Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-02
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a Rosa for New York City where he
win take a post graduate course.
Mrs. Tiliaferro. mother of Jones
Taliaferro. has returned home to
White Oaks. She lives at Watseka,
Illinois.
III. s. Williams. a stockman from
Ancho, has moved his family to White
Oaks TO get medical treatment for his
daughter.
The Free Gold Mining and Milling
company struck water in their Jicaril-
la well, Lincoln county, at the depht
of ninety feet.
After an annoying in~disposition, !
Jose Lucero, sheriff of Dona n
County. is again able to attend to the
duties of his office II Las Cruces.
The Santa Rosa Star complains Of
a saturnalia of lawlessness and crime
in it's towns-ail kinds of ~misdemean-
ors. house breaking and petty thiev-
ing.
Jesus Rodriguez, a Mexican from
Parras de la Fuente, Old Mexico, was
struck by train No. 2 at Santa Rosa
and died from his injuries a few hours
later.
l.. N. Shelley has returned to Santa
Rosa from his trip to the northern
part OF the Territory. He brought with
him a well-preserved skull which he
louiit Ol IN upper ItCOS-
The Improved Order of Red Men at
Santa Rosa has ordered a full set of
costumes for the tribe and will soon
be prepared to show the pale faces
the paths of the Red Men.
Robert Brown, an instructor at the
Mescalero Industrial agency, died on
the train neal Santa Rosa. The deceas-
ed came to this Territory about a
year ago in the last stages of consump-
ton.
Judge w. F.. Blanchard of White
Oaks. has finished his work in the
Jicarillas for the Free Gold Mining
and Milling company. He has survey
ed the company's entire holdings in
Jicarilla.
A. w. Cotton Of Columbus, Ohio,
a mining man who has been engaged
in Old Mexico during h past year, is
now in White Ooaks and will locate
there. He will be employed At the
North Homestake.
Sheriff Lucero is now looking after
fifteen prisoners at Las Cruces, six of
whom are awaiting the action OF the
grand jury in April next, the remain
der having been committed to Jail for
minor misdemeanors.
f. w. PEBBLES has moved his cattle
from Lincoln county to the San An
dres ranges of Otero county for the
winter. Grass is reported good in that
locality and the climate is milder than
the mountain districts.
The chicken pie social given by the
ladies' union aid society at Smiths
hall in Santa Rosa, proved a very en-
joyable affair. The attendance was un
usually large and the society realized
about $40 on h evening.
Some of the finest gold specimens IN
the world have been taken from thu
gold mines at White Oaks. The NORTH
Homestake people, a short time ago
took a nugget out of that propert,
that weighed something over $3.50.
Mrs. Minnie Ward Patterson, whose
home is in Michigan, is at presen
stopping in Las Cruces. Mrs. Patter
son is an oil painter OF exceptional
ability n her scenes of that part o
the country are exceedingly interest,"
ing.
The c%hicken-pie social given by tn
home missionary society of the M. I
church in Hatton's hall at Las Cruce
was a highly enjoyable affair and pa
tronized to the extent that $35 wa
placed in the strong o of the Sc
ciety.
Charley Keith arrived at Whit
Oaks from Eastland, Texas, where n
has resided since leaving White Oak
six years ago. He was for sewers
years a resident of White Oaks an
worked as a miner in most OF the pro-
critics there.
Thomas A. j. Fountain of PARA
Mexico, has returned to Las Cruct
from a trip to New York, whittier mi
ing business called him, and is
present the guest of his brother, !
]. Fountain, county school superi
tendent at Mesilla.
Mrs. j. G. Lacey and son have so
their entire stock of cattle in Linco
county and will move to Roswe
where the BOYS will try agriculture
the Pecos valley. For cows they
ceived SIS per head-fifty-two head
and for yearlings SIG.
Saturday evening at the Baptl
parsonage in Albuquerque, Rev. ii.
Powell said the words that united t
hearts and lives of Herbert n. Blu
an Industrious young contractor
Albuquerque and Miss Ida Smith,
estimable young lady who arriv
there recently from Chicago.
The Free Gold Mining and Mill
ompan struck a very rich gold W
at Jicarilla in the well they are sill
ing on a recently acquired proper
the e at a depth of so feet. Pannir
of sree gold running as high as II
cents per pan were taken from
well. Preparations to develop the pr
erty are now under way.
Jack Aivrette. forest anger on
ella reserve. made IN interesting {
coyery in some cliff-dweller's ruins
other day. An excavation was mi
in the luins and a number OF cure
things were uncovered including
remains of an Indian mummy per1ec
preserved. hides OF various anim'
~rD hnuIc and nOttQrV.
The iron mines of Fierro and II
over. Grant county, W been stes
producers since 1887. The present
duction is from 500 to 1000 tons da
The iron will average fifty-six per c
excess. A large part OF these ores
shipped by the Colorado Fuel
Iron Company to Pueblo, Colora
the balance to Ell PasO for smel
iuX.
The Alpha and Omega group
lead. silver and gold mines. cons
ing of three claims, owned by \
N. Bell. are located eight miles nc
OF Silver City. The geological Tor
ton is lime and prophyry. II is ex
sively developed by tunnels and
produced and shipped more than
600 tons OF pay ore averaging lead
per cent. silver 9 ounces gold z OF
eS.
SUPERINTENDENT Clinton J.. Crane
of the government Indian school
Santa Fe. has received a letter +
James F. Randlett, lieutenant COLI
in the United States army and &C
dia agent at Anadarko ,OklahC
in which he says he has written to
department for a draft of a com
sorry education law for the lndl
and has been referred by the DEF
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