Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-11-24
THE DAILY OPTIC.
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
san MIGUEL COUNTY.
TOPICS.


lnxtracts from our E~xcnanges.i
The people OF Deming will celebrate
Thanksgiving, next Thursday, with a
good grace, conscious that they have
here one of the most prosperous and
promising little cities in the country.
The mountains around Bland are full
OF deer. Turkeys do not seem to be
80 very plentiful this season, but hunt.
ers report that they often run across
large f>cks Of them when hunting for
deer.
Geo. Z. Brewer, wife and daughter,
from Springfield, Mass, have reached
Albuquerque aud taken rooms at the
Highland. They are health seekers.
and will probably remain during the
winter.
General Nicolas Pine, Of Galisteo,
n of the old timers in this Territory
and a noted Indian fighter died a.,
Galisteo. General Pine was in his
seventy year. Pinto Pine, OF
Las Cruces, was his nephew.
L E. ~Sturdivant and wife cam to
Roswell from Amarillo, Texas, a few
weeks ago, for the benefit OF his
health. So marked has been the i'm
provement. that he has about deter
mined to locate and engage in busi-
ness.
Frank d. Rogers, of Montreal, Can
ada, is in Albuquerque, from Los An
geles, CAL, where he was The guest OF
L A. Grant. He is the guest there Of
B. F. Davis, and will probably make
that city his home for an indefinite
period.
F L Hall, an old miner who has
Travelled all over the country, on the
lookout for first-class mining districts,
states that he considers the g ,lden dis
trict, near Cerrillos, by all odds the
greatest of any he has aver visited He
carries on a mill at Golden, and has
the opportunity to find out the value
OF a camp.
Col. j. Francisco Chaves, the war
horse of the republican party down in
Valencia county, and Hon. Pedro Pc
rea, the well-known and popular re-
publican leader of Bernalillo county,
were in Albuquerque interviewing their
many friends, and incidentally refer
ring to the coming good times when
Mckinley takes ms seat as president of
the UniLed states.
A w~ell-known gentleman CT Albu-
querque, one Of the promoters in the
Electric street railway company, which
was organized there about a year ago
says that the company is considering
several propositions for the placing of
bonds and getting the affairs of the
company into shape, 50 as to begin
construction work not later han Feb
ruary or March of next year. The
company will doubtless file articles of
Incorporation inside of a month.
LA BELLE ITEMS.
The past week has been veritable
Italian weather.
A large amount Of hay aud grain has
come 10 from the valleys this week and
found a ready market.
ALI Swanson Is at present doing de-
velopment work on his properties on
Bitter creek.
VIM. Ashley was over from the sur
vey gang on the Calumbine. He was
accompanied by Surveyor Cotton, a
brother of G. G. Cotton, who has
charge of the work.
A new roof is being put or the Perry
hotel. Word from Hugh Perry orders
Ala baslIfn~ rnEffaH hrOrnhnxt and II
will likely be opened for the accom-
mediation of the public about Deem
Der 1st.
Joe Turner was wei from his claims
neal Petersburg, on lower Bitter creek.
He has a couple of prospects that are
showing up exceptionally fine-one
especially rich in lead, silver and gold.
Frank Anderson expects to com
mence work on his "SnowstOrm"
group of claims, near "Midnight'', by
the first of the month. There is now
a 100-foot shaft and much other devel-
opment work done. A tunnel will be
run to develop the group.
Marsh Downey is kept busy with his
burro train transporting goods to the
several local camps. The only kick
Marsh has coming is the isn't
yet deep enough to have fun ono in a
while windlassing wrecked sections OF
his train out of drifts.
The "Oro" claim is still attracting
attention. At q depth Of forty feet the
width and general appearance of the
vein is as encouraging as any in the
district. Assay values are good and
the paintings during the last ten feet
have returned an unusual amount OF
coarse gold. President Downey now
feels confident that the "Oro" will
show a large body Of pay ore at a depth
OF less than 100 feet. Work will be
pushed.
Two more claims surveyed for patent
this week, and several preliminary sur
weys are being made with more to fol-
Low. It is a funny rule, but it is the
case here and in many camps, that as
winter approaches work increases.
Development is done on the prospects
that have been located during the
summer.