The copper era., 1902-06-12
NEW MEXICO NEWS



Mckinley county since it was organ
lied over two years ago.
The Albuquerque Citizen graciously
says the capital ought 10 stay at Santa
Re, and that Albuquerque will not be
candidate Tor it in event OF statehood.
Roswell will appeal to the interstate
commerce commission in an effort 20
compel the Santa Fe railway to reduce
its exhorbitant freight rates to that
town.
Senator Culbcr-on OF Texas, has Of
fercd an amendment 10 the statehood
bill in the senate, reserving national
control over waters flowing out OF New
Mexico.
Lately large coal veins have been
opened in the Peco7 country, near
Macho canyon. The coal fields ex-
tends over large area. The coal is
Of good quality for stcaming and cook
ing purposes.
Major W. II. II. Llewellyn and 9TH
ers have organized the Rinconado
Land and Irrigation company to bIild
two large storage reservoirs at "A cost
Of 100000 on the headwaters OF
Ruidoso on the south side OF the Sierra
Blanco mountains, north OF Tularosa,
Otero county. The first of the pro-
7hNATok @servoirs will irrigate 10000
IA has beta Rita Mining company re-
u development work the first
r. = a. month. IL is TO work thirty
men. II is now shipping to FL Paso
about thirty cars per month Of high
grade copper ore Of not less than II
per cent. The lessers are shipping
about forty cars II month.
All the steel but two miles is laid on
the Lordsburg & Hachia road, and
the work Of laying steel is suspended
until more is received The men arc
at work surfacing the rOad.-Libcral.
The Liberal received Il letter from
DIR. Rohr, president Of the Pacific
Union smelling company, who says the
company will have lis new smelter in
operation in Lordsburg this summer
which certainly is good ncws.-Liberal.
Every cent ASSESSED against real es
tate in Chavcs county, New Mexico
for the year 1900, has been paid and no
delinquent dirt has been bid in by the
county. Valley land with artcsian
wells does not 90 for taxes.
f.. l.. Mcddlcr, secrctay for w. y.
Childers Of Albuquerque, appeared be
fore the district court at Las Vegas
Saturday with a bond for Eakiu for
5000, signed by eight parties, who, il
is asserted, can qualify for 1000.
Tho court approved the bond and Mr..
Eakin was released. Eakin i, the man
who recently did some remarkable
shooting at Tucumcdri.
Governor Otero has received an OIL
Cial call Of the international mining
congress for its fifth annual meeting at
Butte, Mont, ON September 10. New
Mexico is entitled to thirty delegates
To he appointed by Governor Otero
Mayors Of cities and towns are entitled
to appoint five delegates each and an
additional delegate for each 10000
population or fraction thereof. Com
mcrcial and business organizations a.
we'll as mining bureaus, Get, are each
entitled to five delegates.
The Tucson Citizen announces that
Mark Smith refuses 10 be candidate
Tor reelection to Congress, and in the
same issue prints a telegram from
Charlie shannon to General Manning
in which he consents, owing to Smiths
withdrawal, to be Il candidate for the
nomination. Mr.. shannon. many
New Mexico friends would rather see
him the first governor Of the state of
Arizona than the delegate to congress
from the territory of Arizona. Lords
burg Liberal.
!. {. Rutherford came in from Stems
Pass Monday, packing Il dress suit case,
which seemed to be out Of shape. In
stead OF going to the hotel with his
baggage he took it to the Office in the
Eagle drug mercantile c2mpany's
store. There ne carefully opened his
case and took cut a hundred pound
brick which was worth about ten dol
lars to the pound. Jack says there
will be frequency about the ship
mcnt of such bricks that will be very
gratifying to the stockholders Of the
W ilson Mining and Milling company.
Liberal.
James .. Toney, who lived at Gold
Hin some Yeas ago, but recently has
been at Phoenix was in town this week,
and tells the Liberal of a wonderful
mine in which he is Interested IL is
geyser that produces fluid that is
natural soap, aud which has wonder
fdl healing power, while the water
from the spring readily cures all
stomach troubles. Mr. Tony thinks
he has got the best thing struck. One
of his neighbors is James Winters,
who was one OF Grant cOuuty's well
known citizens twelve or fourteen
years ago. Jim says he has got the
best mine he ever owned. lie takes
life easily, and his mine produces
enough to pay all bills without any
trouble.
The fight that eN-Goyernor Prince
is making upon Governor Otero is
to he carried to the department of JUS
tice and the interior At Washington
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