The copper era., 1901-08-01
NEW MEXICO NEWS

Over 100 Arizona Indians are now at work on the Fl Paso & Northwestern railway extension.
 The wet season has set in pretty well all over the territory but as yet the rains are not as general as they might be.
 It is estimated that the assessed val uation of New Mexico will be about s2OOO, 900 greater this year than it was last year.
 Twelve carloads of material for the Demiug and Bisbee railroad arrived here yesterday, and whole train load is sidetracked at Rincon.--Deming Herald
 The Silver City Independent Is wa2- ing war on the town COW, and says she must go One of the best ways to cct rid of her would be to now the grass in the streets. Cows do love green pasture.
 George B. Brown, a deputy mineral surveyor of Silver City, and Leandro Gonzales, an assistant, were knocked down by bolt of Tightening one day for ten minutes.
 Willie Clark, twclve-year-old boy who was freighting with his father to tho Mogollons, fell under the wheels of the wagon. His right arm and left leg were broken. He is now at the hospital and doing well.
 Judging from the following it is no wonder that so many people oppose in- corporation: ''The Roswell town tax is $I20 on each $100 valuation, being 1G cents less than that Of Carlsbad. Several other towns are taxed almost as high.
 When Tom Wood Of Deming return cd from Colorado, he brought with him carload of fine bulls which he had no trouble in dispOsing of. Baker Bros. took fifteen and Clarence Hall the other ten. They sold at BIO and $75.-Hcrald.
 Tho Grant county telephone com pany now has direct wire to Santa Rita, which greatly facilitates tho transaction of business with that camp. The company now has l5O phones in use on its system and is daily adding to its number.
 Louis Dorsey returned to his home in Silver City last week from the Phil ippines, where he spent a couple of years in the employ Of Uncle Sam. After being mustered out he was em- ployed for some time as interpreter in the police courts of Manila.
 Mrs. David Abraham returned to Silver City last week after more than visited the Paris exposition. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Chas. l.. Ashton, who was met in New York by her husband d.-Independent.
 Editor Walton of the Independent is known as a very modest man, hence the following which appeared as an editorial in his paper was evidently written and printed during his ab- 0cuCC. htiC hiC pi5 SCi BopS'S NAi"A tho Independent, but where is bright CT or newsier one?"
 A New Mexico paper says that "rock which assayed little over v per cent. gold is reported as having been found Il few miles from Lincoln. and as result great deal of prospecting is being done in that vicinity" Even in Arizona that class of "rock" would be called pretty fair ore.
 The most notable event that has oc- cured in Hillsboro in the last year Is the discovery of large vein of rich gold ore on the 425 foot level Of the Snake mine. The present discovery practically makes d new niue Of the Snake and insurcs a steady production for a long time to come.
 The Fl Paso and Southwestern rail- road contractors arc distributed as fol- lows: Ormann x Cook have estab- lished their camp at Carizillo Springs ana arc grading westward on the main line; Contractor Parker is grading eastward on the main line; A. Wallis is grading southward on the Deming liue.EDeming Herald.
 In the district court at Santa Fe Judge McFie has decided in favor Of tho territory in the case against NJ. s. Hart and his sureties and also against w. E. Martin and his sureties in a similar case. The defendants were formerly coal oil inspectors and the suits were instituted to recover money claimed 10 have been collected in ex- cess of the fees allowed by law and not turned over to the territory.
 The Shalam colony near Las Cruces, has been abandoned by its owner, A. Rowland. who will sell the land and improvements and remove to Florida. The children have been placed in homes in private families and in or phan schools. Mir. Rowland expended S500.000 in putting to practical test his theories as to how to raise chil- drcn to develop into the most health- ful and perfect type Of physical man. hood and womanhood.
 A couple Of Mexican horsethieves and smugglcrs who are confined in the Luna county jail as U. $. prisoners, mado a break for liberty Wednesday last while assisting Jailer Hughes un- load tho new steel cells at the depot