Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-08-04
CoCHITI DISTRICT.
The Miners and Prospectors Anxious
y Waiting for Rain.
SOME GOOD MINIMG NEWS.

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Bland, N. NJ, Aug. 2.-Almost every
evening as | pick up your valuable
paper | read of refreshing showers and
some times gully washing floods in all
parts of the United States. EXCEPT the
great Cochiti district. which remains
as dry and parched as the desert of Sa-
nara. Away back in my boyhood days,
in some forgotten publication. | re.
member having read something to the
effect that the rain falls alike on the
Just and the unjust" but at present
the unjust seem to have the best of II
n are enjoying refreshing showers.
Whlle the good people of Bland are
Waitlng and watching for the rain
which fails to materialize, every after.
noon dark and threatening clouds
gather and, for an hour or more, hang
tantalizingly over the beautiful village
OF Biand, then float gracefully over the
tops and away, to pour their
refreshing moisture on some more fay-
ored locality, leaving this district
parched and our citizens d~isappointed
and, perhaps, thirsty. = 81
Dry? Why, Bland is becoming so
parched that H. E. Anderson. the Co.
chit philanthropist. in order to allie.
viate the suffering of our thirsty citi.
zens. has opened up another saloon.
DIR. Grace, Wayman Calendar and
Samuel Arnot, three noted nimrods
spent a couple of days during the past
wee. hunting in the vicinity of Bland.
They report having seen a large herd
OF b%uffaloes. The doctor in diagnos-
ing the case, says it nay have been an
optical Illusion, superinduced by the
powerful stimulating properties of the
peculial brand of refreshments used.
which would naturally have a tenden.
cy to buffalo the hunters.
Mrs. c. w. Graves spent the past
week visiting with her mother and sis
ter, Mrs. and Miss Diamond. at Wood
bury Mrs. Diamond is in charge of
the boarding house at that place, and
an excellent place it is for the weary
traveller to stop and partake of a
square meal as he journeys into Bland.
Master Joe Sheldon returned on
Tuesday from Port la Vaca, Texas.
where he has been for several months
attending school.
Mrs. A. Fischer and little daughter.
OF Santa Fe, came in on Monday and
are spending the week visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Scheurich.
Mrs. +. j. Barber and mother, Mrs.
j. H. Overhuls, former citizens of
Bland, but now of Buchanan, came
over from that place on Tuesday and
will remain for a few days visiting
with friends.
Prof. Bullock and wife. of Colorado,
are spending a month in Bland visit,
ing with Mrs. Bullock's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. G. Creagher.
Lille Smith, the ~12-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Squire Smith. is sui
fering from a SEVERE attack of typhoid
fever. DIR. Grace is in attendance anu
hopes to have the patient up in q
week or two.
The Golden Cochiti Tunnel compa
ny, of which VIM. jerks, of Albuquer
que, is manager, continues to work
without intermission. The tunnel il
now in over 1.200 feet and is beine
driven straight for the big Washington
lead, which it will cut at a depth O.
about 1000 feet. This tunnel, wher
completed, will be of inestimable value
to the district and Mr.. jerks is to b.
commended for his enterprise and per
severance.
Quite a number of pack animals ar
being used to pack ore from the Laura
S. and Tip Top. These mines are
producing a high grade of ore. which
is packed a short distance to the wa
gon road, thence loaded on wagons
end taken to the Woodbury. mill TO
treatment.
Thomas F. Abbott and IN, Grover
came over from Santa Fe on Monday
and are doing assessment work on tn
w. j. B. mining claim in Cola canyon
They are taking out some fair looking
ere.
S. w. Young and Frank Bruce begal
work on Wednesday on the Monumen
claim, which is under option to Albl
querque parties, the work now bein
done is for the purpose of demonstra'
ing whether the property is or is nc
worth the price asked for it Som
fine looking ore is being taken out an
Mr.. Young seems very confident tina
the Monument will be a producer.
BEN HIM.
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