The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-03-08
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KINGSTON.

mule. He used to be the mascot on thu
Kingston track, when money Jingled il
every, persons pockets, but, alasl thai
was the days Of republican prosperity
We would, from u stool, suggest
that the retiring democratic congress
men secure positions in the Chinese
army. Their ability to do nothing
would attract attention and demand
recognition. 0urown Antonio Joseph's
ability as a do nothing, equals that OF
any Chang Ling living that ever skee.
daddled from a Chinese battle field.
The young ladies of Kingston, Of
whom there are many, and beautiful
ones too, are radically in favor of the
full restoration of silver at the ratio
of 16 to /. They claim, and wisely.
that if it is not done their chances in
the matrimonial market, which is now
depressed, is reduced / to 16. The
mathematical wonder of the algebra
class has figured it out this way. This
is only one of the many political prob.
lens that will confront the fathers of
large families, especially girls, in the
campaign two year hence.
Many families from this vicinity
have removed their household effects
to the valley of the Rio Grande, where
they have purchased or taken up
lands. Messrs. Sykes, Rourse and
Holden have already gone, and others
are preparing to follow. They were for
merly from Texas, the Kingston silver
excitement led them to come here and
engage in freighting, in which they
done well until the calling of Cleve,
lands extra session of congress last
summer, and the rotten denomination
Of silver by it. They are reaping the
profits of the great democratic victory
by being compelled to remove to the
u~ninviting Rio Grande, beginning life
anew. 1t is a fair example of the
great "object lesson" which Grover
promised them. Great man, that fell
low Cleveland
The many political and Christian
friends Of Hon. w. S. Hopewell In
Kingston were more than gratifed to
hear of his appointment as one of the
capitol building committee. We are
sincere in our hope that he will not be
so undemocratic as to forget to draw
his salary with due regularity. We
also pray that he will not allow any
defective system of heating, such as
they manufacture at Santa Fe, to be in
jected into the new building to the loss
of the territory. The heating appara-
tus should be designed especially for
summer use, as the average New Mex.
leo legislator is hot enough during the
winter session without artificial beat.
MINING MATTERS.
sykes ana hammer, leaSeTS on the
Caledonia, made a large shipment Sun.
day to the smelters.
New strike on deck-assays anxious
ly looked for. 1t is in the trachYtt
country, and by experts is pronounced
to be nagyagite.
sophius Hoisinger and company whc
have a lease on the Gray Eagle, report
the discovery of important ore bodies
which is good news for the South Per
cha camp, one of the mar feeders o.
Kingston.
Judge West is operating a lease OF
the Comstock, and in connection will
Andy Heal is sacking the filthy sixt,
cent silver of the boomer of 1886, whel
the first great Comstock pocket made
dozen men rich.
Bevins and Hammer haye returned
from the hunt Of the "auger hole" dig
gings. which are closely allied to tn,
"Nigger diggings." They were storm