Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-05-23

Why don't the managers 90 to milling the
stuff
There are about sfty mixers working in
the Cooks Peak district.
J.. Denuiston, Of Hachiia, With a ear Of
ore for the 81 Paso Smslter, is still in the
eity.-Ballion.
"A. G. Lang, Who came from San Fran
cisco to inventory and appraipe the mill
property Of the Carlisle company was in
town Saturday on bis way home. As most
Of the Nschlnery is tied up in the lssse to
John A. Miller not much Of it will be sold
until the lease expires. Mr.. Lang inform
cd the LIBERAL that the company had de-
oidsd to abandon the property,
Some idea Of the amount Of coke that il
handled in Wicsx by J. Libsrmau & Co,
for the Old Dominion company may be
Termed when it is stated that "A cars
over a million and n half pounds-of that
commodity arrived here during the pEst
week, aad that over two million pounds OF
ooks are now on hand. A small army Of
teams il kept constantly employed haul
ing this coke to Globe, and returning with
copper bslIIon .-Stsekman.
A gentleman in this city who owns
property on the other side Of the river,
rendered a site for a smeltsr to Mr..
Towne. Of the FL Paso smelling company,
in case they decide to move their plant to
Mexico on account Of the present heavy
duty on lead ores. He has reserved a let
ter from Mr.. Towns in which hs statsf
that be did not think the csmpan would
move their works, as there iS considerable
Auxing ores in tue southwest, which can
be used, and further that there are n NUN
her Of mines in this section which if de
yelopsd will yield fair ores for nuxing pur-
posss.-El Paso Herald.
e. N. Hand, one Of Silver. City's best
known assaysrs, aud VIM. F. Aiken re-.
turned Friday last from Guatamsla, whsr,
they had been to expert 3 mining prop
erty. lni some respects they liked ID,
country. and in others they did not. They
report the mining business as in its in.
fancy. Very little prospecting has beer
| done. The country is covered with such 9
dense growth Of brush, thorns and vines
that it is practically impossible to prospec'
except where the mountain streams have
: washed away the soil. They found thu
e country much more productive and beauti
q full than they expected. 1t is in fact, th,
e garden of the world, but hot and sickl.
d along the coast. They experienced Rrsa
difficulty in obtaining transportation 10
e inland travelling, as thGre seems to be- lii
tie, or no, desire on the part of the IA
8 tives to accommodate travellers. They like,
the people well. speaking in the highss
terms Of the generosity and idlsnsSs. !
good many Americans are in that countr
and are all getting rich rapidly in coffee
rubber. etc. Very few Of the natives vii
+ work, as all of their wants ars supple,
by nature. They live entirely on frat
}. and vegetables. and are, or the whole
eontentsd and happy. The country
e abounds insects, birds aud monkeys. C
= P. Huntington is building railroads a
through the country, which promise to I'D
}. vance further in tho next FIVE years in civ
i~lization than it has in the past century
+ All Americans who are not In business fol
z themselves get big wages. Civil en-
a gineers find plenty of employment al S35
e per month and furnished. -Entsrprise.