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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
3
Local mining capitalists are investing in the area around Anite Peak and Kingston. Miners from Cooney, N M, and El Paso visitors discuss hoisting machinery and ore prospects while church ladies raise funds, and a jail sentence is handed to a Kingston youth for watch theft.
Reports from the mining camp detail ore seam tests and machinery setup at Mamie Richmond and nearby mines. Officials and workers from El Paso and South Bend assess ore, plan reduction works, and discuss shaft sinking while court proceedings yield an acquittal amid a circulating verdict mix.
A Kingston report notes a watch stolen from an express car, leading to a court appearance where Frank Lyons pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ten days in jail. The item mentions local residents, visitors, and minor incidents, including illness, return homecomings, and community notices.
Sale notice for a 35 horsepower engine and boiler in Arry New Mexico. Apply at the presenting office. Full particulars available from J. E. Hopkine at Arry NM.
The notice details a mineral claim by William T Buckien and others at Stone Cabin in Sierra County New Mexico. It covers a 19 686 acre lode claim within Section 21 Township 188 Range 7 West, near Boy loathe and Mount Peak, with bearings and boundaries described and a 60 day period to file adverse claims with the U S Land Office in Las Cruces.
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