The state herald., 1899-09-08

forest reserves in Arizona and New
Mexico, has left for Washington TO Sc
cure the setting aside of 60O,OO0 acres
of timber land In Lincoln county for Il
, forest reservation. On the proposed
. reservation are situated the county
capital. Lincoln, and the town of No
gal. Rich mines and good agricult-
ural lands are situated on the proposed
reservation, and strong protest will
be made against the creation of the
reservation by the people of that sec
tion. The proposed reservation In
cludes the head waters of the Rio Bo-
nito, Rio Ruidoso and Eagle creek, and
adjoins the Mescalero Indian reserva-
ton.
A holdup entered the Mining En-
change bar room at Cripple Creek Mon
day night at II o'clock and at the point
OF revolver compelled the men at the
roulette wheel to hand him over $3.50
In bills. The robber walked into the
brilliantly lighted room from the rear,
and with nothing to disguise his face.
His work was over In an instant. He
walked up to the game keeper and
holding the point of the gun against
his abdomen, made him open the cash
drawer and hand over all the bills.
The silver on the wheel was not
touched. The man then left by the
rear entrance and his victim gave the
alarm. He escaped and has not been
captured. although the city police at
once commenced work
Ex-Governor l.. Bradford Prince has
made an archaeological discovery of
great Importance mt excavations he is
making in old pueblo ruins near Santa
Fe. Among his collection of over a
Thousand stone idols, the largest and
only collection of stone idols in the
world, there are only four with crowns
on the head, but now, in another room
In another set of ruins. fourteen stone
heads. of which all but two have con
spicuous crowns of different shapes,
were found. Several of these crowns
are divided into double crowns and on
one head the crown is composed of
five lobes, or semi-clrcular divisions.
This second discovery leads to the sup
position that nearly all the idols in that
particular pueblo wore head orna-
ments, and that ii was n holy city,
whose idols stood pre-eminent above
the idols of other pueblos
!
Land Claims has declared the titles to
five land grants. covering many square
miles. The court rejected the Abo
mine grant, In Valencia county. and
confirmed the four colony grants In
Dona Ana county. The four colony
| grants are the Santo Tomas de Ytur-
bidc grant, made In 1850. and claimed
10y ltafaela q. de Barela 1t al, who
claimed two leagues; the lose Manuel
Sanchez Baca grant. made In 1853.
claimed by the corporation of Jose
| Manuel Sanchez Baca, who claimed
one square league; the Grant colony of
Refugio ct al, made prior to June 4.
1851. for l,ISi,oOO square yaras: the
Mesilla colony grant. made In 1850.
claimed TO include four square leagues
by the Incorporation of Mcsilla and
Jesus 0choa ct al., the latter claiming
~, l30. 10 ncrcs. \ motion for the re-
hearing of the Embudo grant case.
made by the claimants. was ovcrrulcd.
The grant Is In Rio Arriba county, was
made July IL. l125, and is claimed by
Antonio Griego ct al, the claim being
for 25,ooo acres. Court adjourned.
Wntrous, New Mexico, was the scene
Of daring hold-up nt $50 wedncs.
IL
tered the principal saloon wherein n
fiourishing monte game was In prog.
rcss, and with drawn revolvcrs de
maDded the proprietor and players TO
sack up the cash before them ON the
table and hand II over. The request
was Reluctantly complied with. and TO
hurry their movements the robbers
themselves began TO take charge of
the money. which amounted to $50.
After relieving the proprietor and play.
crs Of everything of value In sight, n
careful search OF the individuals not
engaged In the game was begun, net.
ting two watches, several rings and
| quite "A sum OF cash. The men behind
the guns then gently requested NIL
parties to stand quietly with their
faces 10 the wall. and without further
ado backed out Of the saloon and 10
more completely friGhicn the already
specchless men fired the contents OF
their revolvcrs Into the front OF the
building with the parting warning not
| TO attempt their capture. The bandits
then made n break for their horses
which were tied short distance from
/ the place OF their successful raid. and
rode rapidly away, pursued by Mr.. An.
drew Warren Of ST. Louis. who was nj
the railway station awaiting an OUT.
going train. aud J. NJ. Small. telegraph
operator, who followed the raiders for
n distance 0f three miles. during which
| time twenty shots We're fired nj the
fleeing bandits, when they abandoned
their horses aud escaped In the brush.
II II thought that one OF the men was
wounded. ON" Of the horses was So.
cured 10y the pursuing party and
brought back To the city. where II was
Identified ms belonging 10 one OF the
parties robbed. An accurate dcscrin.
lion of the bold highwaymcn was oh.
tanned