18 Mar 1892
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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1892
Page
1
Arizona mine owners ship a 300 pound gold bar worth 52000 to San Francisco. The Denver Mining Industry discusses early California diamonds, mining myths, and the persistent dragon of tin ore fraud amid geological insights.
The Creede camp grapples with disputed county boundaries Hinsdale Lamache and Rio Grande as a deputy sheriff without proper arms is mocked. A self styled court sentences a prisoner to three months and the town braces for possible warfare while mining towns boom and guns remain close at hand. Confederate figures like Billy Le Roy Billy Woods and Jesse James connect the frontier drama as news from the wild Colorado camp circulates. The piece blends lawlessness, gambling halls, boxing, and local lore with notes on the dwindling supply of sumac for tanning and a new assignment for Col Stidger from El Paso to San Francisco.
The article recalls Archbishop Lamy’s long fight against the Penitentes and notes the new pope’s proclamation as a final blow to the order. It traces origins to Franciscan practices during the Cortez era and claims the group evolved from friars’ flagellant rituals into a more brutal, dangerous confraternity.
Cannigre, a plant native to vast parts of New Mexico Arizona and western Texas, is set to play a key role in tanning. The article notes its bark supplies and potential impact on local tanning industries.
The Supreme Court decision addresses whether the House may adopt a rule counting a quorum and its implications for Speaker Reed. Critics argue the rule risks abuse by leaders and departs from proper process. Also noted is T. P. Gable's contract to exhume Lacie Sams soldiers at Fort Union and Fort Cummings for transport to a railroad hub.
Public statements reveal both the defunct Deming and Silver City banks leave Vermont stockholders facing steep write downs to cover losses, with payments expected in the fall.
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