The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-04-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Good Friday.
Easter next Sunday.
The ladies' are arranging for a pic
mic tomorrow.
Miss Sadie Stailey called on, Chloride
friends Wednesday.
The Black Jack gang is supposed to
has gone into the Roswell country.
We are indebted to Delegate Fergus
son for important public documents.
John Petrie and Thos. Scales, both
active mine operators in the Grafton
district, were In town this week.
H. Chandler. Major Day and Dan
.Uquhart passed through here this
morning on their way over the range.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis moved up
to S~calesville this week. Frank has
a contract to build two miles Of fence
for Henry Myers.
Billy Morris writes from Graham,
Socorro county, N. NJ, that he found
employment Immediately upon his ar
rival there.
w esty Petersen. having completed
the annual assessments on the st.
Cloud COUP Of mines for 1897, has re-
sumed work in the tunnel of his Pine
Grove which improves with develop
ment.
One of our miners shows assay GER
tiHcates of ore recently uncovered CIV.
ing 29O.s7-10O ounces gold and 915A
ounces silver per ton. We are not ad'
yised as to the location of the new lind
but surmise that the rock came from
the Grafton country.
The closing of the big placer deal al
Hillsboro is good news to the people o.
Sierra county. The successful launch
ing of such a gigantic enterprise re
fleets much credit to that untiring ant
energetic hustler Hon. WIS Hopewel
and his associates. The enterprise
means much for Hillsboro and the en-
tire county.
Messrs. Clark and White are pros
pecting for gold on the south mesa ant
have been awarded by developing
good string of the yellow stuff in tn
pan. In time past float was found Oh
the south mesa that went better thai
$4,000 gold to the ton. 1t is hope'
that the boys will succeed In 1ndinI
the ledge from which this rich 1oa
came.
On Tuesday afternoon, under tn
managent of Ed. James, the Win
stamp.mill on Mineral creek, starte'
up, and now the merry music Of tn
stamps is heard onc more in this ia
NOUS camp. Pluck and energy Away
wins when backed by a knowledge o
the business and we have NJ doubt bu
that Manager James will succeed. H
is not making "any big talk" Blu
quietly setting to work getting the II
suits which every practical man know
are here. The ore that is goin
through now comes from the Sheffield
and Workshop mines comprising pal
of the James Wing group, but we ar
informed that a test run will be mad
from the George and Agie mines, ais
from the Silver King mine on Chord
creek belonging to Messrs. Wing an
James. A few tons will be teste
from the Lombard Street on Chord
creek which is known to contain goo
average gold values as we'll as YER
high silver value. The ore now goin
through averages not less than $3.50
per ton and q saving of IS per cent Q
the averagevalue is being made. A
soon as the new concentration is put i
a much higher percentage can be saved
and Manager James informs us that b
will then be ready to contract for Cut
tom work and guarantee satisfactio
in treatment. THE BLACK RANG
feels proud that this enterprise is i
the hands of one of our townsme
and that the success of the undertah
ing will result in great good for the er
tire camp. Manager James is abb
assisted by that little hustler Harr
James with an occasional Lift from th