The copper era., 1903-12-10
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NEW MEXICO NEWS


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 Tho business center of the town Of Springer was almost wiped out of ex- istence by fire last week.
 The projectors of the Rinconada reservoir near Tularosa in Otero county have s2O0, 900 in prank for the work and have started actual con- struc';On.
 Deming is 10 have grand carnival at Christmas time. There will be three or more days Of fun and hilarity, with running races, roping and ridif z for good purses.
 The New Mexican is authority for the statement that there are more people in New York City who ctn neither read nor write than the entire popula- tiou of New Mexico.
 4 bran Abcyta and his bondsmen have paid into the district court the sum of eighteen thousand dollars in full settlement of Abeyta's indebted ness to Socorro county.
 Delegate Rodcy has introduced House Joint Resolution No. 1953 to provide for an additional associate justice Of the territorial supreme court and the creation Of an additional judicial dis trict.
 w. w. Cox, tho Silver City hard ware merchant, drove over from his home Sunday. looking at the country to see if the prospects were good Tor establishing a branch establishment between Silver City and Lordsburg. He returned to Silver Monday, and as yet has made no. report regarding the object Of his trip.-Liberat. Mir. Cox recently visited Clifton, and was also most f4yorabIy impressed with pros poets in this section. It is quite likely that he may conclude to do q little business in Arizona.
 Col Bill Morris was in from Stein's Pass .thc first Of the week. He says the new mill erected by the National Gold and Silver company d. tho Pass will not be able to start up until sup ply of water is developed. The com pany Is sinking its main shaft as rapidly as possible and it is thoughtit will be but d matter Of short time un- til enough water is developed to run the mill.-Libcral. This is not the old story of erecting a mill before finding the mine, but it comes pretty close tO it. If the company fails to get the water, the mill will be of little value.
 Ed ward Scarborough, according 10 southern Arizona papers, has gone wrong. He is charged with having drawn number of checks on the Bank of Douglas, in which he never had deposit and cashcd them in Bis bee. He was arrested and F.. A. Toyra went his bond for $5O. He jumped the bond and is now in old Mexico. He is also accused of having buncoed d man from New Mexico by telling him he would restore some lost or stolen stock for Sl5O, as he believed he knew where it was The money was paid and that closed the transaction. Scar borough is the son of George Scar borough, the noted New Mexico off ccr, who was the terror of the bandits, but who was eventually murdered by them. -Albuqucrquc Citizen.
 Frank Cline, who has been cyanid- ing the mill taiIings at Gold Hill for several years, has got them pretty well cleaned up, and is now Investigating the tailing pile at Steeplerock. He was up to look at them last week, and thinks they are a good proposition, and made an arrangement with Super intcndcnt Robinson 60 work the tail inCs if, on experiment, he finds it is practical. In order to give them a test he sacked up ten tons and shipped them to Gold Hill, where he will mako an extensive test of them in his cyaniding plant. 1T the test proves they can be worked to q profit he will move hIs plant 10 Stecplerock, and go to work on the tailing dump, where he will have job that will last him sev- Cral years. Liberal.
 New Mexico's pavilion on the Plat eau of States at the Worlds Fair has been designed after the style of an old Spanish mission. The plans were recently adopted and work on the building will begin at once. The building will be of stan. story and onc-half high. It will present &n inn posing frontage of 10 feet on one of the main boulevards, and will have a depth of 90 feet. On entering the New Mex leo building one finds himself in a large reception hall. To the right is a room for the executive and admins trative uses. To the left are rooms for tho commissions and superintendent Of exhibits. There will be a ladies and geutlcmen's waiting room. The build ing is designed especially as the head quarters for New MeNicaus and their friends who visit the Worlds Fair and they will find plenty to remind them of home The grounds around the ro- mantle structure vii, be laid out in typical gardens. Splendid specimens of cactus will be shown and many Of the most beautiful flowers of New Mex leo will embclli>h the place.
 
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