Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-13
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TO the Editor OF the Optic.
SANTA FE, N. M, April 18th, 1897
-Under the new game aud fish law no
resident Of New Mexico a kill or take
by any trap, snare, etc., any deer,
antelope. fawn, mountain sheep or
beaver during the months OF Septem-
Der, October and November. nor can
they trap any grouse. partridge, quail
or wild turkey At any time, but may
shoot them during the months OF Sep
TENDER. O,tober. November, December,
january and February. Monaghan
pheasants are not TO be- killed or trap
ped for a period OF five years.
Under this act, also, II Is unlawful
tor any one to have in his possession
any trout during the months OF Nov
ember, December, January, February,
March, April and May, and during the
mouths not nam,d In the act, II sha'
be unlawful to take or possess any
trout less than six inches In length. l.
IS unlawful TO catch trout within 100
yards of any fish-way, dam. wier OF
artificial obstruction, in any OF the
public waters of New Mexico. The
dumping Of sswdust Dr. any other de
structive substance 10 any stream oil
It's branches or arroyos that lead into
such streams Is also prohibited.
No person Is authorized to take or
kill fisb, or herds, or animals In OF
upon any private reservoir, stream
lake, pond, grounds or in closure With
out the consent OF the owner thereof,
Fish. ways must be provided 10 all re-
~servoirs so that fish may have free ac-
cess to the rucning waters Of streams
1t is unlawful to expose for sale al
any time any fish, game, birds. or ami
mails, the killing of which is prohibit,
ed or restricted by this act, or to sell
any part thereof. 49, 1t Is unlawful
to transport any fish or game out OF
New M, xico, and the governor shall
appoint wardens vested with the au
thority of sheriffs az respects the game
and fish laws. who shall be entitled to
one half the zines resulting from ali
prosecutions.
The law is drastic in its features, but
real sportsmen will not complain sines
1t will serve TO protect the trout to a
large extent while at the same time
PERMITTING legitimate sport. Messrs.
Chas. Springer, w. L. Dame, Geo. ii.
Cross. Ii. B Hersey, j. w. A. Rees
and Page B. Osero are supposed TO be
the fathers Of the New NJ, x'co law
while Senators Geo. Curry and James
Duncan pushed it through the legisla-
ture.
Speaking Of fish. reminds me of O
telegram auent the governorship which
certain Santa Fe gentlemen sent on
Saturday night to Matt G.. Reynolds.
attorney for the U. S. court Of private
land claims, who is now in Washing
ton. 1t read like this: "Take of
your coat and work for Collier, or you
can not fish this summer in our back
yard" This, it is believed, will fetch
Col. Reynolds squarely into the Col
lier column with all the impetuosity
of a political cyclone-,nd that's what
he is when be is fairly started.
Mormons from Fairview have six
men opening a twenty eight inch vein
of ore running IS per cent. copper 10
the Santa Cruz mountains, six miles
from Espanola.
The big mining deal Of the year is
announced here 10 day as having just
been c'osed by w. s TIopewell, at
Hillsboro. Five miles from that town
P~ittsburg, Pa, iron capitalists have
been testing the iron cement placer
fields for the past year. expanding, it
is said, $52, 900 in such tests. Now
they have purchased the properly, over
10, 200 acres, at a cost Of $S2, 600 and
have paid MIR. Hopewell an additional
$25 900 for his water rig hts. The
water is to be piped fourteen miles
from the headwaters Of Las AEimas
river and stored in reservoirs whence
it goes through hydraulic giants on to
the placer ground which yields from
10 if'y cents gold per cubic
yard. The sum Of $500. 900 is to be
expended in improvements and it is
estimated that the gold bearing
deposits in sight cannot be exhausted
in 100 years.
Associated with Mr.. HopeweIl in the
deal are w. II. Butcher, If Hillsboro;
J. T. Mclaughlin, Of Fort Wingate
W. b. Childers, John A. Lee, j. Il
Of Albuquerque. The Pennsyl-
capitalists are Fl. G. Lawnes, w.
,. Lawnes. Hay Walker jr , and Thos.
H. Given OF Pittsburg and VIM. Walker
Allegheny City, organizers OF the
Aqua del Oro", ssMesa del Orc" and
.Tierra del Oro' mining companies
which have just filed papers here and
Zach Of which have q paid up capital OF
s23. 900. How is that for highP
Mrs. Sarah Winter Kellogg, kindly
among Las Vegans, is
,ooked TO take the civil service ex-
animation at Albuquerque on The 26th
INST. thence she goes to Prescott,
Arizona, on q visit to her daughter
md thence to Redondo Beach,
california, TO see another daughter,
Who has taken q nice cottage there
nd with whom she may pass the early
ummer, though the appointment ii
III. Wallace as governor may
hat alter her plans. Wherever.
'oweyer, fortune may lead Mrs. KEEL
ogg, most people will join "Junius'
2 prosperity and happiness, for she