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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1891
Page
2
The Signal County Advocate notes improving business conditions in Sierra County New Mexico with calls for practical, economical, and systematic operation as the horizon clears. It mentions heavy rain Wednesday boosting stockmen and that pork chops dominate Shaft's production in a quirk of local commentary.
The Denver Mining Ex Journal questions whether giant powder smoke causes miners' pneumonia, noting mixed cases across Colorado and other districts. It argues altitude and exposure affect illness rates, with examples from Pinos Altos, Silver City, Lone Mountain, and Continental Divide.
Residents protest being labeled Hillsboro and insist on Hillsborough as the proper name. Mr. McKinney reports a large vegetable garden near Lake Valley and a rock on the silver belt in his area assays from 30 to 960 dollars per ton in silver, noting no local action supporting the claim.
A fragment discusses navy strength, practical journalism experience, and the value of education. Mentions The Pinos Altos newspaper in Sierra County under P. J. Bennett, Hillsboro leadership, and appreciation for patronage. Notes John Russell Young’s China ambassadorship bid and a Blaine connection.
The Hillabonaugh Mercantile Company files a chancery suit in Sierra County New Mexico District Court against Moses Thompson Nicholas Galles and The Standard Gold Mining and Milling Company seeking injunctions and monetary relief tied to the Opportunity Mine and Rattesniche Mine in the Law Animas Mining District. The bill requests sale of mill equipment and property if default occurs and assigns costs to the defendants with a June term warning. The complainant demands title divestment from all purchasers and to set a special master for deed delivery and costs.
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