Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-30
PLAN 100000
. MERGER OF MINES
At HERM0sA
NEW COMPANY'S NAME
HERM0SA CONSOLIDATED
500 Gre Shipped From Hills
boro District; Col. Hopewell
Imports Car Load Of Fine
Hereford Bulls.

f1efelOIu Dullos
Especial Correspondence to Morning Journal
Hiilsboro. NJ NJ, Dec. 27.--A car
load OF high-grade ore averaging over
500 a ton. was shipped to the smell
ter last week by Martin conaboy
from the Mckinley mine and Fred
Philips manager Of the Wicks mine,
while the Statehood mines are still
making regular shipments Of bullion.
The mill Of the latter mine VIII do
some custom work for j. q. McPher-
son.
The stockholders Of the Ocean
Wave Mining company at Hermosa,
are in receipt OF n circular proposing
merger OF their company with sew
eral other mining companies IN that
camp, the new company TO be known
as the Hermosa Consolidated, and 10
have capital OF S2,500,000. OF this
amount enough is TO be issued 20 the
stockholders OF the present companies
TO retire the outstanding stock and
the balance Is TO be held for improve
ments Part Of the plan Is to Increase
the capacity of the mill 20 2uO tons
per day. The operations so far are
declared TO have proved that this
property can be made 90 pay II con-
Quoted on large scale. Development
of the Ocean Wave property is stili
proceeding satisfactorily.
John Gardner and Steven Macy, or
Engle and Las Palomas, left Tor New
York last week 10 attend the trial
OF their suit for an accounting against
Robert Hopper and Julia VI. Bigelow.
Gardner and Macey were Interested In
the Victoria Chief Copper Mining and
Smelling company and claim that
Hopper and Bigelow failed TO turn
over TO them their proper share or
the promotion profits
The expected clash between the
resident cattlcmen and the herders of
rowing sheep flocks failed TO materi-
alixe as the cattiemen owned all the
water rights on the Animas and re-
fused to permit the sheepmen to tres
PASS on their patented lands 20 water
the sheep. This forced the sheepmen
to move on.
some trouble Is likely 20 arise out
OF the issuing by the county officials
OF another saloon license In the town
OF Cutter, Daniel ]. Mccnuley secur-
"a a license 60 open saloon there
attempt made by the management OF
the vanadiIm Mines company to get
him to conduct his place along lines
To bo prescribed by them. The man
nrement finally withdrew their oppo-
sition hut now that another license
has been granted the management has
renewed its opposition and the ques-
tion IL 20 be raised II Cutter has the
necessary 100 population TO cntitle
II 10 n saloon.
snowstorm. which started in the
mountains early yesterday and ragged
most or the night passed off this
morning and left fine covering OF
white on the entire Black Range. IN
this town the snow turned to rain
which laid the dust quite thoroughly
This Is the second good snowfall on
the range and will do a world OF good
Hillsboro merchants report that the
past Christmas season has been ons
OF the best for many years thus show.
ing that in spite OF the drouth Sierra
county folks have a snug bunch OF
the long green slowed away In theii
Jeans or wherever they do their bank.
ing. @. p. Mecorkle, president of the
Sierra County Bank. is well satisfied
with the business done this year. and
with the recovery Of the mining bus
mess and a fair chance for wei
year Sierra county welcomes the New
Year in good hope
Colonel w. S. Hopewell intends 4
improve the breed OF cattle on hi
range near Hermosa and has shipped
IN FOR that purpose carload OF fin'
Hereford bulls. The animals viii b'
wlntered on the Nelson ranch on tn
Anmas While here In connection
with that shipment Colonel Hepewel
had some rather strenuous argument
aboct the constitution. The oolone
is supporting Il while many OF tn
inhabitants OF IIillsboro are opposed
70 A. II was proposed TO hold a pub
lic meeting at which several speaker
were 20 express their Views but tn
plan did not materializc.
u. r. Bourne. a millionaire iroi
dealer Of Cleveland. o. who formerl
lived In this county. has offered T.
provide flag for the new schoo
building and the offer has been ac
cepted. The new school house is al
most ready for occupancy.
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Worse than an alarm Of fire at nigh
Is the metallic cough OF Group. BRING
ing dread 20 the household. Careful
mothers keep Folcy's Honey and Ia
In the house and give 81 nt the flrs
Eign OF danger II contains no opiate,
J. II. O'Rieily Co.
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