Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-16
FROM MOUNTAINllR
star Route 10 Be- Established A
New Years Day lncdsti
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special Correspondence
Mountainair. Jan 90 FohruarT ne
the star route from 1aetvieu 50 piuoe
Wells viii b. abolished and Mnunfalas
cir and Enetvlfe will Frt mail frun
willard N0fhnE could uioaao thn
people Of this community more than
,.ia good news unless d might ho the
resumption of work on the cutoff.
and az thlf iH only a question Of q
short time. everybody starts On ire
new year feeling mighty good
q Romero has employed about ioe
now uu cutters aud the MauEanoa ars
again the Hcrrc ot busy activity. On
account of his Inability 90 secure a
sufficient number of teams Go justify
kcuping a man here to receive them
mo- ties viii bo hauled this month
ln the afternoon OF New Years dag
the people % Mouniainair assembled
ou the townsite and buried a stone.
properly Inscribed. at the junction of
the two main streets Colonel n. e.
Nanuine. secretary and business man
agor % tho Abo Land company was
The orator 3f the sccaslon Colonel
Manning De- pioneer of Winfield. now
one OF tho prottlcnt and most tnrivlng
cItiuH I'M Kansas. and a stone similarly
planted there was dug up twenty-five
years later 10 settle a boundary line
dispute involving valuable property
which once was worth 90 more than
property here nov a sealed bottle
containing names Of those present and
other ihlnw which might prove lB
torpHt.ng ln The years to como was
buried with the utonc
Mcfarland brothers two prominent
citizens OF the Captain country. wore
here this week looking 90 tho country
They went from here to the RIO
0randC hut expect 90 come back hfie
boz a few days
jumoH a eau, 10 che geological su
vcy who oxpectod % close bic held
WORK Tor The season after working
down the run to on paao. has been or
dorod 20 Chihuahua Ho ia now 90
che SaudlaH and expocta 20 como beck
here after hit work IN Mrxico Ia done
George Haniou. Wiifrcd brown ana
Harvey Cum are chasing game In ths
mountains. The mat report FROM
camp ln that ono turkey had leen
sighted uut not secured. and the camp
vas running ahor- on meat They aFa
oampod Al what 10 lu0wn az the DoI
spring tho scene % Dr earns ami
w Y Waiaon'6 historical experience
with tho bear
q a. sharp. tho contractor. pur
chased a new steam shovel this sum
mcr and has operated two machines
on his work In Oklahoma. Il 90 under
stood that ha will bring them both
when ho comes. In Witch event The
blg eat az this place viii bo fininhod
. lu short order
A T. Cole has commenced The
erection of a stone house on his claim
and The boys are wondering n be-
intends b. occupy Il an alone. they
say things look a little suspicious
and are getting ready for what may
happen
}. y BYRD has a neat now residence
en- bis claim which be- moved Into 10
time 10 celebrate the New Year.
/ The indications are good fof a tidai
wave OF immigration into this valley
with tho advent OF spring Nearly
every mall brings letter. OF iaquiry
10 John W Corbott from the oLst. os
, poclally from Kansas and Oklahoma.
Indicating the attention New Mexico
Ia attracting u ii dld fan 10 gee state.
hood
The weather remains clear. cold ana
: dry ideal winter weather Tor those
who have plenty OF stock water. The
sheepmon, however. the most OF whom
depend largely on the snowfall IN the
winter, would like 30 see q heavy fan
Of The beautiful L has been a long
tima since surface water wa a.
scarce in this country. ana unless
snow fails soon sheep wili begin -
suffer