The copper era., 1903-07-02
NEW MEXICO NEWS

There I- decided rcNlAdi ol inter- ,-t in the gold camps ol the Golden mining district.
 Coal ha- been found in eastern Quay county and pro-pcclorz are 7it.ing discovery -har'-.
 The -ecrc,arg Of war has -e. aside s3.5l5 for the equipment of the Nd tioua Guard in Ne~ Ma>ico.
 Along ,h.. lower sources of inc Rio Granae in Now Nc jco 2rea, damage ba- b.,n done by high water.
 TH. santa r.. railway ha- over 1000 ,>tra ms1 on l'- pay roil- ju-, now re- rairiu. HpoI damages 10 The road in New Mexico.
 The interior department ta- -everal irrigation engineers in New Mexico Investigating locations for reservoir -it.- and irrigation -s-tem-.
 Arrangements have been finally completed for iho new Decotah Pearl miuc of the Nichigan-New Mexico Copper company at Lord-barg. x. M. to have aGrry-hor-- power steam hoist. The -hart recently contracted for 20 fee, i- already down over l0D feet, aud 'b. orr i- improving. The plan Of thr company - to put the -hait down .oO lcc,. when hftg-'ou teaching and cycuidc plant wil be put in.
 It is predicted by those who arr well informed that the price Of beef will advance a- a consequence oi the recent aood- in kau-a- and the mid dIc wc-t. The real damage will be felt all oyer th" country in the added cost of meat, for Kansas City wao rrca, shipping point, and the Hoods mean a scarcity of beef and the rise In price will follow of necessity.
 The preliminary examination ol K" Long and X E Smith, charged with the murder of Kelly WhIt'akcr wa- concluded Saturday before Judge Ncwcomb. of Silver City, who held both d,Ccndent, in 5.O0l bail bond to await the action of the grand jury Neither Wa able to furnish it. Long and smith were the companion, of Whitaker on inc ilIfatcd camping frir. and th, evidence against them, white circum-tautia, i- quite etong.- ludcpcudcul
 The Thco. 1lc@ucr company, Mi-- ouri corporation. capitalized for Sl0, oon. ooo l- preparing for a preliminary survey of d line which will enter New Mexico from the east near the north ,rn line of Quay county. where it will probably pa-- through Endcc settle mcnt. santa to~a, thence to Valencia, Lincoln and -ocurr0 counties, and pass iua into Arizona near the san Fran cisco mountains. The western tcrmi- ! nal will bc some point on the southern California coast.
 Hc very careful of the man who kuock7 a mining promoter Be very careful of the man who knocks the other fellow, game and recommends one of his own. Every community, and not only mining communities, k infested with knockers. usually in the form of mo-aba,k-, etumbin. blocks to progress. Remember that the kuockcr', opiuion i- only one man'0 opinion, and he i~ most likely 10 be wrong. See if there i- not some req -rn for ihc 'kuocl." Investigate your informant. Independent. 
 The president las, week signed au order removing from office Judge Daniel II. McMulan, oC the fifth dis trIct. on charges oC general immor- aity. Judge Clement C. smith Of Hastings, Michigan. has been ap- pointed to succeed Judge NcMiIlau. Iud"c McNillau Wal appointed from Eunalo. New York Twjc, in the his tory of New Mexico have judges ap- pointed from the east to preside over our territorial courts. brought with them scarlet women. and have been dismissed from the bench for this cause.
 The Lord-burg Liberal has the fol- lowing couccrriug the Arizona Mi Itia which Is interesting reading: "Both General Lcaycll and Col. Me- Cliutock were proud of their troops, and of fhc good work they did. The uniform, the nag and the gun, "rokc the back o' the riot. and not .. ~hot wa- fired. The McNicau~ and Italians at Mcrcnci made no opposition to the soldiers. The work wa, all Gonc be- fore the regular, got to the camp. The commanding officers gave several examples of the -pjrit- the men eN- hihitvd. and the qujckuce> with which they responded to cal, to arms. A Mesa farmer left his team in the field. ! where he had been at work, trusting ] to his ucighbor~ to care for it. \ Thatcher man had met with an acci- dent after he enlisted, and one foot had been amputatcd. He had not been mustered out and when the call came h.. responded with the rest of his com uanv. and dId his whole duty d. sol- dlsr for three day before the reCi- mental officer, discovered he was tray elm. on d wooden leg lt wa> an other man who earned Lcavcil~ ad- miratiuu. and the general. who was a major in the regulars for many years, and now iS retired, declares he is cu-