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Entertaining Letter From Rome Reports Socorro Boom
A Socorro NM letter dated May 1 1881 describes rapid adobe housing, bustling trade, and a mining boom. Reports on Iron Mass ore in Magdalena Mountains promising vast silver yields, Homestake gold, and mineral potential across Central and Southern New Mexico. Notes miners face hardships and high capital needs while urge optimism for a great territorial development.
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Local Notes On Health, Weddings And Church News
Wheat prospects show favoring Desa bess while oats are scarce due to wet weather. Several local residents report illnesses including children and neighbors. a surgical operation was performed near here with good results. The M E Church has a new bell and Sunday school at the Christian Church is dismissed. Numerous brief notices cover weddings, travel, farming, church services, and local commerce.
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King
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Putnam County
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