The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-14
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HILLSBORO.

"o"n N'mmohmau uicu al hlngSt0n
Sunday.
Barney Martin has a contract &c
Clean up the Richmond mill site and
remove the burnt debris.
August Mayer has taken the King.
ston school, and moved 10 that place
last Sunday to be in time to open Mon.
day,
The Silver Queen, of Kingston, is
still dong we'll and FOran aud Hart
neY are Liable to 10 silver baruns some
day.
John Frickie reports a strike of u
small pocket of very itch ore un the
lease that he and TON Guthrie have on
Suake mine.
I. Z. Long, Gilbert Harris and NJ.
Mckinney lett for Palumas hot springs
late last week. They Will be away ten
days or two WEEKS.
The leasers ON the Calamity are TAX.
ing out good ore again after "a spell OF
de veI0pment. Kingston will some day
make a name for silver production.
The Blackbird mine, at Lake Valley,
is producing a little good ore. Mr.
MatIhewson has a lease ON Jim Nc.
Kenna's claim that is also sacking the
stuff that carries white metal.
at the democratic convention held
last Saturday, DIS. Miller, Col, Jas. P.
Parker, j. Q. Plenmons and Willard
s. HupeW ell we're elected delegates TO
the Las Cruces convention. They 60
uainstructed.
The Catherine mine has been sunk to
IA depth of 1873 feet by the contractors
TOmlinson and Gallagher. When they
quit they had about fourteen inches OF
u,iIllng ore and several Inches OF heavy
sulphide of good grade.
Judge j. Z. Smith and Mamie Camp
hell, "a lady of easy acquaintance, were
arrested and taken to Las Cruces last
Friday morning, charged with violat-
lug Tue EImunds law. Several others
were taken as witnesses.
Messrs. Hudgens and Bdbbitt have
something good III the Jersey Lilly
mine. Mr.. Edgcomb, who brought in
the news, tells inqu!rers to 20 ont and
see it as he does not care to risk his re-
putation by telling what he don't thor
oughly Understand.
Uncle Joseph Fuller died at the hot
springs north OF HlIlsboro last week
Deceased kept store for many years at
the Placers and for about two years
had been in charge Of the springs. He
W in his 18th Year. The old gentle
man was highly respected.
The HIllshoro ugh republican primary
of Saturday evening at first plomis,d
a little excitement. Messrs. Gales and
Alexander bad rival tickets in the
deId. The latter failing To develop
enough strength Withdrew leaving the
tull Gales ticket IN possession.
Thos s. O'Neal died at Worden's
residence, HillsborO, at noon last Sun
day and vas buried early Monday
morning. The remains were followed
to the grave by a large %concourse OF
citizens. The cause of his death was
progressive atroply, a form of spinal
menengitis.
A prospector, staying at Ed. Pat
tons goat ranch on the Berenda, died on
the trail leading from the ranch TO his
prospect Saturday evening. His burrO
returned To the ranch alone later than
usual. so Patton and his man started
Over the trail to ascertain what had
bOcome of him. His body was found
lying alongside the trail about midway
TO the mine.
Lew Sly and Miss Beals made a find
last week. They were extracting al
Terra Blanca In search of curiO's in q
of the square compartments that are
so common and supposed to be defuncl
indian or aztec villages. A little over
two feet down they found a skeleton.
1t was situated in the center of the
room and in a sitting posture, the
knees drawn under the chin and the
hands on the shoulders, the head was
missing from its position but was
found under the skeleton and rather
the worse for wear a portion of the
face lone being gone. A bone ring
and other culWs We're found that had
evidently been ornaments and buried