The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-22
LOCAL NEWS.

ranch, is in town.
Ed. James and Chris Olson have
finished assessment work on the
Apache.
At present Chloride Is a strictly
prohibition burg, there being no whis'
key, coffee nor coal oil in town.
Several inches of the beautiful
fell last Monday. The snow Is said to
a foot deep on tine main range.
Benz. Cook has recently sold two
iron claims, situated in Edwards Camp,
to the Cliff Mining & Smelling CON
pany.
Sheriff Reingardt has appointed Ed,
James deputy sheriff for northern
Sierra county. Ed. received his COM
mission yesterday and has 6led his
bond and will be ready to act in a few
days.
Mr.. J.R. johnson, of Silver City, N.
NJ, accompanied by Mr.. Kent, of Chi
cago, Ill. arrived in town yesterday
evening and spent the night with
Judge Bone. They went to Grafton
to-day to examine the Alaska and
other properties.
There have been several gun plays
made here lately. The law is very
stringent If carried out for the pre-
vention of such lawlessness. For the
protection of human life the law
should be enforced to the letter.
Hon. F. A. Reynolds left for Santa
Fe to be present at the opening of the
territorial legislature, of which he is
a member, Notwithstanding the pre-
,diction of a certain local McIIanna
henchman that MIR. Reynolds would
be promptly turned down. Ye gods!
DR.. Martin Wegmann and E. Tea
ford came up from Hermosa last Sun
day. DR.. Wegmann has come to stay
and is opening his drug business at his
old stand. MIR. Wegmann's many
friends extend him Il hearty welcome.
When the Cliff Mining & Smelling
company start up their smelter they
will have the next largest blower and
the tallest stack in active operation in
the United States. General Manager
Mack informs us that the extreme Ca
pacity of the stack is 125 tons every
twenty-four hours.
Editor Bennett, of the Sierra Coun-
ty Advocate. we, are informed, contem-
plates moving his plant up to Chloride.
There is plenty of room up here for
Mr. Bennett and his organ, and THE
BLACK RANGE, with its usual man
ner of goodfellowship and courtesy,
extends a hearty invitation to the Ad-
vocate to come and make its home in
the most THRIVING mining camp in
New Mexico.
This week Ed James located a claim
on Chloride creek about one mile above
town. Paintings from the rock indi-
cate at least $50 IN gold to the ton.
The metal Is found in a mixture of
green porphyry and quartzite of which
there is a large well defined lead. The
finding of gold in this porphyry IS a
pointer" for prospectors and minels
to look for higher gold values in the
porphyry lodges.
Mr.. Arthur Winslow, q mining
engineer from the east, who in com
pany with Hon. F. A. Reynolds and j.
d. Bone has been investigating some
of u most promising prospects, left
with Mr.. Reynolds on Saturday for
Engle. We understand that Mr..
Wlnslow was very favorably i'm
pressed with what he saw and THE
BLACK RANGE trusts that he may de-
eide to bring lis company into this
section.
Jas. Dalglish, wife and two children,
and Ike Gray came up from Hillsboro
last Saturday. Messrs. Dalglish and
~ay were among the pioneer business
men of Chloride aud they came up for
the purpose of investigating the pos
sibllities of tho camp with a view OF
returning to their first love. They are
very much pleased with the outlook
and their many friends hope that they
will decide to return to Chloride. They
left to-day for Hillsboro.
The Cliff Mining & Smelling COM