Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-13
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

The peach crop of Bernalillo county, n.
NJ, is very promising this year. The
grape crop there is always certain.
Lots in Ovards addition are selling like
hot cakes, and A. d. Wright has refused
to sell block at good figures to an eastern
party.-Roswell Register.
The Lincoln county base bali league,
comprising teams representing Roswell,
Fort Stanton and White Oaks, has ar
ranged dates for the season.
The board of regents of the School of
Mines must soon secure the necessary
twenty acres Of land for site for the
School of Mines. -Socorro Advertiser.
Capt. NJ. Cooney came in from the
Mogollons last night, and reports that
ii ere is no truth in the Indian rumors
OF that section. The moccasin tracks
upon investigation developed into rabbit
and cattle tracks.-Silver City Enter
prise.
Benjamin NJ. Banks, station agent at
Mutt, and Mrs. Mollie NJ. Harvey were
united in marriage by Rev. w. ii. Will
liams, of Silver City. The bride was the
widow of former station agent at Mutt,
who lost his life from wounds received
when that station was robbed about three
years ago.
The mechanics are now at work re-
modelling the Thompson and GALES mill.
The pans and settlers have been taken
out ani are replaced by conc ntrators,
new tloring has been put in, and the level
OF the floor in one place raised two or
three feet. Altogether the mill is begin
ming to assume quite new appearance. -
Hillsboro Advocate.
The Electric Light & Milling company,
of this city, is an established and unquali-
fed success. They are working night
and day, and have already sold more flour
than they can grind for the next six
weeks. They get all their wheat from
New Mexico, and to-day shipped car
load Of flour and car load of bran to Al
buquerque.-Las Vegas Optic.
A private letter from Eddy, in the
PeCos valley, says: "Our new town OF
Eddy is going ahead in good shape, and
prospects are first class. Over seventy
lots are already sold and they have been
on the maket only two days. Arrange
ments are being made for several stores
and different kinds of business houses
There. is a great demand for freighters
carpenters, and all kinds of mechanics.
Two million pounds of freight now await
transportation from PeCos to Eddy. Labor
of all kinds is in demand, and no one in
this portion OF the territory need be idle
II you want to see lively town pay
| Eddy a visit any time after the middle OF
May and You will not be disappointed
The Maxwell Cattle company has de.
cided to have a careful estimate made OF
losses to cattle during the winter just
passed. The count and estimate is to be
made by p. J. Towner, manager of the
Lake Ranch company, who has no in
terest in the Maxwell company and is rec
ognized as an expert i'll cattle matters
!na idea of making such an estimate
I r1ginated with Mr.. Clutton, manager O.
ttr cattle department and was approved
by General Manager Pels, who selected
Mr.. ToWner for the work. The result
will be looked for with considerable in
terest as it is the first attempt at arriving
at a practical solution of the question o.
losses on the open range, and the result
will be fair estimate of the losses in
currred on the ranges OF Colfax and Mora
ties.-StoCkman.