The copper era., 1902-05-29
NEW MEXICO NEWS


light plant il operation in u short
time.
Joseph Gilbert was shot last week at
Hachita by drunken Mexican, aud is
in a precarious condition.
An agent for the English govern
mont visited Rincon last Sunday and
purchased a car load OF horses.
The annual report OF Governor Otcro
for 1901, states that the assessment re-
turns for that year show total OF >
7O5. 900 head Of stock cattle, horses,
sheep and goats-having q taxation
value OF 1881, 900.
&. i. Cramer, OF NOrcnci, Ariz.,
where he has been engaged in mining
the past several months, IS now as
sociated with the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Co. Of Fierro, Grant county.
Ford, the cowboy who broke into the
postofiice at Alma and stole a registered
letter containing 500 bill, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced by Judge
Mcmillan, at Socorro, TO the penitcn-
tiary for one year and one day.
The annual report OF the United
States Geological Survey says New
Mexico produces the majority of the
turquoise OF the world and it might be
added that Grant county produces the
majority OF turquoise in New Mexico.
Prof. James Douglass, president OF
tho Phelps Dodge Co, u. 5. Berry, l..
ID. Ricketts, and Walter Douglass visit
ed Fierro last week 20 inspect the
Phclps-Dodgc Co.'S. properties. Tine
party Travelled in the company's private
car.
Between IIillsboro and Lake Valley,
just north Of Box Canon, small vein
of coal has long boon known to exist,
and the waters OF Percha Creek at this
point are quite greasy. The organiza-
tion OF an oil company is now earnestly
talked OF by IIillsboro citizens.
Col. Z. II. Smith will arrive homo
the latter end of the present week with
a large party Of mining and real estate
investors. They will come from Chi
cago in special car. Mr.. Stone says
that several smcltcr men will be
among thcm.-Dcming Herald.
bona Ana county cattlcmen shipped
about 1000 head of cattle from Ala
magordo. Those represented in tho
ownership are ID. L. Peacock, II. a.
Summcrford, Isaac Bros, tho Luceros,
John Woods and w. w. Cox. Oliver
NJ. Lee bought the cattle and shipped
them to Kansas City parties.
They're friends again. 1t is reliably
stated that the Eisbcc railroad folks
will soon run trains through to FL paso
over the S. i. track. This move will
be oCCasiOncd by the fact that the Bis
bee folks have come to the conclusion
that it will take them nearly year to
tunnel through the mountain near
Strauss and they cannot wait that long.
-Dening Herald.
Last week Manuel Stapleton discov-
cred n deposit of salt near Palomas
Hot Springs. So far as his researches
went the deposit covers space some
twenty-five feet square. The salt is OF
fine grade, and no doubt by proper de-
velopmont would increase in proper
tions sufficient TO he of considerable
commercial valnc to local stockmcn.-
Hillsboro Advocate.
At Albuquerque last Monday James
Brown, Il bar tender, cut the throat OF
MILAN ,pl than l,i-
from oar to car. Both will probably
die. Brown says he was drunk and
wanted to sleep and the woman both
cred him. The woman says Brown
cut her because sho refused to 1.-Two !
with him any longer. Brown is we'll
known in Clifton and Morenci. Brown |
played with the Morcnci ball team last
year.
Thomas Cordova shot and killed |
Bias Cuellen at Buckeye. Cordova |
lived up to short time ago with his |
mistress, until Gucllen came on the |
scene. Then tho woman and Guellen |
ran away together. Prompted by |
jealousy, Cordova followed Guellcn |
hhu tAiS "VlllsNh " A'NNN'NN WIN AIc
intention of killing Guellen. He |
seems TO have made considerable |
preparation for tho decd, Disgusting |
himself by changing his hat, and cloth
ing, and pulling the hob nails out of |
his shoes. Gucllcn and the woman |
were in bed, asleep, when the decd |
was committed Enterprise.
Tho Colorado Fuel & Iron Cos. |
iron mines at Fierro have increased in
production the past several months UNI
til the present capacity has been
reached by day labor. 1t is the desire |
of the home Office Of the company to |
ship all Of the iron possible. To meet
the request, superintendent O'Bricu |
has started a large night force. which |
will enable the company to make ship |
meuts Of about a thousand tons OF ore |
day, or from II to 30 cars. The total
output is shipped to the Pueblo fur
naces. Tho incline railway aud the
large cuts in thaorc vein are lighted
with powerful rejecting lamps to en-
able the workmen to see plainly.-En-
terpriSe.
Jos. Nc Donald, who opened tho Black