The copper era., 1901-11-14
NEW MEXICO NEWS
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Jas. Van Narick of Fl Paso has To- cated in Deming,
 It is rumored that the Lake Valley mines will open up shortly. No author ized statement is given out to this effect, however.
 The contract was let last week for the building Of s25 900 court house ia AlamogorGo. and 5. E. Pelphry, an old time Carlsbad contractor, was awarded the joh.
 It looks as if Albuquerque will suc- c csed in raising the :l5O,O 900 needed to secure the Albuquerque Eastern rail- road connection with the Santa Fe Gen. tral near San Pedro.
 Governor Otero appointed the follow ing as delegates to the fifth annual con- vention Of the National Live Stock as- sociation, which will meet at Chicago on December 3: C. J. Gavin of Raton, l.. Q. Fullen of Carlsbad and William Mcintosh of Chilli.
 The Shelter Trust will reduce the brokers price for lead from s4 to s3.j0, giving the miner 4Oc instead of soc per unit. This will not encourage lead mining to any alarming extent, but then the trust evidently desires a re- duction Of the output.
 There is coal nearly everywhere along the La Plata and San Juan rivers in San Juan county, but owing to the fact that the county has no railroad connections and that the winters in the county are very mild, the coal de- velopment is very small and little work is going on.
 A mining company has been organ ized with d capital of sl0,000, 900 for the purpose of re-opening the property known as the old Parsons mine, Lin coin county, the work to be pushed vigorously. The mineral is low grade gold ore, but by new process of treat ment of ore, can be worked with profit.
 The Fl Paso and Southwestern rail road, commonly called the Bisbee now being constructed yves: Of Fl Paso across New Mexico and Arizona, was enjoined by the Southern Pacific from crossing New MexicQ mountain defile near the Texas-New Mexico border, al- ready occupied by the Southern Pacific tracks.
 The St. Louis mine, which has stood idle since last May, will be started up again in few days. Messrs. Carter and Hobart, who have lease upon half of the mine, will soon have a full force of men at work and state they expect to make regular shipments. w. II. Newcomb will commence work soon on the other half of the mine.-Enter- prise.
 Robert Hannigan and his partner are feeling jubilant because they have struck big flow of water in the mOun- tains near their ranch. The water was struck at 400 feet. A gasoline pump will het up at the well. Mir. Hannigan will soon leave for Mexico to purchase large bunch Of cattle, aud on his return will go east for car load of bulls Herald.
 In the statement of the director of tho mint showing the production of silver in the United States and in other countries for the calendar year of 1900 New Mexico appears near the bottom of tho list of the silver producing com monwcalths of the union, mainly be- cause New Mexico ores are to a large extent treated at the Pueblo and Fl Paso smeltcrs and credited to Colorado and Texas.
 It is given out on good authority that negotiations arc now under way between the national lodge Of Elks and the Santa Fe railroad for the purchase of the MonteZuma hotel, located at the hot springs, six miles from Las Vegas. If the Elks get control of the buildings and grounds. they will make of it a sanitarium for their sick and afflicted members. At the next national meet ing of the lodge the proposition will be considered.
 Over Sl00,0 worth of copper ore was shipped from the Burro mountain district last year. and from the great activity this year it is thought this value will be more than doubled. w. II. Newcomb, lessee of the Southwest ern Copper Cos group of rich claims, is expected home from Boston in a few days, when sub-leases will be let. This will augment the ever-increasing force of workmen, and will make the Burros a great copper camp.-Enterprise,
 On complaint of a Mexican to whom he sold horse n couple of months ago, w. NJ. Phillips was arrested for horse stealing here this week, the Mexican alleging that Phillips had sold him a stolen horse. Phillips readily proved that he secured the horse in a trade with Ranchman Tomerlin and he was released from custody. Ranchman Tomerlin just as easily showed that he had bought the horse from certain Indian who has since left these parts. Sheriff Baca is now looking for the redskin.-Deming Herald. All of which goes to show that men legiti- mately engaged in the stock business should be careful in purchasing stock from irresponsible people.
 $. w. Winn came in from Stein's Pass and reports that the men are