Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-09-27


G. w. Meylert, of Albuquerque,
has secured the right to use the
Silver State Gold Cure remedy
for the Liquor Habit" in New
Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
A car load of tools went down
the 270 foot shaft of the Brush
Heap mine at Kingston one day
last week. Five men we're at the
bottom but escaped injury.
L. Griggs, of Lake Valley, took
off the honors in the single handed
rock drilling contest held at the
Albuquerque fair making %
inches in hard granite in Is min
utes.
Mr.. Neelaud, Of Palomas, Mex
leo, has closed his general store
and the residents of that place
now trade at Columbus, at the
line. Mr.. Neeland is going to
move away.
In sinking a shaft on the Iron
King, at Kingston, last week, ore
was struck at a depth of thirty
feet. The prospects look good
for a large body of ore being un-
covered soon.
The Deming division of the UNI
formed rank, Knights of Pythias,
are completing arrangements for
an encampment to be held some
time next month. The encamp-
ment will last three or four days.
The new inspector of customs,
at Deming, Mr.. Frank M. Gal
loway, made his first visit to Co
lumbus the first of the week. He
has been hunting for smugglers at
the western end of his route near
Hachita.
Mrs. Casad, of Mesilla, had sixty
four varieties of apples from her
orchard on exhibition at the fair,
and VIM. Dessauer, of Las Cruces,
showed grapes, apples, peaches,
pears and other fruits in profusion
and of the finest quality.
Last Saturday night the doors
of the Ferguson Hook and Lad
der company were thrown wide
open, and some of the visiting fire.
men, likewise the Atlantic q Pa
cific boys we're treated to a genuine
reception. Short speeches were
made by several of the visitors
and local members, while a num-
Der of songs were sung to liven up
the occasion. Captain Skelly, of
the Silver City fire company, made
a few remarks, in which he stated
that his company had been royalty
entertained, and they did not re-
gret coming to the metropolis.
Taking it all in all the entertain
ment was a grand finale of an ex-
ceediugly exciting hose tourna-
ment, and the utmost good will
prevailed among those who ac-
cepted the generous hospitalities
of the local department Saturday
night.-Albuquerque Citizen.
The Rio Grande Irrigation &
Improvement company has elected
the following named directors for
the ensuing year; Charles Howard,
J. P. Cook, G.. Gregory, Girard
Bement, A. L. Richardson, H. ID.
Hall, w. II. Trumbull, all Of Bos-
ton; Tranquilino Luna, M. S.
Otero, j. Frank Chaves, p. A.
Simpson and Eutimio Montoya,
of New Mexico.
Several parties are now CORES
ponding with Mr.. Cadmus, of
Lincoln county, relative TO secur-
ing a desirable location for a sum-
mer resort in the White mountains,
and the outlook is favorable to
such a place being established in
the immediate vicinity of Camp
Bristol, than which no more de-
sirable location can be found /;
splendid water and shade, fine
trout fishing, deer and turkey
hunting, an occasional bear, and a
grand view from the summit Of
old Sierra Blnnco.
A mine swindle in which the
bogus property disposed Of was
said to be located twelve miles
from Socorro was recently perpe-
trated in Chicago, in which the
victim paid $4,000 in cash and
gave his note for $4,000. The
bogus mine was claimed TO be
owned by a man named Judson,
while another fellow by the name
Of Weston claimed to have struck
rich mineral in the same mine,