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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-10-11
WEALTHY CHICAGO MAN
WANTS LARGE ACREAGE
c. E. Miesse Wants 10000
Acres or More for De-
velopment.
Says it Was Better Than
Had Been Represented
to Him.

The Deming country is surely in
the bright lime light. We have
made it so by representing land
conditions as they really exist, with
the bright side showing less of gilt
ter than we actually have to show.
That is the reason why G. f.
Miesse, the well-known Chicago
capitalist, representing any amount
necessary for any project, is warm
ly attracted to this region.
In company with President II. II.
Kelly, of the Chamber of Com
merce, +. II. Bickford and Col. p.
X. Smith, Mr.. Miesse drove over
large sections of the Mimbres Val.
ley, Thursday and Friday, and was
intensely pleased with the situation.
Ii is his purpose to purchase
10000 acres of land, or more, and
to have it placed under develop
ment for intense cultivation, after
which it will be offered for sale in
small tracts, as his experience
proves that it is much easier to sell
developed land, with cost of devel-
opment added than it is to sell the
raw land.
In other parts of the United
States he has developed raw land
and sold it to settlers, who have
made easy fortunes with the land
thus ready to occupy.
That is the reason We shall be
very glad to welcome Mr., Miesse as
a Mimbres Valley developer.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-10-11

souri, and all predict great future
for it. The great handicap at pres
ent is its distance from railroad.
Very little is said about the Vic
toria mining camp, but it is becom-
ing a large shipper of ores again, y
says Michael Hennesey, the veteran
miner. THE Helen group is ship
ping 800 tons of lead-siver-gold ore
a month. The ore is hauled to Gage,
a station Is miles west of Deming,
and about four miles north of the
Victoria camps. The shipments net
about SIS per ton. Shipments are
being regularly made by Mr.. Brad
ley. The Chance mines in the same
camp will soon resume great activ-
ity and the owners will start up the
smelter in Deming soon.
"The camp was named after Vic
toria the Apache chief. The prin.
cipal period of activity was from
1880 to 1886. when the big bodies OF
lead ore were being worked by
George Hearst, of California, under
conditions which would now be con
sidered adverse. The Chance anG
Jessie, the principal producers, arr
reported to have yielded $500, 600
each in silver-lead carbonate ores
F. A. Jones gives $l,5OO,OOO al
the total production up to 1905.
THE Helen claims produced be
tween 1881 and 1886 about 100000
''On the same hill is the Excess
owned by st. Louis, Mo-, peopl'
and north of it is the Rambler, eas
of the Jessie is the Virginia claim
North of the Jessie is min
owned by George T. Brinkham, con
tanning wolframite. probably luber
ite, a tungsten ore, which ha
: shipped few tons of this rare min
. eral."
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-10-11
SADLER'S NEW WELL
ONE OF THE BEST EVER
Rhea & Rhea have Made
Great Success of the
First Venture
RYBODY PLEASED INTENSELY RICH SOIL
Work was Done by James A.
Rhea and R. D.
Sidey

One of the best wells ever con.
structed in the Mimbres Valley has
just been completed by the we'll
known well drilling firm of Rhea &
Rhea, the construction work being
done by James A. Rhea and r. d.
Sidey.
The well is 100 #. deep and 30
inches in diameter all the way down.
The casing is very heavy and is
"a inches in diameter all the way
down, at the bottom is a bell extern
ding to the full size of the pit. The
last 100 #. of the casing, only, is
perforated, the vacant space out
side the case being filled with coarse
gravel, this being replenished as any
cavity occurs. thus making the well
better and better all the time.
The drillers encountered five stra-
Ia of sand and gravel which produce
enough water to furnish 5000 gal
Ions when adequate power is applied.
Mr.. Sadler has put in small
pump and is easily bringing up 900
to 1000 gallons. This pump only
extends into the well AZ feet.
In digging the well the boys en-
countered 20 #. of quick sand
which, but for the new system of
well construction, would have pre-.
vented a completion of the well
Both drillers and owner are dc,
lighted with the completion of the
well which means for this valley ar
absolutely perfect we'll construction
The manufacturers of the rotary
drill thought well enough of the en-
terprise to come from the factory
to see the work.
Messrs. Rhea and Sidey are invcn
tors of the reamcr used in this well
and are being congratulated on thci
genius.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-10-11

tricts, such as Leadville, Santa Eu-
lalia, Sierra Mojada and at Shafter,
Texas, there are igneous intruslons
in the vicinity. 1t is thought that
the granodiorite porphyry mass to
the south supplied the heated solu-
tions, rising along the arches of the
limestone below the shale. were de-
posted through a process of inter-
change with the limestone along the
fractures. The caves found in con-
nection with the oXidized ores are
of later date"
There is another zinc and lead
belt north of Cooks Peak, which is
said to be the continuation OF 1t.
Il runs from Donahue canyon on
the south to Iron creek, ten miles
further north, with continuous ore
groupings. The belt is in many pla-
ces a quarter of a mile wide. About
ten mining groups along the belt
have been attracting attention Tor
the past 25 years when zinc had no
market in the west and lead was SC
low in price that it was only used as
a flux in some small lacal smelters
There are the remains of two an
cient Spanish smelters, that were
run over 100 years ago to smelt th'
rich silver ores of Kingston. nine
miles to the northeast and of George
town Is miles west.
The Grand Central group wa'
once owned by an English compan.
who did considerable prospecting
and built a wagon road to Lake Val
lev. D. s. Miller, the merchant o
Lake Valley afterward became che
owner, and opened the property VI
exposing large bodies of lead AM
and zinc ores. He sold the groul
about five years ago to the Monarc|
Development Development ant
) Mining company for $25,OOO. Tn
new owners built an expensive wag
, on road and erected a concentra
, ting plant, which did not prove
success. There are numerous othe
good lead and zinc prospects in tina
= large belt. Indeed, 1t is claimed b
experts that this is one OF the great
: est zinc and lead belts west OF Mi
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-10-11
Expert in FL Paso Herald
Writes up Activities at
Cooks and Victorio
MILLIONS In MINERALS
All of Which goes to Show
the General Prosperity
of Luna County


in the southwest has a better pro-
ductive record than the Cooks Peak
mining district, which is about Is
miles north Of Deming. New Mex
leo, and about the same distance
west of Lake Valley. 1t is now re-
peating the experience of Leadville,
Colorado, in the opening up and ship
ment of large bodies of zinc ore
which bids fair to reinstate its old
time prosperity. All at once it has
been found that the formerly des-
pised metals can be used in manu-
featuring paints, in coating iron, in
cyaniding and in electrical plants
and in a dozen ways once not
thought Of, and that there is great
demand for il by the eastern zinc
smelters. Cooks Peak and the coun-
try north of it has zinc ore in abun-
dance and again the old camp is be-
ginning to loom on account of the
very metal which has been consid-
cred its handicap.
The old FL Paso mine has large
tonnage of zinc, both in the mine
and on the dumps. w. f. Gordon,
travelling ore buyer of the CRANKY
Mining and Milling Company, has
contracted for the entire tonnage,
and expects to ship seven or eight
carloads per month.
The Othello and Desdemona mines
have also contracted to ship about
10000 tons of mixed sulphides of
zinc and lead ore. The Poe inter
ests have also begun operations.
The first discovery of ore il
Cooks Peak was made in 1876, bu
no important locations were made
until 1880, when Taylor and Whee
Ter located the principle producer
of the district. During succeeding
years there was much acticity, AM
the rich oxidized leaders were eager
ly sought by the smelters, and tn
annual production ranged to /, 500
600 pounds. The total production
is estimated to be considerably owe
$3,0OO,OO0, of which the Desdemon
group is credited with $1,000, ,OOC
the Graphic group with $3.50, ,OOO
the Summit group with $3.50, ,OOC
and the remaining properties wit
about 100000.
The ores of the district conss
chiefly of lead carbonate, associate
with zinc carbonate, limonite, gale
ma, sphalerite and pyrite, togethe
with silver values. The ore depo'
its occur under broad arches in tn
limestone beds. The ore occurs
kidneys, pockets and pipes, whlc
are irregular in shape. size and di
tribution along the axis of the arcl
ing beds. These often expand int
large chambers, as in the big chan
ber Of the FL Paso mine, which
nearly 100 feet long and from 30
so feet in cross section. Abol
$450.00 was taken from this OF
chamber. On the opposite side
the mountain, at Jose, similar d
posits occur, the most importal
properties being those OF the ia
wood Lead company.
The oxidized ores lying near u
surface have thus far been the on
deposits to receive attention. The
have been extracted mostly by OPP
cuts, inclines and tunnels into u
face Of the hill. At Cooks fe
shafts have been sunk to reach q
deepcr-lying portions o. the o
pipes.
In their occurrence" says, +.
Jones, and origin 'hese depos
resembles others in the Mimbl
range" As in other mining q
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-10-11
ROCK |SLANDRA|LR
BOOSTS NEW MEXICO
Prints a 32.page Booklet that
is Full of Goods
Things
INTENSELY RICH OIL
Has Twice the Area of the
Six New England
States.

iilN NbNh ioiuhu ram oou, WihSh
is no slouch as Booster for the
territory its line traverse, has issued
a 32-page booklet on New Mexico
that tells about our sunshine. our
rich soil, our climate and possibili-
ties in such a way that 1t makes one
sorry for those who do not live in
New Mexico and backs up the pre-
diction this writer has been making
for years, that this is bound to be-
come the greatest state in the whole
anion. Here is what is said of the
Sunshine State, and every word of
it should be memorized:
New Mexico is one Of the larg-
est states in the union and offers OPP
portunites in crop and stock raising
and in fruit and vegetable growing.
even greater, compared with ordina-
ry conditions, than the size of the
state exceeds that of others.
Only three states are larger than
New Mexico Montana, California
and Texas. 1t has nearly twice the
area of the six New England states,
is more than three times the size of
Ohio and more than one and half
times as large as Kansas.
1t lies in the same latitude as
North and South Carolina, the ma
jor portion of Georgia and the ex-
treme southern part of Spain and
Greece. It's location gives it the in
tense sunshine and long growing
season of the southland and by its
high altitude, 1900 to 10000 feet.
and dry air modify the heat, Great
ing an exhiliaring mild, mountain
climate.
New Mexico is in the heart of
the well country" The altitude,
the crisp dry air, the long and in
tense sunshine, the mild wintrs days,
the always cool summer nights make
it one of the most beautiful places
in the world. The climate not only
gives health but energy and a zesl
for work.
The soil of the tillable section i.
rich, one of the richest soil areas ir
the world. 1t has been made large
ly from the breaking down of rocks
from the mountains that abound ir
mineral elements needed for luXu
; riant plant growth and mixed will
; this fertile decayed rock are the re
mains of grass and other vegetabl,
growth of all the years since the
land has existed. Every year fol
countless ages, the sun, the air, tn,
rain and bacteria have acted on tn,
: soil, changing the inert material il
z it to available plant food. This ha
accumulated for ages, every yea
: adding to the enormous store. a
i the light rainfall does not bleach i
n out as it does every year in humi'
4 climates. Hence, the soil had gath
y cred fertility all the time. All tn
r New Mexico soil needs is water, an,
+. the unusual richness of the soil make
d the water requiring less than il
g most western states, The state en-
}, gineer reports that in one of the II
:. rigation districts, less than one acr
10 foot used and the best yields wer
obtained of any section of the state
Irrigated sections of other states usu
|, ally require two and half to thre
and a half feet for large yields an
D this demonstrates the great fertilit
u of the New Mexico soil end unjust
81 ly favorable conditions for plan
' growth"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-10-11

The one word in the English Lam
guge that IS always popular, salts
faction. We guarantee 1t and 1t
don't cost any more than 1t does to
guess. Deming Lumber Co.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Frank G~o'dsbury and family went to
Lake Hendricks on Sunday.
SINAI

The barley harvest is done. A few
have also got their barley stacked.
II. c. Halvorson is rigging up his
threshing machine.
Henry Negstad is home from the
Des Moines school Of electric engi-
neering, he having graduated as cleo
trio engineer.
Peter o. Mehl returned from the
Vermillion state university lately.
The ice cream social at Claus
~Thompson's last Monday evening was
fairly we'll attended, considering the
busy time.
Dr.. Torwick was called to Jacob
Quam's Monday morning. He was
taken suddenly sick.
Miss Helen BurSyold is staying with
Mrs. Guam. AT this writing she is
quite sick. Jacob has his share of
sickness now. Some time since his
little girl fell down and broke her arm.
SuAbC a lew II cLldl dllclutu LIE
carnival in Volga last week. They say
its awful wet in Volga this year. They
certainly must have some kind of
entertainment to make up for the
heavy loss sustained at the primary
election in June.
II. c. Halvorson took Mrs. n. O..
Borsyold and daughter Mabel for an
auto ride to Brookings Wednesday of
last week. They reported having had
a very pleasant journey Grandma
Halvorson returned with them from
her Bookings visit. On their way
home they made a short stop in Volga.
Mrs. ". Borsvold and Helen visited
at Albert Mattison's Sunday after
noon.
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BUSHN

A party composing friends Of Mrs.
Robt. Soden appeared at her home
on Monday bearing gifts and edibles.
Mr.. Shoemaker made a business
trip to Brookings Monday.
Mrs. Maggie Hendricks OF Brook
ings. who had been visiting at Lake
Hendricks and White returned by way
of Bushnell on Tuesday.
Gladys and Esther Barry and Harry
and Leon Hendricks took in the circus
at Brookings on Wednesday.
Messrs. Thomas and Charles Ashley
and Ralph Mum of Rock Rapids, La.
were callers at the Popingo home
Wednesday. The Ashleys were up
looking after their farm interests in
White vicinity.
The Catholic Ladies Aid met with
Mrs. James Bane Wednesday p. m.
The Bushnell E. F. U. met at the
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VIII has bid goodbye to the cooking
and all the house work for Il while
VIII looks rather happy.
Matte Baker ate Sunday dinner with
her parents in Estelline.
Mable Steetz, Stasie Leiferman and
Bernice Cotton passed their eighth
grade examinations last week
Earl Plumb had an artery of his arm
cut and came near bleeding to death
Earl says that was nothing, he was
glad he escaped with his life.
Arthur Miller and wife were shop.
ping in Estelline Saturday.
Miss Bessie Haroldson has been
visiting with her sister Mrs. p. Este
gard, the past week.
Mrs. VIM. Benston was reminded
Saturday evening that she had c birth
day by all her neighbors and friends.
Although Mrs. Benston was not sur
prised whatever and helped her
friends to ice cream and cake. All
had a lovely time, we went home
wishing her many more birthdays.
Miss Alice Atkinson will rule the
rod at the Kinney school this term.
Miss Helena Haroldson returned
home from Minneapolis Thursday
evening. Helena had two weeks vaca-
ton.
Mr.. Overacker and family ate din
ner Sunday at the homo of Chas. Fish.
Mr.. o. ID. Plumb went to Dempster
Sunday.
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night from Ralph, S. d., for an ex-
tended visit with friends.
Herman Mitchelrs entertained
friends Sunday afternoon.
Kate Duff entertained the Athletic
club at her home Thursday afternoon.
A fine time is reported by all who at
tended.
Margaret Sloan spent the latter part
of the W elk visiting friends in Argo.
Fred Killing and son Harry spent
several days out on the farm with their
son and brother Earl.
Miss Edith Evans spent Thursday at
the Semple home.
Mrs. Johnson who has spent several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. John
Duff, left for her home at Bryant, Sat
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Lievan and
daughter were calling on friends Sun
day afternoon.
Misses Lottie and Mary Jamison and
Shirley Arthur spent several days of
last week at the Kennedy home.
Eli Austin and Henry Steinberg ate
Sunday supper at Frank Duff's.
Mary Perso of Eureka, was a pleas
ant caller in Prairie Home last Thurs
day afternoon.
Sadie Sloan entertained friends the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. j. Rittman entertained the
Ledies Aid of Eureka, Thursday after
noon.
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PRESTON POINTERS

Miss Alice Atkinson visited her rela.
tives and many friends at Watertown
the past week.
Mrs. Grace Van %Laningham was
shopping in Brookings Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. w. Plumb were
Estelline visitors Saturday.
Miss Stanton OF Minnesota, is visit
ing with her sister in Preston town
ship.
Miss Martha HUFFMAN will teach the
Plumb school the coming term.
Bert Tariffs brothers will assist
the Kinney Bros. during the threshing
season.
Mrs. Overacker returned home
Thursday from her recent visit in New
York State. Her brother, Mr.. Silver
nail accompanied her home for a visit.
Mrs. Norstrum, mother of AL. Nor
strum, while fishing at the lake got a
fish hook caught in her finger and it
was necessary to take her to DR..
Seaman. The doctor cut the fish hook
out, but Mrs. Norstrum suffered with a
very painful finger.
Miss Emily Leiferman visited Sun
day with home folks.
Ethel and Laura Foster were at
Dempster Sunday visiting with their
friend, Miss Katie Kean.
Valley, Rose. Ruth and Olive Plumb
ate Sunday dinner with their brother
Ellwood, where their parents are stay
Ing since the Are.
Will Moore has Q house keeper and
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AS OTHERS SEE US

Mortified, MINI.
Register, Brookings, S. Din the
month of June, 1881 l made my first
visit to ~Brookings, Dakota Territory.
II was then a small hamlet, not as
large as White. What is it today? One
of the most beautiful prairie cities in
the United States. I say prairie city,
yet when you travel the streets of
Brookings today you would think you
were walking in a Minnesota forest.
| also visited White which is a very
busy town. The Saturday l was there
n business firm, the Farmers Co.,
booked and took in cash, $1,000. Not
so bad for a quiet summer day. Brook
ings, with the large college buildings,
your beautiful churches and homes,
with n of the finest county court
houses in the northwest, your new
city hall, fair association buildings
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Breakfast-Mrs. S. f. Arthur enter
tanned several of her friends Friday
morning at an s o'clock breakfast and
a very enjoyable time is reported.
overwhelmingly morning Mrs.
I. l.. Chappell was the charming hos
tess at a 8 o'clock breakfast to a num-
Der Of her friends. The delicious re-
past was served in three courses by
the hostess and daughter Genevieve.
on their spacious porch.
Lawn Party-Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. w. H. Harvey gave a most enjoy
able party on her Iawn-about wenty-
five of her and Mrs. Nina Thompson's
friends being the participants. The
time was spent very pleasantly in
fancy work and visiting, ending with
a delicious luncheon served in two
courses.
w. r. c. Birthday Party--Tuesday
afternoon about forty ladies with some
visitors were royalty entertained at
the home of Mrs. Geo. Etting-the
complimented guests being Mesdames
Etting, Klinefelter, Mckee and Nc
knight. A feast fit for a king was
served buffet style.
Surprise Birthday Party-Miss
Mabel Irish was the guest of honor
Tuesday afternoon and that it was a
surprise instigated by her mother and
a friend made it the more enjoyable.
The young ladies brought their fancy
work and with the game "A Shirt
waist Romance passed a very pleas
afternoon, Later the guests were
invited into the dining room where
they found a beautiful table laid for
eight, and decorated with pink and
white sweet peas. Dainty place-cards
designated the places. The delicious
luncheon was served in three courses.
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and city school buildings, go to make
up a modern city. | wish to thank the
many citizens of BrookinTs who enter.
tanned Inc so kindly while visiting
your city. Chas. Gullick deserves
personal mention for showing us
through the new court house. and CITY
hall. | can remember when ne was
but a small tow headed fr~eckle-faced
boy n now he has grown to a fine
man, a public official and next wear
will have charge of the ounty fin
ances. Prof. r. F.. Kerr is another
citizen who always has time to show
strangers about the city and entertain
them and this country would be better
off if it had more men like him. What
a shame you could not complete vour
electric line to Sioux Falls. We have
II from Mortified 10 MINNEAPOLIS
and is one of the best things our CITY
ever received. | hope the next time
1 visit ~BroOkings you may have cleo.
trio street cars and gas. Wishing You
continued success, | remain,
Yours truly,
Chas. A. Schleif.
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(Received Later

NibCNtlNCu IAdltIJ
Mr.. Atherton, auditor for the Central
Lumber Co, and Mrs. Atherton spent
a few days at the Barry home last
week.
The Sunday school was entertained
at the Pearson home last Friday.
Messrs. Wilson and Coon motored
to Big Stone Lake Sunday.
Messrs. Jack Coon, Bob FELTON, and
the Misses Madge Wilson and Hazel
FELTON, visited at Lake Hendricks on
Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs. Starring Of Brook
ings, came owe Saturday to visit the
Sedams. Mr.. Starring left for Huron
Sunday evening but Mrs. Starring will
remain a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Sedan.
Mr.. Larabee and mother of Aurora,
were callers at the Pearson home Sun
day.
Miss Ruth Judd is staying for a
week or two at the Coon home on the
rural route.
Mrs. VIM. Chilson and children Of
Webster, arrived for a few weeks
visit at the Chilson home Monday
morning.