Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-30
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saturday. May 2, beginning at 2:3O D..
m., at the golf links at Fort Bayard.
The races are to be run by cowponies
exclusively. same to be ridden by the
owner or person who habitually rides
James Shannon and Syl Gamblin.
two well known mining men of the
Mogollon section, were in Silver City
last week making the necessary ar
engagements for a prospecting trip to
the Klondyke. They will leave early
in May and will remain during the
summer months and probably longer.
Florence Reynolds. the ~14-year-old
girl who was horribly burned by the
explosion of q can of coal oil in her
home / Albuquerque, died last night
after six hours Of the most terrible ag-
my. The child was literally burned to
a crisp before help could reach her,
and she tore the flesh from her body
in great strips in her agony.
F. E. Clark arrived in Silver City
last week from Alamogordo, and en-
tered upon his duties as superinten-
lent Of the Grant County Telephone
company. succeeding Frank Reed, who
will engage in mining. Mr.. Clark is
thoroughly experienced in this line of
business and may be depended upon to
give the patrons of the company good
service.
j. v. Latham, cattle inspector for
Otero and Lincoln count.es, in Cariz-
ozo. inspected cattle for me w. C. Nc
Donald company. This company on
Tuesday shipped 500 head of COWS to
Kansas points to be fattened, which
makes 1000 COWS shipped from that
point already this month. and a large
shipment Of over 1000 steers will be
sent out about May 1st.:
Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Mckee and Miss
Bates, son-in-law and daughters res
pectively of General Bates. arrived in
Silver City last Wednesday and went
to the San Vicente. TIL " will reside
temporarily at Fort Bayar ] and obtain
the benefit of New Mexiso climate.
They have been cordially welcomed at
the post and will be a great addition
to the social circles there
The concentrator Of the Hanover
Mining and Smelling company near
Hanover is about ready to start up
and it is expected that active opera
lions will be begun early next week.
The sampler has been running regular
far two weeks. The company will
treat all kinds Of ore, and during the
past few days has received shipments
from Hanover, Pinos Altos, Central
and the Mogollons.
Judge McFie yesterday took action
in the important irrigation case of the
Acequia De Rio Del Pueblo De San
Geronimo VS.. the Pueblo De San Ge-
ronimo, granting a temporary injunc-
ton restraining the defendant from
further prosecution of work on the IT.
rigation system they are building to
lake water ont of the Rio Pueblo, in
Taos county, and setting the hearing
for May 4 in Albuquerque.
Thomas Cooney. the well known N
successful mining man. spent the
greater part of last week in Silver
City looking after business matters.
Mr.. Cooney Is about to m the
construction of an up-to-date residence
on the Cooney ranch near P~leasanton,
an0 he was there purchasing building
material. He also intends to nut out
a large orchard, the water for which
will be furnished by a pumping
plant.
Royal p. J~srvis. an experienced
smelter ran. has arrived to take
charge of the plant of the Shamrock
Gold and Silver company at Pinos
Altos. Mr.. Jarvis will at once put the
plant into shape for operations and
the management expects to have it
running within a very short time.
The Shamrock company will handle
custom ore as we'll as the product of
the Silver Cell group. and its starting
up means much for the Pinos Altos
camp.
The dwelling house of b. T. Links
milk ranch just below Hanover was
entirely destroyed by fire last Sunday
night. tc gether with all it's contents.
The family occupying the house. which
included the dairyman and his wife
and their family of four children, mar
rowly escaped with their lives. 1t is
highly probable that but for the
courageous efforts of James Dickerson
and Robert Bible Of the Hanover fire
department, several fatalities might
have ensued.
The famous Graphic mine in the
Magdalena district is soon to resume
operations on an extensive scale. Capt.
A. b. Fitch, the lessee Of the mine for
several a past. has associated with
himself c. T.. Brown of Socorro. and
these two experienced and successful
mine operators have for some time
been investigating an ore that is abun-
dant in the mine with a view to its
reduction. AS a result OF this investi-
CATION a 5O-ton mill will be installed
and operation begun very soon. There
is re enough in sight to supply such q
mill for three or -four years.
On Tuesday O.. Nj. Lee of Otero
county shipped six horses to parties
in FL Paso. These animals are genu-
inc buckers ana just what was or
dered. They srs the worst ones of a
bunch of horses that have played a
part in several hacking contests in e
Paso. In this line they are "all WOO
and a yard wide," asthsg win buck
from riders until they are on, vOiun'