The copper era., 1902-12-11
NEW MEXICO NEWS


EEE @2 The total enrolment Of students at the college at Mesilla Park is now l95. It is said that efforts will be made 10 have the next legislature create five new counties.
 The territory of New Mexico will se- cure over j00 miles of new railway within year.
 The survey. Of the New Mexico 6 Pacific railway is progressing as rap idly as possible between Raton and EIizabcthtown.
 The Fl Paso I Southwestern is car ryiug mail between Deming and south eastern Arizona points, having com menccd few days ago.
 It is now considered probable that mutual concessions of tracking rights by the Santa Fe and Rock Island will take the place Of expensive const-uc- ton Of new lines in New Mexico by those systems.
 IL is reported that the Hawkeye group of gold claims in Jicarilla, have been sold Go some Chicago people. The mines are the property Of w. S. Ros.. who has stayed by them for twenty years.
 At Nogal, the American Mining Company has placed new pumps in readiness to handle the flow of water expected to be tapped when the ore body is cut at the 5OO-foot level.
 It is reported that capitalists from Cleveland, Ohio, have got hold oi practically all of the mica ground near the Mexican plaza at Pctaca, about sixteen miles southeast of Tres Pie dras. Some quiet work on the prop crty is already going on.
 Contracts for grading work on the Eastern railway Of New Mexico from the Pcco5 division of the Santa Fc sys- tenn. across Guadalupe and Valencia counties to connection with the Santa Fe Pacific at Ilio Puerco, Nalen- cia county, will be let at an early date and active construction will be com mcnccd within three months.
 A cattle shipmento of between 500 and 900 head was made from Silver City last week, the sellers being Hooker X Burnside. Bates X Fleming, Frank Jones, w. T. Toney and others Of the Mangus and upper Gila section, the buyer being the Victoria Land & Cat tie company. The shipment Is made up of steers, ycarlings aud twos asd goes to Kern county, Cal.
 The press of New Mexico is ''roast- ;ngr the statehood committee in a manner that shows q very proficient Use of the English language. The chief purpose of the committee seemed to be to find grounds for an unfavor- able report The committee refused to visit the principal progressive com munitics of the territory, notably Sll- yer City, Alamogordo, Calsbad and Roswell. but made exhaustive investi' "atiOn in those places where the con ditions wore advcrse.-Independ
 The deal which was begun last Au' gust. and which included the sale o the Comanche group of thirty-eighl claims, and the Klondykc mine, as wei as some other properties, has been con summatcd. and the result has been the organization of the COmanche Mining & Smelling company, of Milwaukee Wis, capitalized for $j, 100000. The officers of the company are men wei known in the business world, the presl dent being S. S. Curry, formerly prcsi dent of Metropolitan Iron X Lumbe company, Of IrOnwood, Mich. the vice president, Thomas G. Atkinson, presi dent of the Metropolitan Lumber com pany. of Atkinson, Mich, and the sec rctary, Charles ]. Laughrcn, of Mi waulcc, is.-Indcpcndent.
 Amado Roblcro, Mexican miner employed by the leasers of the Chin mine, in the Santa Rita camp, was a' cidcutly killed last week. A few mir utcs prior d bucIct Of ore had bee hoi,tcd to the surface and the content cmpticd into d car, and thence take tO the dump. compdhloh III Cuat of the work at the mouth of the Shaf fingered to look at some of the mil crai, and while he was so doing the ca automatically went back to the tral door covering the shaft which shoul have been closed. While the compal ion was so occupied, however, the d' ceased had opened the door and starte 10 descend the ladder, leaving tf trap-door open and failing to notify h fellow workman. The result was tn the car dropped into the shaft, stri ing Roblcro and carrying him 10 u bottom ot the shaft, a distance
 cighty-tive feet. killing him instantl
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