Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-30
the CAPITAL CITY.
Psnltentiay Convlcts- Service Road
wOIk-A Dangerous Canyon.
EXHIBITION OF TARGET SHOOTING.

From the New Mexican.
The number OF convicts In the terri.
torial penitentiary today is 24s, 24i
men and seven females. The health
of the inmates OF the institution Is re-
markably good and every prisoner Is
kept busy ut wholesome work,
Benito Borrego. of this city. has
been granted n pension at the rate OF
So per month. He served In the Indian
war of 1865 In Capt Miguel Il. Pinos
company In Col. ST. vrain's battalion
of New Mexico mounted volunteers.
Barney Dempsey, who was bound
over to the grand jury OF Taos county
In the sum OF 81 900 by Associate Jus.
tice John II. McFie on charge Of
shooting up Tres Piedras, was releas-
ed from custody having filed his bond.
The bond was furnished by a surety
company.
Work on the road between this city
and Tesuque will be commenced at
once by Jose ID. Sena, who has the
experimenting OF the work. Mr. Sena
failed to secure the right OF way for
the road through the Ellis property
north Of the federal building and the
board OF county commissioners will
likely institute condemnation proceed
lngs for the same.
The following real estate transfers
are reported by the probate clerk and
ag,s,, - thiu Tho
city of Santa Fe to Clara Whitman, a
tract OF land in precinct No. IS. Clara
Whitman to Paul A. +. Walter. a tract
OF land in precinct No. IS, and the
building thereon; consideration. 5000
Paul A. +. Walter to Willard s. Hope
we'll lot 2, block As. situated in pre-.
cinct No. 4; consideration. 1000.
The road up the Santa Fe canyon is
very dangerous In several places and
serious accident is likely to result
unless IT Is improved. In three OF
four places dirt and debris have wash
ed from one side so that one wheel OF
a buggy is in the river to pass these
places. A little work will make the
road safe and passaole. Last Sunday
the canyon was lined with those from
this city who went out to spend the
day and there were several minor &C
cidents at these dangerous points One
we'll known merchant OF the city ant
his wife were thrown into the rivel
by the buggy upsetting. Now mat the
fishing season has opened the road will
be Travelled more than usual and some
thing should oe done to place II II
good condition.
The exhibition of shooting given yes
terday afternoon by Captain George +
Bartlett. ex-deputy United States ma
shall of South Dakota and an old tim
scout, was well attended considering
the high wind that prevailed The ex
hibtion was given north OF the FEEDER
al building and the shooting was won
derful. particularly when the higl
wind Ia considered. He shot hole
through a piece of steel quarter Of al
inch thick. using a 1920 and soft nose
bullet. With a 22 rife he broke Enc
lIsh walnuts and loaf sugar thrown Il
the air and hit ordinary washers OF
the edge. spinning them through tn
air at great distances. With a pun
gun he put six shots through tin car
thrown into the air, before 1t touche
the ground. Captain Bartlett gave a
exhibition of shooting with shot gu
also. The results of the shooting ar
on exhibition in the window OF McKer
zies store.