Deming headlight., 1893-07-22
rMRouaHour NEw MnxIco.
Small Bits oi News and Gossip Concern
ing the Different Localities in the
Territory.

Wild pigeons have made theis appear
anco In The Black llause
Work has been temporarily suspended |
on the lIondo reaoryoir
There - good prospect Of n white
lead works being erected In Cerrillos.
Tho nucleus Of what may prove to be
strong cycling club has been formed 10
Las Vegas.
Eddy Is shipping Ice Eight thousand
pounds recently went on one shipment
u ilOswsil.
II ls quietly rumored that the Clayton
land Office will bo consolidated with the
Santa No Office.
The now county Of Union win elect
county officers on the second Tuesday In
December.
The minoa at Georgetown, Lone Noun.
tain and Hanover all In this county have
closed down.
Tho contract for the handsome new |
school building at White O1&s has been
lot and construction begun.
The commissioners Of socorro county
are advertising for contracts to build
bridge over the Rio Grande At socorio.
A slight reduction IN wages 10 taking
place Ia the lllllsborough district, ow-
Ing 70 tho great depression 10 the price
Of silver
Tho low price Of silver 10 causing
many silver miners and mine owners Ok
adjoining camps 70 como % ihe Hills.
boro gold district to operate.
A phenomenal strike has been made
In the IIarQua lIalas, Arizona. AZ n
depth Of 100 feet two foot vein has
been found showing test Of $1,000.
The Stock Grower has information
that one more strong New Mexico com
pany will soon be organized for the pur.
poses sf water storage aud irrigation.
Tho men In the Ration yards arc being
pushed to handle coal owing 10 tho strike
10 the Kansas mines The mines at
lilossburg can hardly supply the demand.
The transfer Of tho public property
pertaining 10 the Pueblo aud Jicarilla
Indian agency In Santa Fc has been com
plsted and Capt. John l.. Bulls, cath In.
fantry, Is now In charge.
Tho grapo crop In tho 'desilla Valley
never looked better With one more
irrigation during the next throe or four
days aud the crop will be splendid even
though the river go dry.
The records Of tho internal revenue
Office for tho New Mexico aud Arizona
district show that during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1893, the sum Of Si7,
i0s.s9 was received by Collector Hughes.
a building company has been formed
In Eddy aud incorporated. The inton-
tIon Of the company is TO build aud furn.
lsh business houses and residences fos
patrons, both In Eddy and Chayes coun-
ties.
The arrangements for mall services for
Amlzette, the new mining camp In Taos
county, have at last been completed aud
tho camp Is TO be supplied b. the exten
sion Of the route from Tres PIodraa to
Arroyo IIondo three times a week.
The county commissioner, Of Lincoln
county at their meeting last week fixed
the rate Of taxation for thls year at s4O
cents On iae dollar Adding the school
tax, the rate for this district will be $50.
This Is almost a cent higher than last
year.
There can no longer bo any doubt Of
the adaptabllity Of the soil and climate
Of ihe peeoa valley 10 grape growing.
Il Is believed that especially hno wine
will 10 made from the Pecos valley
grapes when the supply becomes great
enough 70 Justify suoh use.
Commencing last Saturday and until
further notice, the shop force at San
Aarcial will not work Saturdays, They
are now working less than half the full
force, and Ave eight hour days per week,
This cuts down the expense Of the nc-
chanlcal department down there from
sixty 70 seveniy-nyc per cent
Ills now definitely settled that the
projected extension Of the Texas & Pa.
elne 10 the White oaks coal fields VIII
bo built A meeting win be held IL ~
Paso on Thursday, the 10th day Of next
month, to perfect local organization Of
directory, and 10 make preliminary ar
rangemensa for beginning work.
The Free Coinage Mining company
Of East Las Vegas, wboso mines are 10
Gated at San Pedro, viii resume opera
tlous tho present month. Their proper
; ties have been closed down for the pasi
six months on account Of the amount ol
! water Ia the mlne. They have nov
. made sufficient arrangements 20 over
come this obstacle, and the develop
, ment which they propose Will place
them on an equal footing With the othe
mines IA this district,
I A general feeling Of confidence pre-
wallis IN the solvoney Of the Albuquerque
National bank. A great number Of th
; deposltofa have already signed petlilol
: 10 Comptroller Etkles asking that th
bank be permitted % reopen not late
d, than October 50 aud agreeing 20 draw on
I no moro than rs per cen. Of their depcs
! ia wlthln so days after the day Of open
. Ing The doors and no moro than 20 pc