Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-10-11

A wagon road across the mesa,
between Marlborough and Cold
Springs, is now talked Of. 1t
would reduce Che distance to the
mines by nearly two miles.
The establishment Of the Santa Fe
National bank, as successor to the
Second National, has by no means
been abandoned. A number Of
moneyed men, including w. G..
Simmons of st. Louis, have already
agreed to take stock in the enter
prise, and no doubt is entertained
that it will be carried out.
The Territorial surveyor G general
has been notified that Mark Howell,
of Roswell, has completed the
survey Of the boundary line between
Chavez county and the state of
Texas, having the cooperation of a
Mr.. Twitchell, representing the
state of Texas. This line has long
been in dispute. AS now def
nitely located several fine ranches
and farms are shown to be situated
in New Mexico which heretofore
we're thought to be in Texas.
The reservoir for the Deming
water works is near completion, and
will hold sufficient quantity to fur.
ish the town at all times and sea.
sons. The engine and pump are
being placed in position to ex.
haust the water from the we'll, in
order that the work of excavation
may be continued until depth is
reached that will admit of no doubt
as to the supply. 1t is expected
that pipe and other material will
reach here in course Of a few days
and the line throughout the town
will be laid at once. The new
works will be complete in every
detail.
The work of digging the well al
the canaigre works at Deming has
progressed very rapidly within the
past few days. 1t was found nee,
essary to place three pumps into
service, before sufficient headway
could be obtained over the flow in
order to dig the well deeper A
depth of 65 feet has now been
reached, and a magnificent flow
obtained. The canaigre people,
however, are determined to take
no risk and the we'll will be sunk
several feet yet. The engine and
boilers have recently been placed
in position, and the work on the
buildings is being pushed forward
with all possible speed. 1t is
thought everything will .be in
operation by the latter part OF
December.
The proposition is being dis.
cussed among the members of the
Deming Club, of varying the meet
ing of the Club with weekly dis,
cussion of the question of tariff
not as a party question, or strictly
political, but as a theory, or ques-
tion of administration, regardness
of partisan influence or bearing
The idea is a good one, and it'
adoption could hardly be other
wise than interesting and bene
fical.
The Mongolians of the Territory
are reported to be in a state of IN
easiness, over the fact that they
are compelled to be photographed
by the United States government
under the recent passage of th'
Chinese exclusion act, and they
protest that the treatment Of then
by the government is unjust. Col
lector Hughes stated to a reporte.
of the Albuquerque Citizen few
days ago that they do not TAX
kindly to the clause which compel
them to register and have thei
pictures taken. The Chinese o
Santa Fe have about all registere'
and in a short time a general NOV,
will be made upon the Chinese res
idents of other pl aces.
E. W.1Doll, Of Eddy, was sho
and seriously wounded in the lei
shoulder a few days ago by {
Gastinel. Mr.. Doll was immedi
ately taken to his home and place
under the care of a physician
The wound, though an ugly an
painful one, is not considered dar
gerous and no serious results al
anticipated. Mr.. Gastinel was Al
rested and at his preliminary triI
before Judge Potter was boun
over in the sum Of 1850 TO ava