Carrizozo News, 1908-09-11

innings when his arm gave nut. Bell again took his place in the box, but his arm hud lost its cunning, and the local boys found no trouble in connecting with his ftiMflnat fitrtrnu. a mimlinr nf wn and three base hits being made, H and a home run by John Gal- -a lachcr. This is one of John's old specialties, but up to the last two games hts batting average was not up to the standard. With le home run, however, returned is old-time accuracy with the tick, which raised the courage f hit mates, at id gave the Stan tons the rattles. Others made good hits also, but no home runs. Stanton did some good work in the second game, but was unable to keep up with the fast work of their opponents. The gumes being played on iiome grounds it was only natural that the home tcuni had the best of the "rooting." Thev were there on both occasions, and made such noise that the punctures in the atmosphere have not yet en- tircly healed, liut i'ort btanton was not neglected, as some of the best single-handed rooters that ever came dowtt the pike looked after her interests, notably one, who shouted for his own side and badgered the other fellows until some thought that Fort Stanton had a regiment of rooters on the ground. His uamc was Sevier, and the ferocity of his rooting was certainly in keeping with his name. AN UQLY CUSTOMER. In a bottle of alcohol in this ofllec tuny be scctt as ugly and vicious-looking a thing ascrawls. It was killed Tuesday evening outside the door of this office. It is a species of scorpion, and is what is generally known as a vinegcronc. It measures three inches in length and about oue inch across the widest part of the body. The head resembles that of a crab, and is armed with long pincers. It is certainly a danger- ouB-looking customer, and had approached wlthiu a few inches of where we were sitting, when a well-directed kick put au end to its nocturnal rambles. Its bite is said to be more deadly thun that

in fact, in this entire section of country. It was the second of a double scries the two former games standing one and one and the winners feel proud of their victory. Not that cither game was close or at any time doubt ful, for they proved so easy that, as some rooter expressed it, "It was a shame to take the money." The victory was all the more plcasiug because Port Stanton brought the strongest team across the divide with which she ever confronted us, while Carrizozo played the same nine with which she had formerly met Stanton. Saturday's game was certainly discouraging to the visitors; for they succeeded in getting only one run to Carrizozo's ten. The feature of the Saturday game was the stick work on the part of the Carrizozo boys; for they laud cd on the ball so oltcn and so hard that the Stantons thought thev had run up against the Sluggit Corners; and, on the oth cr hand the visitors seemed to be unable to locate the sphere when it passed over the oyster. Will Gallacher pitched for the home team, and the score is the best evidence that few safe hits were made on him. Bell, the Fort Stanton pitcher, who justly has a good record as a twirler, failed on this occasion to maintain his rcoutation, and was batted off the face of the earth. Many good plays were made on both sides, and, notwithstanding the the score, few errors were marked against cither team. While Bell's pitching was discouraging to the Fort Stantons, there certainly could be little fault fouud with his batting. He made some mag uificeut hits two two-baggers and one or two three baggers but in each instance failed to comnletc the circuit because tb batters that followed fell dow at the plate. The Sunday game hail tuuc the same result; yet in the scoring. Fort Stanton showed up better thau the day before. The game stood eight for Carrizozo and four for Stanton, a result attained by both teams partially by errors The Sunday game Bounds better

HOW IS ThIS FOR DRV PARMINO NEAR CARRIZOZO. O. C. Davis, who is farming on the ilat about eight miles cast of town, brought some sample pro ducts in Saturday and left them u this office, where those inter ested in dry farming may see them He has twenty-live acres of barley, nine acres of corn, nine acres of millet and oats. three acres of sugar cane and kafQr corn, two acres of beans, and one acre of pumpkins. Some of his pumpkins measure three and ahalf ft. in circumference, and his squashes measure two feet in length; the sugar cane ifl over nine feet high, and his corn will produce forty bushels to the acre, and his other feed stuff will turn off many tons. These crops were raised without irrigation, and no rain had fallen in the vicinity for seven weeks and two days. Suc Successful - cessful Successful farming without irriga tion means much to this valley, and the above results furnish ample proof that good crops can be raised in this valley without irrigation if the land is properly tilled. F. Carey, a stockholder in the Carrizozo Cattle Ranch company, arrived here Wednesday direct from his home in Guernsey, Eng land, Mr. Carey came across the Atlantic in the White Star liner Adriatic, and hopes to return in about a month on the Lusitania, the fastest ocean vessel afloat, aud the pride of the Cunardcrs. These vessels are flouting palaces, where every want of man is sup supplied - plied supplied with the same precision as in the finest hotel in the land. This is the fourth trip Mr, Carey has made to this country, aud he says he becomes more delighted at the wonderful changes he sees on cuch trip.

of the rattlc-snakc, and native Mexicans claim that death follows within two hours after being bitten bv one of them. STRUCK OOOD WATER WEST OP THE MAL PAIS. Water has been prospected for very many times, and in many places, throughout that extensive country lying west of the Mai pnts, but without success. A great deal of money has been Upcnt in the endnavor, until it was generally believed that uo water existed there. Now, cast of the Mai Pais water in abundance can be found almost any place at from thirty to sixty feet, but the Mai Pais was generally accounted the dead line. Notwithstanding the number of wells drilled, and the equal num bcr of failures, a man named Murray this year determined to make a final effort, and with the aid of a forked stick selected spot. lie commenced drilling early in the spring, and at a depth I of 250 feet struck a vein of water. lie erected a small gasoline en trine and for several weeks has been elevating about twelve gal Ions a minute without reducing the depth of water in the well It is the intention of Murray to build a reservoir, and replace the engine with a wind mill. If the water holds out, it will be worth many thousands of dollars. Now that it has been demon stratcd that water can be got west of the Mai Pais, there will probably be many more wells drilled. The water struck in the Murray well is pronounced of the best quality, free from alkili and as soft asBouito water.