The copper era., 1902-11-13
NEW MEXICO NEWS


BE. Gooch, who recently killed j.. E. Ross, on the Mimbres river, has been allowed to give bail in the sum Of S5OOO.
 A new school district has been estab- lished at Hachita, and a school will be opened as soon a. school house can be erected.
 Dr. E. Gilbert, well known at Lords burg and Silver City, where he prac- ticed his profession, recently died in Albuquerque of consumption.
 The three railroads centering in Deming did business here Of about half million last month. The Santa Fe alone did business of over $2O0,- OOO.-Herald.
 Mr Hale, manager Of operations in the Deming oil fields. has nothing new to report. He says his drill is down between three and four hundred feet and indications for coal and oil remain good.-Herald.
 T. A. Listar, president of the North American mining company, writes the Liberal that he expects to arrive in Lordsburg in a few weeks. and spend the winter there pushing work on the company's properties south of town.
 The governor has issued proclama- tion establishing a quarantine against Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico cattle, from November l, 1902, to March 5, 1903, on account Of infectious diseases prevailing among the cattle owned in those places.
 It is understood among southern cat tlemen, that the largest herd of cattle which has ever left Mexico in a slnglc herd, is soon to be driven from the Hearst ranch, in Chihuahua, known as the Babicora ranch, to Deming. The herd consist of 20, 900 head of cattle and a big bunch of fine horses. The cattle will be put on the range in Luna and Grant counties.-San Marcial Bee.
 The International Gold Mining X Milling company of Malone, Grant county, arc working q large force Of men unders tho management of It. NJ. Luton. This company has large body of high grade gold and silver orc and will very soon construct a mill on the property for the treatment of the ores. Dr. NJ. C. Sinclair the president Of the company is now at tho mines and will stop for sometime.
 Tho people of Fl Paso have again been having one of their periodical attacks regarding the water question. They want some now kind of water works, and have been advertising for bids. When the time came for open- ing the bids couple of men described as Dr. Davis and Mr. Mclean Of Los Angeles, presented bid, and agreed to spend ten thousand dollars in devel- oping artesian water on the mesa above town. The bid was finally ac- ccptcd, after Los Angeles bankers had teleGraphed the men were all right. The Liberal cong"atulatcs it's old friends, Dr. J. w. Davis and Gordon Mclean, formerly of Morcnci, on sc- curing the contract.-Liberal.
 Dr. J. K. McKiunie of Colorado Springs, Colo, has made preliminary arrangements for the incorporation of company to build a railroad from the mining camp of Bland to some point on the Santa Fe railway, probably, lit tie north of Thorton, and also for the erection Of q large reduction works on the Rio Grande river, just below the White Rock canyon. A corps Of engi- neers started this morning to survey the line and Dr. McKinnie will return to Santa Fe, Wednesday or Thursday or this week, to file the incorporation papers and to consult with Santa Fe owners Of mines in the Cochiti district for the treatment of their mining properties. He will be in Albuquer- que for several days to make similar arrangements with owners of Cochiti mining properties in the Duke City. The railroad and reduction works will be built immediately. Quietly, ex- periments have been made as to the best treatment for Cochiti ore and an economical process has been decided upon that with railroad transportation facilities, will make many a Cochiti property a dividend payer.
 POLITICAL NRwS.
 Chavez county goes 300 for Fergus son.
 Colfax county gives 800 majority for Rodey.
 Mckinley county goes 2l5 for Rodey and elects all the republican ticket.
 Eddy county gives Ferguson n ma jority of 220 and elects a democratic ticket.
 Socorro county goes SCO majority for Rodey. Blackington was elected sheriff
 Luna county gave Rodey Is majority,