Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-07-21
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

The Monero coal banks in Rio Arriba
county are in full blast.
The Las Vegas Bible society has broken
up in big religious row.
Mutton ls away-up in the east and
going still higher if reports can be relied
on.
The dry goods store OF Prudential &
Co., at Las Cruces. was robbed of $15C
worth of goods one night last week.
Capt. ]. F. Reed and H, B. Hamilton
of Socorro, have made strike north o1
the Magdalenas, in the foothills.
Mrs. Henry Gomez, of Amargo, was
bitten on the foot by rattle snake but
the free use of whisky brought he,
around all right.
J. A. Stickels has struck three and g
half foot vein of coal at the depth of only
forty feet. His shaft is only about two
miles from Folsom and will be big thing
for both.
William Locke and J. G. Kello have
been appointed the commissioners for San
Juan county to prepare an exhibit of the
products of that county for the territorial
fair at Albuquerque In September.
Sherman post, G. A. R., of Las Vegas,
has taken in hand the matter of erecting
statue of President Lincoln, in Lincoln
park, there. A committee has been ap.
pointed for the purpose of soliciting
funds.
1t is reported by Santa Fe railroad men
that large number of cattle have been
drowned in the Rio Grande during the
late foods, between Ell Paso and Rincon,
and their putrid carcasses are now pol
luting the waters from which Ell Paso de-
rives it's SUPPLY.
When the Mexican first shot at the
Frenchman yesterday morning, Ed. Price
a commercial tourist, stuck his head out
of an Arlington window to see what the
trouble was. When the Mexican shot
the second time Price lodged back sc
quick he broke the plasterlng on the wall
Liberal.
The valley of the Gallinas between the
hot springs and Las Vegas is mos
beautiful sight these days with its fields
of alfalfa and grain Of different kinds. i
New Mexico could only be blessed every
year with as much rainfall as the present
one has, what country it would be-
Optic.
Rio Arriba notes.: Caldwell's mill
turned out 100000 feet of lumber last
month. n Col. Broad has large
number of men and teams at work msk.
ing and hauling hay. The
largest church bell in New Mexico will
he raised at Park View on the 25th inst.
| st. James day.
Mr.. J. X. Lyon, of Ell Paso, is at Dem
ing to take charge OF the U. s. deputy
collectors Office until the collectorsbiE
imbroglio at Ell Paso is settled. Mr.
Hudson, the incumbent there, resigned
some weeks ago, and Mr.. Lyon is sent ~
to relieve him. Mr.. Lyon was formerly
collector at Nogales.
The wheat in the lower Rio Grande
will he harvested by the middle of mex,
week. All OF this grain will be sold al
Belen and Albuquerque, save the little
taken to the local mills. This is not al
it should be. Socorro should have floul
mill of fifty barrels capacity per day, ant
she would have it were her citizens awake
to their interests.
The mining outlook for this district be
comes brighter every day. Aside from
the celebrated Organ mines, prospects art
being developed within radius of sew
ersl miles from town which bear every
indication of becoming valuable property
in the near future. This part of the coun
try is no good for the impoverished specu
lator who wishes to mine with his mouth
but for the practical man who comes her'
to work either with his muscle or hi
money, the bona fide inducements helt
out are very, very glittering.-Las CruceI
Republican.
The Rio Grande Irrigation & Coloniza
ton company, Gardner & Co., contrac
tors, are pushing the work on the cut a
the junction of the Silver City draw an(