The copper era., 1901-11-21
NEW MEXICO NEWS

Lordsburg is now lit with electricity.
 The Lordsburg shelter will make its trial run this week.
 C. 5. Kellum, a wcll-known old timer of Grant county, has taken lease on the Bowie hotel.
 Miss Julia C. Houck of New York and Rolla D. Guin, Of Los Angeles, were married in Silver City last week.
 Joe Schlosser Of Fierro, sold some ore in Lordsburg last week to the new shelter. The shelter wanted 1t for the iron. It also runs well in copper.
 J. II. Cook of the Aberdeen company, has got all the machinery for the new concentration on the ground, and Is now busy getting it put together and build- ing over it. He expects to be making concentrates by the first of the year. Liberal.
 At the great fair roping contest at San Antonio. Texas, last week, Ross Remedy won first money, S700, in IS sec onds, although he missed his first throw. The second prize was won in J2. the third in II and the fourth in 56 scconds.-Enterprise.
 The Michigan Copper company, capital stock S2,OOO,O 900 headquarters Grand Rapids and Silver City; the Prosper Gold Mining & Milling com pany. headquarters Cincinnati and HillsbOrO, capital Sl 800, ,0O0, were in- corporated by Michigan, Ohio and New Mexico parties.
 w. NJ. Swisher Of SocOrro, has re- ceived the appointment as representa- tive of New Mexico at the United States military academy at West Point. He has until March, 1902, in which to present himself for his entrance ex- animation, which he will do at the New Mexico School of Mines.
 George Bell sold his beautiful resi- dence near the Black x Atkins blaming mill this week, to Belts Henderson, a prominent ranchman residing in the western part of the county. Consider alton S3 OO0, Mir. Henderson will move his family in from the ranch and will spend the winter in the city. They will be welcome additions to our midst. Enterprise.
 A very quiet wedding was solomon izcd in Room 2 of the Broadway Hotel, Ut S:3O a'clOcS last Tuesday morning when Rev. J. w. Poole, pastor Of the Nj r.. church united in marriage Miss Minnie Sipc of Pleasanton, x. NJ, to Isaac. C. Stephens of Walla Walla, Washington. The bride is a daughter of Robert Sipc, q prominent ranchman on Dry Creek and is much admired In her circle of friends. The groom is prosperous young ranchman well and favCraby known in and around Pleasantou.-Enterprise.
 The following modest announcement of the rc-Oponing of the Lake Valley mines of Sierra county, New Mexico, is from tho HillsborO Advocate. In the early sos the Lake Valley mines were the most famous of all the silver mines of the United States, and paid l millions of dollars in dividends. The l ore was fabulously rich. Not less than Sl ,O00, GOO was taken from what was known as the Bridal chamber. Tho | ore occurred in the lime, and was most- ly found in pockets. It was generally conceded by all mining men that the mineral deposit was blanket velnI | but some cOntcnted that another zone | of ore would be found lower down. When the rich ore near the surface was worked out, tho property was shut down, but was afterwards worked un- der a lease by Walter C. Hadley, who made the property pay handsomely for many years. The re-Opening of these !
 
 resumption of work at Tombstone | means to Arizona. The advocate says: | "The statement is now authorized | that the Lake Valley Mines company | will at once begin extensive operations, | taking over the properties formerly | owned by the Silver Mining company, | of Lakc Valley. Mr. Bickford, who is | manager, is at present in Denver, hay ing purchased supplies and a large | stock of goods for tho company's store. | The old workings will be leased out in | blocks, under favorable terms, to en- courage fargo number of leasers to work. Applications are now in for | nearly enough leases to cover the | ground. The Leadville parties inter- cstcd with Mr. Thomas Murray are at Lake Valley now, and expect to begin | work at once upon deep shafts on ground adjoining the properties of the | Lako Valley Mines O., intending to | sink to whatever depth is necessary to | catch the contact on its dip. They say | tho formation generally is identical | with Lcadville, Colo. and they expect | to prove the district second Leadville."