Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-18

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SILVER CITY s1FTINas.
VIM. Manderfeld was seriously injured
In the Mountain Key mine at Pinos Altos
last week.
Thevgsidsnee of Charles Metzgar was
broken into last W. Elk and thoroughly
ransaoksd. The thieves expected to find
money, but they were disappointed in this
and only n pistol was stolen.
F Reports from tho western part of the
county are to the effect that the rain of
the past few days was the heaviest which
has been known there for years. Prices
Of, cattle will undoubtedly stiffcn con-
siderably within the next few weeks.
W. G. Douglass, tailor of this place,
with him when lie died and several hours
elapsed after death had taken place be-
fore the discovery was made that he was
dead. He had been drinking henvily of
late and it is supposed that this was the
cause of his DEATH
The old issue of Silver City bonds has
been nearly all taken up; the new bonds
which we're issued in the place OF the out
standing bonds are drawing ouly per
per cent interest. The city will save
about $1,50O interest every year by the
refunding of the city doLt The new
bonds are payable, interest aud principal, {,
in gold coin.
The memory of tho oldest inhabitant
runneth not back to the Tina whcn there
was heavier rain fall in two days in Aiay
than there was last week. In the forty
eight hours from o'clock Thursday
afternoon to o'clock Saturday afternoon
over an inch and half Of rain fell here.
Some of the old weather prophets say
that this will be the banner season for
rain fall for more than ten years.
EDDY NOTES.
The physicians report all cases of
diphtheria ont of danger and no new ones
developing.
F. G. Tracy hiss bought of s. W. Rus
sell lot 4, block %, on Greene Highlands,
for $500.
This week F. T.. Bryant bought 200
acres Of land from the P. I. b Co. for
$6,5OO cash.
W. G. Hammer, of Redwood Falls,
Mimi, is here prospecting. He reports
that snow and water still cover that
country and that two seedlings of wheat
have rottcd.
The Pecos Irrigation md Improvement
com pany has purchased the Farris lands
neex xsnsvAll. The tract con,pfiaas 5000
acrvs aud lies along the river and was a
ro,k;nr ne tho oId Nhi our, rrorarkv
Mr.. h. G. Mclaughlin, residing about
ten miles west, brought in a salt sack
which is full Of what he believes to be
guano, of good quality. This sample will
be sent to have it analysed. II it proves
frst-class it is worth about $50 per ton.
Mr.. Mclaughlin has discovered bed OF
about twenty tons.
At his residence on Greene Highlands
E. NJ. Skeates has completely furnished
his laboratory with chemical apparatus
for various purposes. He is prepared
not only to determine the chemical ques-
tions relating to soil, water and plant
life, but also to make mineral assays.
The information he has gained by scien-
tific experiments as to the nature of the
soil of the valley will prove to be of great
value. ~.
The scarcity of household help is one
of the curses of the Pecos valley. When
a woman with four small children is taken
sick and it is absolutely impossible to
hire for love or money, help to do the
house work, the situation becomes one of
q wrestle with death that is hard indeed.
A car load of housekeepers are wanted at
this office at once and we will guarantee
four times as high wages as are paid in
any other part of the United States
Daily Current.
Major John Fl. Waugh, who arrived
from Fort Totten, N. D., two weeks ago,
has decided to organize an electric light
company and put in a $25,000 plant in
Eddy. A canvass of the business portion
of the town has been made and about 450
lamps have been engaged conditionally.
Probably half as many would be used in
residences, while some arc lamps would
be needed on the streets and in stores.
An expert electrician employed by the
Westing ghouse company will be here in a
few days to make an estimate on the cost
of plant. The power will be furnished
by the Hagerman fume. The system may
be in operation in ninety days.
9F LAS CRUoEs NOTES.
The new concentrator near the depot
will start up this week.
Winney & Mccarthy shipped two car
loads OF gre from the Bennett-Stephenson
mine this week to Socorro.
The marriage of Melquiade Madrid to
Miss Petra Lucero is announced for Satur-
day morning, the Goth inst.
A man by the name Of Ward, from the
Shalam colony, was held up between Las
Cruces and Dona Ana Saturday and
robbed of $1l7.