Deming headlight., 1893-06-17
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sumed operations.
II "a understood chat $4,000 ls the
price paid by W. w. Porter, Of Denver,
for the Dorsey ranch near Springer.
The body Of j. flacldo Romero, who
was drowned near Los Lunas some wecks
since, has been recovered.
Arrangements are under headway to
have a rouslng Fourth of July cclebra.
tlon At Gallup. Il Will be hummer.
Work on the Ice factory at Eddy has
been commenced. The buildlng will be
i5 by 10 feet, Of stone, enc story with
basement.
The carrying ont Of the plans Of the
Santa Fe Water a. Improvement com.
pany means great prosperity for that
city anl valley.
Prof. Cteager aud The thirty Indian
youths OF the government Indian school,
who have been attending the Worlds
fair, are nt home again.
Governor Thornton has appointed
George w. Knabel as Aijuiant general
Of the New Mexico malliia, vice W. 5.
Fletcher, resigned.
At Ration petitions are being circulal
cd p'edging the subscribers to take an
interest ia the movement 10 establish
public library.
Thirty men aud nine teams have been
put 10 work on the Rio Hondo reservoir
near Roswell, by the pecos Improve.
mcnt company.
The fruit crop In Grant county this
year will be larger than has ever been
known before. The supply Is likely 70
exceed the demand.
Owners OF the aluminium mines In
Grant county are having sixty.one Of
their claims patented. The claims are
called the Alunogen and cover i2522l
acres.
Considerable machinery has been
shipped out 20 the Mogollons OF late. II
looks ms though that would be the busl.
est camp In this part OF the Territory
this summer.
From reports from various points In
the territory Il Il gathered that the cattle
ranges In New Mexico are IN better con.
dlilon now thau they have been for a
number Of years past ai this season.
From the amount OF rich gold ore that
IL coming out Of the St Cloud snd May
Flower mines Ia Sierra county II would
not be surprising n tho camp would
soon rival the llarqua Ilala gold camp
Of Arizona.
The summer normal At the University
at Albuquerque Il pronounced success.
There ls nearly double the attendance
tha, there was last year after the term
had been opened the same length Of
time.
Tho Albuquerque Citizen Is authority
for the statement that Geo. H. Miles,
lately tried for his l.fe at Los Angeles,
but acquitted, has discovered very rich
mine ON th' Catalina Islands, OF the
coast Of ban Diego.
The spor,smen's club of Springer have
this year sown all the lakes about there
with wild rice That 10 the great wild
fowl paradise of the m ,untaln country,
and by furnishing them with their native
food they will remain there during all
seasons.
The payroll Of the employees OF the
llatan shops for the month Of May
amounts 10 something like S,4,OOO and
the payroll Of the engineers aud fire.
men on the New Mexico dlylslon
amounts 10 nearly s27,CeO.
A new Irrlgailug enterprlso has been
put on foot in socorfo to take the water
ont Of the river near San Acacia aud con
duct Il along tbs foot OF the mountalns 10
the north line Of the Bosque Del Apacha
grant
II Il very likely there Will he quite n
change In the socorfo parish Of the Cath
ollie church. Efforts are being made 10
add several outside missions aud place
al the enlarged parish under care Of
Rev. Father Brun who Is provided with
an assistant.
The largest shipments Of stock which
have been made from silver city this
year were made last week. The rush Of
cattle shipments from that part Of the
county Ia now practically over, although
shipments are espected to continue for
some time yet
The trustees Of the new School OF Mines
have held au important meeting They
arranged "a open the srhcci On sep,cni-
ber o, the school year to be eight months
Their course Of instruction provided for
Il general chemistry, blowplpe and quail
Itallye aisilysis, assayIng aud me'allurgy'
Arrangements were made for putting Ia
all necessary supplies aud equipments
There ls considerable feeling AZ Cen
trail City, this county, over the eonlng
contest Of the townslte. The townslle
was located about slx years age but the
patent 10 the land was never Issued II
Il claimed that a portion OF the town site
Il hIluefal land and several parties are
conlestlhg the entry on the ground thai
there are paying mines now being oper
ae.d ,plthln the limits Of the town site
The case win be heard At the land Office
nt f.as Crncea on the 2pth Inst. Since
] the entry of tho iownalts the land hai
become valuable aud tho case Will b
strongly presented. The case seems Z
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