The copper era., 1905-02-23
NEW MEXICO NEWS



 of the year and is running night ant
 day. It employs q large force O
 men.
 '-The senate last week confirmed th'
 nomination of w. II. H. Lleweilyn a
 United States attorney for New Mex
 ico. The great opposition that wa
 to be made to hi, confirmation by hi
 enemies in New Mexico failed t'
 materializc.
 The Last Chance property a'
 NogoIion under the management ot
 Ernest Craig. i, making q fine sue
 cess. Mr. Craig recently installed
 the concentration and cyanide pro
 cess. which i, handling the product
 in most satisfactory manner. and
 output from the property now aver
 ages about :2J.OJJ per month. In the
 neighborhood of fifty men are being
 employed in the mine and mill.
 Last week the Burro Mountain Cop per company operating in Grant county let the contract to Black &
 Atkin, for the erection of six com
 panv cottage, at Leopold. the scene
 of the company, extensive opera
 tion5 in the BurrO mountains. Tn,
 cottages will bc frame and will bC three, four and siX-room in size. fit ted with all modern cOnvcniences They will be rented to the married cmployc9 of the company and as soon sos these six are completed, the com pany has in contemplation the erec- tion of six more and SO on until all the men with families are comfort ably provided for in the way of homes.
 The principal provision, of the bill admitted New Mexico to statehood as passed by the senate last week are as follows: The capital is to be at Santa Fc. The constitutional con vcntion i, to have .evcnty-iive dele gates to be apportioncd by the gov rrnof. the chief justice and the secretary of the territory from the several counties. Within thirty days after the president has signed the bill the governor shall issue an cleo ton proclamation. The time to vote on the constitution shall be fixed by the convention at not less than sixty days nor more than six months after the convention has adjourned. The vote on the separate amendments iS to be canyasscd by the governor and chief justice on the third Monday after tEc election. If the COnstitu- tiou i> adopted and found to be in ac- cordanCc with the United States con >titution and the federal laws by the president, the latter ii to issue d proclamation within thirty days thereafter proclaimin~ New Mexico # state. The state officers. the mem- bCrs of the state legislature and one Congrc> >man are to be elected on the same day that the constitution is voted upon. \ grant of S2,5oo. .oo0 cash k "ivcd to the public schools and li.0o0.O00 acres of land k granted to the state institution and the pub lie schools.
 During the discussion of the state hood bill in the scuat Senator Bur rows. of MiChingan, announced that h. had direct evidence that New Mexico was over run with MormonS, and if admitted dS q state there would be ail kinds of polvgamv prac- [. General Pritchard tclcgraphcd Scna- tor Burrows. telling him there were les than a thouSan nd MOrmOnS in New NcNIco. and offered to donate thousand dollars to any charitable object the senator might choose if he would furnish evidence enough to convict one Mormon in New Mexico of polygdmy. General Pritchard general has lived in Michigan. and ought to know the reputation of the senator's mouth too well to pay any attention to what he says. The writer of this lived in Michigan for many years. and often has heard speeches by Senator Burrows. then known aS ,luliu, CvaSar Burrows. who represented the Kalamazoo district in congress. Gn the days when the bloody shirt was waved he was often called Captain Burrows. for he was captain of d Michigan regiment dur ing the war and resigned after his first battle. In those days he was an eloquent man. probably equal to Viii liam Jennings Bryan at the same age. During the campaigns Julius Caesar wlS constantly busy. When he was advertised to speak he would he greeted by immense audiences, and the democrats and grecnbaC would | turn out as freely as the republicans To hear him. They enjoyed his ora tory. as they would enjoy a circus | They knew him well. and none of | his political arguments would have | any more effect in changing their | political convictions than would the | a,, of the trapcz performer in q cir | F. Aside from his oratorv. and the | curious and not to be depended on | statements it often leads him to l make, Senator Burrows is d mighty good fellow. No one has more per sonal friends in Michigan than l Julius Caesar, and the only enemies 1