
known topics will begin to be exhausted
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
LIT OUT.

Wallace Fisher of Ripton has LETT
these parts, going hence to Crown Point,
whence he intended to proceed to Kan
sas City, Mo-, it is said. Last Saturday
he and his wife came to town, bringing
Il quantity of goods, and made arrange
ments to go south on the night train
but a local creditor, Mr.. Chapman of
the Star mill. who had heard that Fisher
proposed to skip the country, took steps
to have him arrested; whereupon Fisher,
instead of taking the tram, sent the load
of goods overland to the lake and thence
to York State, going himself out of the
State by the same route on foot. He
was traced to the lake Sunday. He had
been for some time engaged in convert
ing his possessions into cash, and one
story has it that he carried about Sll0O
in money away with him.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
SUNDAY TRAINS.

The following circular was issued on
Thursday last from the office of Presi-
dent Smith of the Central Vermont:
Complaint having been made by citizens of
Middlebury that the church service Is serious
ly disturbed by the passing of the live stock
trains through that village on the sabbath day.
1t is therefore ordered that all southbound
live stock trains over the Rutland division of
this road, in passing through the village of
Middlebury, during the hours OF divine wor-
ship on the sabbath day, viz. between the
hours of 10 Il IN. and p. M, II Il between the
hours OF : p. IN. and p. M, viii run their
trains at Il speed not exceeding tour miles per
hour and will refrain from blowing their
whistle tor the highway crossing between the
present station and the bridge over Otter
Greek: the bell must be rung tor said crossing,
according to the statute.
Northbound trains Will be so regulated as
to their hours of passing through the said vii.
lagc of MiddlebuIy on the sabbath day as to
avoid passing the churches during the hours
of worship, VIZ; between the hours OF 10 IA. III.
and p. m, and between the hours of p.
m. and . p. m and will, in pa ssing through
tat village. do so us quietly and III as orderly
manner as possible.
Engineers will avoid taking water at Mid
dlebury, except in cases of necessity, but will,
as tar as may be practicable, take water at
Vergennes ana Leicester Junction or Bran
don. ~
Thessbrders must be carefully and strictly
ObeveE