Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-06-10

dine, three lots on the east side of the
railroad track, at corner of Silver avenue
and railroad track, paying for same 81 900.
This assures the building of the line at an
early day.
Ed. Pennington, well known news
paper man of Grant county, who made
the Deming Headlight success and sold
out at a profit, is preparing to start new
paper at Columbus, the new town south
of Deming and near the Mexico line.
The territorial university, which is be-
ing constructed on prominent point
overlooking the Queen city of the Rio
Grande valley, has reached the second
floor, and can be plainly seen from Rail
road avenue. j. M. Wheeleck, with
several eastern visitors, were admirlng
ing.-Albuquerque Citizen.
1t is stated by one who ought to know,
by Hosmer himself, that $3.50 were de-
posted at Cerrllos subject to his check
in the event that Geo. E. Hosmer, of the
Springer Banner, would start another
paper there. 1t is understood that his
brother-in-law, Martin, from Manhattan,
Kas, will be employed in the new print
shop.-Optic.
| 1t is understood that Spanish paper
will soon be issued in the old town, and
the Citizen has it from pretty good au-
thority that JuanJ Herrera, the alleged
White Cap leader Of San Miguel county,
and Pedro Garcia, publisher of Spanish
paper now at Las Cruces, will assume the
management of the new paper.-Albu-
querque Citizen.
Mr.. Chas. Warren, of Lordsburg,
brought into town on Monday last a
litter of five young mountain lions which
he had captured few days before near
Hogate's ranch, in the vicinity Of Lords
burg. He had quite tussle with the
mother of the pests, killing her, and
taking considerable chances in doing so.
-Deming Headlight.
w. G. Rifenburg, a few years ago pro-
prietor OF the United States hotel at
Trinidad, known to many Las Vegans,
and at present making his home at San
Diego CAL, may yet prove to be the Eui-
son of the Pacific coast He has invented
plan by which fishing is done with in
candescent lights and a net. Everything
alive under the water is attracted by the
glare OF the light and thousands Of fish Of
every description can be taken in short
time and with little rouble.-Optic.
Eddy Argus: The first crop of oats in
the lower Pecos valley is now heading
out. Three stalks were picked at random
in field near Eddy last week, and the
grains on each counted. The first con.
tanned So, the second u and the third
10l. There appears to be very i'm
pressive sermon here. There are very
few countries, even those favored with
irrigation that will grow crops of oats
averaging from fifty to seventy bushels to
the acre. But we do it in the lowe,
Pecos valley.
The contract for the construction OF the
Albuquerque electric street road along
Fourth street was let yesterday to w. L.
Trimble & Co., but is not expected thai
they will be allowed to prosecute the work
unmolested by the other street railway
company. An injunction from this source
is expected, but this will retsrd opera
tions only couple of weeks. The Ole
street railway company claims that it has
a franchise to construct on any street in
the city running east and west.
Says the Kingston Shaft We are in
formed by Col. Crawford that the eastern
parties who are interesting themselves
with him in the proposed narrow gauge
railroad across the range are now in favor
of commencing work at this end, the star
to be made from the west end of King
ston, and to run on the old Toll road sur
vey as far as feasible to Leadville. From
there new survey will be made either
to Hudson or Florida stations. The
mountain division on the line of survey
from the west end of Kingston is &C.
cepted, and it is believed that work will
be commenced on it on or before the first
of August. 1t will require about six weeks
to make the necessary new surveys, buy
engines, cars, etc.