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Grant County Good News is a free scan-and-read local guide built for restaurants, waiting rooms, shops, offices, and community spaces — a quick way for locals and visitors to find what’s worth their time this week.

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Carpio: A Mescalero Tragedy in Territorial New Mexico

Among the families living on the reservation was that of Roman Chiquito, a prominent headman whose household included a younger brother named Carpio, who was subject to spells of violent insanity, and two sisters, the younger of whom, a beautiful girl named Bonita, was described as the belle of the Mescalero tribe. The family’s circle included a Mexican herder named Nicolas Acosta, who worked for a nearby rancher and was a warm friend of Roman and a frequent visitor to the family’s tent.

One afternoon while Roman was absent, Acosta stopped at the tent on his return from the range and was invited by the two sisters to stay for a cup of coffee. He accepted, dismounted, unsaddled, stood his Winchester rifle against a tree, and lay down outside the tent with his head pillowed on his saddle. As the girls prepared coffee inside, they were alarmed by the sound of a rifle shot. Rushing out, they were horrified to behold their brother Carpio, his eyes blazing with insanity, holding Acosta’s rifle, with the unfortunate Mexican lying on the ground mortally wounded. The girls rushed upon Carpio and wrested the rifle from him; he then seized a bow and arrows and opened fire on them, and after being disarmed a second time, he fled to the mountains. The two girls carried the wounded man to the settlements at Three Rivers, where they told their story, corroborated by Acosta before he died.

Ask a Local

💬 Ask a Local

Best place to find a locally made gift?

"Made In Silver City. The name says it all, and that matters when you're buying something for someone out of town." — Monica B., aunt and gift-giver

Hidden Gem Trail

🥾 Hidden Gem Trail

History

Mineral Creek Trail #201

Mineral Creek once ran orange with mine tailings — now it runs clear through a recovering canyon that shows nature's resilience.

Local Things to Do

🗺 Local Things to Do

Sweet Treat / Dessert Stop

Ice cream, paletas, or pie — you've earned something sweet.

1. 1Get a cone at the ice cream shop on Bullard St after dinner
2. 2Try the homemade paletas at the market on Hudson St
3. 3If Mrs. B's is open, get a slice of pie to go and eat it on a downtown bench

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🌅 Weekend Planner

Eight slots, one weekend. Pick the ones you have time for; skip the rest. Quick template for visitors, locals, and weekend-pace days.

This Week

Local Deals

Did You Know?

5 Quick Local Facts

1. 1Silver City was founded in 1870 after the discovery of silver in the nearby Pinos Altos mountains, becoming a booming mining town almost overnight.
2. 2The Gila Cliff Dwellings, about 44 miles north of Silver City, were inhabited by the Mogollon people from the 1200s to the early 1300s.
3. 3The Big Ditch, a dramatic 55-foot-deep arroyo that cuts through downtown Silver City, was created by catastrophic flooding in the late 1800s after the surrounding hills were deforested for mine timbers.
4. 4Fort Bayard, established in 1866 just east of Silver City, became the nation's first federal hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis in 1899.
5. 5Billy the Kid (Henry McCarty) lived in Silver City as a boy; his mother Sarah owned a washhouse on Silver City's Main Street before moving the family to Santa Fe.

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Joke / Riddle of the Week

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