Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-21

made at the factory at Eddy from beet
raised In the Pecos valley. They are vel
pleased with the sugar which is fully az
to the best grades.
The Rockford group of mines near No
gal has been bonded by Messis. Weed
and Heman to Mr.. G. W. Wood of the
Vanderbilt Gold Mining company. This
is an excellent property and will soon
become a producer.
GRANT COUNTY.
The Eagle Drug & Mercantile company
is building new store at Lordsburg.
Ward q Courtney have disposed of all
their cattle on the Gila, and will hereafter
keep out of the cattle business.
The Lordsburg school closed last Fri
day. Under Miss M. johnson the school
has been success in every way.
The new quartz mill at Steeple Rock is
running successfully under the manage
ment of Chris Smith. Five hundred tons
of ore will be run out before clean up
is made.
The board of county commissioners
has issued notice that it will, under the
provisions of the Bateman law, receive
and audit all claims against the county,
so as to clear up accounts.
Judge VIM. Burns, deputy internal
revenue collector, was in Lordsburg last
week. His districts have been recently
arranged and the Judge now has charge
of Arizona and Grant county, N. NJ, with
headquarters at Phoenix.
DoNA ANA COUNTY.
Chas. Campbell Of Mesilla Park writes
to the Silver City Enterprise that the
published account of the death of his
mother was erroneous. The lady is not
dead.
CoLFAx COUNTY.
At Baldy everybody is engaged in mn
ing, and things are booming.
Roy Smales of Blossburg, aged II
years, died on the l4th instant after
few days illness.
ON. Blackwell of Ration, lost fine
family horse recently. The animal fell
into we'll and was killed.
Judge Orackett of Oimarron, visited
Elizabethtown recently on business be-
fore the county commissioners.
Elizabethtown is to have new saw
mill to be located between Hollenbeck
and Comanche canons. The machinery
arrived last week.
A new town is to be started this sum-
mer about five miles from Red River
City, and will be called franklin.
Chas. Howells had his right wrist badly
injured lately in the Ration round house,
by blow from sledge hammer.
J.H Walker has returned to his home
in Ration from the Baldy mines in which
he is interested. He reports the outlook
as excellent.
Blossburg and Ration are soon to have
tug. g.of war. Both teams are drilling
constantly and an exciting contest ls
look ed for.
LA. Hobbs of the Ration Water COM
pany, received telegram last week an
nouncing the death Of his aged father at
Mount Vernon, III.
Cripple Greek parties are negotiating
bond and lease on the Gold Belle at
Hematite. The bond will be $4,000 ac-
cordlng to report.
Inquiries are being received daily at
Hematite for desirable building lots, for
business purposes. This is an encourage
ing indication Of growth.
II is reported that Charley Collins has
recently uncovered splendid body of
new ore in the Aztec mine at Baldy. He
is said to have bonanza.
Messrs. Dunlawy and Wright, late of
Trinidad, Colo, have Just opened a new
general merchandise store at Hematite.
They are oding rushing business.
The Lucky Three, the Black Wizard,
the Lookout and the Yellow jacket, are
some of the good mining properties OF
Hematite, now turning out pay ore.
Brakeman George B. Gillette of Ration,
met with painful accident recently
while coupling cars. His left hand was
badly mashed and amputation may be
necessary.
Several Cripple Greek mining experts
have been inspecting Hematite during
the past week, and they have expressed
themselves as greatly pleased with the
outlook. =
Work will soon be commenced on the
road from Hematite to the Black Copper
district. About $3.50 has already been
subscribed for the building of this thor
oughfare.
Miss Addie Schormoyer of Santa Fe, one
of the leading musicians Of the territory,
presided recently at the organ of the NJ.
| e. church in Ration. The people of that
town were delighted with her playing.
People are going into the Hematite
country in droves. The mineral belt ex-
tending from Baldy camp to the Black
Copper region is rich beyond question
This is all In Coliax connty except a
mile or two on the west end of the belt.
SIERRA COUNTY.
Dr.. T. o. Given and family, who left
Hillsboro some time since to reside al
| Rincon, has decided to return to his for
mer location.
Messrs. Sanders & Berans of the Snake
mine at Hillsboro have found new two
foot vein OF rich copper-zinc sulphide ore
for which this mine has been noted. Some
very large shipments have been made
from this mine during the past week.
In the Black Diamond tunnel of ths
Freiberg group at Hillsboro, John But
ecke has opened up two foot vein oi
excellent free milling ore. This property
is destined 10 become very valuable, ai
the ore carries the heaviest impregnatior
Of gold known TO exist 10 tho whole dis
trict.
SAN KiouEL COUNTY.
i 4 car bearing the New Mexico exhibi
il 10 the Tennsssss exposition 10 now IN th,
railroad yards a Las vsgas.