Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-11
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

G. G. Aiken, Of Las Vegas, has been
appointed chief clerk for the central de.
partment, Wels-Fargo Express company,
with headquarters at Omaha.
Grant county note; Grass has grown
more than two inches on the ranges since
the rain two weeks ago. A few more
timely rains will insure an abundance OF
feed for the coming winter.
1t has been demonstrated that artesan
water Can be obtained on Legal Tender
hill. While the water may not be fit for
domestic Use it would answer for milling
purposes. Silver City Sentinel.
Chama business echoes: G. 2. Jones
went to Omaha Monday With seven cars
of fat steers. Pete Waintight
shipped five cars Of steers to Omaha the
first of the week. r +. Yoxall
shipped fourteen cars of lambs to the
Denver Mutton company Saturday even
ing.
The Miles Standish mines at Lake Val
ley has been bonded to Col. p. Mother
sill for 100000. This is believed to be
the best mining property in Lake Valley
outside the mines owned by the Silver
Mining company. 1t has produced over
$25 900 worth OF ore and is very promis-
ing mine.
Las Vegas item: August 30th will be
the anniversary Of the founding of the
uniform rank, Knights of Pythias, Of this
city, and Las VEGAS division, No. 7, in
tends to make it sa accasiou Of joy, They
are now arranging for parade during
the day and ball at night. Other divs-
ions in the territory will be invited to par
ticipate.
There is, at Las Trigas, near Rowe, a
very Interesting character, Mariana Rez,
SO years Of age. He was raised with the
Pecos Indians, and for many years was
sacrstan for the priests at tho old Pecos
church. His wife is II years old, and
they have been married ffty-fye years,
great grandchildren, or the fourth genera
ton, being now in their house.--Las We
gas Optic.
p. j. Dodd, OF Grant county, has struck
it rich at Cooks Peak, opening a body OF
ore which assays 81 per cent lead and
runs from 10 to Is ounces in silver per
ton. This is about as rich as the richest
ore yet found in the camp. Mr.. Dodd has
not yet made shipment but is confident
he has made big strike. He was one of
the lucky owners of the Alhambra, which
was sold for 100000.
Several attempts have been made to get
up an Indian scare here this summer, but
none of them have been very successful.
The Apaches have not shown any great
desire to go on the war path since the
capture OF Geronimo six years ago. The
prospect OF being captured and shipped
east is not pleasant one for the Apache
to contemplate, and there is no danger
that any considerable number of them
will attempt to leave the reservation. -
Silver City Sentinel.
Chama Northwest; Col. Broad has
three mowers and twenty men making
hay on the Little Chama, near town.
4 " W. d. Lee and Thos. Gleason have
several prospectors at work near Cum
bres, and we understand that several
good claims have been located. n n w.
D. Lee is the only Knight Templar in
Chama. Parkview has two, Mai. Alex.
Douglas and Hon. T. D. Burns.
Roswell fair note: The management
have appointed committee on social en-
tertainments, consisting of Scott Truxtun,
Jos. J. Jaffa, Jas. Kibbee, Miss M. NJ.
Long and Miss Emma Ewing. The com,
mittee has selected Geo. M. Bakers best
melo-drama, entitled, "Messmates," to
be played by the Roswell Dramatic club
on the night OF Octobe 5. The commit
tee is making arrang ements for grand
ball for the third night OF the fair.
Messrs. A. L. Christy and j. w. Daw-
son, two prominent citizens of Las Cru
ces, spent yesterday in the city and gave
glowing reports of affairs in the Mesillt
valley; and such things this paper de
lights to record. The valley is filled tt