Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-06-18
Southwest News
From Al OUR
NeW Mexico
and Arizona

head 81 all prohibition agents In Ari.
zOna. Ia his new capacity Mr.. Benson
VIII Instruct ali federal prohibition
agents In Arizona m Ia their duties,
Elephant Butte dam has probably
saved the Rio Grande whitley south OF
Hot Springs FROM serious floods, ac.
cordlng Ia reports from reclamation
service officials showing that the dam
viii be filled In a few more days TO liz
capacity OF 2,0OO,OO0 acre feet.
T.. u. Chambers, a Winslow, Ariz.,
%caiilcman, has purchased from the Az
tee Land and Cattle Company, the
headquarters ranch and about 32i
square miles of grazing land, lying be-
tween ChevclOn fork and Silver creek.
The deal In n OF the largest ever
known In northern ArlzOnn.
Diamond drilling has stnrtcd at the
Verde Combination at Jerome, Arlz. A
contract for 1900 feet OF drilling has
been let to the San Francisco Diamond
Drilling Company. According to II. l..
Bartholomew, considerable ore II be-
ing found IN the 1890 drift and pros.
poets are continually more cncourag-
ing.
The pOstofflce at Clnud, the oldest In
Curry county, N. NJ, discontinued May
II, for the reason that no one In the
community would assume the duties of
postmaster. There Is much red tape In
connection with the job and the salary
Is too small to make II pay. The pa.
irons Of the office will be served by
The office ut Clovis.
MaricOpa county, Ariz., may spend
Ss,5OO.000 ON It's 2TS-mlle paved road
program. The county has issued 81.
WOO,OO0 bonds for the project, and the
question OF n further issue of $4,500,0O0
came up at n meeting OF the board OF
supervisors, county highway commits.
sion and the good roads committee OF
The Chamber of Commerce In Phoenix.
The placer ground below the town OF
Octave, Ariz., Is being prospected by
cburn drIll with satisfactory results to
he operating company. More than
twenty-five holes have been drilled
from sixteen TO slxty.flvc feet deep, To-
Gated about 1000 feet apart to deter
mine placer values above bedrock for
dredging or steam shovel development.
Arizona stands third In the mntter
~ the best public school system In the
United States, according to the De.
partnent of Education OF the Russell
Sage Foundation, which has announced
Cd. .....ns.NI.sn ut..l. 90 as.t. ..l..,I
systems. First place Is assigned TO
Montana, second to California, third to
Arizona, fourth TO New Jersey and
rIfth TO Washington.
Mystery of the disappearance more
than a month ago Of George II. Frey
ta. pioneer runchman, has been solved.
\ %cOrOneT's jury decided n body found
IN u tunnel ON Freyda's ranch near po.
land, Arlz, was that Of Freydn. The
body lay on n ladder, on which II mp
parently had been carried into the
tunnel. A blanket ana n heavy wood
cD door, taken from the mouth Of the
tunnel. covered the body.
Renewal OF oil leases on state lands
wa AARiNl Nfhf bNlNsf hNN NhAliNilNfu
IN II resolution adopted by the State
Land Board. The leases are now mp
pronching termination and unensiness
hus been felt by some companies and
individuals Interested In oil develop.
ment. The board recently instructed
land leases pending inspection and re-
apprnising as TO rentals. The board
said II acted to permit development
operations To be completed.
Atancio Montoyn, - ycnrs old, "A eat
llrman of san Domingo, y. NJ, was
Killed by lightning while driving 90
Town.
The Atlantic.Pucifc highway be-
tween 81. Louis ana Tucumcari, y. NJ,
is now completely marked except n
Few short stretches aud II is expected
that these viii be finished In The next
two weeks This Is the shortest route
between eastern New Mexico points
and 81. Louis and has many features
unat some OF the other routes do not
have hut as yet is not advertised
enough 10 make II popular with the
uutomObllists.
4 land deal which attracted consid.
cradle attention Rt Las Vegas was
closed when J.. II. Kroenig and william
kroenig Of Wntrons, twenty miles
north Of ere, sold the n ranch TO q.
r. Croley OF Oklahoma. The property
g,rtutua abnut "A ii agraa aud tho onu.
sideration Is said to be 100000. II Is