Grafton News Updates From Widow's Peak Mines
The Golder Queen on Widow's Peak shows promising ore with gold and silver values in assay samples sent to the School of Mines at Socorro. Petrie and Yaple drill and sink shafts, locating a north extension with surface gold indicators and plans to start a 50 foot shaft development. Howe reports a new mineral resembling sylvanite at Keratone. Local crime notes include a jail escape search and a store burglary at Porterfield's drug store. The community reports marriages, postmaster changes, and a church burglary with $122 stolen, plus mining returns from Palomas Chief and Potican ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Black Range
Widow's Peak
John B. Petrie
School of Mines
Socorro
Mr. Petrie
John Yaple
Horace Kingsbury
Howe
Arkansas
Suspicious chase ends with capture near hillside set
A pursuing person cornered a suspect near a climbing site after a pursuit. The apprehension occurred close to the approach to the climbing area, with authorities responding to the incident.
Primary delegate counts set for Sierra County precincts
The Republican Central Committee of Sierra County New Mexico orders precinct primaries by March 14 1896 to select delegates for a March 18 1896 convention at Hillboro to choose Territorial Convention delegates and six National Convention delegates in St Louis Missouri on June 16 1896. Delegates allocated by precinct: 1 one, 2 six, 3 eight, 4A two, 6 one, 7 three, 8 one, 9 one, 10 one, 11 one, 12 one, 18 one, 14 one, 15 three, 16 one. Proxies require the president of the named precinct.
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Kingston
N. M
Sierra County
Hilleboro
Sierras County
Albuquerque
Louis
Delega
Prechct
H. Brenany
Ghai
Republican Central Ova
Gold Boom Rumors Trigger Prospecting Rush Across Hillsboro
Reports from Tillaboro outline a busy mining scene with Macy & Gy and Tenple Martin & Woolsey striking rich ore in Goeblen Star and nearby prospects. Engineers survey the placer field as 15 miners work the Wicks and Richmond areas, while a potential large-scale deal looms if assessments prove favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booangs
Geo
Pelntor Bay
Ned
Macy & Gy Hive
Martin & Woolsey
Hia
Holmen
Prine
Tillaboro
Mer
Colorado
Alentana
Pereta
Womier
Early 1890s notice and ad items mixed with legal names
An OCR fragment contains medical ads for De Witts liver pills and Boro salve, then a murder and horse theft arrest involving Jackson with jail escapes noted. It also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and a Hillsboro mining update, mentioning Sanders & Barbin and Charter Oak mill with milling ore tests and plans for J Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders & Barbin
Charter Oak Mill
iLirach & Skiing
Simoen
Ebily Ffutiee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neighborhood News
John Petrie
Herview
Gila
Grant County
Inventree
the Sentinel
A. H. Morehead
Globe
Arizona
Alex
W. Marriott
Steve Salazar
Porterfield
Herbert Bishop
Josie Whitehill
Warriage
A A. Hyde
W. F. Lorenz
Uty
Henry Carter
CL. Windridge
W. C. Porterfield
Menna
Yankie Street
Henry Rosenberg
Ike Holzman
Alaroy
Marshal Kilburn
Socowowo County
Socomno
Advertiser
J.D. Bush
San Marcial
New Mexico
Water Canon
Buro
Botranes
Wnelai
Hillsboro
N. Mex
R. A. Nickre
P.M
Tenor Apotaca
Tomas Apodaca
Rev. A. Bartlet
Jose Billy
Mra
Joliot Box
Krank E Mickox
LH. Kie
Bisente Licano
DeWitt
Newers
Druy
Wieke
Heeppy
Anja Perkan
Bn Cuthering
Rey Weat
Fondle
Garfield and Bull
Hermosa News
W. O Thompson
James Dolglieb
Town
Chloride
Gus Duval
Grovley Cot Lake Valley
Hermon
Gus Poor
Pom Ross
Maud Anderson
Rom. White
Hillabore
Respect
Palomas Chief and Potican Mining Co
Dwight Foster
Talon
Blinn
Magda
Jena
Themoss
Hon
Bin
Republican Central Committee
Levi Strauss & CO
Richmond
J. W. Pierce
Republic
Sayer
Nowers
Diag
Carleton
Dale
Indiana
Isaboro
Leia
JK. Smith
Long
Kilpatrick
Aopa
Aho
George Richardson
Adolph Reading
Harry Schwartz
Cathering
Episcopal Church
Hall
Will M. Robins
Mine la Mott
W. H. Bucher
Sam McClaren
Scott F. Keller
East
Ed Smith
Madison
Wis
Robbie Crewa
Harry Dalglish
Robbie
Jesus Maria
Dolph Reading
Front Street
Jesus
W. H. Bacher
Tom Ros
Uncle Ben Pears of
Hermosa
Mr. Claweon
Capt. Brannigan
Law Cruces
Father
Geo.w. Powell
Denver
Pat Garrett
Col. Kuustein and Son
Santa Fe
Terrace
OMROF
Sterling
Pinney & Robnison
Second Ave
Phoenix
de Witts
Lee Hont Ating Pom Jackson
Bocorre
Bucklen
Lb. E. Nower's
Surfa Hall
Hillsboro Mines and Mills
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