Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-07-25

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The troops at Fort Bayard we're paid
of last week and quite a number Of them
came over to thus place to spend their
money.
Pay day did not make things quite SO
lively as usual over at Central last week.
There was not such a large sum of
money disbursed as usual.
A car load Of mining machinery came
in last Friday afternoon on the passenger
tram. 1t was ordered before the drop in
the price Of silver.
The rains have done considerable dam
age to the Silver City and Northern rail
road within the past ten days. There
was considerable trouble on this road
during rainy season last year.
Old residents say that the rainy season
this year is starting in like that of 1881
when the heaviest rains fell that have
been known here for many years. The
rain fall for this month so far is consid-
erably above the average.
Heavier rains are reported on the up
per ella than have fallen in that part Of
the County for years. The ground is so
soft in places that cattle cannot venture
on it with safety.
There will be a good opportunity for
somebody to make a neat little sum cut
ting hay a few weeks hence on the bot
toms where there have been heay rains.
Native hay makes good feed aud there Is
alway ready sale forit.
The bicycle corps Of this city has tenn
porarily given the floor to the rainy sea-
son. Several Of the bicycle enthusiasts
~endeavored to nagviate one Of the prin-
cipal streets n evening last week but
finally came to the conclusion that a
ferry boat would suit the occasion better
than bicycles.
The henvy rains did a little damage to
the railroad track between this place
and Whitewater last week. Wednes-
days passenger train was detained here
until l o'clock in the afternoon waiting
for the track to be repaired so it could
go out.
The foods which came down with
such regularity every day for a week did
some damage to the breakwater which
was recently put up at the foot of Main
street, but timely repairs we're made
which prevented any very serious dam
age.
The assessed valuation of property in
this County this year is about 100000
less than it wa last year. The value Of
the property in the County as returned
by the assessor this year is s4,03s,7 O2.
This is about a million dollars less than
the valuation Of the property in the
Couoty four years ago.
People who have in crops of potatoes
this year in this County are in luck. The
rains this month were just what was
needed to make a fine crop. Potatoes got
a good start in May and the ground is
moist enough now to insure the matur-
ing Of the crop in good senson.
The board of school trustees in the
Brookman district, on the Mimbres, will
issue bonds for the purpose OF erecting a
school house this year. The bonds have
already been voted and will be- issued as
soon as possible.
The work which was done last year by
Supervisor Durkee near the foot Of
Main street has not been damaged by
the floods Of the past ten days. 1t pays
TO do this kind Of work on the streets
and until the streets which are flooded
every year are repaired in this way the
floods win continue to do a great deal Of
damage.
We publish the statement Of the Sill
e City National Bank in this issue.
The statement is as good as has ever
been made by & bank in this city, show
ing that the bank has cash in its vaults
and on deposit with approved reserve
agents about 20 per cent. Of its total de-
post or about 3 times as much as is car
ried by the largest banks in the country.
Amateur astronomers who have been
straining their eyes to get a glimpse Of
the comet, have been meeting with a
series Of disappointments. Most Of the
nights since the discovery Of the comet
was reported have been cloudy so that a
view Of the celestial visitor could not be
obtained
Special excursion rates to Chicago and
return have been authorized as follows:
To be on sale
July Y, good to return July 2 or %.
81, Aug. 4 Of ii.
J. H. MvDor, Agent.