Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-11-20
THE DAILY OPTIC,
East Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,


lRxtracts from our Excnansss.i
A new road Is being built to the
"Denver" mine in the Cuchillos, near
Chloride.
T. E. Bourbonia has recently made
many improvements to his. residence
In Rincon.
Lorenzo Samaniego brought to Rim
con two fine antelope, as o result OF q
days hunt.
The stack and blower Tor the smelter
at Chloride are expected to arrive there
in q day or so.
The new tram leading from the ore
bins to the smelter at Chloride is In
course Of construction.
Geo. Tuthill, Of Rincon, will leave
tor Deming. to take charge Of the San
ia Fe pump house there.
M. M. Twomey arrived in Silver
City from Ariz INA on Monday. He has
been absent several months.
A meeting will probably be held 10
Rincon some evening for the purpose
of organizing a debating society.
Black Jacks gang Of robbers are
now supposed to be in the Pinos Altos
range, and q posse is in search for
them.
Mrs. A. Jacoby came down to Las
Cruces, from Hatch, Thursday, to visit
with Mrs. Phoebus F~reudenthal, for a
few weeks.
T. M. Harwood, so long connected
with the mission school at Placita, nea
Hatch. is now engaged in mission work
at Ell Paso.
Several Chloride cattlemen have sold
their two-yesr old steers. George Bray
mel being the buyer. Tho prevailing
price is SIS.
A surprise party was given Messrs.
Russell and Elgin at Rincon, the
young gentlemen who recently pur-
chased the Campbell villa, last Satur-
day.
The name of E. G. Priest, Of Rim
con, is mentioned by his many friends
as a candidate for justice of the
peace ut the town election next Janu.
airy.
The arsenal in the Rincon Weekly
office has had an addition. Johnny
Priest, foreman of the mechanical de-
partment, won q double. barreled shot
gun 10 a rattle.
Andrew Williams, of Silver City,
who was shot in the arm by q negro
named Daniels, on the evening Of cleo
ton day, died at the ladies' hospital,
last Wednesday.
John Brockman was in Silver City a
few days last week, and on Friday
morning departed for California &C.
companied by Mrs. Brockman, who
will reside there permanently.
A number of Colorado p%rospe:tors
have invaded the Grafton district and
are much pleased with the gold show
ing there and they propose to stay with
the camp. They all unite In saying
that Cripple Greek was not in it with
Grafton in surface showing of gold
Bell & Stevens are sinking on shaft
No. l on the stPaciic" mine at Pinos
Altos. The shaft has reached a depth
OF 40 feet They are also pushing
work on the ssMiua Grande". The
mill is kept steadily employed crushing
ore taken ou. in doing development
work or the mines.
DR.. G.. N. Woods and Ben Spiller
were. over at Silver City from Gold
Hill, and report that work on the
Woods properties is progressing fine.
Out OF a ninety-six hour run. they got
out thirty-ive ounces of gold and about
$3.50 of concentrates. Mr.. Woods Is
preparing I have the mill run night
and day, which will begin about the
LIST of December.
Notwithstanding that the standard
bearer of the new democracy, William
Jennings Bryan, suffered defeat on the
3rd inst, the party at Blossburg under
the auspices of the Silver club gave q
parade Thursday night, for the silver
champion, which for enthusiasm and
the number of persons who took part
exceeded any political event ever held
In northern New Mexico.