The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-12-25
LOCAL NEWS.

There was some blood on the moon
the early part of the week.
Yesterday being Christmas, our is
sue is one day late this week.
&. o. Harris, a ~irst-class dentist of
Albuquerque, will arrive here on the
18th aud will remain u few days,
Geo. Weber is, working his Polar
Star properly at Grafton. He Is sink
ing on Il lO-inch gold pay streak.
Billy Kendall has opened a meat
market at the old butcher stand on up
per Wall street.
BoRN-At Fairview, N. NJ, Decem-
Der 22nd, 1896, to the wife Of Moses
Gibson, IA daughter.
John Yaple and j. B. Petrie have
just completed assessment work on
the Chicago neal Grafton.
Rev. s. ,. Waldron IS visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Frank IL. Winston, of
Fatrylew. Mr.. Weidron comes from
WISCONSIN and has cOms to the
Black Range country for the benefit
of mis- health.
John B. Petrie has purchased of
Louis Kruse his One-tifth interests in
the Rocksgold and Goldrox pro-
perlies at Grafton, These two pro.
perties are considered excellent gold
propositions for milling purposes.
Three men are working on the Little
Granite mine ut Grafton. This pro-
perty, which is owned by John s
Mack, d. Braymer aud Lew Kruse ol
Chloride, is II very promising gold
mine and improves by development
There are some fifty tons of pay ore on
the dump,
Thirty-six head Of mules and several
freight wagons and ten men arrived
here last Saturday from Texas, hayInl
CONE overland some 900 miles. The
outfit was brought in by MIR. Riser
secl etary of the Cliff Mining & Smelt'
ing company. for the purpose of haul
ing ore to the smelter.
The roping contest that came of
Yesterday afternoon was witnessed by
a multitude of people. There was
some very good and some very p0ol
work did by the contestants. Their,
were six entries as follows: JOIN
Dimes, Reece Jackson, Bill johnson
VIM. Keen, Nose Gibson, and Henry
Myers. Dimes won drst prize in Ills
and johnson took second prize in 1915
The time made was considered gO0t
inasmuch as both the prize winners
horses were thrown bringing dow
their riders with them.
jim Smith, of Hermpsa, one of th
founders of the town Of Chloride, til,
man that tradition says ran his dog t.
death on the 18th day of January, ISL
when u large band of Apaches at
tackled the town and killed two mel
and wounded another man, was il
town last Saturday and Sunday. Jiu
came up to make arrangements witt
the Smelter for the treatment of orr
Mr.. Smith informed THE BLACI
RANGE that Ed. Young aud Georg
II. Baucus have one of the best pay
ing leases ever worked in that caml
The lease is on the Pplican-Eagl
group and one man takes out per da
at least $50 worth of ore. The ore wi
60 $50 ounces silver and So per cen
to the ton.
The ball given last night Ivy tn
Chloride Silver COMMERCIAL clnh WI
one Of the best in the history IF Chi,
ride. The Big Six hall was nicely d.
corated and brilliantly lighted. Go;
splcuonS on the west wa was q lara
picture of William Jennings Blya
decorated with national fl 'gs and eve
green's, Excellent music WAS furnish
I'd by the llermosa orchestra G. nsis
ing of Misi Una Wagner, Mr.. a
Slater, Mr.. Ed. Young, Mr.. Ed. Mo
ris, and John Young, assisted by Ii
James, Harry Reilly, c. WGodhoas
and Billy Howard. lEe s%urronndlI
towns were well repres N e1. b,
limited time will not allow us to II
dulge in giving IA list of the numerol
Visitors. At midnight an elegant gu,
nnrs ny servel at Ihp Andprsnn NM