The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-30
PROSPECTORS BUSY
IN HILLS NEAR
MOUNTA|NA|R
High Price of Copper and
Zinc Send Owners to Old
Mining Properties; Pros
pect for Chautauqua Bright
MoUNTAINAIR VOTES FOR
$4,000 HIGH SCHOOL

Mountainair. ". M, June 2a.-The
woods are again fun OF men In the
mining district west OF town n some
good ore. bearing gold. silver aud
copper IN being developed. Two cars
have been shipped to El PasO aud
several more will be shipped this
week. The present locations are on
the fiat above the station OF Sholie.
and below where the work was done
five years ago. Al that time wire
gold was discovered In several places
but all In the hills. one place being
Just below the summit The whole
country has been staked off and one
outfit has made 20 locations and
contracted with local people 10 do
the first years work.
The vote on the proposition 1 o issue
$4,000 In bonds for the purpose OF
erecting a high school building was
practically unanimous. there helms
but three votes against Il. Native
building stone viii be used and the
york will be pushed as fast AZ posi-
bic. The full high school course will
be- taught and temporary room will
be rented until the new building Is
ready for use. Every house but one
In town II occupied or rented and
many inquiries are being received by
others who are looking for Just such
q place In which To live and educate
their children. The Aho Land com-
pany. owner OF the townsite. aud
which iS now under a new manage
meat. will probably erect a number
OF new cottages 10 meet the demand.
Arrangements have been made with
The board OF exposition "a
bring the New Mexico pictures. both
slides and reels. from san Diego and
present them at Chautauqua. The
pictures Will be In charge Of Marshall
orme. Chautauqua secretary and also
descriptive lecturer at San Diego. re
is expected home July : to remain
until after this years meeting.
In spite ~ cut worms and in some
places "a new pest. a small green hug
crop prospects continue good. There
is no complaint Of dry weather eN
cept where late planting was done
on ground piowcd this spring and
thins Kind ~ farming would fail any.
where. Home grown cherries are
no~ on the m~sFaers~p MI kinar oi
fruit promise an abundant yield. The
sheep men are the only ones com
planning this year and the high price
of wool will help them
Senator william NJ mccoy and
family are expected from santa Pc
Saturday nj this week. lie will re-
main until after Chautauqua and hi,
family will remain the balance Of the
summer
Mrs. l.enora scott, whose home u
Ia Kentucky but who spent the pas,
winter at Canadian, Tex. and al Mag.
dalcna. y. NJ. Is hcer with her moth
er To spend the summer aud possibly
max this her home.
AIR and Mrs. u. y. Pike are visit.
lng a daughter at Carrizozo and will
visit another daughter in the white
mountains before returning home
Miss Bessie Spaun OF Fort sumner
who attended normal ut Chautauqua
last ear, has engaged q tent Tor thls
year and saws she viii bring quite q
large Fort summer colony with her
The PcCos valley people are Just he
ginning 10 learn what u delightful
place this Is to spend M hot months
and will take advantage of its proX-
unity this year.
Mrs Charles /. Burt. who has beer
visiting Old home friends In Indiana
for several months, Is expected home
IN u few days,
Prof Charles ]. Andrews. who viii
havc charge 81 the department uI
music at C~hautaugia. has engaged
Miss Dorothy White, soprano. Mis-
Edna Abrahamsun, Contralto, Or. n
r.. Hedding, baritone; Prof I, T.. Tel
10. violinist. and Mrs. Charles Il. Doll
a~ccumpanist, tor the entire time o
'hautuuqu1 lie will open the meet
ing "Wednesday, July n, with "A con
cert and will probably give "a conccr'
about the middle OF the assembly an,
cuse with a concert or chorus. tn,
management, working with Prof An.
drcws, plans to add a. this depart.
mcnt n In time 20 make Il the prln,
cipal entertaining feature of Chau.
tauqua. The day uT the orator an,
political hero seems to be passing une
with this change Chautauqua viii be
come more and more "a school 70.
everybody. Good music, AS nothinl
elise an. will round the program ~
the up-to-dtte Chautauqua and CIV,
n the lone and attractivencss ncccs.
sary to satisfactory gate receipts.
Mrs. Franklin Lockridge Of Spring
or tx the first to enroll among th'
Chautauuuu readers for the cnsuini
year.
". Il. Green Of Albuquerque d
here visiting his hrothcr-in-laW, q. n
spencer. and hunting q location fol
his ~son-in-law, Roy r. Brown. of En-.
elmo, who wants 10 move his family
here on account of the schools.