Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-02-20

an arm down OH, ana dOtnef DOtn
legs broken. Estey City is a new camp
fifty miles north of Al~amOrgordO.
The bureau of immigration sent
thirty samples of ore from different
claims and mines in the Red River dis
trict in Taos county to II. w. ID. Bry-
an Of the Charleston exposition com
mission from New Mexico to be rams
ferred to the New Mexico mineral ex-
hibit at the st. Louis exposition after
being exhibited at Charleston.
The Ells' lodge Of Albuquerque has
determined 10 erect in the near future
a lodge and opera house and has half
a dozen sites under consideration. Sew
eral meetings have been held and a
special meeting is called for Sunday
night, when property owners will sub
NIT their propositions in writing, stat
ing terms, interest, etc, with option OF
thirty days on the property.
The Cook & White coal mine fire at
Madrid has thrown more than 200
men temporarily out of employment
and no matter how quickly the dam
age may be repaired the company will
be greatly behind with it's orders,
which will work a hardship on dealers
and consumers in many places. The
mine is still closed light and water is
being pumped in continually through
two twO-inch pipes.
Charles Arderwerth, a farmer Of the
Florence precinct of Eddy county. is
dead. When taken sick a physician
was sent for and he diagnosed the case
as an alkaloid poisoning resulting from
the use of milk and butter from a dis
eased COW. Several cases of poisoning
are reported in the Florence neighbor-
hood, and the cattle inspector of that
district has been asked to make a
thorough Investigation.
Governor Otero has addressed a
strong letter to the sheriffs of Guada-
lupe, Union, Lincoln and Chayes coun-
ties urging them to end the reign of
terror in eastern New Mexico isolated
settlements, caused by numbering, pill
laying bands of outlaws, and promis-
ing that he will recommend to the next
Legislature that rewards be given to
those who are instrumental in captur-
ing and convicting the brigands.
Secretary of the Interior Il. A. Hitch
cock has denied a %rehearing and re-
view of the homestead contest of the
BepignO Padilla VS.. Martin Barerras
of Puerto de Luna, Guadalupe county,
and has closed the case, it having been
decided in favor of Padilla, who had
rented a school Eection from the ter
ritory of New Mexico upon which Mar
tin Barerras had made a homestead
which he claims TO have occupied
since 1867.
Mrs. Clara Gilbert McClurg Of Colo
RADIO Springs has filed a protest in the
federal land Office in Santa Fee against
granting a homestead patent to Mrs.
Clara A. b. COrbin Of Washington, ID.
O., for a homestead claim covering
part of the famous Gran Quiyira ruins
in Lincoln county. Mrs. Corbin made
final proof a few days ago as the
widow of the late William Corbin, who
settled at Gran Quivira a number of
years ago.
Five hundred guests from all parts
of the territory attended the reception
given by Governor and Mrs. Otero to
Territorial Secretary and Mrs. ]. w.
Reynolds. The executive mansion was
a picture of beauty, the brilliant lights,
masses of bridal roses, carnations,
smilax and palms forming a magnii-
cent ensemble such as the old capital
has not seen for many years. The
First regiment band furnished the mu-
sic for the reception and dancing.
The city of Albuquerque has sub
scribed $500 to defray the expenses of
the New Mexico exhibits to the Charles
ton, South Carolina, exposition, and
the exhibit, comprising minerals,
grains, vegetables and fruit, will be
shipped to Charleston forthwith. 1t
looked as if New Mexico would not
have an exhibit at Charleston IN ac-
count of the fact that $500 was lacking,
hence Albuquerque subscribed the
amount without aid from any other
town.
At Montoya, near Tucumcari, Quad
alupe county, a saloon keeper shot n
friend who was attempting to gain
admittance 30 procure whisky for
remedial purposes for his sick wife.
The saloon keeper supposed the man
was a drunken Portuguese section
hand who, a few hours before, had
been shooting up the town and had
fired several shots in the saloon. The
following day the Portuguese was
killed by the section foreman in self
defense.
The facts about the explosion Of
giant powder near Estey City, south Of
Albuquerque, are told by G.. w. Seibel.
Half a dozen Mexicans were at a
spring laying n pipe line from the
spring for the Estey Mining and Mill
ing Company. The morning was quite
cold and the sticks Of powder frozen.
They attempted to thaw out the pow
der on a hot stove, when the explosion
occurred. One man was burned so.
badly that he died within a few hours.
Five others are badly burned, and one
of these is not expected to live.
1t is said upon good authority that
the Santa Fe Railroad Company has
no intention whatever of abandoning
or changing the route of its line over
the Ration mountains, as was recently
repeated. The company has a large
force of men improving the road bed
and already the number of accidents
ON that part of the line has been great
ly reduced. The track will be double
from near Trinidad, Colorado, to Ra-
ton. New Mexico, and the second track
from Morley TO the Ration tunnel has
been completed except the widening of
several bridges and yladucts, steel tax
ing the place of wood wherever posi-
BILE. The double track Is being well