The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-20
At. & S. 3. Time Table,
Chloride Post Office.
LOCAL NEWS.

Silver, 65. Lead, S2.75.
Thanksgiving next Thursday.
Frank Welty was up from Hermosi
yesterday.
George Braymer went to Magdaleni
this week.
The road to the ~Goodenough min,
has been repaired.
Chris. Rugsegger has recovered from
quite a severe attack of sickness.
Quinby Vance, Of Hermosa, VISITED
the metropolis the early part Of this
week.
John Saucier has his saw-mill in run
ming order and is delivering lumber al
the smelter.
Local stockmen are gathering steers
to be delivered at the railroad on the
irst of next month.
G. H. Laidlaw is experimenting the
building OF anew assay furnace in the
assay office at the smelter.
There has been quite a brisk demand
of late for houses to rent. There are
very few vacant houses in town.
Chas. Bishop killed the largest black
tail buck of the season a few days ago.
He caught him on Mineral creek.
Frank Davis and wife have moved
down from Wild Horse. They occupy
the Davis house on Mineral creek.
Dawson and Whitley, proprietors of
the Bank, have on hand the finest stock
OF liquors and cigars in the county.
Tom Whitley has gone out of the
cattle business. He has sold his entire
herd of horses and cattle to Frank Cal
houn.
Mr.. Wild, brother of Theodore, is do.
ing assessment work on his claims up
Black Hawk gplch. He is assisted by
w. M. Armour.
MI. j. Rogers was in from the ella
this week. Mr.. Rogers is about to be
married and contemplates spending
the winter in Chloride.
A Mexican sheep herder was freed
by a bear over on South Fork the other
day. The native escaped without in
jury and so did the bear.
F.. a. Reynolds went up to "Angels
Rest" yesterday where he will spend a
few days with Jesse Bone hunting the
gay and festive thanksgiving turkey.
John Petrie came down from Graf.
ton yesterday. John has located IN
Grafton for the winter where he will
exclusively devote his time to mining.
While indications are very favorable
for better times in this camp we would
not advise any rush of laborers look
Ing for employment here for the pres
ent.
Preparations are being made for a
genuine holiday here on Christmas
day. The principal feature of the day
will be a $500 horse race. Further par
tlculars later on.
A Colorado man who is prominent
and influential in mining and r abroad
circles. recently informed a prominent
resident OF this place that a railroad
would be started this way in the spring.
The blower at the smelter which ar
rived a week ago has been placed in DO
sition, and the stack, which was delay
ed by a breakdown on the road some
miles this side of Magdalena, will ar
rive here very shortly.
The reconstruction of the old lixivi-
alton mill into a smelter is progressing
nicely under the careful supervision of
General Manager Mack, and it is pro-
bable that the plant will be ready
blow In in less than sixty days.
During the past week amateur
sprotsmen have been making it warm
for a small herd of black-tail deer that
run above town. A good deal of am
munition was expended and one or two
OF the animals were wounded and es.
A Mexican deputy sheriff passed
through here a couple DAYS AGO on his
way to the Mogollons. He said be was
going after election judges whose evil
dence was wanted in an election case
before the court at Socorro. !
Chas. IL. Laidlaw moved up from
Hillsboro this week. He has taken the
position Of assayer with the Cliff Min !
ing q Smelling company. Mr.. Laid
is t~bOrONphlv comnatant apd ra ,