Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-12-16
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,
lExtracts from our Excnansss.i

lExtracts from our ExcnanEss.i
Mrs. Henry Nordhaus, of Deming,
Is visiting her mother NJ Roswell.
The output of the Hillsboro gold
mines for the past week was 41b tons.
Rev. E. j. Andrews,f formerly Of Dem
ing, is making a great success In his
work In FL Paso.
Miss Mabel Fox is again the efficient
book keeper at the grocery store of F.
F. Trotter in Albuquerque.
The Bonanza mill at Hillsboro ha.
been effecting remarkably close saving
on ssSnake" and "Richmond" ores OF
late.
The remains of T.. A. Ahner. were
smba!med at Albuquerque and shipped
to Fremont, Ohio, by Undertaken
Strong.
Richard Hudson purchased the
uDiamond A" brand Of cattle of the
Alfalfa cattle company, down In Grant
county.
Miss Helen Schlaiv, Of Carlyle, ILL.,,
arrived at Deming and il stopping for
q few weeks with her relatives, the
Burnsides.
R. Scott is getting rich ore from the
fisherman" slopes ut Hillsboro, and
will get in \ big shipment before
Christmas.
The great placer deal will be closed
this month and a large amount Of
money in consequence will be distrib-
utec 10 Hillsboro.
The Misses Pietsch and Reichmann
have opened up a now restaurant under
the name of the "'German restaurant"
at Albuquerque.
E D Sharp has acquired the interest
of III B. Swartz in the San Juan County
.Inder. over at Aztec, and hoists his
name as publisher.
Bishop Kendrick, at Silver City. in
the presence of a very large cengrega-
ton, at the Episcopal church, confirmed
q number of persons.
Walter Codington, who was up 10
the Cochiti mining district doing
assessment work on several claims,
returned to Albuquerque.
.Dutchy" Banner, who was recently
arrested at Deming, and taken to Silver
City, charged with furnishing assis-
lance to the bandits, has been released
While at Los Angeles, Cal Neill B
Field, of Albuquerque, received by wire
the sad news of the death OF bis mother.
Mrs. Chas. W. Field, at Louisville,
Ky.
Miss Maria Romero. daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Apdreas Romero, died a.
the residence of her parents in Albu'
querque, after a long illness from lung
trouble.
G. Harding has purchased the row {
co,to~ns known as the Harry Hnr'
property, down at Gallup; and q. b.
on..n, formerly OF Las Vegas, has
purchased the Lane residence in that
place.
James Bell, who returned to Albu'
querque, a short time ago, from Lo'
Angeles-former partner in the gro
cery business with f. f. Trotter-wil
soon engage in business for himself
down there.
Gallagher & Clausen have brough
the Charter Oak mill at Hillsboro to
high degree Of efficiency and hav'
proved their machinery and concen
trating apparatus with a very success
full trial run.
An. adjourned session OF the pro
bate court was opened in Albuquerqu
by Judge Policarpio Armijo. The judg'
is rapidly recovering from the injurie
received recently in a battle with
savage steer.
The uSnaken leasers at Hillsbor
generally have been much encourage
recently with the high grade ore en-
countered and with the excellent re
suits obtained from the Silver City re
duction company.
Ovens Il Wiley have completed thel
building at the 'Platina' mine, tn
north extension Of the fisherman,
the Hillsboro district, and will no
proceed to extract the rich ore 10
which the properly is already notice
Morrison, the counterfeiter, wa
again before United States Commits
sioner Burkhart in Albuquerque. an
was bound over to the next grand Jury
in the sum of $500, for passing cour
terfeit coins. In default Of bail, D
occupies a cell at the county Jail.
Henry S. Carter will resign bis pos
ton in the postofice at Silver CITY Q
the first of January, to take the p,ae
of taller under Sheriff McAfee, aud I
e. 'Windridge, now a clerk in the pos
office. will Jake the place OF Mr.. Garter
and Miss Minnie Carvil will omciate 8
the general delivery window.
A. Quigg, OF zahethtown,
nuttinp his sawmill in fine shape
order to be able to meet the demand
for lumber this winter and next spripe
He has purchased a new 4S-inch say
and has completely 0verhauled his 81
cine and mill. and will be able to n
orders for the better grades OF buildin
lumber.
The ssSnake'' shaft, in the Hillsbol
camp, is now down to an even Q.
feet, making it the deepest IN cam
Following it are thu "Opportuni'y
489 feet, the s.Richmond" 460 fee
the s.Eightv- Five" APO feet and q
.Wicksn 800 feet, and the Bonani
tunnel gains depth on the vein at abo'
500 feet.
Contractors Spencer & Titus ha'
completed their contract for sinklI
$50 feet additional on the Snak
main shaft at Hillsboro. Their estima
and bid was Tor ninety days time 81
the work was flushed in ninety-s
DAYS. which is pretty good ~calculatlI
core;der,ng that the last fifty feet W