Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-08-28
TERRITORIAL.

49, Ar-~r - wv fc~r ~"e"'~N "a ~ FaeAN-
fever, is convalescing.
Mrs. ii. l.. Miles has been
seriously i'll down at Las Cruces,
but is now recovering.
The Postal Telegraph line has
got as far down into the Territory
as Las Vegas. It is an opponent of
the Western Union.
The people of western socorro
county are going to demand a fair
share Of representation in the COM
ing campaign. They are entitled
to it.
DR. McCauley, captain in the
regular army, medical department,
now stationed with the troops in
Las Vegas, is said to be the tallest
man in the service.
O. P. Hall, our efficient United
States marshal, has returned to
Santa Fe from Washington, where
he has been settling his accounts
with the government.
One of J. r. Cooks most inti-
mate friends has stated that Mr..
Cook will positively not be a can
didate for sheriff or any other
Office in Socorro county.
The Black Range says that the
held q meeting in the
Chloride school house Sunday
afternoon, but that the meeting
was not over enthusiastic. i.
A good wagon road will soon be
built from Las Cruces to MesilIa.
Harry Miles and Humbolt Casad
have contributed 500, and
$50, respectively, and quite a
number Of Mesilla fruit growers
have signifed their willingness to
contribute.
Tom Schwachheim is sinking a
well on his place up at Ration. At
a depth of thirty-eight feet he
struck a vein of water which filed
it so rapidly that it was a scramble
for the man working in there to
get out with his life.
The Socorro Advertiser says
that Cooney's boom for sheriff Of
Socorro county is now in shape
for the coroner if that official can
be induced to act. tits whispered
that Hon. w. y. George would ac-
cept the democratic nomination
for the Office.
L. Clay and Arthur Evans had
to climb out Of the window of the
cabin in which they had taken
shelter from the storm on South
Percha last Sunday, to escape a
watery grave. While they both
take water they did not propose
that water take them.-Hlllsboro
Advocate.
Lord Carnegie who was thought
to have been waylaid and foully
dealt with, is still alive and
doing we'll on an income of
10000 a year. he had his silk
tents spread in the vicinity Of
Green's lake yesterday, and was
out hunting with some of the boys.
It is said that he is daily expecting
his wife and some lords from
Scotland. Optic.
During the past thirty days gold
bars and retorts have been shipped
from Hillsboro to the value Of
nearly $4,000. In the future
HiIlsboro gold will not go to swell
the total Of the Denver mint that
the Colorado papers are Growing
over, aa it Is found thes fully 81
more per ounce can be obtained in
San Francisco, and the Sierra
County bank is now sending all its
receipts that way.-Advocate.
The miners at Roundyville tell
Of a strange sight that was seen
up there a few days ago. one that
was probably never before wit
ressed. The boys say, and are
willing TO make affidavit TO the
statement, that they saw a fine,
large deer prancing about the hills
wearing q straw hat on his head
This peculiar phenomenon is said
to be the sequel Of a hunters ex-
perienee up there not long since.
For further particulars, apply to
the superintendent Of the Dread
naught mine Elack Range.