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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
FINE MINING DISTRICT.
The Burro Mountains Coming to the
FrOnt-Accidont TO ]. w. Bible,
M0CklNG BIRD F0R SILVER CITY.

Special Correspondence
dilyur CITY n. a.. July o. one of
the richest copper strlNoa made iu
the hurru mountains was made "a
short time ago hy jones a poWuos un
q prospect they were working fnr soyc.
raj weeks past The mine is called
the Copper GLANCE. The main shaft
at The present time is down only
about twenty feet hut thoy have "a
twvHty four Inch vein ct ore mat is
widening nt quito nn cXtont aa thoy
sink The ASSAY returns which have
uocu made un the ore taken uut by
them runs 20 to 1O per cent They
Will begin shipments Co the silver
city reduction works in fcw days
fnrticH have been prOspcCiiuE for
watof u the Burro mountain district
for several months past. and it Is
stat vi upon good authority that ~ A.
MailiuH has secured large enough
Iiuw VT Wutrr in au ord shaft owned
hy George pnrkUr Co run small
teaching plant Ito viii commence The
erection ~ the plant in short time lt
iB understood Several ut tho mine
ownvrs in this district have boon con
temulatjug the erection Of mills on
their properties for some time 10 thpy
could secure enough water to run
them u ia thought that iu short
time that several very good sized mills
viii ho erected la this prosperous min
ing section
Tho foundation Tor the nov baptist
church is being laid aud the work will
be- pushed rapidly toward completion
Tho frat load of peaches 90 arrive
In this city this year came IN last
week from Mimhrcs Tho rnnchmeu
.uf the Mimhrus have some OF the most
extensive orchards iu tho west. which
bear some uf the best fruit grown
anywhere
Mrs j , sheridan. who has been
visiting Mrs A. D. Laird lee tbis city
FOR several days returned to hor home
u Albuquerque last Sunday
AZ meeting uf the silver city Gre
department last night Chief .. q
Nybrr War instructed to 90 ahead
with the arrangements in regard to
erecting moDklng bird whistle for
IRE alarm ON the yloCtu. light plant
Omccrs were elected for the ensuing
year for hose 80 Rud "a number of
other important matters arranged
Thomas Hanna. forest ranger in the
CHA reserve. was ln Silver Jity srVU.
raj days last week. breathing a little
city air he lcu last Saturday for
the Mimuros whore ho now has his
camp
j w bible. the Hanover m reliant
and mUinR man. met with what
might have proven a vets serious ac
yiicut last week boy falling down ana
air SHAFT about thirty feet docp llo'
was luuklus over ono uf his mines
aud uccidcntlv Tipped and fril hit
ting the side of the ahar with hiH
face. which waB considerably bruised
but 900 ou h feet ut the bottom. and
was not seriously hurt
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13

The passions ~ a nation but repro
sent the passion of great human
heart and the same influences will on.
noble or degrade n nation that help
or harm an individual.
Realizing this the French govern.
mcnt ls striving TO place tho nation ON
higher plane boy discuuraging habits
Of intcmpcrancc In the army Tho
sale Of intOricants to the soldiers iH
prohibited and a school established
giving scientific instruction In the
evils of intemporancc
Gu" own nation also has made "a
long stride forward in the abolition OF
the army cnutcen. lut the ever alert
evil influence is AT work striving TO
numb the national conscience and So.
cure the rc-cstnhiishmcut of the can.
teen under the prctoXt that in
toXlcants are a necessity to the Amcrl.
can soldiers.
II this alarming assertion is only
half truth. then indeed should the
nation reflect on the possibilities Of
It's .uture.
Shall the army. the strength of the
nation. share the fate of the individual
who Is welded To- the habits of In.
temperance? The story Of the drlnkor
whose youth was bright with promise
and whose life ended In the gloom Of a
criminals grave Is familiar 10 all.
fhen II the army saloon should be
reopcnod the downfall Of our glorious
nation through the destruction oi the
army would be assured.
Rume, I'm the height OF her glory
towering above all the world. tuttorcd
in the mad whirl OF logalized iutcmpor
anco and fell
Therefore. II the Cantocn should be-
rc.established one need not bee gifted
with a prophets vision To fersee tnc
results.
Though the dawn ~ the twentieth
century reveals our army vigorous.
heroic and proud its twilight may
leave that same army writhing in the
aguuics OF dclirium tremcns.
MRS. RALPH hli.t.,
AEaigtnut presg HpDorter w e.. T. o.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
SPRINGER.
From the Sentinel

FROM the Sentlnci.
when NJ W. Mills returned from
his eastern trip he brought with him
ten men who will be employed on the
Maxwell farm.
The wool season Is here The Flor
sheim boys are having about an they
can do In receiving and storing the
cllp as fast as It arrives,
Chris Hanson left FOR Las Vegas tu
see his wife. who has been confined for
several weeks In the insane asylum
are reported much improved
Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Hartley. Ada
pickman and Lucille Peterson return.
ed from Taos hot springs. whore they
spent about two weeks
NJ W Mills. who is shipping fruit
TO various points In Kansas. Colorado
and New Mexico, reports that the d..
mand Tor his fruit is so much greater
than the supply that he rs unable 10
dll more than ouchalf an order.
W. G, Potter Of the industrial de
partment of the Santa Pc railroad left
here for Elizahethtown whore hc will
investigate the mineral wealth uf that
district. and viii stop here on his re-
tuuI TO examine cement rock clay aud
several other deposits before leaving
At meeting OF the school director.
the casting lots for the one, two and
three years term of Office resulted
as follows. George W. Wardcr. on,
year, H. a. Clouthier. two years. John
Granger. three years. The officers cho
sen were John Granger, president
ID. a. Clouthier. secretary q. w. War
der tondercd his resignation as mem
ber OF the hoard of school directors
William Holmes. while driving d
wagon for the stage line between Gin
arrun and Ute Creek In a narrow par
Of the canyon pulled out 60 pass som'
freight wagons. and in doing so must
have struck a large rock, which turned
the wagon over. MIR Holmes wa.
caugh, under the wagon and mas hay,
received serious injury. but Il ia re-
ported that he does not sufer much
only when standing ON his feet. H'
| is still al CimnrrOn.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
eLlzAsETHToWN.

From the Miner
Mrs Gussio Dyer and Miss Edwards.
of Ration, have bcon engaged To teach
the ElizahcthtOwn school
10 is umorcd that important changes
will soon Dee made in the o,..Cc force ~
the Maxwell Land Grant company.
Mrs Dr Martin. of Taos was much
bonrnttcd by her three months stay
in % Denver hospital and claims 90 be
we'll again after months Of suffering.
Last Saturday Pat O'Malloy's team
became uumouagcahlo and ran away.
upsrttinE the Wagon and iniuring him
about the head aud shoulders, hut not
very seriously.
Fire was discovered in the June bug
mill "Wednesday night 10y the watch.
man. a. NJ EWING. and was eXtin.
gulshcd before it did very serious dam
age As hc was going over the mill
Mr. Ewing fen about thirty feet and
struck his head on heit.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
Roswell.

From the Register
u, NJ Coolidge tho civil engineer.
Us busy laying on grounds roads aud
sewer and water works pipe lines for
Mr.. Hagerman at South Spring
n. I. Groom. Of Panhandle City.
Texas. delivered a. j. j. Hagorman
here a car load Of fine looking short
horn bulls Tor his big stock farm near
Greenfield. They are registered two.
year ulds, raised on the range and are
fne specimens Of what intelligent
breeding does.
John Shaw returned from his cattle
ranch up the Pecos river whore be-
branded a fine lot OF calves. The
roundup Is gathering his cattle and
the VS. on the west side Of the river
for delivery here on the contract with
Mr. Reed Of Montana. and will then
work the east side.
n. Leland. register Of the land OF
Zee. and his sunin.law. Chag Mcl)Jn
aid. returned from their outing at the
foot Of the Captain mountains. on
Sunday. Mrs. Mcdonald Mrs Payton.
Cy and Howard Leland Ir, Mr.. Hatch
and ". y Johnson got In. A wagon
wheel broke with them gong and an.
other coming back They saw bear
tracks and deer tracks and sighted
one drove of Wild turkeys. but were
not fortunate enough 10 KIN any.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
brick" PoMeRoVs TUNNEL
story Of How a Gigantic Undertak@ o
Was Abandoned.

story OF How a Gigantic Undertake. o
Was Abandoned.
The Atlantic and Pacific tunnel was
started nearly 20 years ago by Brick
pomeroy. then a resident of Denver.
and to which he gave his name, n
was the basis OF a railroad project be
tween Denver and Leadville and salt
Lake city. and piorces spur OF Gray b
peak at the headwaterH of a tributary
Of the Blue river The surveyed length
Of the tunnel is i've miles. and u has
been driven little more than 5000
feet. An immense amount Of stock
In the tunnel was sold boy Pomcruy,
who pushed the work as long az the
money lasted but Il did not last long
enough and work ceased long before
Pomoroy died.
John A RatChford, one of the incor
porators OF the new railroad 20 be-
built from Salt Lake 20 Denver
bought the tunnel franchises aud
rights last March az sheriff's sale and
since then has been frequently Ia Den
yer on business connected with H.
Il will cost about t2 20O00o 10 com
plote the tunnel. and there is "A belief
that enough ore will be- taken out "a
pay for the work. even " some yalua
| bic strike iH not maze. II the road ].
built IL Sill be- about 2O0 miles shorter
than the present road 90 Salt Lake
4 Lake city.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13

In Pueblo for the past year. met with
a very serious accident about the mid
die of June Ills loft arm was crushed
and IN their Cndcnyor 10 save the arm
the physicians did not amputate Il un.
tll blood poisoning had set Ia. The
arm was taken on last Friday and it
was feared that the spread of the
blood poisoning would continue aud
prove fatal, but his relatives have not
been advised Of any worse develop.
ments and Il ls believed that the ply
aicians have u under control
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
AzTec

From the Index.
san Juan county will prosper mar.
yeluusly by the construction of the
new canals which will open up thou.
sands OF acres of fertile lands TO cul.
tivatiun and settlement
Il is a conservative statement that
the farmers of san Juan county rc.
cciyC greater return from their rar
chcs each year in proportion tO the
nmolut invested than tho-y vf au5
other section 81 the southwest
10 ia Understood the camp uf the
surveyors uf the Western Ranch und
irrigation company canals VIII hr
moved frum tba west side ut tho Ami
mas river to the Crouch mesa ami that
iu fDv DAYS the survey of the Great
Eastora canal viii hD commenced.
san Juan county can hardly do
l,tter chan 90 unite for cooperation
with the management OF the Colorado
New Mexico fair association for the
purpo. of mnltiug the fair ut Durango
thia Hll the most credible ever held
i'm the san Juan Durango stands
ready tu piI loo placing any exhibit uu,
pg1plo prepare. More people can be-
reached by GOOD exhibit at Durango
than 100 ans ether way. for their are
visitors Hf trHrp f8'.f from all parts ui
Southwestern Colorado ANA tho var
ious mining camps
r. NJ. Potts and q. r.. Persons, uf
Russell Ninu, were visitors iu Aztec.
accompanied uy Richard Hendricks.
uf the uiypr rur the Western Ranch
and Irrigation company canal The
Minnesota gentlemen came here 10
iuvustisJtc iUr themselves and others
the growth nn1 resources of the coun
Is. Thor are we'll tu Do farmers and
lof fur iume with the Intention oi re-
turning to our county ana ul recon
mpntiur it 20 their friends. The
cuuntys combination of soil water
aud climate cannot bo "Acsll,d.
A. 81. Hubbard has returned from
Sivrrtnn where hr spent several
weeks looking after mining interests.
Roy Father J. 81. Garni"r returned
to Blaucu from asa oNtcudpd visit tu
santa FD Albuquerque and int"rme
diatc points
The Aztec base hall nine is getting
into practice ana expects 90 give bh
range aud other Juighhoring towns a
Whlrl CID the season l8 over.
ELDER D. rs Henry has returned from
pnEusa Springs somewhat improved in
health. expecting to resume his mis-
SION Mhlh AH lNl Nn NtHllN WIZ f'i wv
Roy the li.yearold son of William
Hughes. of the La Plata was thrown
from horse and received some bad
bruises on the back uf the head, tt
H. under the care OF Dr RoHcnthnl.
The appointment of the court nous,
commission hy Governor Otcro under
the law pgsacd by the Thirty fourth
general assembly. means that the
much needed court house FOR san Juan
county will be- built at an early day
Tho commissioners are awaiting turth
cr Information and Instructions an'
will proceed with their duties as sooi
as they can qualify and the detail'
of their buslnesH are clear To- them
WHITE OAKS.
From the EaBlc.
Jas Woodland has received a regis
tered package which contained a smal
Bit OF cake aud a short lCttor announc
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
a NEW MOVE.
The a. D. T. Co. Wiring the City for
aerNIce.

Service.
Tho American District Telegraph
has today completed one hnlf
uf their proposed messenger call plant
which they are installing,
an that portion uf tho Cifs west oi
Second street is now wired and Us iu
connection with the Western Union Of
hce. An calls from this portion OF
the city viii now receive prompt al
tCutiOn
The gang Of linomen under tho ahl"
direction uf J l.. Reynolds. of Denver,
are doing remarkably quick and neat
piece uf work They hope 90 complete
the work OF wiring tho entire city hy
the middle uf upAt week. The a. ~. 7.
company will then bo iu "a position to
give the Albuquerque public the shmr
prompt service aH ls given ln The larE"
cities OF the east.
Their corps of bright messenger boys
will bo logged in regulation bicycle az
tire Tho minimum charge Tor using
these boys is tu Do, li cents
In connection with the mess cbsor
service the a. -. q. company viii fur
nish carriages ana express wagons
without charging the public Cor thia
service.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
smel,nr Eirr AZ El pnso.

J. T.. Ahrens. who is the travelling
representative Of the American Fire
Engine company. Of Cincinnati came
up from ~ paso this morning and
while In the city was shown every re-.
spect by B. Ruppe, chief of the local
hrc department. Mr.. Ahrons stated 20
The Citizen this morning that his com.
pany had Just placed new nrc engine
In ~ Paso and Il had not been In the
city but short time until the large
smcitcr waa nblazc. The now engine
was placed on board a Hat car and
taken 90 the smolter and soon an inch
and half stream was forced from the
mains on the burning structure. Ncry
effective work was done. considering
the headway the hamos had gained
prior 90 the arrival oi the engine.
The FIRE was caused hy spontaneous
combustion aud il "a estimated the loss
10 the smeItcr will amount 10 $3.50
O0e. As a result the plant viii he
closed down Tor two or three months.
Mr.. Ahrons was on his return 20 Gin.
clnnati hy WAY Of Denver. lie hoped
20 socn be- called 10 Albuquerqag 90 in.
stall new engine In the fire depart
mcut
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13

Be- q panhandlor as we'll as "a photogra.
phor iu appearance he la u slightly
frayEiod brlokynrd blonde and be- nev.
Cr seems tu ho so happy ~ when he
is knocking somebody Aztec lct 90
uf him without reluctance and as long
as ho keeps his toes pointed the other
way. any further pedestrian exercises
on hia part will be- heard of with hap.
plncaa hy an Aztec Index.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
A Knoeksr Roasted.

n CDmcB tI uE that chap who tar
uod iu Aztec two or three months,
James QuIrk by name and ph0togra.
phcr by occupation i8 now "a resident
uf a nolrhboring town where be never
lets oDcaslun pass to abuse Aztec and
Aztec people Hla career here o. best
remembered Ly boarding house krCp.
urH Waahcruomen. bnrtondorH and
merchants ul of whom ho owed
and owes ny profession Quirk
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13

ing the marriage OF hls niece. Miss
Katie PinkCrton. Of Philadelphia.
John u. Canning and family are on
the Ruidogo. whore thoy will spend
two weeks. camping. nshing and rest.
Ing Miss Bessie Reed and Miss Ethel
Lund accompanied them az guests Of
the party
Superintendent Of Schools l.. n. Ru.
ors county Institute at Captain this
This viii be- o disappointment 90 "a
number of our young people who ox.
poptod To- attend n the institute had
boon held here However, this is a
fair division of hunurs 10 Captain aud
White Oaks and will bc satisfactory
90 The teachers OF the county.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
brakeman injured Whls coupling Cars

a sad misfortune befell brakeman
E. r.. McMiilou yesterday afternoon
about NJ O'Clock says the Las Vegas
Nprurd
llo was on un extra going west
with Conductor A 3 Murray, and az
Olnrlotta lt became necessary to DO
some switching While coupling the
train to continue the journey bo was
caught between tWo cars. his right
Rldo being badly crushed. Zoo addition
20 this his head was scratched 900 the
right side. lio was brought tu thr ciy
last evening and taken to the railway
hospital. where bee ia resting da com
fortably as could bc cgpcrtrd While
hts injuries are very serious. uWln'
10 his robust constitution hIH r0coY
cry iH expected
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
RATION.

From the Range.
Jud Lyon aud family, A. q, Dawson
aud family. Mrs 81 Dawson and chill
dron. and Oscar Officer left for an cX
tended outing trip into the mountains
Of New Mexico and Colorado.
The new city street sprinkler was
received last week and is now doing
service In keeping the dust laid On IN,
business streets. The sprinkler is a
baker Bros
r. a. Shomburg and family left s1t
England 20 pay visit of few month
with Mr. Shomhurg's father. They eN
pect 90 embark from New York fOi
Liverpool the sth inst
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
Selecting a Pastor Tor Baptist Church.

AT meeting Of the members ot the
First Baptist church, of Las Vegas IL
was resolved to extend temporary
call 10 REV. J "A. Bourne OF Worster
Mass Commencing one week nom
upxt sunday. Mr. bourne will assume
the duties ~ pastor Tor one month.
Al thp end oT that time. II pastor ana
church are satisfied with each other
their relation viii continue indph
ulteiy Mr. Bourne came 90 the west
sfaklnR n climate more agreeable On
hia health than the New England ar
urle and he ~ in Colorado Sprlnga
colo. now. Ho has the reputation OF
being nn able. jealous advocate OF
gospel salvation
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
From the Record

Y lNNA thN iAilVlWH
William Turpio received an anony
nous letter ordering him to leave Elk
~ NJ, at once. and assuring him II he
did not obey he would be- lynChod. No
clue is yet to be had as 60 the authors
Trouble is expected to follow.
w. r Jones. clerk Of the board Of
education, completed his work of TAX
ing the school census Tuesday, and
has made his report. Tho result Of
Mr. Jones work shows the following
populations Total population of school
district. 1900. total school population
Of the district. g22 population of the
town Of Roswell. $40 The popula.
tion Of the city with additions. was
not taken accurately. but Mr. Jones
estimates II 10 be- about 1850 90 2.51o.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13

afflicted with spinal meningitis several
days ago from which disease sho was
unable 60 recover Funeral services
viii be conducted al the residence to.
morrow morning at 10 80 O'Clock by
Rev. W y Marsh and the burial will
take place In Fniryicw cemetery
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13

o. T. BarmclouRh returned to San
francisco iaHl night after attending
tD hle business interests IN this city.
a.. D. Myers. the local member and
manager of tho y J Post A Co. hard
ware firm having returned from tho
east
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
NlNg-HoUR scHeDULe.
Santa Re Shopmen Now Down 10 Reg
ular Working Day.

II has been given out that until
further orders the regulation nine
hours will constitute a days work for
tho machinists and boiler makcrH az
the Santa Fe shops Under this schcd
ule the men will go To work at and
quit a; ;. The ninohour schedule hn3
been in effect for long time. but a
great deal Of work has been done over
time. The order has not yet been
made To include the men working east
o. the trRck, although Il is possible
that such au order may be- given
Topeka State Journal
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
Abandoned nlIs vic In old Missour0

william schiatt skipped Huf ul town
last night and tate hang thereon
SAYS tho Las Foras Record
Il Boz charged that the feHtit William
lrn Springfield. No. over "a g.ar ago
taElnr With him another mans aif'
and 600 Iu cold cash ln duing al
ho Irf hohIud "a aIfH of hiH own Boa lHs
ttutp circumstances
Recently ta abandoned Missouri
gifo commenced ap action for diNorc,
against william and fha court entered
some orders ln reference to hIH pro
perty MarshaI Murphy had received
the laperr in tho ra.r aud lt naH "a
avoid service thHt frh'Utt folded hi.
tent Ike tho Arab and silently stole
away
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-13
NEW MEXICO TOWNS.
Pennington, Aztec, White Oaks, Las
Cruces, Elilabethtown.
SHORT INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS.
FARMINoroN
From the Times

From the Times.
DICK Hendricks with other members
Of the surveying corps on the Wilson
ditch, were IN town after supplies
They report work on tho surveying
Rev g. l.. Taylor lcft by stage for
Durango. On route 90 Los Angeles. Io
expects to remain about two weeks
Ito may decide 90 take charge uf O.
church about tu be- erected at Long
Beach having held some Corrospun
donCc ON the subject The trip Us for
the purpose at investigating the prob
able effects of that climate on hls
health
&. a. Mclicnry Will supply the town
with q water works system The water
mains will bc siN inch pipes aud the
latcrals four inch. Every one who
Wishes tO use water from this Hystnm
will make his own connections with
The pipes 1Wo loads OF material arc
here, and the remainder is ou tho WaS
from Durango. Pennington is the
first uninC0rpuratcd town wa have py.
Cr heard OF tu have a water works ByH
tenn Tho works will De- uf great val
ne to the town as IL viii insure con
slunt supply Of good pure water.
Orange Phelps brought ln "a nnc
specimen of metan0od leather a.
this office. u was tanned by tho use
Of canaigrv, % native plant. and con
sisted cf native bun hide Mr. phplpa
was himself wearing a pair uf boots
made hy himself out uf the same ma.
tCunl che uVpere OF which were soft
nul p'i9hl' aa hil This d.mongtrJtos
ed Held Tor the ystal Ushmrut oi tan
ming plant Mr. Phelps besides bclu.
skilled shoemaker is an uNp,rionc.
"a tanner. aud " Ca his opinion that
with the advent OF n railroad tine cul
tiNatiun OF tho cauaigro plant viii bo
come loadius and profitable iudustr,
Tor mnr lnImurA.