Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-04-25

MInlng and milling.
Several residents Of Grant County ara
contemplating q trip to tho new gold
fields in The northern part Of the Terri.
tory early nort month. The new fields
nea the Colorado line are said 10 be worry
uch.
A large amount Of galvanized iron Tor
the big pipe which Is 70 bring the water
from the dam on Whitewater 10 the
Confidence COmpany's mill site is ek.
pected soon. The pipe will DO about
5000 feet long and will be riveted and
put together on the ground. Il was
found that this method VI doing the
work would be cheaper than Il would
be 10 have the pipe shipped ready 70 lay
as the freight would be much more on
pipe than on galvanized iron. The pipe
will be Is inches in diameter and II will
require considerable time TO put il 10.
gether after the iron arrives. The pipe
will conduct water TO drive a Pelton
wheel which will furnish power to run
the mill.
The last Chance mine and mill nc Sill
YER Creek arc still idle but there is a
prospect that something wall be done
with the property soon.
Work is now going on steadily in the
Montana tunnel at Pinos Altos. The com.
pany has been about a year driving the
tunnel to the vein but the work is now
very nearly completed and It will not be-
long before It will DO known what kind
OF ore there is In the vein at the tunnel
level. II il should prove TO be a little
richer then the ore in the vein az far as il
has been worked, the property will be a
valuable n The vein will probably be
reached by the middle Of June.
The Pyramid Silver Mining and Mill
ing company is working about 80 men
in the m'n5 anil mill at Pyramid. The
mill is running steadily and the com
pany has a good supply of water which
comes from an artesian we'll put down
by the company. Other companies
which have an insufficient supply Of
water might adopt the plan Of the Pyra-
mid company with profit. The company
made a shipment Of high grade ore and
contracts about ten days ago and anoth-
er shipment will be made soon. This
property has been managed for some
time by j. w. Hamilton who has resigned.
his resignation to take effect on the 10th
prox. Henry q. Hoffman who has been
the assayer for the company will take
charge Of the mine and mill.
j. w. Hamilton has two claims about
ten miles south Of Pyramid upon which
considerable work has been done. He
has eight feet of good concentrating ore
which will average $50 per ton IN silver.
Mr.. Hamilton expects to 90 east o
but will probably return to develop the
property,
The comedy OF betsy" as presented
by the amateurs last Tuesday evening,
was a decided success both dramatically
and financially. The play itself is a very
good one; 1t has been the star piece Of
one or two Of the best modern comedy
actors and was one Of the few brilliant
successes of the last London season. A..
f. Nichol in the part OF Mr.. Dawson, the
tutor, kept the house in roars OF laugh
ter, and showed himself to be possessed
dramatic ability OF no mean order.
The three Leading ladies' parts Of Betsy
the heroine OF the piece, Mrs. Birkett,
aud Mira. McManus, we're suitably dress
cd and very we'll acted by Mrs. New
comb, Mrs. Nichol and Miss Muse. The
parts OF Madame Polenta, Nellie Bassett,
and Clara Peyton were pleasantly rem
dered by Miss Miller, Miss Raymond aud
Miss Warren, respectively. B. G. Gil
bert and V. Broda, RS Mr.. Birkett and
Dick Talbot ihowed the steady i'm.
provement they are making as actors.
X q. Clarke showed az appreciation Of
the part Of Adolphus Birkett and a DOW
of expressing it that shows he has the
making Of a excellent actor 10 him. j.
s. Jouett's irst appearance on Silver
City boards, IS Capt. McMRnus, leads
to hope for an early opportunity of
him again, while N. PronGer, as
the "hairdresser," must have been tax
ing lessons from our tonsorial artists.
Altogether the play was much enjoyed
by the large audience that gathered to
it; and the very satisfactory result of
S95 for the Episcopal church building
fund was obtained.
The loss which the railroad strike has
entailed upon cattle men in this section
has been heavy. Several hundred head
have been here ready for shipment for
days aud there are hundreds in other
parts OF the County awaiting shipment,
Othe's are being rounded up for
delivery early next month. II the strike
continues much longer there will be such
d large amount Of freight to handle that
'attlemen will not stand a very good
show for getting their cattle out Of the
country for several weeks. II cattle
Eere In a little better condition they
could DO driven to destination but With
hin cattle to start with and bare ranges
drive over this is entirely out OF the
question.