The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-05-28
LOCAL NEWS.

Memorial day next Sunday
The trout fishing season opens June
1st.
Mrs S. E. Corson is visiting at the
Dimes ranch.
DR.. E. P. Blinn returned Monday
from Magdalena.
Mrs. Anderson and family moved to
HillsborC this week.
The raging Rio Grande has badly de-
layed the arrival Of mail for the past
ten days.
We understand that the owners OF
the De Soto will take out ore to aid IN
supplying the Wing stamp-mill.
Superintendent of Schools August
Mayer is visiting his parents at Fair
view. He was in Chloride yesterday
renewing old acquaintance.
On the 25th silver dropped to 59A
which was the lowest point reached
except at one time a few years ago
when it went below So cents.
Several Mexicans are engaged haul
ing salt from the salt lake 100 miles
northwest from this place. The salt
sells at from l cent to II cents per
pound.
Mountain lions are quite plentiful
and committing May ~depredations
this spring. Young colts seem to be
the fayorite food of these ~depreGating
beasts. During the past week these
kings of the forest have killed one colt
belonging to Joe Oliver and severely
lacerated another belonging to Chas.
Anderson.
The new ore bin at the Wing stamp
mill is completed as is the new road
leading to iJ and ore hauling has al
ready commenced. A large supply of
ore will be stored III the bins before
the mill starts up. Manager James
proposes to have a good supply Of ore
on hand before the rainy season sets in
and thus avoid Interference with the
regular transportation of ore and the
regular running of the mill which
would be unavoidable at times during
the wet season when washouts occur
and with only a scant supply Of ore
in store.
Thos. Scales has put two men, N. A.
Clark and VIM. Harper, at work on
his GoIdstone property situated at
Camp KingsburY, some three miles
north of Grafton. Mr.. Scales informs
us that the Goldstone has a most re-
magkable showing in quantity of ore
and gold value: the pay-streak being
five feet wide carrying an average
value of $4,000 gold and Is ounces silver
to the ton the vein filling is quartz
and is a first-class free milling ore. A
large amount of this ore will be taken
out and treated at the Wing stamp-mill
in this district.
j. 3. Petrie has purchased a one
third interest in the Ashville fold Roy
al Arch property, situated between
Dry and Bear creeks IN the northern
part of this district. The Ashville is
one of the best free milling, gold and
silver propositions in this section and
is owned by w. E. and ]. B. Taylor and
J. B. Petrie. The property is now be-
ing worked by J. B. Taylor and J. B,
Petrie and they already have on the
dump some forty tons of ore which will
be hauled to the Wing stamp-mlll for
treatment. They also have out con
siderable high grade ore which they will
ship to the snAelter.
Notwithstanding denials to the con,
trary made by certain individuals and
newspapers, 1t is evident that there is
trouble brewing in western Socorro
county. Since the killing of George
Smith there seems to have sprung up
a quiet fermentation of trouble among
certain stockmen and others in that
section. 1t seems to be a well estab.
lished fact that two or three other
men have quietly gone UNDER" while
Others have been notified to "pull out
While there is quiet talk of dark deeds
and and coming trouble the people Out