Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-05
Territorial Items.

little slack just at present. and
several crews were laid off last
week.
A number of Las Cruces and
Mesilla people had n picnic last
Sunday near Dona Ana, and all
had a good time.
The first peaches Of the season
were shipped from Las Cruces
Wednesday. The shippers we're
Judge Wood and E. c. Barker.
The "Stone Cabin" claim, on
the great ore belt, at Lake Valley,
was bonded for $4,000, 10y Jas.
Finch, to eastern parties, recently.
Mr.. Knight, since he obtained
control of the water works at
Kingston, is making every effort
to improve the service and has al
ready made considerable headway.
Col. It. w. Heman and JOS.
Greishaber, of White Oaks, have
been elected as representatives of
Baxter lodge No. 9, X. of p, to the
grand lodge, which meets in Ration
in September.
The Fortuna" mine, situated
near the "Silver Tail, and owned
by Gus Harnish, is bonded by Jas.
II. Perkins, formerly of Lake Val
Ivy, and now of Kingston, and is
being worked by him.
"Sheba" Hurst is waiting the
extinguishment of the forest fires
before returning to his new find on
the Animas Head! He exhibits
some very promising looking rock,
some of which resembles the rich
Creede ore.
Richard English who has for the
past two years filed the position
of master mechanic on this division
of the Santa Fe with headquar-
ters at San Marcial has been pro-
NOTED to be general master me
chanic of the Atlantic & Pacific
with headquarters at Albuquerque.
A fine specimen of birthstone
from the Sulphurs, twelve miles
from the Jemes hot springs, was
received in Albuquerque by Ben
Jones, and is on exhibition at the
White Elephant. The specimen
will run about 40 per cent. in
sulphur.
The stamp mill for the Mormon
gold mine, owned by Brazell &,
Co., was shipped to the Organ
mountains Wednesday. The ma
chinery will be put up at once, and
when in running order, if the
claim pans out as it prospects, we
may hear of something big.
Wednesday afternoon while
Brakeman j. A. LaBarg, together
with several others parties, was
bathing in the Rio Grande near
the bridge, below SAM .sMarcial, he
got in water too deep fer him, and
went under several times before
friends could reach him. He has
not yet entirely recovered.
Aurelio Montoya was caught
stealing goods from Martin Anna
doris store at Las Cruces Thurs
day night. Mr.. Amador had been
missing articles from his store fo1
some time and Thursday night en-
ployed the policeman, Ancelmo
Melendres, TO watch his store, who
caught the young man packing of
goods and marched him 70 Jail.
AT the meeting Of the New Mex
leo Mutual Game and Protective
association in Las Vegas, the fol.
lowing officers we're elected Pres.
ident, @. S. Bahney of Socorro
vice-president, A. r. Quinly oi
Las Vegas; treasurer, ]. A. Fried
enbloom of El Paso; secretary
Will Rosenthal of Las Vegas
Socorro was fixed as the place fol
the annual tournament next year
Beyond the working of the Cum
berland mine on Mineral creek
which has another carload of or,
ready for shipment--there is little
doing in the North Percha country
The mines around the noted
Sweepstakes Hill lie idle. On the
Sweepstakes Consolidated itself
out of which so much rich ore ha.
been taken, nothing is being done
at present although Judge Whit
ham is arranging to 60 to work in
a few weeks under a lease and hai
already some high grade ore On
the dump awaiting shipment
G.. w Fox has opened up a very
fine looking ledge on his Blscl
Diamond, across the creek, which
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