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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1891
Page
2
In Hillsboro, the Pontation on the Hillsboro mining district draws attention as iron ore deposits promise value for flux after railroad strikes. United States Mail and local figures discuss potential economic impact, with speculations on shipments and profits from ore extraction.
The phrase highlights a shift in local focus toward marine matters, noting a striking and enduring appeal in the fissure vein as a symbol of beauty and lasting value within the district.
The Deming Advance by Galloway and Hyland arrives as a six column issue filled with positive items and lively advertisements. Readers receive best wishes for the publication and its community.
Nick Gates has corralled three cash subscribers for The Apvocare in St. Paul and Minneapolis during his present visit and writes that he expects to recruit more. If we had a few more active friends like Nick we could soon enlarge.
Three more prisoners flee Mexico penitentiary, making six escapes in three months. Earlier escapes proved costly, with many recaptured at great expense to the Territory. Strikingly, inmate murderers and horse thieves overpowered guards, prompting Supt Chavez to resign. The appointive name for New Mexico Penitentiary superintendent is D. P. Carr of Silver City.
C HL Latotan, Tierra Blanca miner, interviews local businessmen and County Commissioners on a proposed mineral exhibit from Sierra county for the World s Fair. Mr Laidlaw offers to organize minerals, seek an appropriation for expenses, and run the exhibit if miners fund it. The paper endorses Laidlaw as a trusted county advocate.
Statehood sentiments are discussed as Sierra County and most of the Territory rejected a proposed constitution last year. The piece condemns partisan tinkering and predicts New Mexico’s admission to the Union, with future invitations to admit remaining Democratic-leaning territories like Arizona in line with a Democratic House and Republican precedent.
The piece argues for Utah, New Mexico admission and modeling their constitutions on Illinois and Colorado. It notes tax fears, immigration impact, and foreign investment in Colorado mines, plus arid lands partition and national policy on silver coinage and tariffs. It references political figures and widening civic participation, ending with a quip about Lip and Apvocare before the election.
Great Demigra, via Elbvovson News, wins New York by 40,000 over Mansett. Demo ticket wins state races, with Maryland New Jersey Massachusetts also Democratic. Governors Boles and Whoeler noted. Obie likely McKinley. Republican gains claimed in Kansas and Colorado.
A vivid indictment describes a wounded candidate clinging to a coat tail pocket amid defeat and public weariness. The piece notes McKinley’s struggles since last year’s wave, depicting him as a sinking ship’s lifebuoy trying to rally Republicans and defend his controversial bill.
Mining districts show steady activity with surface ore strong at Kings ton and high values above 20 per ton. The Bonanza and Richmond mills report efficient concentrates and continued custom ore work. New stoping ground leased by Konanaami expands employment for 10 to 12 men, while copper strikes and smelter shipments bolster Kingston area output.
Imuel J. Tilden once famed jurist left a will worded so faultily that the Court of Appeals voided it. The objection centers on section thirty five which makes trustees will dominate the estate rather than the testator. The plan to endow a free library for New York City is endangered. The case will be noted in will law history.
The report highlights high yield ore from Snake and Bobtail veins near the Richmond mill and describes Tiger J C Hedges and C Millette tunneling and shipping rich surface ore to Kingston smelter. It also covers Grand Central Silver Mines Limited prospectus for a large 180 acre deposit 12 miles southwest of Kingston New Mexico with ore assays of 53 ounces silver, 13.80 percent lead, and 16.05 zinc per ton and potential direct loading to cars for smelters at a profit.
The fight over the presidency ends with the final decision by the court of last resort, crowning the efforts of Mr. Tilden's nephews. The candidate, once a widely known figure, faced a desperate protracted contest with appeals repeated, now resolved in his favor.
Four convicts attempted a jailbreak at Santa Fe Penitentiary around 4 pm Tuesday. Lee White and James Gould led the effort, firing revolvers and seizing horses to flee 200 yards across the yard. Guards opened fire. Gould wounded in the arm and captured, while White and others fled amid chaos as wardens and commissioners witnessed the escape unfold from the yard.
Gould and White led a daring escape from the penitentiary as they fired on pursuers from improvised pine weapons wrapped in tin foil. Teofilo Chaves and Commissioner DeFier pursued with sheriffs and guards, while the trio of accomplices fled toward Arroyo Hondo leaving White wounded and the others recaptured or dispersed.
The Hillsboro Mercantile Co. displays Navajo saddle blankets in its shop window. Local shoppers report strong interest in durable, patterned coverings suitable for riding gear and ranch use.
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