The copper era., 1901-06-27
NEW MEXICO NEWS
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New Mexico at a conservative esti-
mate contains $4,000, 900 worth OF
taxable property.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron company
has engaged Alabama negro miners TO
work in the mines at Gallup.
1t is proposed to have tri-territorial
building FOR New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma at the ST. Louis fair in 1903.
The new town, Estey City, in the
Oscura copper district, fifteen miles
west Of Malagra station Lincoln county
Is rapidly populating. \ company
store, is now up and in operation.
New Mexico will Guido herself in her
wool industry this year. The clip will
amount to about % per cent larger than
last year, while the wool is Of much
better grade, due to two causes.
The grazing problem in the western
part Of SocorrO county presents some
interesting features. One OF these is
that the sheep owners are slowly but
surely crowding the cattle owners of
the ranges.
The output OF Santa Rita is increas-
ing rapidly. Most Of the ore is being
taken out under the lease system.
Eighty car loads OF ore were shipped
by the leasers last month. The Santa
Rita company is doing extensive de-
~e444-fr.fft1etrt WORK; and flas 80 men on
the pay roll.
The work Of charging the mill OF the
PinOs Altos Gold Mining company is
being pushed forward with all possible
speed, and it is expected that the new
machinery will be installed and ready
for operation by the first of July. The
improvements consist mostly OF Hunt
ington mill and vanners, by which the
number OF the former win be increased
10 three and the latter TO ten.
Hiram ID. Allen, who shot and killed
Buck Powell in Meyers saloon at Fair
Wow, December i, has been convicted
and sentenced to penitentiary by the
Sierra county court to fifty years.
Allen came to Fairview from Texas
with a small bunch of cattle and bad
reputation. He had been quarrelsome
during the day before he killed Powell
and the killing itself was not only I'M
provoked, but one of the most brutal
that has taken place in that vicinity
for years.
Cicnfueges. aged II years, accused OF
having stolen jewelry from the house
of Page Is. Otero, Of Santa Fe, brother
of Governor Otero, was seized by
gang of ten masked men and hanged
to "a cottonwood tree to compel him to
confess where he,had hidden the jewell
nv. He was taken down before being
seriously injured and then pulled
up second time, but as he failed to
confess and insisted on his innocence
he was let so and offered $50 to keep
the affair quiet. The authorities are
investigating.
w. NJ. Rose, who died in Ell Paso last
week was Il fugitive from justice and
WAS known throughout west Texas and
New Mexico as "Sliclk" Miller. During
his residence in New Mexico he is re-
ported to have been indicted for cattle
stealing, then tried and sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary. He was
pardoned on this charge on condition
that he would return and testify against
others implicated in cattle stealing at
that time. His trial and conviction
was at Silver City. Miller was no soon
or out of his trouble than he was again
in mischief and it was reported he was
under five indictments on various
charges in New Mexico. Miller dis
appeared several years ago, when he
returned to FL Paso for medical treat
ment. He had too long neglected his
ailmont and so paralysis set in, causing
his death.