Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-02
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

o. l.. Houghton, of Las Vegas, has
gone to Denver to confer with John l.
! Evans about the White Oaks railroad
| project.
The well being sunk by Mr.. Sulzer on
his mesa claim is now down $50 feet. He
expects to strike water at about 200 feet.
Albuquerque Democrat.
Junction City note: The well on "the
meadows" is now down over 200 feet, but
the pressure from below is not strong
enough to send the water to the surface.
The drill is still in sand and soapstone.
San Juan Times: Hawkins & Logan
recently located six foot vein of splendid
col! at the head OF Barker arroyo, opposite
the Dan Rhoades ranch on the La Plata.
The fuel is said to be nearer camel coal
than anything yet found in this forma-
ton.
Charles Henry, who wagered $50 with
Joe Bennet that he could break sxty.five
clay birds out of 100 in go minutes,
went out at Albuquerque yesterday and
broke sixty-five birds in eighty-six shots
within the required time and was awarded
the money.
The city council received the report of
Trustee Sporlcder, who had been ap.
pointed a committee of one to solicit sub
scripllons to the maintenance of a public
sprinkler. His report being satisfactory,
the sprinkler was ordered by telegram,
last nisht.-Las Vegas Optic.
Last week, Friday, Nasario Valdez
forged the name of Lynch Bros, to a
check for $50, an the First National bank
OF Snnta Fe, and secured the cash on it
from VI. Lohman. 1t was not learned to
be case of forgery until Sunday, and up
to time OF writing the forger had not been
arrested.-Las Cruises Republican.
1t has been suggested by one of the
most intelligent and practical farmers Of
Dona Ana county, that the delegates to
the irrigation convention representing the
various sections of New Mexico formulate
a ditch law, based on modern ideas and
progressive methods, to be presented to
the next legislature. The laws now on
the statute books are ante diluvian, and
absolutely Ineffective, except as used to
elect the purposes of politicians. Stock
Grower.
By private letter from White Oaks it is
leaned fever of excitement prevailing
there over the attempted murder Of John
Hyatt, night watchman for the North
Homestake company. He was assaulted
at 2 O'Clock Monday morning, with drill
and badly beaten; also, 80 badly shot IN
the left waist, supposedly by "Doc" Pat
terson, discharged employe, as to
perhaps necessitate amputation. There
are thought to be accessories to the crime
and that oil of the parties implicated will
be brought to speedy punishment.
II. G. Boone and r. T. Baily were in
the CITY this week On their way to Demng
for the purpose of making deed to the
Jim Crow and Imperial mines. These
properties are sold to syndicate for
$4,000. The purchasers putup $30, 900,
which is to be expended in developing
the properties, and they have until August
to make the first payment on the pur.
chase money and something over year
to make the final payment.-Lordsburg
Liberal.
This is the way the Lordsburg Liberal
explodes another Indian "out-brea -
"a week or 80 ago Constable app arrested
a Mexican here, named Vicente Ramirez
for killing a squaw on the San Carlos res
ervation. The Mexican was taken tc
Solomenville, where he confessed to the
killing. 1t is reported that the probate
Judge at Solomonville does not work well
with the local Justice, and so Vicente was
brought before him on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings and discharged"