Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-11
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

Heavy SHOWS IN the mountains ana
rain in the valleys of Lincoln, Chavez and
Eddy counties give assurance OF big
grass CROP.
The Clayton Commercial clnb was or
panzed, and Charles Eads and Homer E.
Byler selected as delegates to the Las We.
gas irrigation convention.
s. 7. Biting, Of Aurora, Wise county,
Texas, will open general store in new
building now in process Of erection at
Eddy, adjoining r. II. Pierce's.
The Surprise has struck the largest body
of carbonates vet found in the Cooks
Peak district. The ore runs we'll in silver.
Cooks Peak district are coming to the
front rapidly.
The coal mining machinery known as
the Lucas" mines, will be sold at mort
gagee's sale in CerriIos on March 70 to
satisfy a mortgage held by D. c. Beaman,
of the Colorado Fuel Co.
There is still great deal of sickness in
White Oaks. Grippe and measles have
been the prevailing diseases, with few
cases of pneumonia. There have been
but few fatal cases. -lndependent.
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Mexico and Arizona are commencing
earlier this year than usual and shipments
are likely to be heavier than in any pre-
vious year in the history of the territory.
The county commissioners at their last
session appropriated 800 as San Miguel
county's quota toward relief model of
the territory for the Worlds fair to show,
the location OF all the schools in New Mex.
lco.-Free Press.
The tunnel now being run through Mag
dalena mountain is well under way, and
when directly under the apex Of the noun
tain it will be 800 feet from the surface.
The machinery to work this colossal tun-
mel cost Sl2, 900.
Everybody predicts bountiful year for
, Clayton. Heavy rains insure plenty OF
grass and an abundance Of water for this
section of country. Stockmen and farm.
ers are jnbiIant, and say NOW this coun-
try will boom, sure enough
Wednesday night the Rev. B. J. Cyrus,
a Colored Methodist preacher at Trinidad,
who was on visit at Las Vegas fell dead
in the pulpit while preaching. He has q
family at Trinidad, and was member Of
the &. A. R. pest there.
Pecos Valley note: On the 10th of This
month about twelve cars of rooted grape
vines and fruit trees will arrive here from
the d. w. Lewis nursery at Fresno. The
cars will be plscarded their entire length
with these words, Eddy, Pecos Valley.
The Fruit.beIt of New Mexico"
Two masked men entered the house OF
a Mexican wopan living near the north
end of the railroad yard, last evening
and after beating her and demanding her
money, began dragging her toward her
bedroom. She made so lond an cutlery
that the dastards became frightened and
fled Las Vegas Optic.
r. G. Stewart, salesman for Brown &
ManZanares, Socorro, is in town. He has
visited White Oaks, Lincoln, Picacho and
Roswell and has sold seven car loads,
more than 200 tons-of goods for the firm
by which he is employed, showing that
the trade of this section is worth working
for.-Lincoln Independent.
Grape planting is progressing finely on
the Chas. W Greene vineyard south of
town. One hundred acres have been set
in Muscat, and 100 acres in seedless Sui.
tans. This will be followed by 100 Tokay,
100 in Emperor. The remaining 100
acres will be divided into ten acre tracts
ana set out with different varieties
Eddy Argus.
There will be a glove contest at Pinos
Altos next Sunday afternoon, at 8 O'Clock,
between Jack Lawrence, of Pinos Altos,
and Ines Ivaria for 500 side and gate
receipts. Lawrence is the Pinos Altos
champion, and Ivaria is a Mexican who
lives on Whiskey Creek. Johnny Martin
is training the Mexican and it is believed
that it will be a hoty contested fight
Silver City Sentinel.
At the election, April 5, there will be
submitted to the vote of the property
holders, a proposition 10 issue $4,000
additional city hall bonds, the $1,000
previously voted not being sufficient to
erect such building as the trustees have
concluded to put up. The bonds are to
run thirty years, from January |, 1893,
bear 6 per cent per annum, payable
semi.annualy, and not TO be sold for less
than 95 per cent of face value.-Las We
gas Optic.