Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-07

Loule n Donftt.
The Albuquerque Democrat says
ihrt "a baby was forgotten M
the posiohice yesterday morning
and as it was evidently not inlend-
~ FOR the mail sack. Mrs. W Wernor
kindly took care Of st."
Deputy United States Narshal
lloomis arrested Asa Llasher and
Billy Dix for running an illicit
Htill 10 Rock Glen, near Baldy
mountain ia the northern part Of
the Territory la8her, the pro-
prietor was held today in default
Of 81 900 BAIL Dix, on employe
ct flasher, was Released on a $500
bond
The Rio Granae Republican
notes "Ihe register and receiver
Of the local land Office on the 18th
Instant rendered their joint decis-
ION in the Deming townslte case.
The decision Is in favor 0f the
settlers and against the railroad
companies. This IS an important
case and involves some difficult
questions
Sheriff Sanders has sold at pub
lie auction at Hillsboro the build
ings and plant Of the Black Range
lixiviation works situated at Chic
ride, with Sierra county plaintiff
and Edward Wilder, j r. Null
vnne and Jacob Mulvane defend
ants. Tie sale was to satisfy the
county for delinquent taxes, which
with costs amount 20 S670 or
thereabopta.
The Sierra County Advocate
mentions: "0re receipts at the
Hillsboro smeher this week In
clude lots from the El Dorado.
Chicago, jersey, Lille, Trojan,
Snake and Opportunity mines.
Several consignmenis from Snake
leases show a high average Of val
ne and the production Of TINT mine
continues It's steady increase. The
bulk of the ore smeltcd is as usual
from the Opportunity, which keeps
both mill and snelter crowded"
The New Mexican Of flast Tuesday
says The supreme court resumed
its session at 10 q. m, a full bench
being present Associate Justices
Freeman and Collier occupy seats
at the right hand of the chief JUS
tice and Associate Justices Fall
and Laughlin on the left. Chief
Justice Smith has introduced sew
eral new rules of court etiquette.
Attorneys hats and canes are no
longer seen piled high on the long
tables beneath the bench, and in
addressing the court attorneys are
required to come forward TO the
bar Of tho court
An electric mil and placer plant
have been shipped to Ispanola,
New Mexico, by two Montreal
men who are 10 work ihe Rio
Chama placers. The mill can
handle 29OO yards a day. The
two boilers weigh $3.50 pounds
each The outfit cost $4,000 and
viii cost $1,000 more to put in
place. The claim Is made that
the ktown extent and worth Of
the Chara piacers are 5000 acres
Of grayel Of M average depth of
three yards that viii pay so cents
TO the cubic yard, on, IN other
words, there are 1920, 100000 Of
gold in the tract
When the Sibley southern
brigade from Texas invaded New
Mexico "a the winter of i86l-62
tho beef supply bccame exhausted
and General Tom Green ordered
mutton issued instead. Accord
ingly one mutton day for Eve
men was issued, The men ase
their rali0ns. licked the plate and
asked for more. The c0mmisFary
was then ordered to issue ono
mutton to three men. but the men
still complained whereupon Gen-
oral Green ordered one sheep TO
two men, and the commissary was
ordered TO issue O mutton to each
man " necessary The soldiers
laauaged 10 pull through with one
mutton e day for two mon.
lr.9e
Three pr0pcciors Murdered,