Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-05

LAS CRUCES LETTER.
Mining Activity In Dona Ana County
Other Matters.

Las Cruces, n. NJ, February 3.-Hon.
w, r. Mccormick is probably the most
extensive mining man, and holds great
in Mexico, New Mexico and Arizona,
than any other man that comes to Las
Cruces. Mr.. Mccormick Is here to-day
IN business, and Is on the way to Mex
leo. Your correspondent had a discus
sion with him relating to the genera
outlook for mining, for the present and
the future, in the territories OF New
Mexico and Arizona. | am convinced
the prospects We're never so cheering
and promising before, and the future is
full of hope for US. Mr. Mccormick and
his brother-in-law, Col. G.. A. Dunbar,
own the Excelsior copper mine entire,
near here, and are working it day and
night with excellent results. He also
owns large interests in the Modoc ~
Torpedo mines, which he says are pay
ing handsomely, and operations at all
of them are being greatly enlarged IN
the output of ore increased.
Your correspondent has also had a
call from Judge Humphrey, of Junction
City, Kan, who has returned to-day
from the mountains with the surveying
party of Deputy United States Surveyor
George Lynch, who has been out since
the 18th of January surveying a half
dozen claims for patents, in which
Judge Humphrey is interested, and
talks encouragingly about it. The judge
| expects to visit us often in the future.
The week has been conspicuous for It's
social gatherings among the ladies. Mrs.
Brannigan gave the most interesting
| and entertaining party to about twenty
ladies, who enjoyed it immensely. A
| prize was commended for and 0 as
was also the BOBBY prize. The conten-
| ton was over the drawing of an owl on
| paper with a pencil which was handed
around to each lady, who did her best,
but it is said such creatures as were
drawn by some of them have never been
equaled anywhere, and the merriment
| they had over it was side-splitting in
| the extreme.
One of our most charming young la
| dies, Miss May de Mier, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John r. de Mier, was married
on the evening of the 31st of December
to Mr.. Roline Banner, both of Las Cru
| ces. Miss Maude McFie, cousin of the
| bride, acted as bridesmaid, and her
brother, Mr.. Eugene de Mier, was best
man. The young couple have gone on
a bridal tour, and carry with them the
congratulations and best wishes of ev-
jerybody in Las Cruces.
J The Woman's Improvement Associa-
ton will give IN entertainment between
the 22d and 26th of this month, in which
! the orchestra will assist. Full particu-
| lars will be given when I write again
| next week.
The "Industrials" of the Southern
tertainment at the church last evening.
There was vocal and instrumental mu-
| sic and recitations. A paper was read
| by Mrs. z. c. Wade.
NNdJ' W. W. ild6 iSldl lHCN
from Boston much improved in health,
| and looks like a new man.
The Rev. ]. N. Mcclure, Of Albuquer-
| que, will begin a series Of meetings at
the Methodist church ON Monday even
ing that will likely continue a week or
more.
The arrivals at the San Bernardo ho-
! tel, February 1 and 2, were as follows:
Samuel Hughes, San Andreas; John
Patrick, Membrillo; l.. B. Bray, Eufau-
la, Ala; H. D. Bowman, Mesilla Park;
George E. Morrison, Denver; w. E.
Crane, Minneapolis, Mimi: John P.
Owen, Albuquerque, N. NJ; M. Berquot,
Organ, N. M; A. Kari, Ell Paso; Walk
| er Gayles, Membrillo; L. T. Madden, Ell
Paso; George Lynch, Hatch, N. M;
Glen Russell, Denver; Francis 1. Lee,
Peoria, ILL.,; W. W. Cox, San Augustine;
r. T. Anderson, Mrs. Dudley A. Tying,
Chicago: J.. l.. Austin, Joe Fitzgibbons,
| Modoc mine; c. B. Rogers, FL Paso; w.
A. Common, Gold camp; James V. Hum
phrey, functions City, Kan.
e. C. WADE, SIR.