Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-21
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

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San Marcial is to have an Odd Eel
lows lodge,
The Old timers reunion takes place in
Hillebofo September 80.
The miners of Hermosa raised 500 and
sent Thos. Farley, sick miner, on trip
to Arkansas hot springs.
Wild grapes are bountful crop this
season. Wild game of all kinds is report
| ed to be plentiful in the mountains.-
Black Range.
A. B. Garrettson, grand senior conduc-
tor of the Order of Railway Conductors,
+ has organized new division of the order
at Albuquerque.
Grant county now has fifteen mills and
smelters in successful operation and about
300 mines in the county are being worked,
all OF which are paying well.
New Mexico can we'll afford to issue
100000 copies of Governor Princes ad-
dress, delivered at the fair. 1t is good
immigration paper.-Citizen.
A nice shower Of rain fell last night,
which might possibly be the result of the
rain makers experience in Ell Paso yes
terday.-Chloride Black Range.
Thomas JET. Bull, OF Las Cruces, had
magnificent exhibit of brandy and grapes
in the territorial exhibition hall this year
and carried away the premium on excel
lent qualities of brandies.
White Oaks note: The medals offered
as prizes to the pupils of the public school
are given by Mr.. and Mrs. E. Mob. Tim
oney. They intend to continue the gift
each year during their life time.
The convocation of the Episcopal
church adjourned Saturday. Some I'M
portant business was attended to, and the
bishops address and the reports from the
various missions indicate prosperous
and promising condition of the church in
the Jurisdiction.
J. R. DeMier has struck six foot vein
of lead carbonate ore on his Mohawk claim
adjoining the famous Modoc. He has
purchased the Mohawk from Chas Met
Calie aud will proceed to develop it at
olce.-Las Cruces Republican.
The Sisrrs County Advocate gets up an
excellent review of the mining industry
at Hetmoaa. It's head lines read: "a
silver camp in this county that pays from
the surface down-$200, 900 per year regu-
larly produced on small but plucky cap
ital OF bone and sinew."
Lake Valley note: A school house is
being built on the Berenda, about seven
miles from Lake Valley, to accommodate
the children of ranchmen in that vicinity.
The school, when opened, will be sup
ported by private subscription until such
time as the public funds are available.
In all the states county fairs have been
made great means of developing, exhib-
iting and bringing in capital. There is
no reason why Albuquerque should hold
the only fair in the territory. Santa Fe,
Las Vegas and Las Cruces could get just
as good crowd, and then the different
parts of the territory would be shown up
and three or four fold as much good be
accomplished. While organizing COM
mercial clubs and boards of trade, don't
forget the fair organizations. We need
more ard better fairs.-Cerrilos Rus
tier.
Jim Connor who relieved Mr.. Zeigler
of his watch and purse, and for whose ap-
prehension 500 reward is offered, was ar
rested on the day OF the robbery. He was
placed in the custody of William Henley,
of Nogal, who gave him permission to go
out to find his witnesses. AS he was
leaving the house, Isaac Smith, who was
with Mr.. Zeigler at the time of the rob-
berry, entered. Connor recognized him,
and drawing revolver fired and ran, the
ball just grazing Mr.. Smiths head. De-
putty Sheriff Langston with several others
started in pursuit, but so far he has not
been heard from.-White Oaks Interpre-
ter.
Col. W. F. Shedd was in from the Or
gans this week and is preparing to make
small shipment of canaigre root to
Liverpool, England. This plant whose
excellent tanning properties have hereto
fore been only known to a few, particular
ly scientists, is beginning to attract
widespread attention. 1t was recently
quoted in the Vienna, Austria, market at
eighteen pounds sterling, or about 500
per ton. We have millions of pounds
of it growing wild all over southern New
Mexico, and the gathering and curing of
the roots is very easy and Inexpensive
matter when We take into consideration
its market value. Only about twenty
days are required to thoroughly cure the
plant in the sum- Las Cruces Republi-
can.