Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-25
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Col. j. W. Fleming has been nominated
for mayor of Silver City for the 'steenth
time.
Jack McBrierty is over in the Cochit
district guarding the North Star mine
Rustler.
Messrs. Oaks and Mccoy are said to be
getting out fine specimens of opals in the
Peralta canon, in the Cochiti district
Rustler.
Quite number of our citizens are III
Santa Fe this week doing their counting.
Several are on the petit and grand juries.
-Rustler.
The enterprising people of Gibson and
Gallup raised about 5000, the proceeds of
an entertainment given for the benefit of
the White Ash sufferers.
y A. D. Coon, of Socorro, will this spring
now numbers something over $500 trees
just coming into bearing. g.-Chieftain.
c. T. Brown, of Socorro, has purchased
some land inside the grant and this spring
will plant out several thousand fine mus
catel grapes from California Chieftain.
With its issue of Friday, the 22nd in
stant, the Black Range, published at
Chloride, completed it's thirteenth year.
Percy and Herbert Hagerman, sons of
j. j. Hagerman, are here this week look
ing over the country. This is their first
visit to the Roswell country, and they are
highly pleased. Roswell Record.
Rumor hath it that negotiations are
pending for the transfer of the Tompkins
Sweetwater ranch to G. Z. Hartley, the
owner of the old II. 7. outfit, who will
stock the new purchase with sheep
Stockman.
The cyanide plant at Grafton, in the
Black Range country, will be started up
some time this week. If successful in
the treatment of the ores of the Black
Range, it is more than probable that it
will be given trial at La Belle and in
the Cochiti district
Rumor No. 49l to the effect that Fort
Bayard is to be abandoned, has been GO
ing the rounds during the past week, but
the fact that the appropriation of the SD
congress for the removal of troops
amounted to but 1000, entirely precludes
the possibility of such move for at
least another year.-Silver City Enter
prise.
Lieut.. G. G. Smith, of the I'd cavalry,
stationed at Fort Wingate, down the coun-
try, has made request for fourteen days
leave of absence, in which to ride from
that post to San Antonio, Texas, on horse
back and alone.
Mrs. Guadalupe Trujillo, mother of
Mrs. W. F. Ellsworth, died at Las Vegas
at II O'Clock Friday morning, 22d inst,
and was buried in the yard of the west
side parish church on Saturday. The de-
ceased lady was born at Taos, this terri
tory, on December 12, 1884, aud had been
resident of Las Vegas and immediate
vicinity for upward of forty years.
The people of Las Vegas have taken up
tree planting in earnest. This item from
the Optic explains itself: "The trees ar
rived to-day and have been laid in trench
es in Lincoln park. By Monday they will
be ready for sale. They are larger than
many had supposed they would be, from
the price. At and 10 cents, according
to grade, every one should be taken in the
next day or two"
1t is openly reported that the Black
hhuRo 0IuolbluR O. mlHluR CouIp pduy Has
agreed to settle with it's creditors at so
cents on the dollar, proposition that
seems agreeable to all parties concerned.
It is also stated that the company intends
to put in Coplen concentrator in con-
nection with their smelter at Fairview.-
Black Range.
Col. Scales was over from Fairview
yesterday. The colonel seems much
pleased with the outlook for northern
Sierra county. Col. Scales, who is in
terested in Goldrox and Rocksgold mines
at Grafton, has secured lease and bond
on the interests owned by Jack Burke
and Jud. Ayers, and a sale and milling |
deal is on tap.-Black Range.
A couple of sports Gin the genuine and
not in the slang sense) dropped into
town several days ago with sorry-look-
ing mare that would be the last animal
one would select from bunch as run
ner. A race was matched with some of
our local boys, and $25 side went up as
a forfeit. But the Springer horseman
smelled mice--a whole nest of them, in
fact-and on dligent inquiry learned
that the mare was the famous racer Kan
sas Cow" Being true grit they did not
squeal, but quietly dropped the forfeit
a little sadder and much wiser men.-