Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-02
THE DAILY OPTIC.
HAST Las Vegas, New Mexic0,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,
lRxtracts from our Rxcnanses.,

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at the smelter in Chloride is com
pleted.
A number Of Aztec's sporty sport
took In the horse races on the La Plata
last Saturday.
The Diamond Creek Land and Cattle
company, Of Sierra county, have dis
posed OF their cattle.
A crew of men are rebuilding tn,
wagon road up Byers Run to thu
"Cliff :" mine, near Chloride.
E N. Beach recently visited Colora
do, and surprised the people Of Flors
Vista by returning with a bride.
Two skilled workmen from Pueblo
Colorado, arrived in Chloride las
week to build the smelter stack.
Prof. Theo Delay, formerly one o.
the instructors at the School of Mines,
was in Socorro, on his way to Mexico,
A recent arrival from Kingston
says that diphtheria has broken out
afresh to a serious extent in that town
Mr.. S. D. Felt and Mr.. James r
Riser, of the Cliff Mining and Smelt
Ing company,o of Chloride, arrived there
this week.
L. s. Chamberlain, who came to Az
tee last spring from Topeka, Kansas,
for the benefit of his health, returned
to his home.
Work on the new ore bin at the
smeiter in Chloride is being pushed.
The capacity of the bin, when CON-
pleted. will be 600 tons.
Mrs. M. L. Cole, of Bland, is in re-
ceipt of letters from her husband, stat
ing that he is running an engine and
doing well, at San LUIS Potosi, Mexico
James Stevens put a force of men at
work to drain the stagnant water stand
ing over that portion of Socorro north
of Manzanares avenue and east of
Fourth street.
The ladies of the Eastern Star lodge,
No. 5, at Albuquerque, will. give a
farce entitled ssFemale Masonry" at
Armory hall, December 9th. Follow
ing the farce a ball will be held.
A letter from N. r. Darcy, who
writes from Denver, states that he will
leave there for Bland in a few days to
resume operations at the Allerton mill,
which 10 that event will be extensively
improved.
John McLain brought down 387 head
OF cattle to Aztec from Colorado. The
calves are being pastured on the Wight
place, and the remainder of the bunch
will be fed during the winter at Andy
Stevenson's.
Proprietor John Greenwald, of the
Socorro -four mill, finds 1t hard work
keeping up with his orders these days
He is making such an excellent family
flour that the demand is pushing the
capacity of his mill.
w. G. Ragsdale is probably the
%proudest ciuzrn in Roswell this week.
Last Monday night his wife presented
him with a fine BOY that Camp declares
will b big enough to vote at the next
pres dental election.
New sidewalks are badly needed
along 9 .st Railroad avenue, in Albu-
querque, and the residents on that
street think of sending in a petition to
the council, asking that certain new
walks should be ordered.
Messrs. & H. Buss and j. M .Cowles
will, in a short time, have an artesian
we'll plant in the Pecos valley that will
have a capacity of 800 feet, They
will be fully prepared to do all
kinds OF well work promptly and salts
f~actorily.
H. j. Adams, of San Bernardino,
Calf, is looking w the Pecos valley
with a view of becoming a resident.
His principal interests are in Missouri
and eastern Kansas, but he moved to
California on account of the health Of
his wife.
G.. w. Pittock, who has been identi-
fed with the Albuquerque press ia
writing up Albuquerque, New Mexico
and Arizona, has secured q favorable
connection with the Rural Californian
to follow his line of work in the two
Teai
The probabilities that the "Cochiti"
will soon have a ifty-ton mill, are very
favorable. The matter depends upon
an agreement between the mine
and the projectors of the mill, which
will likely be settled within the next
two weeks.
Prof. Wendell's dancing academy
will open December 3rd, at Turner
hall, in Albuquerque, north Third
street. All the latest up-to-date ball
room dances will be taught. Special
attention given to private lessons in
any of the round dances.
The case of William Ellinger ps.
Louis Hunlng and Franz Huning was
finally brought to a close Saturday af-
ternoon, IN Albuquerque. Both of the
sureties, Franz Huuing and Solomon
Luna, were declared not liable, and
Judgment was entered against Louis
,Huning for $15.1 08 38.
1t is.uuderstood that the results at
the beet sugar factory, at EDDY, have
far surpassed the expectations of
everyone connected with the establish
The tonnage of beets is ahead
of all estimates, aud the percentage OF
Is greater than ever obtained at
any other place since the sugar beet
has been cultivated. The Pecos valley
is all right.
Oliver Pearson, of near Roswell, load
ed a car with twenty-on tons of beets,
from one measured acre of land. The
first shipment by Mr.. Pearson yielded
Is per cent. in sugar, and these are
equally good. On the basis Of Is per
cent, he receives SIS per ton. which
will make this acre worth $105. This
is an enormous yield for a field crop,
aud it is doubtful If |. can be equalled