The copper era., 1902-02-13

country has in 1t the making OF one of
/ the best mining countries in the south
west w. 4. Corners, of Las Cruces,
was in FL Paso thi. morning en- route
/ for Captain and the locality OF the rich
strike on the south fork OF the BonitO,
twelve miles from Captain, where the
ore from the original strike is said to
have been submitted to every known
test and has been proven TO carry
enormous values in the yellow metal
and every claim that has been made
for the country has been substantiated.
1t is something out OF the ord mary to
find mine OF any kind that will show
values as high as 5000 dollars to the
ton at the grass roots, yet that Ia what
has been found on the Bonita.-El
Pa.O News.
A special to the News from Alamo
gordo, New Mexico, says that news has
just reached there OF a raid on the store
Of Pew Mercantile company, at Fort
summer, on Wednesday night, by q
gang Of outlaws supposed to be the
same that recently robbed the bank and
pay car at Santa Rosa. One OF the en-
ployes of the store was killed, and 300
in cash was taken. The gang is head
ed for the Captain mountains, and is
being pursued by Il sheritf's posse.
Deputy Sheriff Conant and Officer
Rodriguez on Saturday arrested An
tonic Lopez on two charges, one for
assault with a deadly weapon and the
other for wife beating. Lopez was the
man who last spring so seriously
stabbed n miner named White, at
Fierro. After the trouble he made
his escape in Arizona and only recent
ly returned to Grant county. He cele-
brated this latter event by badly beat
ing his wife hence the second charge.
Silver City Independent.
Two fairly sleek looking strangers
drifted into Silver City Sunday and in
the afternoon made an unsuccessful at
tempt to beat the roulette wheel in the
Palace saloon. One played the game
and the other sat by and apparently
looked on, but in fact was trying TO
regulate the movements of the wheel
by cane which he was manipulating
from underneath the table. Fora time
the player lost, but soon his system"
commenced coming and he was in a
fair way to take in the bank roll when
the suspicious of the attaches of the
house were aroused. The men were
watched closely and their game ex-
posed. Independent.
The people of Socorro county take
a most sensible view of county division
which is now an issue in that section.
It is proposed to add the Mo9ollon
country to Grant county, which the
Bee of San Marcial endorses as follows:
The sentiment seems to be growing for
county division, and the next legisla-
ture will have to grapple with the
question in earnest. To use slang eX
preston, the Mogollon country is put
ting our court fund on the bum, and
the sheriff, if given full liberty, could
easily absorb the current expense fund
chasing Mogollonites, and then imagine
he was getting the worst of the deal.
Like statehood, the division of the
county must come, and this should be
understood by our representatives in
the next legislature.
The looming out party" of Miss
Adelaide Randolph, niece OF VIM. G.
Whitney, recently held in New York,
cost S25. $40 for nero routine expenses,
not counting the thousand and one
items that have to do with a formal
debut. The wines alone cost $1,000,
and tho other refreshments $4,000
more. The expenses of the gowns and
Jewels are Tot counted in this. For an
entertainment lasting only few hours
at the most, the prodigality of such an
enormous outlay seems to be almost
ant,-Headlight
George Shakespeare, who penned the
above. is cranky because he was not
asked to participate in the dissemina
ton of the Refreshments" George
might not shine in New York social
circles, but when it comes to taking
care of refreshments, he can hold his
own with any OF them, though his eX-
periencc in mixing seductive be verages
is not quite equal to that other great
luminary OF New Mexico, |
the Hon. Don: II. kedZie.