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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1887
Page
2
Isigtra County official paper FRE OFFICIAL PAPER OF RIERTA COUNTRY reports editors Grascow and Fanunxaros maintain editorial control. Puce price set at $3 per year. The item outlines governance and leadership roles within the county publication.
From Chloride we travel through the Black Range into Hermosa, a mining camp of about 800 residents with one hotel and saloon. J. C. Plammons runs a store and post office while miners push shipments from high grade veins near the creek. Ore from the Eagle and Vulture properties fetches high values, and the Atlantic Cable project nears pumping below water level. Hermosa shows strong ore output but lacks foreign capital, prompting plans to overhaul the American Flag concentrator for custom milling.
Proceedings from Hillsboro Missouri on July 5 1887 detailing warrants approved for jail and pauper expenses including J M Webster and N Grayson cash advances, and multiple payroll items. Actions include tax adjustments on the Armendaris Grant Nos 3 and 34, a revised per acre rate, rights of way for water supply improvements, and bonds approved for local constables and officials.
The record details assessments for stock cattle and Mexican mares, valuation changes to eleven dollars per head, and a long tax levy for 1887. It lists multiple cattle companies and individuals, plus school, penitentiary, capitol, sanity, and general county funds, outlining per cent rates and mill figures. The document also orders clerk duties, tax rolls, and license deliveries, with adjournment set to the first Monday in October.
The notice announces Thompson Kingston Sterns and co owners filing a patent for twelve claim tracts along the Rattlesnake Lode in San Miguel County New Mexico. It details starting corner locations rock chisels stone monuments and bearings in township 18 south range west of the principal meridian.
The readable text outlines stone markers and a survey area with bearings and distances, noting chiseled porphyry and iron bars, a corner location, and references to a Morning Show and legal notices. Names include a Mr. Williams or Barns as attorney and a May 27 publication date.
The record details an 887 patent application for Maun and Moses Thompson et al. claimants regarding land in a New Mexico Territory district. It describes property boundaries, corners, and reference monuments, including porphyry rocks and concrete markers, with bearings and distances in township 1 north range west of the principal meridian, plus notes on mound landmarks and corner exteriors.
A fragmentary account details mining claims and territorial bounds in Sierra county. It mentions a survey no 610, surface ground stakes, and references to the United States land system, with legal notices by an attorney and territorial authorities amid a sixty day publication window.
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