Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-25

may be relied upon. The gentleman who
has been looking into the matter and who
has negotiated for the right of way and
road grade for w. H. Newcomb is now
east closing arrangements for putting men
to work building the road.-Pinos Altos.
Sheriff Luna, OF Valencia county, tells
the Albuquerque Citizen that the Rio
Grande has subsidized about three feet in
side of ten days at his town and that the
people of the valley through Valencia
county are no longer alarmed over any
further trouble from overlooked water.
He states that it will take several years of
hard, constant toll for the farmers of his
county, especially those in the vicinity of
the villages of Valencia and Tome, to re-
cover back what the rise in the river has
already done.
Pinos Altos l. A, Snider was one of the
numerous victims Of Tuesdays storm and
is sorry for it, While on his way to Silver
the hail struck him. His horse, usually
gentle, became unmanageble, and after a
short argument concluded discretion was
the better part of valor and gently dumped
Mr.. S. in the road. Then Directing to
the unkind thumps OF the hail stones, he
meandered onward, taking with him a
portion of the harness as a slight protec-
ton against the Jumps of May ice.
Artesian we'll drilling will soon COM
mence again near Springer. Col. Dryer
has contracted with the firm of G. Bariana
& Son, of Cheyenne, Wyo., for the put
ting down Of a number of wells. The
first one is to be on Dave Dryers land
three miles west of the Taylor artesian
we'll The Barianas are experts in the
well drilling business, and have large
number of steam drilling machines at
work in different portions of the country.
It is their machinery that is at work so
successfully in Lincoln county. The
elder Bariana visited this vicinity last
year and gave his opinion, as an expert,
that artesian water can be found in many
localities here.-Stockman.
Silver City Enterprise In the great
Apex mining suit, Calamity vs. Illinois
Idus L. Fielder, esq one of the counsel
for the plaintiffs, scored hit by offering
in evidence Autographed map OF the
Kingston mining district, which had beer
introduced as evidence by the defendants
in the case. A foot-note explained the
formation OF the camp, as well as thu
position in which the mineral was gener
ally found, and was worth more to thu
plaintiffs than any dozen witnesses who
could have been introduced. 1t createt
sensation, and was a clncher to al
arguments which had been made by
plaintiffs.
Yesterdays mail brought fourteen pa
| fol ,ivafy M al
Among these were Denver News, Denver
Republican, Pueblo Chieftain, Fort Worth
Texas Gazette, Kansas Farmer, Indian,
napolas Farmer, Lexington (Kv.) Live
Stock Record, New Orleans Ua.] Sugar
Planter, Little Rock ARK Rural Work
man, and Real Estate Investors Guide
of New York City. The articles cover
broad range Of subjects, and the aggregate
circulation of the various papers in which
they appeared will reach into the millions
Work of this character can not fail to re
suit in good to the territory-it " i'll at leas
let the rest of the world know that Their
is suck territory as New Mexico, anC
that Albuquerque is its chief city.-Albu
querque Citizen.
A. @. Robson came in from Coone
last night and reports Indians out. A mai
named Campbell was found dead on tn
headwaters of Whitewater, on or about tn
14th. Tracks of two Indians were foun,
going from the body to the cabin. The
were next heard from on the Blue on TIN
18th where they killed Nat Whittam an
then returned to the Mogollons. Capt
French and party went over from Aim
to bury Whittam but found that part
had been there and inferred the body
leaving note saying that the Indian
had come from the east and had returne
that way. From the foregoing it is ev
dent that they are in the Mogollons. -
Silver City Enterprise.
The report that Geronimo was Sun
day school teacher has been exploded b
a letter received by Winfield Scott, char
lain OF Fort Huachuca, from chaplain
Pearson, of Mount Vernon barracks, Ala
in which he says: Geronimo is her
yet and is likely to remain. He is q
docile as you please. He is not now
and never has been a Sunday schoo
teacher. He attends school once in
while, but not at all regular. He spend
most of his time at the depot selling cane
he makes to travellers passing up an
down the railroad The other Indian
attend my services well, and think q,
, looking up. You would be greatly SUI
, prised at their advance in civilization. -
Tombstone Prospector.
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