Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-07-06
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

On the Model farm near Springer,
Messrs Cowen and Dyer have fifty acres
in beans. At ordinary prices this crop
will be worth about 1856 an acre.
Col. P. R. Smith came in from his irri-
cation camp yesterday. He reports
about twenty-five men now employed on
the work, and that thus force will be
doubled in a few days.-Deming Head
light.
Considerable" note in the Albuquer-
que Citizen: This morning r. Ruppe
PANIED from the ore which Fritz Lum-
mitz brought to the city from Las Pla-
citas, considerable gold. All accounts
would indicate that Las Placitas will
soon become known as a booming min
ing camp.
San Pedro note: A telegram received
from Supt Mclaughlin, of the Santa Fe
Copper company's mine, says he started
up the large furnace last Friday. The Of
ficials of the company in Boston look for
much larger product as the result
New York Mining and Engineering Jour
nal.
Silver City will soon have railroad to
Hanover gulch, rs miles north connect
ing it with the large banks of iron ore
there and with the copper mine of the
district. A wagon road will be made from
Hanover on to Georgetown by the way of
Shingle Canon.
Hillsborough note: Placering is still
carried on in the gulches when water can
be had. Several millions, more or less,
hoxy fol ba oil ia1
its, and only the surface ofthe country
scratched over. Some day water will be
piped in and the whole surface of the
gulches washed over. The Huntington
mills seem to be perfect success on that
class of ores. They are very cheap, and
seem to have many points of advantage
over the stamps.
Mesilla valley farm notes: Crops of all
kinds are in splendid condition, the wheat
crop is above the average. f.
D. Timbrook has just finished planting
100 acres of broom corn.
Stephenson Bros. have planted sixty acres
of beans on one of G. V. Meads farms
adjoining the town. They are growing
finely. n n Hatton Bros. firm has
just received two steel hay balers, 10, 900
pounds of baling wire and five Deering
moving machines. This shows that the
west side of the river raises alfalfa.
Springer Stockman: The people of
Springer are glad that Col. j. S. Taylor
has decided to devote portion of his
time and energy here. Mr.. Taylor is a
man of resources, who carries out what
he undertakes and knowing no such word
as fail. Communities are we'll off that
possess such live spirits as Taylor, Dorsey
Dryer and others whom we might name
men of large Ideas and uncomfortable
wills. They make money or lose it in
large amounts.
Las Cruces Republican: Don Nestor
Armijo has bought half Interest in the
Ascarate grant, ranch, cattle, horses,
etc., etc., in the state of Chihuahua.
Mexico. Consideration 100000 spot
cash. This is bona fde sale and sew
eral thousand dollars were put up by Mr..
Armijo on the day of verbal sale. Messrs.
Armijo and Guadalupe Ascarate left
Wednesday for chihuahua to sign papers
and have sale property placed on record
when the balance OF the money will be
paid.
Thursday, at 7 a. M, the shaft had
caved in down to the 50-foot level, and |
the timbers had been burned to the depth |
Of 100 feet from the surface. How much |
more extensive the caves may be, can
not at present be known, altho' it is now
evident that the old working shaft of the
mine is destroyed. Business in town
was suspended, and every effort made to
reach the unfortunate men imprisoned in
The mine. Friday at daylight, the foot of
;he Homestake shaft was reached, and
;he bodies of Mr.. Drake and Mr.. Timoney
we're found in the drift, about 120 feet
rom the bottom OF the shalt. They were
Gaming forward with their heads upon
heir arms, and seem to have been eating
heir lunch when overtaken by the dead.
y fumes. They probably died before
Of June 30th.
Deming Headlight: A singular and
somewhat romantic wedding took place
It the City Hall on Tuesday. The bride
md groom rode up to the door on horse
pack, and called Judge Field out and in
ormed him they wished to be married.
The groom was reinforced with a brace
If pistols, and both were fully equipped
n all respects for journey, having their
blankets and camping outfit strapped to
heir saddles. When informed OF their
Wish, the staid Judge, as soon as he recov-
red from his establishment, ordered the
nan to ride around to the other side of
he woman and join hands," which was
promptly done and the two were made
ond Uifa in dr1a form bord ond