Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-02
TERRITORIAL TIPS.
ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.


ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.
During the visit of G. W. Kennedy and
Wiley Weaver,to the San Ysldro neigh.
borhood, in northwestern Bernalillo coun.
ty, tho gentlemen discovered near the
small town vein of pure camel coal OF
about sixteen inches thickness.
Pat Murphy, manager Of the Atlantic &
Pacific base ball club, and G. NJ. Cnndif,
manager Of the Browns, have agreed to
play a match game of base ball at the
fair grounds next Sunday afternoon, tho
proceeds to be devoted to the benefit of
the Albuquerque Silver Cornet band.
The river is gradually growing higher
and higher, and at the low places in the
vicinity of Alameda water is now running
over and covering many acres Of tillable
land. The people of Alameda are making
no effort whatever to prevent the over
dow, sitting quietly in their houses, or
watching the rushing water, without re-
pairing the breaks.
Miss Lottie Gilman, who resided in
this city with her parents in the early
days, is getting to the very top rounds of
success il theatrical circles. She has
been engaged as the leading singing lady
in the great spectacular play, America"
which is soon to be produced in Chicago
and which will be played continuously
every night during the Worlds fair.
P. D. Ridenour, president Of the Ride
nour-Baker Grocery company, Kansas
City, and his brother, E. Ridenour, came
down from the north and are registered
at the San Felipe. The gentlemen are
heavy owners IN the Acoma Cattle COM
pany, of which j. E. Saint is manager,
and the Sierra county Land & Cattle
com pany, with headquarters at Hillsboro.
P. D. Ridenour is president of both COM
panies, and the brothers go south to
Sierra county to-day.
Louis Imbert, one of the most success
full fruit raisers in the Rio Grande valley,
having an excellent orchard and vineyard
at Los Corrales, informs the Citizen that
there will be no peaches Of plums to
speak of this season, the recent cold sn y
killing the young fruit. He reports that
there will be some cherries, pears and
early apples, but not in any great quanti-
ties. He also thinks that the quality of
the fruit will be inferior. There will be
plenty of winter apples, grapes and other
late fruits.
SPRINGER SPRAYS.
-. Towner is now cattle sanitary iu
spector for Colorado and Montana; i. e.,
for ca lie going Into or through those
stn4e9A
On Wednesday night, 26th inst, Geo.
". Ellison breathed his last. He was
taken with typhoid pneumonia about
Two weeks ago, and from the Grst it ap-
peared that death had marked him for |
victim.
There will be meeting of the board of |
school examiners of Colfax county for |
The examination of teachers, at Springer,
on the 18th day of May. Teachers whose
certificates expire before the fall examin-
atoms should be present.
Colorados cattle sanitary board has
made rule that all cattle passing through |
Colorado en- route to other states or
points, whether for beef or feeders, must
pay ~ cents per head tax. We do not
,ee whore their authority comes from to
evy this toll on live stock en- route, and
II will be contested by some one. In the
however, Inspector Towner has
no option IN tho matter, but must collect
The toll.-Stockman.
SAN JUAN CHAT.
L. r. E. Paulin has received the re-
Of cattle inspector for this
district. Mr.. Paulin is figuring to get
The Fort Wingate beef contract.
A. w. Dillon, Of the Montezuma valley,
has determined to locate in the vicinity
Of Pennington, and has rented the ranch
Of s. R. Blake, just below town for a
year.
A letter received by G. H. McHenry
states that three of the regents of the Las
Cruces Agricultural college will be in
San Juan county in about week to re-
,eive the lands for the experimental sta
tion.
Mr.. Harry Hawkins spent portion of
mis- time last week surveying ditch for
Q. II. Hornbogen and Henry Hamilton.
The ditch is an intermediate ditch run
ming Just below the Highline ditch and
heads above Mr.. Thomas ranch, and will
,over some fine land on the mesa of the
La Plata.
L. Welch and D. F. Daniels, of the Model
Ditch company of the San Juan, have just I
a large dam or dyke at the ex-
pense of $20O, that will straighten the
arroyo directly to the river and reclaim |
and otherwise protect considerable land
belonging to these gentlemen. MI. Welch
has put in ten acres of reclaimed land in
red top and timothy.
HDDY IcHoEs.
W. N. Reed has gone to Roswell to do
survsy work on the Hondo reservoir.
On the Gage canal in California the
valley only &1.26 is charged.