Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-10
TERRITORIAL TIPS.
RATION RAKINGS.

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snowstorm Wednesday night. But it was
not as severe as points east and north suf-
fered. About four inches fell on the
northern side of the Ration mountains.
The Blossburg coal mine, which was on
fire two weeks ago, has not succeeded in
resuming work yet and will not he able
to do so until next week, as the owners
find much trouble getting the old entry
reopened, and are driving new one
around that part which was burned and
which, in fact, is still smouldering.
Fred Bruggeman, of this city, purchased
at public auction Wednesday the plant of
the Ration Electric Light company, val
ued at $4,000. The sale was made to
satisfy an old note for S3,000 held by
the First National bank of Ration. The
new management will put in considerable
new machiney and endeavor to meet the
requirements of the growing population.
A dispatch from Colorado Springs says:
"a sample of silver ore was received
here to-day for assay from W. M. Full
brite, Ration, N. M. The mineral is
very rich piece of brittle silver and as
sayed between $4,000 and $4,000 ounces
of silver per ton. The locality where
this strike is made is in Colfax county,
New Mexico. A few days ago gold was
discovered in this same district that as
sayed over $72 per ton"
ALBUQUERQUE ECHOES.
The infant son of John Feike died
Thursday night.
The University and Academy football
teams will play match game on Satur-
day afternoon, December 2i
There is liable to be suspended Dem
ocratic newspaper in this city soon after
the holidays, says the Citizen.
George Hofheins has taken the con-
tract for building the foundation for
the hospital at the government Indian
school.
The Atlantic & Pacific machine and
workshops are pressed in turning out the
orders, and many of the employees are
putting in extra hours.
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Quite number of Socorro citizens
were in attendance upon the silver con-
vention at Ell Paso the past week.
bitches are now being dug preparatory
to extending the city water works to the
fire clay factory south of the arroyo.
The water in the Rio Grande has gotten
as far south as Las Cruces, and the fields
are being prepared for planting wheat.
Socorro county has money in her treas
ury to run her for 1898, her warrants are
at par. What other county can say the
same?
The fall term of the district court OF
the 9Th judicial district in and for Socorro
county, convened ON Monday last, his
honor, A. A. Freeman, presiding.
GRANT COUNTY aLEANINGs.
The Silver City high school and the
9Th grade are now making preparations
for Christmas exercises.
The Grant county bar met at the court
house and passed resolutions of respect
for the late Idus L. Fielder.
It seems that strong fight will be
made on the present fee system by
which county officials are enabled to rob
the people under the guise of legality.
News from Kid and his band is very
scarce. 1t is supposed / that the troops
are keeping him so busy getting out OF
the way that he has no time to create a
sensation.
EDDY WAITS.
The territorial law provides that towns
may incorporate when the number OF
people residing within their plated boun.
daries equal or exceed 1900. The town
of EDDY at present contains considerably
over the required number while in the
suburbs adjoining there are probably 400
more,