The Black range., 1895-05-31
HILLSBoRo.

tThe following items include HfllsbOro and
vieinity.l
DR.. Given was reported seriously i'll
on Sunday last.
Harry Schwartz was confined to the
house at last accounts.
Hilsboro was we'll represented at
Kingston ON decoration day.
Prof. Carleton intends to treat his
S hOol to ride to Kingston and back
ON decoration day.
There is about two carloads of con-
centrates at the BopaDza mill from tie
Ell Orc ready for shipment.
Mrs. Crumrine has been indisposed
for some time, being troubled with a
pain in the region Of heart.
All the merchants are heavily stock
ed with flour preparing for the event
of u permanent rise which is more
than likely.
Milt Horne is making hay while the
sun shines. He has cut his first crop of
alfalfa and is counting the days for his
next to come In.
Gilbert Harris pulled out last We'd
nesday morHing. He was in doubt as
to whether Cripple Greek or some 9th
er camp would catch hlm.
James McVey met with another
serious accident on the morning of the
27th., losing the Grst joint OF the in
dex finger OF the right hand.
Supt. Mcdonald has struck another
vein of ore on the s. mine during the
past week. He went to El Paso early
this week to look after some concen-
trates that he had shipped.
1t is reported that j. 2. Bennett has
purchased that portion of the Elliott u
( Parker Office building belonging to F..
. W. Parker, Esq. and will equip the
rooms for first-class country printing
establishment
Messrs. Stevens & Luke are making
shipment of high grade ore and con-
centrates from the X. x. and Key
West mines in Eldorado Gulch. They
have about eight tons OF milling ore
and eight tons shipping.
John w. collars arrived in Hillsboro
last Tuesday evening from Las Vegas.
He is here to attend the Judgment sale
of the Standard miuing property, and
from present appearances stands a
good show of being The purchaser.
At the ice cream and strawberry
entertainment given by the ladies OF
the w. q. Il. U. on the evening of the
25th of May, the gross receipts were III
the neighburhood of $25OO. Music
was furnished at this entertainment by
the Fredericks orchestra.
A Anew source Of economy has beer
} developed by an employee OF tue leas
: ers of the Standard mill in making
steam by the use of dried horse man
+ ure. Used by competent hrem al
, they are enabled to save OH an average
about five cords of wood in eigh
shifts which, as expensive as wood L
in Hllsboro, is quite saving.
Prof. Preisser and w. Doughty hav
ing bonded John Butecke's nine be
yond the Morning Star, will com
mence to moye the mill recently puT
d chased from the Richmond compan
: and attach it to Hopewell's mill alread
on the Animas. They have more or
q than milling capacity which is nev
e state Of affairs for this camp geneI
ally.
Q. C. Miller left nillsboro for Tierr
Blanca on the evening of Nav 24tl
and it is reported that he took as
! bride Miss Cook on Il wedding trip t
" Los Angeles and various points Of il
terest in California. Though su
prise to all Mr.. Miller's friends, will
n out single exception he may be a
y sured that he has the c0ngratulatiou
g of the entire community. This "a
y counts for the time and expense en-
IS ployed by him in repairing and rt
n furnishing his country residence in /
u elaborate a manner.
is
IL is limited that Grover and h