Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-29
TWlTCHELL AT THE BAT.
Base Ball at Las Vegas-EI Porvenir
Coal Fields.
THE TEcELoTE GRANT.

Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas, N. NJ, July 2S.-Quite a
fair crowd turned put yesterday after
noon to the ball game to see the con-
test between two local teams, and, on
the whole, a fair game was put up.
The batteries were Gross and Clark on
one side and w. B. Twitchell and But
terrified on the other. On Gross side
the score was eleven and on Twitch-
ellis it was nine. The side on which
Gross pitched was made principally OF
the regular team. but the teams were
divided up to make an even game. The
surprise of the day was Twitchelfs
pitching. there being really only three
earned runs off his twirling. IL he had
had good support, he would have won
the game. Mr.. Twitchell has not pitch.
ed for years, but Is IN old time ball
player and can hold down a regular
game in the box IL necessary. There
were a whole barrel full of errors, but
there is undoubted talent in the lot and
there will be a splendid team hele.
Next Sunday there is a game on with
the Albuquerque team, and on August
5 and 6 Lamar, Colo, will play here.
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ball from now on and the team de.
serve united support.
The diamond drill at the FL Porvenir
coal fields was started yesterday and
| the expert says he does not think he
| will have to 60 over fifty feet to get
the thickness of coal necessary to
make the mining profitable. 1t is the
plan of the company to put the drill
I0urn In nnnnnrnrfc nlnnno nU0r fhnlT
land and find just where the vein ex'
tends and how to in~telligently work
II. The power for the drill has been
furnished by horses, but it was found
1t was not sufficient and an engine was
t~elegraphed for Saturday, to be rush
ed out to hurry the work. Mr. Romero
says the work will be pushed night as
well as day when the engine comes,
and time will not even be taken for
lunch, but another crew be put on to
work. The company certainly means
business, for on the showing made de-
ponds the running of the electric line
to Porvenir, in a great measure,
w. E. Kelley, lawyer of Socorro
and grand master of the Odd Fellows,
arrived this afternoon for a visit to
the local lodge. A banquet will be
rendered him tonight by the lodge.
Charles Candy is a new employee at
the shops. He works on the repair
track.
The patent from the government for
the Tecelote grant has at last been re-
ceived here, and now a number of our
mining men are on the anxious seat
as to how the matter of claims there
will be settled. The patent was grant
ed in 1858, but had not been received
here on account of the money for the
survey not having been paid. A com
mission of a number of Tecelote's
prominent citizens were elected some
time ago to settle the survey and pat
ent matter, and now report success
The disposition of the land is now the
question. A large amount Of the land
comprised in the grant has already
been taken up by claims and home
stead entries. but their title is more
or less in doubt, and 1t is quite posi-
BILE considerable litigation will result
In 1872 congress passed an act allow
ing the election of a commission tC
settle the matter of ~partitioning the
grant, and that seems to hold good as
an act passed by the territorial legis
lature some time ago setting fortf
that the court should appoint that
commission was nullified by the su
preme court, leaving the matter where
congress placed 1t, to the election of 6
commission by the citizens resident II
the grant. The latter mode of proceed
ure seems to be the most popular will
many of the people interested in get
ting the partition settled, and will
probably hold. 1t is to be hoped tina
1t will soon be settled al the delay II
partitioning and the question of titles
is holding back greatly the develop
ment of the mines in the ground IL
question.
No. Z Saturday night was delayed
couple of hours at Fulton on accoun
of one of the heavy double heade
freight trains breaking in two. TIT
draw bars gave way in a couple o
places and chains were brought int
use to couple.
Trinidad Romero, Jr., and L.. A. Bont
are down from Romero's ranch at La
Galinas. Mr.. Romero is pulling for
postofice at his station and thinks h
will get it.
Charles Higgins and family have re
turned from a trip to the mountains
and say that they caught about 20
pounds of trout while out. Beat tina
If you can.
Mark Kepner, n of the troopers
was thrown from his horse yesterda
by the animal stumbling and wa
bruised up considerably. He cam
home on the train and Is today thinl
ing about his narrow escape.
Charles Rivera has returned froI
his trip to Pueblo, with some of tn
other young men who went up there t
work on the railroad. Charles cam
back about as rich as when he wen
away. He had most of his clothin
stolen, a watch and quite a little MOI
ey. The boys did not speak in yer
glowing terms of the treatment ther'
to say the least.
Bernabe Flores and wife have n
turned from their vacation trip dow
the country and Mr.. Flores has return
ed to his desk at Fields.
The infant two months old son
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