Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-02-16
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. FEBRUARY y, le 1906

for Los Angeles now writes that he Is
located at Winslow, Arizona.
Mrs. H. NJ. Conner left the latter
part Of last week for a visit with rela-
tlves 10 Iowa.
Miss Eva Lowe, OF Arroyo Grande,
California, is here visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. G. Schow.
t. W. Greer, superintendent OF the
Aurora mines left yesterday for Au.
rora. Illinois, the home Of the com
pany. He expects to be back In about
ten days.
T. w. Greer, Of the Aurora mines
company will sink the main shaft OF
the Last Chance mine another hun
dred feet, aad open up new stopping
ground, as well as develop the prop.
erty.
G. f. Dunagen, merchant and post
master at Hachita, spent the latter
part of last week 10 LordsburR, look
ing after the affairs OF the Roberts s.
Leahy mercantile company, in which
he is a large stakeholder.
The main shaft OF the Cobra Negra,
OF the North American company is o
down 292 feet and the ore at that
depth assayed Eve and two.tenths oun-
ces 10 silver, one and two-tenths oun.
ces 10 gold, and twelve and oue-half
per cent in copper. President Lister
is perfectly satisfied, and il this value
proves permanent he will be entirely
content.
Wednesday was the celebrated Val
entine day, and the youngsters had the
biggest day they had had 10 long
time. At school there was a valentine
box that was opened 10 the afternoon,
and the little ones had great sport.
The ~postofice was well %patronized.
There were just enough OF the comic
ones to add a little fun. There were
very few Of the outlaudish ones. They
have gone out of fashion.
The Ell Paso papers report that the
prosecuting attorney has dis
missed the indictments against S.
Charles Pratt. 1t is reported that Mr..
Pratt has made a settlement with the
companies from whom,i was charged,
he had embezzled large sums Of money.
The officers OF the company are in New
York, and refused to return to Texas.
Without their testimony no case could
be made against Mr.. Pratt, SO the in
dictments were dismissed.
Sunday there was a serious washout
on the Southern Pacific between Yu-
ma and the Salton sea. The east bound
limited got through, after a delay, aud
reached Lordshurg about sixteen
hours late. The regular passenger
train, which was in two sections, got
caught between two washouts, and
with the same train Of Monday, and
Mondays limited did not reach here
until after midnight Of Monday night.
A work train was sent from Tucson
and one from Yuma, to repair the
road. Tuesdays trains were not very
late.
Prof. F. A. Jones made a trip out to
Stems last week, and while there Wis
tied the Beck mine, owned by the Ma
tional gold and silver mining company.
He reports that on the 200 foot level a
ane strike has been made. 1t consists
OF eight feet Of high grade ore which
has every indication of ~permenance.
While the professor did not take a
complete sample OF the ore in this
strike, and assay it yet he was able to
see there was much wire silver In it,
and is OF the opinion that there is
much Of the ore that is a shipping
proposition, and that the rest Of it is
milling ore, and will make good re-
turns 10 the company's mill. The mill
Will probably be set to work on this
ore as soon as a fair quantity Of II is
broken down.
j. P. Mansfield was 10 from Stems
last Saturday, and says that town is on
a boom. The railroad company has
got two hundred men at work prepar-
ing to do work. They have been do
ing some blasting on the side Of the
mountain, and are preparing a track
TO the cFusher, and from the crusher
TO the railroad. When that is com
pleted and the crusher set up work
will really commence Nj. Mansfield
recently opened a butcher shop, and is
doing three or four times as much
business as be calculated on, and now
he will extend his business by build
ing a two story building 2Sxs3, the
lower floor OF which he will use as a
store and he will put 10 a stock Of gen.
eral merchandise, aud the upper floor
will be used as a hotel. It will take
the railroad company a long time to
crush that mountain into ballast, and
till that is done Stems will be a scene
Of activity. Professor Jones was at
Stems last week, and reports that
with the little work that has been