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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
3
The Sierra County Advocate led by W. O. Thourson issues the Friday January 10, 1902 edition with editor and proprietor notes. It presents typical local news and notices of the era.
A sprawling column lists visitors in town, business trips and social calls including A Ringer at The K K Lamp Chimneys P O Drug Store, Miss Emma Volstein, Mrs Henry Williams, Mr Clapp of Howg, and Lt Gov candidates. It notes carnival attendance, county commissioners meeting days, saloon openings at Lake Valley, and express travels to El Paso and Chicago.
Louis Sly and BR W Cowley undertake assessment work for D 9 Miler J W Orchard. Orchard remains busy supplying timber for the Lake Valley Mines company as a new hoisting engine is installed.
The article notes a second hoist in service at a mine and expectations for three to four more within thirty days. It mentions residents recalling Anies Welini, steam whistles signaling miners to start and stop, changes at the Mines Co with Clark and Roscoe Fulghum taking new roles, and mining activity from Culnesdo to Trajilly and Tierra Blynen. References to surveying for patents, a wall columnination rumor, and local travel by Ty ia and Will Spyder, plus health notes on Geo. S. Hutubavon and a plug for Harte Lightning OIL products.
Fragmentary notes describe cattle movements and timbering at a Santa-like locality with mines and drift amid quiet conditions. References to nearby towns Hillkborn and Hit the ProRee Drug Store imply local business activity and pending improvements.
The Fairview page describes Tom Crow winning the second Christmas day race on buckskin horse with Walter Hearn's sorrel placing second. Chris Hearn rode bucking bronco in daylight, a lively all morning. D. A. Porter left for Denver as Silver Monument company winds down. The piece notes a failing mine venture and attempted ore salvage with a revolving stamp mill considered as a remedy.
Damaged OCR text lists names and entities such as Territory of Ga and Serra County with scattered figures and terms like Banke and 4H. The fragmentary report appears to reference a legal or financial notice with unclear context and multiple personal names.
Fragmentary reminiscences describe a northern mining district near Morris patch with stories of a famed beardog brought by John Bennett to control bears plaguing goats. Detours mention Lee Davis, a bear hunt, and local hardships, alongside musings on miners, clothing, and weather.
Misive from Sierra County New Mexico announces a patent application for the Tron Agh vein mine located in the S R Range and water rights. It describes mineral claims including quartzite stone and the location details, boundaries, and claims by Thomas Seales and others with dates and lot numbers in Sierra County. Public claims of superiority and filing deadlines are noted with registration by the United States Land Office at Las Graces.
Historical notice describes a medicinal water with claimed kidney benefits found in Two Graver Gulch waters. Judge Walker of Kitecton orders it to be bottled for public use. Advertisement touts a dysentery and cough remedy, with pricing listed as 60 cents per bottle.
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