Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-06-11

was pure spite work and totally uncalled
for.
Albuquerque waif Mr.. Ed. Chaves,
representing the big wool firm Of Else
man Brothers, came in yesterday morn
ing from a successful tour through Va
lencia county. During his absence
Ed purchased over 100000 pounds
of wool. He states that the Rio Grande
valley never looked so well, and has
many good things to say for the energy
and industry of the farmers of this
favored region.
Mr.. Winslow Farr, of Colombo Dublan,
Mexico, tells the Deming Headlight that
extensive irrigation enterprises are on
foot in the vicinity of Dublan, whereby
many thousands of acres of fertile land
will be reclaimed and pat under cultiva-
ton. He had recently purchased tract
of 10000 acres of land from the Mexican
government, very favorably situated for
watering and cultivation, which will be
at once commenced and pushed to sue
cess. The colonists comprise many men
of means and energy, and are from Utah.
Lew Davis and Dick Blacker and 9th
ers have located mine in the Cerro
Colorado, or Red mountain, fifteen miles
north of Ell Paso, within seven miles Of
the Santa Fe railway. The vein as far
as disclosed by the cropping and some
prospect work is traced for over ,OOO
feet, north and south, and is known to be
from eight to fifty feet wide. The ore il
free milling, and also perfect huxlng fol
smelling purposes. The ore contains 81
per cent iron, per cent silica, some lime
and carries gold and silver in paying
quantity at the grass roots.
The dam on the w. S. ranch has beer
finished and will soon be full OF water
1t is situated at the mouth of the Boz
canon of the Frisco, and is composed
chiefly of substantial solid rock work
which can not be swept away by the wild
est flood. 1t contains over l50, 900 cubi
t feet of rock and 1000 feet of lumber. Be
! hind it the water backs up for mile ant
Y quarter. From 1t fume built of lum
,, Der carries the water for quarter Of
mile along the face of the mountain +
t where it empties into the ditch, whicl
g carries it mile and a quarter further t
where it can be made available to irrigat
some $50 acres of choice land.-Silve
City Sentinel
o Says the Silver City Sentinel: Jude
O ing from the statements made by res
4 dents of Sierra county who have bee
- here lately, gross injustice has been don
u to Mrs. Hitler, the charming little lad
h who is proprietress of the Mountain Prid
l. hotel, at Kingston, by the telegram sen
e over the country from Hilsberough regard
l. ing the shooting OF DR.. Mason by Mr.. Hi
IS Ter. 1t seems that Hitler is a worthless soi
J. of fellow, who not only has neglected
his family for the last three years, don
nothing for their support during this
time, and been under bonds charged wit
n horse stealing, but he has spent ever
cent he could get from his wife. Thre
years ago she had some $4,000 in hi
name in the bank. Every cent OF tn
that he could get from her and more to
r he has spent, ard she Is pennless to-day
She has been applying for divorce fror
is him for months past. Dr. Mason an
other friends were doing what they coul
o to aid her and her little children. Hill,
II himself has said that he did not beliey
his wife was guilty. The feeling again
" him over the shooting seems to be vel
!. strong.