The copper era., 1901-05-09
NEW MEXICO NEWS


 Frank Cline q short time ago shipped d gold brick to San Francisco weighing three and one-half pounds. This brick was from his work on the tailings Oi the Old Gold Hill mill and is the first gold that has been shipped from that point for some time, as the mine and mill have been closed down for num- Der of years.-Enterprise.
 An operation was performed upon Mir. Clay, the merchant who was as saulted and robbed at Fierro a short time ago, by Drs. Westlake and Lane, at the Ladies hospital last Tuesday The patient is getting along nicely. It is thought that in few days he will be rational enough 10 give some in- formation as to who the parties were who assaulted him.-Enterprise.
 F. 0. McCawley, who worked here so long for the Morenci Southern while it was building, came up from Douglass this week to ship a few steel bridges Phelps, Dodge & Co. have had stored here, down to Douglass, where they will be used on the Nacozari road. He reports Douglass to now have all the requirements of frontier city. The postOffice department has estab- lished an office there, and an inhabited grave yard has been opened. d.--Liberal.
 O. E. Hardy has just about closed a deal for the purchase of the Mountain Key mine and has out small force of men at work cleaning up the property. He expects to retimber the shaft for several hundred feet and otherwise ge. the mime in shape to work the large body Of ore in sight. The shaft is now on the 70O-foot level. The ore in this mine runs high in gold, silver and a good per cent copper. The price paid for the property has not been made public.-Enterprise.
 Jesuita Salgado, a Mexican girl, about thirteen years old, became quite dissatisfied with her home life. In ad- dition to this her best fellow did not in-
  This was too much for her and she stole Il revolver, u thirty-two caliber one, out of the house and shot herself through the right lung Friday night. The rash act was discovered. Dr. Croker was called to care for her. He cut the bullet out just below the shoulder blade. The girl is doing nice ly, and there is no doubt of her recov- cry Liberal.
 Last Friday Frank Shriver, arrested Lafayette and Wade Stanford, at Sycamore, in the northern part of the country. He took them before Justice Ncwcomb, of Silver City, who in de- fault of ball committed them to jail to await preliminary hearing, which will be given next Monday. About sixty Of II. C. Days cattle, with an ad- dition to the lazy B brand on them were found in the possession of the Stanifords, as also were a large num- Der of cattle bearing Telles' brand, which they said they had bought, but for which they had no bill of sale.- Liberal.
 Court was in session in Silver City last week. Jose Sanches was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and will receive the death penalty. O NJ. Callis, charged with the mur der of John McMillan, on the Gila river, was found guilty of murder in the first degree. He also will receive a sentence of death unless his attorneys secure q new trial. The murder of McMillan excited great indignation throughout the Gila Valley last fall when the crime was committed. Jesus Ramon was found guilty of murder in the second degree. He was charged with the killing of one Delgado in January last.
 The Hon. C. Nj. Shannon came down from Clifton Tuesday and went to Tucson. Mir. shannon is one of the owners of the Tucson Citizen, and has a contract with the paper for writing the editorials. The contract provides that on the first day of each month he shall deliver at the office enough man. uscript to fill the editorial colums each day that month. This is done so the printers will not have to wait for copy" When he passed through town Monday he had grip filled with | enough editorials to fill his contract | for the coming month. Judging by l the smoke that occasionally puffed l from the grip many of the editorials | were hot ones.-Liberal. The Shan non brand of editorials are good enough to keep for a month or two.
 best mines in this district, which was recently sold to Willis G. Meyery, of New Center, Mass, will commence op- eration in the near future. The Silver Link and the Wilson claims were also included in the deal. The new owner will at once begin getting the mine and mill in shape for extensive work. Two arge so horse power boilers were shipped from Silver City the first of the week, consigned to this mine. At he present time only small force of miners are at work and the shaft is Town to the S70-foot level, but it is the intention of the new owner to put a orce of at least forty men at work just Is soon as the mill is in shape. There $ an immense body of ore in the mine,