Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-29
DRILLING FOR COAL
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Looking for Coal Three Miles
North Of Gibson.
A CEMETERY OF 400 ACRES
1t Is Situated at Gallup Investigations to
Find Evidences of Civilization Beneath
a Lava Plow-Prosperity in San
Juan County.
BERNALILLO COUNTY.

w. u. hucHeIlDeckeT, Oh Gdllup, mas
gone on jaunt to Las Cruces and Ell
Paso.
On account of poor feed in the noun
tains, Mr.. Boon has made arrangements
to move his sheep to the San Juan coun-
try
Rev. P. A. Simpkin, of Gallup, has
been exploiting the petrified forests,
and brought home a number of fine
specimens.
f. L. Densmore, of Gallup, bought q
car load of Indian ponies, broke them to
ride and work and shipped them to
Philadelphia.
nito, about seventy miles north of Gal
lup, to take charge of an Indian trad
ing store for Richard Withall.
John D. Boone and family have
moved from Gallup to San Juan county.
Gallup boasts the ownership of a
cemetery comprising 400 acres that has
just been fenced.
The parties who are running a dia-
mond drill for the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, three miles north of
Gibson, have reached depth of 700
feet. The drill passed through several
veins of coal. The lower vein will be
reached at about 1000 feet.
In the district court judgment was
rendered for $447.30 in favor of Gruns-
field Bros, of Albuquerque, against j.
r. Rivera. Spence Bros. also secured
judgment for s10.76 against Arthur
Stinson. Ramondo Chavez was granted
divorce from Elosea Chavez on the
grounds of desertion and adultery.
The railroad men of Gallup are to be
favored by the establishment of a first
class reading room. Rev. S. E. Busser,
the superintendent of the reading
f,f ho 90 npfo La
that his plans have been approved. and
that a suitable building will be erected
east Of the Harvey house. 1t will con-
tain two bath rooms and a billiard ta-
BILE. All the latest magazines and
newspapers will be kept on hand.
In the district court the case Of Cath
arina Cole VS.. Myrtle l.. Cole, divorce,
was heard. The plaintiff was granted
an absolute divorce on the ground of
desertion. The defendant was one of
the original owners of mines in the Co.
chit district, and is said to have left
number of unpaid bills when he went
to Mexico. At one time he lived in Gal
lup, and was employed as an engineer
on the old Atlantic & Pacific.
Two wagon loads of carp We're
brought into Gallup from the Ramah
lake. Ready sale was found for the lot.
J. r. Brown and Borden Mitchell
made a trip to the old ruined tower
twelve miles south of Gallup. The tow
er was originally three stories high and
about IA feet in diameter, built Of sand
stone and mud. 1t extends feet below
the surface. There Is no water in the
vicinity. 1t has place with the bal
ance of the prehistoric ruins in this
section.
Rev. s. E. Busser, who has charge of
the Santa Fe railroad reading rooms,
and A. M. Swan are engaged with
George Pradt in exploring the lava
country south of McCartys. They are
confident of finding evidence of civiliza-
ton prior to the time Of the lava flow.
They are we'll equipped with cameras
and surveying instruments to make a
thorough investigation into the subject.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.
Several loads of apples have gone to
Gallup this week.
Frank Allen has refurnished through
out the Pennington hotel.
At Pennington the boring for oil is
progressing slowly but surely.
Thomas Fulcher is building ten
room residence at Pennington.
Aztec's baseball team has gone to
Durango to play game with the smell
ter city team.
Bruce Wees, representative of New
hall & Sons, Chicago fruit dealers, is
buying and packing fruit from San
Juan orchards.
Two Chicago commission firms now
have buyers operating in San Juan
county. Apples are now said to be
worth 40 cents box in the orchard.
c. s. Cameron has bought forty acres
of the Colorado State Bank land near
Aztec, adjoining that recently pur-
chased by A. Villman. Consideration,
$500.
j. w. Springer, formerly of Silverton,
has purchased the Captain Hart ranch