Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-11
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

The Santa Fe is laying new steer a.
the way from Ration to Las vegas li'
miles.
L. S. weather bureau forecast lor
New Mexico: Rain and warmer W.
night and Saturday.
A telegram from Camp Hamhton
that the territorial regiment
left Wednesday for Albany, Ga, Where
the command will camp until II Is or
dered to Cuba.
Yesterday, the Thermometer aI sne
local weather bureau registered as loi-
lows: Maximum temperature n ue.
grees, at 200 p. M: minimum TO- aD
3 90 a. m. The mean temperature ior
the "A hours was 30 degrees: mean da'''
relative humidity, 81 per cen1: =
The johnson dry washer at C. =.
proving a huge success. ''luen -
and the dredger togethe" n washer
ton of dirt every five are 'islhs w a
is an eneouragin" secohos; anu ono 70
work with. " amount " ""'ei ~
nsnd aft nv me surface dirt is being
we'll, .%esent, and it is panning ont
f. everybody interested in the out
" is hlSnly encouIdSeu'
With the beginning of the winter
season there are inquiries as to what may
\ be in prospect in the way OF local
musicales or concerts. There is conside-
rable musical talent in town, several
3 good pianists and vocalists, and local
lovers of the divine muse think it will
be rather hard to have the season pass
by without some local musical event.
Clemente p. Ortiz, a well known and
respected citizen and who served witt
credit in the New Mexico volunteers
during the war of the rebellion has beel
: i'll for the past three weeks and confined
e to his house. Yesterday he experienced {
stroke of paralysis which makes hi
# condition worse. This morning he is ;
little better and hopes are entertained
of his recovery, although he is 66 year!
of age.
Wont there be a warm time at La!
Vegas though when the Rock lslant
&c gets in here" exclaimed a prominen
railroad man this morning. 1T is prett.
evident that the Rock Island is hand il
lie glove with or backing the FL Paso 4
N. E. Road and l happen to know tina
that big corporation has long beef
DESTROYS of getting into New Mexico
The Rock Island may be expected t.
y start in from Liberal, Kans., southwest
lie ward to meet the Messrs Eddy as the,
e. build the Northeastern in the direction
l. of the Canadian river from the Salad
coal fields. and at Puerto de Luna
), branch line of a 100 miles may be rnl
, directly to Las Vegas, thus making tina
a common point. 1t will increase tb
81 shipping Importance of that cente
wonderfully, and the Santa Fe will the,
have sharp competition on its hands
is Peter Smith, the insane man who ha'
been confined in the county Jail fol
l. some time past, was taken to the insane
asylum in Las Vegas last night by An
il tonic Windsor.
The musicale and social held las
night at the Catron mansion was
so pleasing success, and an extended no
= tice of it will appear in the New Mexi
i cans social column tomorrow.
l. Two errors occurred in the total
~ given in the election returns from SAINT;
he Fe county, and for that reason the cor
rected table Is re-published today.
W. A. Anderson, of Taos, an old-tim'
re miner, was In town this morning OF
business, having come down on horse
lie back, all the way, and left this after
noon on the return. He has a rapid.
< improving property in his Copper Hill
mine, and he finds pleasure in atatins
that all the other copper properties il
In the district, rs to 30 in number, are i'm
"a proving in value. No ore Ia heins
8. shipped away for the reason that a!
N soon as, say, 1000 tons or so of ore ar
N piled up On the dumps Of the various
mines. reduction works Will he Gractet
Is in the camp. This will take care Of al
g immense amount of ore, and the bullion
will then be shipped away 10 the pefn
cries, The ores in that section are OK
N ides and earbonates Of copper, carrying
,r also gold and silver in paying amounts
k, SO that mining in that country is profit
If able. Numerous shafts are being SUM
and much drifting is being done, on
)6 shaft. that OF the Oxide King, beine
If down 1870 feet. New York parties ar,
IS proposing to put up the reduction work.
y and considerable capital from the cas-
is promised,