Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-02-09

Uncle Ben Hobson has strucl
some very rich ore on his Blacl
Hawk property He will prosecut,
81 'h work vigorously, being assured q
e. abundant returns. and possibly er,
6 the year is past will pay visit t,
r. the United States dressed in stor,
clothes.
p Since the resumption of smelt
h. ing at the Flagler works last Sat
Z. urday, the daily product of lingo
3. copper has aggregated four tom
e. per diem of twenty-four hours
This copper is regarded in Bait
n n more rs next to Lake, ana careful
d assays shows tineness OF SO pei
n cent.
y The Carlisle mine at depth Of
d 5OO feet has reserves in sight suffi-
clent to run the mill for three
: years to come without sinking O,
:. drifting foot. Recently an ex-
:, pert from Montana visited the
;. mine, and 1t has since been deter
mined to sink the main shaft to a
depth OF 1000 feet.
The interested leases at Juni-
per In the Stewart lease on the
| Peerless have nearly two carloads s
OF rich ere ready for shipmeut.
The Pinos Altos main shaft on
| the Minnesota is now 95 feet In
depth. The crevice of pay miner
al averages fourteen inches, and
MILLS $40 per ton. The owners,
Fowler and Miller, will sink the
shaft, until depth OF 100 feet is
attained, when drifting aud stop
ing vii! be prosecuted, and this val
liable property worked for all 1t IS
worth. The daily output with the
labor of three men now approxi-
mates two tons per day.
This week s run on the Mou ntain
Key will be the largest in the his
tory OF the NINE aud mill. The
estimated value for the week will
exceed S5, coo in gold.
Ore from 300 foot level west |
eross-cut ON Aztec averages S;35 in
gold and rs in silver.
mir. Prince claims that New
Mexico las 100 public schools and
pays larger portion Of Its reye-
uue out i'll supporting them than
any other state. Comparlsons IRE
odIous. Dakota has 1865 public
schools which are sustained by al
direct tax On the people aud winch
last year amounted 10 $l,63S, ,561.
A direct tax in New Mexico would
hot keep our schools open three
in the year. At present
lalf OF the biackmailing Sunday
lues go to the school tuud. i2alf
ii the deadly weapon act and the
,ntire revenue derived from gnnl-
bling licenses 20 to the school fund.
Col. J. W Dwyer left for New
ork Monday afternoon III res
1onse to telegram on Important
business. Itaton Range.
Ration has had snow enough for
and as a result has been
he injury Of several persons tne
worst of which happened to MF.
{ube Lltlon. lie III COMPANY wlA
eyeral others on long sled were
down the hill at rapid
ate OF speed when the sled colIni-
d with a wagon Mr.. Lltton's loot
las caught between the side OF the
led and wheel of the wagon aud
adly crushed the foot. lie VIII
o laid up for some time.
The snow this winter insures /,
arly grass and plenty Of water, l
at II wln be lat4i to a good nam-
er Oh COWS. .
Instead OF the new depot til
as to be butt in hatln the pres :
at oIe Is t. be- greatly enpr4 p
lie section house BIS beng reAray e
I and vii be- Placed aiols q
le present depot 0ni4ias : !
Judge " III. Locke, Of Farming
N, is one Of the NEST per9isteu r
advertisers of the tsu#s II tAat
sctlon lie sent samples Of ap- II
les from his orchard recently, al =
ie way .o tic state horticultural q
low al Do4Eer. y
The j 4 L. &. nave about 100 c
en at Cunbers shoyeiiug SHOW. Y
The Santa Lulu Independent IN
Is climbed the golden stars.
tiaina Of all kind has been div
/ from the mountains to the bet ys
T protected vallies bY the recent 81
orms, and hunters are doing a NJ
mixing business.
Socorro and Las Cruces are
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