Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-08

Mr.. H. +. Holt has boon reap
pointed court stenographer.

Many OF the apples TINS year IN
the Mesilla valley are affected with
the Goblin moth.
II is said that tho railroad COM
pany intend closing the depot at
Mesilla Park after the end Of the
year.
Gov. Thornton has appointed
the following to I'll vacancies on
the Territorial board Of equaliza-
ton: Seaman Field, of Deming,
wee e. G. Ross, declined; Thos.
p. Gable, Of Santa Fe, vice Chas.
Il. Easley, resigned.
Something over 10000 pounds
Of freight is at the Socorro depot
for the School Of Mines. 1t con-
consists of apparatus and chemi-
calls, to be used at the school.
When all the materials ordered
are at hand, the school will have
the most complete paraphernalia
of any similar institution in the
west.
Professor Cockerell, in company
with Mr.. Theodore Rouault, re-
Gently inspected the tomato plants
which this gentleman is growing
in large quantities for his cannery
at Las Cruces. Many Of the plants
are affected with a curious disease
which so far no one has been able
to explain. The plants rot off at
the roots and die. Prof. Cocker
ell believes that it is due TO bacte-
ria.
Jas. McCabe was in from the
Animas this week. He reports
many big rains in that country and
says that the grass is looking very
fine. The trouble with the rains
has been that they we're too much
like floods. If the same amount
of water had taken a longer time
to fall the range would have been
in much better ~shape.-Liberal.
Another cloudburst occurred in
the Kingston mountains yesterday
afternoon, turning the Percha into
a raging river. A. c. Lebaron, a
freighter, coming through Box
Canon, with a four-mule team
loaded with Kangaroo mine ore
was caught by the food and two
mules and the wagon and ore
swept away. Lebaron says the
water was seven feet high Sierra
County Advocate.
Another cut of 20 per cent. has
been ordered in the shop force al
San MarciaL, and Master Mechanic
Taylor is instructed to follow M
the decrease in business on the
road, when it takes place, by drop.
ping off every possible item Of ex.
pense which will make a saving K
the company. Division Store
Keeper Blood has received th,
same instructions from the heaC
of his department, and retrench
ment, sharp and uncompromising
is the order in every branch Of tn,
the service.
A dry washer is being construct
cd at the Albuquerque foundry
after the model Of +. L. McKin
ley's patent, from which big rC
suits are expected. 1t is elaine
that with this machine the DIR
placers in the different gold field
of New Mexico can be successful
worked, and L. Z. Mckinley, 4
w. Jones, J. G. Baldridge and l
l.. Sammis comprise the compan
which will demonstrate the virtr
OF the invention. IL this washC
works as successfully as anticipa
ed, there will be a fortune in it fl
those interested. - Albuquerqu
Citizen.
There have been many rains a
through southern New Mexico an
Arizona. In fact it has been OF
of the finest rainy seasons in year
The rains have all been local one
and different from those mention
ed in Holy Writ, that fell alike @
the just and unjust. The just ma,
not been in it, there having bee
almost no ram in L~ordsburg. A
no crops are grown in this imm.
diate vicinity this has made I
particular difference. The couI
try has been cooled off finely, the.
has been no really hot wealth.
since they began and will be !
more this summer. The person
who have left town for a cool
climate might as we'll come bac