Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-04-04
People Rejoicing Over The Late
News About SmeIter.
the COMANCHE MINING COMPANY
Silver City Soldiers Will Attend presi-
dents Reception.
WORTHY INSTITUTIONS OF SILVER CITY
Special Correspondence.

SILVER Oltys ~. VI, MATCH St,-~feO-
pie of this city, who have witnessed
the big smelter and mill here lying
idle the past year or so. are rejoiced
over the news OF the early prospect OF
the resumption of business again. The
plant Is known as the Silver City Re
duCtion works and owned by the
nearst estate. Nearly two years ago
one o. the trust companies" secured
an option on the plant and closed it
down for reasons best known to the
trust A short time ago the Hearsts
told the trust company that one thing
or the other must be done-they must
either purchase the plant or start II up
again They failed TO do either, when
the Hearsts figured elsewhere, and Il
is now understood that the Comanche
Mining & Milling company have Sc
cured the plant ana expect 20 have 1t
In complete operation In a very short
time. This company is composed of
wealthy mmbermen OF Michigan and
are owners of extensive holdings in
the Burro mountains. Tho locR, agent
of the Comanche company is Col. Jack
Fleming, and IL Is a safe guarantee
that the Silver City smelter and mill
will soon he in operation again.
Yesterday. NJ. w Porterield, one of
the best and most active business men
of Silver iCty. escorted a party of CAPT
talists To the Pinos Altos mining camp.
Those In the party. besides MIR. Porter
field. were Charles Gatzweiler, of st.
Charles. Mo; Dodge G. Gibson and MI
TURKEY, OF ST. Louis, They, with Mr.
Porterfleld, are the principal officers
and stockholders OF the Shamrock
Mining company which was recently
organized on the purchase of the Sill
yer Cell mine for 100000. Mr.. Porter
field is the president OF the new min
ing company ard II is understood that
he and associates will soon infuse new
life in the Pinoe Altos district by thor.
oughly developing their property and
by the erection OF a large smelter and
mill on the property TO treat the ore.
While Mr.. Porterheld is gaining
wealth by his interests in the mineral
resources of Grant county. his brother.
w. G. Porterfeld, is personally super.
intending the drug store business in
Silver City.
II is quite likely Company ID, of the
First territorial regiment, Silver City.
under Major Myhre. VIII take part in
the reception TO be given President
Roosevelt at Albuquerque May s.
Major Myhre Is IN communicates
with Col. John Borradaile. of Albu.
querque. and II Is to be hoped that the
crack local soldier boys, through the
efforts Of Major Myhre. may have the
opportunity to assist Albuquerque to-
ward making the presidents reception
an event long to be remembered.
Hon. Solomon Luna, of Los Lunas.
was at Silver City yesterday, to con-
suit with II. G. Mcclure. supervisor
of the ella river forest reserve, In re.
gard to sheep grazing. The confer.
ence was perfectly satisfactory, and
Mr.. Luna left In the evening for the
north. In a conversation with The
Citizen representative. Mr.. Luna
stated that stock raisers ought to feel
happy this spring. for the reason that
the conditions are better now for all
kinds of stock than for ten years past.
He stated that he expected to COM
mence Landing. foiiowed bytphearing.
about the 10th CT April. and hoped to
realize about 80 per cent of lambs.
DIR. A. II. Smith, of the medical corps
at Fort Bayard military sanitarium.
who was up north on business. arrived
In Silver City yesterday noon, and In
the afternoon drove out to the great
sanitarium. He stated that about $50
patients. from the army and navy, are
now receiving treatment at Fort Bay
ard. and some of these patients are
receiving permanent benefits.
Yesterday, the private car of some
of the head officials of the Santa Fe
railway, notably General Manager II.
u. Nudge, General Superintendent ID.
e. Cain and others. was sidetracked at
Whitewater station. They had been
on a days inspection OF the Santa
Rita and Fierro mines. They con
tinued north this morning and thence
south 10 Eel Paso.
One of Silver city's worthy institu-
tons is her national bank. C, r. Gray.
son Is president, Col. j. w. Carter
cashier, T. l.. Lowe assistant cashier,
II. II. Kelly teller. and Macon Kelly
collector The Kelly brothers are the
sons OF J. j. Kelly. and are Albuquer-
Que products. They are among the
popular young men OF Silver City. and
are an honor TO their worthy parents.
Mr.. Kelly the father. Is In the har-
ness and saddlery business, and In
the early days of albuquerque resided
In the Queen City OF the Rio Grande
Valley"
The "Hotel San Vicente" is another
institution, though of recent establish.
ment. that will prove beneficial to Sill
yer City, and will be the means of at
tracing eastern tourists. owing to its
excellent accommodations, to the
land of sunshine down In southern