Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-02
TWITCHELL AT THE BAT.
Base Ball at Las vegas-El Porvenir
Coal Fields.
THE recElore GRANT.


fair crowd turned out yesterday after
noon to the ball game to see the con-
test between two local teams. and. on
the whole. a fair game was put up
The batteries were Gross and Clark on
one side and w. u. Twitcheli and But
terrified on the other. On Gross side
the score was eleven and on Twitch-
ellis II was nine. The side on whlcn
Gross pitched was made principally OF
the regular team. but the teams were
divided up to make an even game. The
surprise OF the day was Twitchell's
pitching. there being really only three
earned runs OF his twirling. II he had
had good support. he would have won
the game. MIR. Twitchell has not pitch
cd for years. but is an old time ball
player and can hold down a regular
game In the box II necessary. There
were whole barrel full Of errors. but
there Is undoubted talent in the lot and
there will be splendid team here.
Next Sunday there Is a game on with
the Albuquerque team. and on August
and 6 Lamar. Colo. will play here.
Las Vegas will undoubtedly have good
ball from now on and the team de.
serve united support.
The diamond drill at the FL Porvenir
coal fields was started yesterday and
the expert says he does not think he
will have to go over fifty feet to get
the thickness of coal necessary to
make the mining profitable. II Is tho
plan OF the company to put the drill
down In numerous places over their
land and find just where the vein ex.
tends and how to intelligently work.
II. The power for the drill has been
furnished by horses, but II was found
II was not sufficient and an engine was
telegraphed for Saturday. to be rush.
ed out to hurry the work Mr.. Romero
says the work will be pushed night as
we'll as day when the engine comes,
and time will not even be taken for
lunch. but another crew be put on to
work. The company certainly means
business. for on the showing made de-
ponds the running OF the electric line
to Porvenir, In great measure.
w. r. Kelley, lawyer of SocorrO
and grand master OF the Odd Fellows.
arrived this afternoon for visit 20
the local lodge. a banquet will be
rendered him tonight by the lodge.
Charles Candy Is o new employe mt
the shops. He works on the repair
track.
The patent from the government for
the Tecelote grant has at last been re.
ceived here. and now number OF our
mining men are on the anxious seat
as to how the matter OF claims there
will be settled The patent was grant.
ed in 1858. bat had not been received
here on account OF the money for the
survey not having been paid. ). com
mission OF number of Tecelote's
prominent citizens were elected some
time ago to settle the survey and pat
ent matter. and now report success.
The disposition Of the land Is now the
question. A large amount of the land
comprised in the grant has already
been taken up by claims and home.
stead entries. but their title Is moro
or less In doubt. and IL Is quite posi-
bile considerable litigation will result
In 1872 congress passed an act allow
ing the election OF commission to
settle the matter Of partitionlng the
grant. and that seems To hold good as
an act passed by the territorial legis-
lature some time ago setting forta
that the court should appoint that
ccmmis sion was nullifled by The SUI
preme court. leaving the matter wnerc
congress placed II. to the election OF n
commission by the citizens resident In
the grant, The latter mode of proceed
ure seems to be the most popular with
many OF the people interested In get
ting the partition settled. and will
probably hold. II Is to be hoped that
II will soon be settled az the delay In
partitioning and the question OF titles
Is holding back greatly the develop
ment of the mines In the ground In
question.
No. Z Saturday night was delayed
couple Of hours at Fulton on account
OF one of the heavy double header
freight trains breaking In two. The
draw bars gave way In couple OF
places and chains were brought into
use to couple.
Trinidad Romero, Jr.. and l.. A. Bond
are down from Romeros ranch at Las
Galinas. Mr.. Romero Is pulling for
postoffice at his station and thinks he
will get It,
Charles Higgins ana family have re-
turned from trip to the mountains.
and say that they caught about 200
pounds OF trout while out. Beat that
" you can.
Mark Kepner. one of the troopers.
WIS tuIOWu fToui MO uOiot yVosVsooy
by the animal stumbling and was
bruised up considerably. He came
home on the train and Is today think
ing about his narrow escape.
Charles Rivera has returned frosn
his trip to Pueblo, with some OF the
other young men who went up there to
work on the railroad. Charles came
back about as rich as when he went
away. He had most Of his clothing
stolen, q watch and quite little mon.
ey. The boys did not speak In very
glowing terms Of the treatment there.
to say the least.
Bernabe Flores and wife have re-
turned from their vacation trip down
the country and Mr.. Flores has return
ed to his desk at Ilfeld's.
The infant two months old son OF
William Lescher died yesterday after
noon of cholera infantum and was bur.
ted today.
Mrs. Jefferson Reynolds and sister,