The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-12-13
LOCAL NEWS.

infammatory rheumatism.
Our tardy %delinquents are requested
to not overlook the printer.
John Plenmons is up from Her
mosa. He brought up Mrs. Boutwell,
and daughter.
Lew Kruse has made a new dis
eoyery Of fine ore in a new place on
the ~Goodenough.
Dan Uquhardt. who has been stop
ping at Magdalena for some time, has
returned to Fairyiew.
At the Cook ranch above Fairview,
on Saturday the It'll. a girl baby was
born to Mrs. Hattie Motif.
Jack Farley and Tom Cross are push
ing work on the Comstock. They
struck ore in the tunnel this week.
Jacob Dimes was thrown from a
horse a few days ago and quite badly
shaken up. AT last accounts he was
rapidly recovering.
Harry Chandler, of Fairview, was
the only successful Thanksgiving tur-
key hunter in this vicinity. He bag
ged two fine birds.
ID. DAWSON has completed assess
ment work on the Bournite and is
now doing his share of assessment
work on the January.
Frank II. Winston, Of Fsirview, is
not only determined to keep up with
the procession but will try and head
off the band wagon. He has purchas-
ed a bike.
John Wheeler and Bob Cassidy and
J.J Boutwell, doing assessment work
on the Columbus owned by Quinby
Vance.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. McAughan have
moved into their new house ON Poverty
creek. Nc. was thrown from from a
horse net long since and injured u of
his arms which is yet a painful mem
Der.
John Saucier returned late last week
from the scene of the new gold dis
covery in the San Mateos, Of which we
spoke of in our last issue. John has
an interest in the property which IS
situated on the southern slope of the
San Mateos some eleven miles distant
from Monticello. The pay-streak, 80
far as has been exposed on the surface,
it IS from six to ten inches wide; no de-
yelopment has yet been done to show
M the ore body which is in porphyry.
The owners will soon proceed to work
the property.
One Of the saddest fatal accidents
that has occurred in this ~neighborhood
for a long time, occurred at the Column
bus mine at 10 o'clock yesterday, fThurs-
day)morning, wherein Mr.. j. j. Both
well met a shocking death. j. j.
Boutwell,, John c. Wheeler and Robt.
Cassidy were working on the Colum-
bus mine, they were repairing timbers,
MIR. Boutwell, was working on a stag
ing. that without warning, gave away
precipitating him to the bottom of tile
shaft fifty feet below. His compan-
ions. who Immediately vent to the
rescue. found their unfortunate part
ner living insensible at the bottom of
the shaft; they took him to the sur
face. Cassidy came to town for medi-
aid and assistance. Dr.. BIinn being
absent did not reach home until late in
the afternoon and, consequently did not
reach the scene of the accident until
late at night. He found the injured
man insensible in which condition he
remained from the time ofthe accident
until death claimed him at 5 o'clock
this morning; the force of the fall was
on the head which was badly bruised
and lacerated and the skull fractured.
The remains will arrive here this af-
ternoon and will be taken to his home
at Hermosa, probably not before to-
morrow. The sorrowing wife and
daughter. for whom this community
extends its deepest sympathy, arrived
here at noon to day. Mr.. Boutwell, was
a most respected and esteemed citi-
zen of Hermosa and his untimely death
has cast a deep gloom over that place,
and the grief-stricken wife and daugh-
ter have the heart felt sympathy of
the peoplSof Hermosa in the hour of
their sad afiliction.