Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-05-30

AN|N n NHN LNAN" W." NAH AAAA AAAMN
meeting since the reorganization Of the
company. At the time the company was
recognized last year It was expected
that the tunnel would be completed and
that the mill would be in operation be-
fore this time but the tunnel is not yet
finished and II It not probable that the
mill will be started until toward the end
Of summer. II will take some time yet
to complete the tunnel and drifts will
have TO be- started to- open stopping
ground before the mill can be started.
P. ]. Dodd who has been prospecting
in Sierra count. this month has return.
ed. He thinks he has found some good
property over there and will 80 to work
on IL.
There il nothing doing at Hachita 10 a
minlng way now. There are good mines
In the district but there is little oncour.
aRement to work them on account Of the
low price OF silver and lead.
A shipment OF high grade ore was
made from the Alhambra mine last week
and 1t is expected that another will be
made soon. The mine is looking we'll
and development work is being pushed
vigorously.
Bell and Stephens are doing consider
able work IN their mines at Pinos Altos
but there is little being done In most Of
the mines there. Since the Bremen mill
was closed down there have been but
fer mon at work in the Mountain Key
and the Pacific is at a stand still.
There was q fire at San Marcial last
Thursday afternoon which destroyed a
large part Of the business portion Of the
town. The Rte originated from the ex-
plosion Of a gasoline stove 10 the build
ing occupied by w. B. Dawson as a ga.
loon and lunch stand. The building was
a two story frame structure and the
flames spread rapidly. In addition to
the building n which the fire originated
there we're destroyed a frame building
owned by Louis Huning and occupied
as a saloon by Armstrong Bros, a saloon
owned by John Longworth, a frame
store building owned by J.B. Allen, a
frame building owned by A. L. Kane and
occupied as a restaurant, an adobe and
wood building owned by j. N. Broyles
and occupied as a store and bank, a wood
and adobe building owned and occupied
by j. E. Nichols as a barber shop and
lodging house, two brick and adobe
buildings owned by w. j. Hanna and
occupied by j. Montgomery as a restau-
rant and meat market, a wood livery
stable owned by Hanna, an adobe store
and residence owned by A. Schley and
the new opera house. The fire started
about 8 O'Clock in the afternoon and a
large part of the goods and furniture
in the buildings was saved. The total
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to eco,
900, a large part of which is covered by
insurance. AS the buildings which were
burned we're in the business center Of
the town it is probable that they will be
rebuilt Immediately. This is the only
big FIRE which has ever visited the town
and the loss is a sever n to a town
the size OF San Marcial.
There will be considerable work done
on the streets between this time and the
4th Of July and It is badly NEEDED.
Governor Thornton has written a let
ter TO District Attorney Twitchell, Of
Santa Fe, stating that the Governor hai
information from what Is considered {
reliable source that Mr.. Twtchell hai
not been paying over funds collected by
him as promptly as be ought and tbs
letter concludes by notifying the district
attorney to appear at the Office OF the
Governor within ten days to explain
matters aud to give his reasons why he
should not be removed from the ofic'
, which he holds. The law requires pub
lie officers to turn over money as provided
by law and that they may be removed !
they do not comply With the law. Re
publican office holders are liable to b.
/ brought up tothe captains Office If they
t do not comply with the law.
A shop and tool house In rear Of d. L
, Belts house near the brewery took 6r
Friday morning and burned to th'
ground. Mr.. Belt had been working
; IN the shop In the morning and it is sup
y posed that the fire caught from a mattel
or spark. The fire alarm was sonnde'
and the iremen responded promptly bu'
owing to the fact that there is no by
drant nearer than the Sisters Hospital
Chief Black told the iremen TO return
Z to the hose house as there was no us
in going TO the FIRE. At one time tn
> city had hose enough to reach that dis
. lance but a good deal of 1t has been con
demned as unfit for use. The building
was not insured and lBa total loss.
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/ Last Thursday John Grouse starte
out TO Gold Hill in company with WH
Werney 70 work 10 the mines. The
were riding along in a wagon with a she
:, gun between them when the weapon we
= accidentally discharged, shatterin
Crouse's arm and he was brought bac
: here 10 the hospital. At first II wa
= thought best TO ampdtate the arm bu
Grouse wanted it saved il possible an
= It was finally decided to take out one
the bones between the elbow and wriI
and leave the other which was not il
I jured. The operation was peffofmS