Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-08-30
cocHiTI MINING DISTRICT.
Plenty Of Good Rains-Aceident at
Woodbury. Mill-Ill With
Typhoid Fever.

Typhoid Fever.
Special Correspondence.
Bland, n. NJ, Aug. 29.-The man in
charge of the New Mexico weather
seems to have taken offense at GER
tain statements made by me a couple
of weeks ago in my letter to The Cit
zen. in which | complained somewhat
of the drouth then affecting the Co
chit district. | wish to offer the afore.
said weather man a most humble apol-
ogy and to state that there is no lack
CT moisture in this district, and h a II
a drouth ever did exist in this vicinity
all recollection of ii has been complete
" washed from the memory OF the
oldest inhabitant. At present the com
nor solution in Bland is: This is
damp. wet weather We are having.
Yes. we are having plenty of rain, but
the climax was reached on last Sun
day evening. at which time a heavy
cloud hurrying toward Kansas, no
doubt intending to reach the Sunflower
state in time to participate in the pop
ulist convention, when just over Co
chit canyon, collided with another
cloud of the same dimensions. rushing
toward the Pacific coast. there was a
general smash up, both clouds seemed
to lose their b~uoyancy and fell to the
ground in a heap. Then, either becom-
ing disguised with their surroundings,
or actuated by a desire to reach Albu'
querque in time to attend the open air
meeting of the Salvation army, both
clouds rushed madly down the canyon
toward the Rio Grande. Considerable
damage was lone to crops at the little
town of Canada and the big well from
which Woodbury. was supplied will
water, was pulled up out of the grount
and was last seen floating down thu
Rio Grande toward Albuquerque. 4
suitable reward will be paid for its re
turn.
A number of miners went down t.
Woodbury. on Wednesday. They will
sink a well to take the place of the on
carried away by the food.
A painful and what might have beef
a serious accident occurred at tn
Woodbury. mill on Friday last. MI
Woodbury., who is engineer at the mil
in attempting to throw the fly whee
in order to throw the engine off center
had his leg caught and badly crushel
between the wheel and masonry, DI
Denny dressed the wound and the pa
tient is doing as well as could be eN
pected. Mr.. Woodbury. is an age
brothe1 If r. w. Woodbury., owner o
the mill.
Ben Coleman, a former resident o
Bland, who spent the past six month
in Old Mexico. returned On Saturda
last. Ben says Bland is all right an,
that he is glad to get back and will re
main and grow up with the camp.
Miss Mae Sebben, who for some tim
past has aeeeptably filled the position
of deputy postmistress at Bland, lef
on Sunday last for Ration, where sh
goes to accept a position as teacher /
the public school.
Arson Smith, youngest son of Nj
and Mrs. S. Smith, of Bland, while Wis
iting with friends at Buchanan, wa
taken i'll with typhoid fever and is sal
To be in a dangerous condition. Mr.
Smith is certainly having her share G
trouble, she having lost a bright littl
daughter from the same disease a fe'
weeks ago.
MIR. Merriam, who is interested |
"The Bland" lodging house, came u
from Albuquerque and spent a fe'
days in Bland last week.
Prof. Bullock and wife, who sper
the past month visiting with Mr.. an
Mrs. John G. C~reager, of Bland, r
turned TO their home in Colorado O
Sunday last.
Mrs. II. NJ. Reed, on account of he
Illness from typhoid fever, has resigl
ed as postmistress at Bland and b.
Shaw is now in charge of the office.
Deputy Sheriff ]. II. overhuls cam
over from Buckman on Saturday las
bring with him Charles Stein, arreste
on a warrant issued by Justice of II
Peace b. II. Shaw, charging him VIII
breaking open a stable and taking pc