The copper era., 1905-08-10
NEW MEXICO NEWS


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 D. P. Carr, a former resident of Silver City, and at one time an act i've politician of that county, is now located in Mexico, where he is as- sistant auditor and cashier of the Coahulla & Zacatecas railway, and is one of the prominent railway officials of the republic.
 The farmers on the flats in Luna county in the neighborhood of Dem ing have baled considerable quantity of the wild peas which grow there and have sold the bales to the local grain merchants of that sec tion. They will be used for feeding live stock, being very nutritious and answering the purpose of both grain and hay.
 Santa Fe, New Mexico, whose in- debtedneSS amounts to one million dollars, may be forced into hands of a reciever if the negotiations now pending fail to satisfy the holders of it's bonds. The bondholders are taking steps to enforce the payment of the principal and interest due, on which the county is alleged to have de- faulted. The securities are known as railway aid bonds, having been is sued years ago to encourage the con struction of railroads.
 Says the Durango Telegraph: Jo, E. Sheridan, of Silver City, N. M., United States coal mine inspector, is in this vicinity for the purpose of making an exhaustive report on La Plata county coal measures. He is working in private capacity at in- stance of the Arizona SC Colorado Railway company. The report will cover this entire coal area, developed and undeveloped. with special reports on certain mines. The Arizona & Colorado is determined to have all available information respecting the resources of this section in such form as to be readily available. People who are interested in coal prospects near Morenci and Duncan would do well to get a report on their property from such an eminent authority on coal as Jo. Sheridan. If the report was favorable they would have no trouble in raising all the money necessary for the development of the property.
 Eliza Taylor, a handsome nineteen year old girl of Hanover, committed suicide last week by poisoning her self. After she had swallowed the fatal dose she walked into the room where her mother and father were and coolly informed them of what she had done. She had no sooner finished speaking then she fell in convulsions on the floor, caused by the effect of the powerful and deadly drug. Her parents sprang to assist ance and her brother was sent post haste on horse for the doctor. The lad rode to Santa Rita but was un- able to get physician and by the time he had returned which was not over twenty-five minutes his sister had passed to the Great Beyond, that place where ''wrongs of time are redressed, justice is explained and the irony of fate is refuted." The cause of the girls awful act was mystery to the parents until shortly before dying she explained to them it was the result of an unfortunate love affair and that life no longer held any charms for her and that in fact she wanted to die and end it all
 The track of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad extension from -Du- rango to Pennington has crossed the northern boundry lines of the Terri tory and construction in San Juan county is now going on. It is under stood that the extension, sixty miles in length, will be in working order by September 18th. San Juan county has waited for railroad connection for twenty years and has finally reached the goal. Indeed, it is more than like ly that within the coming twelve months it will see another completed railroad within the borders, namely the Arizona and Colorado line from Durango to some points either in eastern New Mexico or southern Arizona. San Juan county, which has been one of the most prosperous sections of New Mexico so far, will increase in prosperity, in population and in wealth much more rapidly. It is fine agricultural country and with the development of the almost inexhustible coal fields in it's western portion will support large popula- tion. It is not too much to prophecy and to say by the year 1910, San Juan county will contain between twenty five and thirty thousand people.
 Las dos Naciones, Export Pony and Yellowstone whiskies at Rocky Johns.