Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-06-12
GETTING ITS FULL
SHARE OF RAIN
The Precipitation in Taos County
for the First Nine Days Of the
Present Month Was 2.O6
Inches.
CONTEST FOR APPOINTMENT
As POSTMASTER IS LIVELY
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Taos, N. NJ, June 1O.-Taos county il
getting it's share of rain in June. From
all over the county come reports of fire
quent and heavy rains. All the stream!
are high and there is much snow in tn,
mountains yet.
The precipitation for the first nine
days of the month was 2O6 inches, and
rain has fallen on each and every day
The highest temperature for this
month was 76 degrees on the 4th, and
5th, and the lowest was 40 degrees on
the I'd and Sd. The mean maximum
temperature is 7O3 degrees and the
mean minimum Is 43.5 degrees.
In May there were 90 clear days, and
the precipitation for the month was
merely trace. The total precipitation
from January to June was 7.72 inch
| eS.
The highest temperature in May was
81 degrees on the 18th and 30th, and
the lowest was 26 degrees on the 1st.
May was 71.5 degrees, and the mean
minimum was 1858 degrees. 1t was
below freezing on four nights, to-wit:
26 degrees on the 1st, 20 degrees on the
10Th and 81 degrees on the Goth and 23d.
d. A. Day of Albuquerque, and o. C.
Watson of Santa Fe, both insurance
men, are in Taos this week hustling
for business.
A. Mennett, the Las Vegas travelling
man, Is here on his regular trip SELL
ing goods to our merchants.
H. Fl. Hankins, the stage man of
Cmarron, was over on business Tues
day and Wednesday, Mr.. Hankins has
the contract for hauling carload of
ore for the owners of the Scarlet from
their mine at Red River to the railroad |
at Springer.
Perry Craig. deputy county clerk of
Costilla county, Colo, and P. B. AL
bright, stenographer in the Office of E. /
c. van Diest, came down from San
Luis, Colo, on Sunday. They came
down on their wheels and encountered
muddy roads, rains and high water.
This was their first visit to the Taos |
valley. They are bright young men
and made number of friends here
who will be glad to have them return.
They started on their trip home today.
Mrs. Couse, who recently fell and
Iar ie tpacr MD
much to the qualification of her many
friends here.
C. D. Weimer of Minerva, Ohio, who
s a large stockholder in the American
Mines Company, whose
properties are in Long Canon, in the
Rio Hondo mining district, arrived in
Taos on last Monday and will spend
he summer in the mountains looking
fter his mining interests. Is
Mrs. c. D. Weimer, nee Elsie Gus 4,
orf, accompanied by her husband, ar t
lived from her Ohio home this week,
nd will visit with her parents, Mr.. t
nd Mrs. Alex. Gusdorf, during the t
ummer. Mrs. Weimer was popular
ellie in Taos before her marriage and I
er many friends in New Mexico are t
lad to welcome her home again. v
DR.. T. P. Martin made professional v
rip to Tres Piedras today. a
Hugh Perry has opened a restaurant t
nd bakery on the west side of the a
'laza Hugh is a good cook and sets
good table.
The contest for appointment as post.
laster at Taos continues lively.
DIR. r. c. Brown, L. c. Puckett and p
dward E. Dismuke of Waco, Texas, a
ho have been at Red River for the p
Ist three weeks, have returned home. Il
hese gentlemen are the principal G
vners of the Scarlet group Of lode Y
lining claims in the Red River mining II
strict. The Scarlet is among the best II
aims in the district, recent assays VI
lowing rs ounces in gold. The owners OF
patenting part of their e
cup this season. In
Three families, former residents of n
ed River, returned to that camp last
eek. They couldn't stay away" 81