Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-07-18
Territorial Items.

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In spite Of the drop in silver,
matters at Kelly are moving on
with great life and activity. This is
because GO to rs per cent. lead is
in the ore Of the camp and smell
ters must have it as long as they
run at all.
The Soccorro Fire Clay company
has been placed in the hands of
receiver. The president and vice
president waived process of service
and consented to the appointment
of a receiver on $4,000 bonds.
G. F. Easley says though Judge
Fall has approved his bond, it will
have to be accepted by the depart
ment and thereupon his commits
sion will be forwarded an that he
will not be able to assume the duties
of surveyor general till about the
first of August.
Santa Fe is threatened with a wat
er famine. All irrigation of gardens
has been ordered discontinued, and
the streets have not been sprinkled
for several weeks as no water could
be spared for that purpose. There
is only sufficient water in the reser-
voirs now for drinking purposes to
last for FIVE or six days unless a
good rain comes down within that
time.
The good effects of a steam -four
mill in Socorro are already begin
ming to show. Yesterday morning a
number of farmers cameall the way
from San Marcial to bring in their
wheat. 1t will not be long until
they will be coming in from all
directions.-Socorro Advertiser.
The great drop in the price of
silver has caused a feeling of gone
ness to enter the heart of the min
er This district, like every other
mining district, keenly feels the
the stroke of injustice that threat
ems to demoralize every branch of
business in the country.-Black
Range.
Deputy U. S. Marshals, Earhart
Williams and Tucker arrived from
the south with Marshal Hall on
Friday. They have arrested a China
man who did not correspond in any
particular with the certificate he
held, which had been made out for
some other Ohinaman or else was a
fraudulent certificate. Marshal
Hall will have his deputies watch
carefully that only those Chinaman
entitled to enjoy the privileges of
New Mexico's soil shall be allowed
here.-Santa Fe Sun.
Work on the Atlanta, st Cloud
and Mayhower shut down last Sat
urday night. The last work done
in the bottom of the shaft on the
ST. Cloud showed an increased ore
body and of better quality; the
showing Of ore in the Atlanta and
Mayhower was steadily improving
at the time of the shut down. When
work on these mines will be re-
sumed has not been learned
Black Range.
In view Of the continued and rap
id decline IN the price of silver,
the Rio Grande Smelling company,
of Socorro, last week sent out tele-
grams to stop all purchase of ore,
and to stop shipping any more than
is already agreed upon under time
contracts. This will be a severe
blow to miners and mine owners
throughout the southwest, as this
company was taking all the ore of
Tombstone, about 1000 tons per
month, large quantities from
Cooks Peak, Lake Valley, Mag
dalena and other points in New
Mexico and Arizona, as well as
heavy importations from the state
of Sonora. The smelter itself will
not be shut down, as it has about
10000 tons of ore on hand and
considerable quantities in transit
and to be shipped under time con-
tracts; but the blow will be felt in
every community and in every
branch of business, as it will
necessitate the shutting down Of
most Of the mines and cause thous-
ands of men to be thrown out of
employment.
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