The copper era., 1901-03-14

NEW MEXICO NEWS


Carter Il Hobart went to Deming
"Wednesday evening 10 look after a
shipment to the Deming Sampline
Works OF two cars OF ore from their
Baltic mine.-Enterpri7e.
james T. S.eel. who farmed on the
river near Bedrock Tor several years,
and left his farming to 20 TO Santa Fe,
where he secured a position "a guard
at the peniientiary, died last week al
Ccrrillo, He was AN old soldier aud a
mem cr at the Grand Army Of the Re-
public.-Enterprise.
The Baptist college organized and
built by Rev. Waller at Alamogordo,
was formally turned over to the Baptist
church on Friday night. with elaborate
ceremonies. The students now numbe
ninety. and six professors are giving
lectures and Instructions in the various
branches In the College Heights ad-
dition there are now but few lots left
for sale.
After an excited trip United States
Deputy Marshal Hall brought into
SAINT, Fe John e. Olyey, Ulysses ).
Cobb and Sidney Fulton, who ran a
distillery at Aztec. They were ar
raigned on a charge OF making moon
= sbine whiskey. Cobb made a break
Ter liberty, but three shots from Hall.
one grazing Cobb's ear, brought Cobb
b time.
Rev. G. G. Wa Ter has resigned the
presidency Of the Baptist cOll~g &C at
AlamogOrdO and the principal, L. II.
Shannon, has been elected by the
board 10 succeed him. Mr.. Waller took
this step in order that be might devote
his time to another matter. though he
will still be connected with the college
in AN advisory cauacity. Mr.. Waller
proposes 10 establish Il summer school
at Cloudcroft this season, upon the
Chatauqua plan, and j. now pcrfecting
plans to make it ii success.
NJ. ID. GAYLORD has made a very rich
discovery near Nogal on property be-
longing to Captain Brack Of FL Paso.
Gold has been found right on top of
the ground along 4 trail where it has
been passed over for years, Almost
daily, and 50 rich that it fairly shines
i'm the rock and can he seen when one
Is six or seven feet away from the vein.
The find j. located south Of the Amer
lean mine aud adjoining the Cashier
mine on the north. This is no pipe
dream" but sure thing.-Ex.
Duke +. White, who is under Il six
months sentence for assisting prison
crs to escape from the Grant county
Jail, has petition for pardon, which
is now in the hands of the governor.
The good conduct Of White has secur-
ed for him parole privileges, aud his
petition has been signed by Judge
NcwcOmb, who was the committing
magistrate. the county officials and
prominent business men and citizens
of the town. More than four months
Of the sentence has already expired.
The CIoudcroft hotel will be under
roof this week. Quinlivan and sou, the
contractors, have I large force of men
at work and the hotel will be com pleted
inside of sixty days. The hotel will be
heated by steam and an electric light
plant will be erected at once to light
the hotel. pavilion and grounds as well
as private houses. Within the next
Of ~,
work clearing the grounds aud paint
ing all of the company buildings at
Cloudcroft, and erecting Il building for
bowling alley and billiard room. so
will bc much more complete than ever
before.
John Il. DeMier. of Las Cruces. has
Just returned from Chicago. where he
closed deal giving him the exclusive
right to work the guano caves nine
miles from Lava station in the Sierra
San Cristobal. The caves are located
on the Armendaris grant in Socorro
and Sierra counties, recently purchased
by the Chicago Cattle company. Mr..
DeMier has been working the caves
for some time with success and profit.
At present he employs ten men and
ships fifteen tons of guano daily. chiefly
tn Southern California. where il is used
rs fertilizer for lemon aud orange
orchards. 1t is the best fertilizer OBJ
tainabIc for that purpose.
Councilman MARTINEZ, of ToaS county,
has introduced in the assembly two
bills of the highest import to the min
ing interests of New Mexico. One of
H.. ss isscs thai, should !5,salor
fail 10 perform the assessment work on
his claim within the legally specified
ninety days from date of location, he
shall forfeit all right thereto, and shall
be deharred from relocating tie same,
or being Interested in it except as n
bona tide purchaser for value. Failure
to do the work required by law shall
be considered an abandonment of the
claim, and the subsequent locator shall
not be entitled TO any credit for any
work that may be done prior to his
location notice, within ninety days
from date Of which he shall mark the
boundaries with eight substantial posts
on stone monuments. one At each cor
ncr, and one ut the center of each end
and side line nroiectiDo at least three