The deceased was a native of New Hamp-…

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The deceased was a native of New Hamp- shire and in early life emigrated to Missouri. At the outbreak of the civil war, when “Home Guard” organizations were springing up in every township, Mr. Hurlburt was the unani- mous choice of his company and was soon after duly commissioned by the confederate govern- ment as a captain, and his company regularly mustered in the confederate service. Until the close of the war he served with distinction, and at the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, he was complimented by his commanding officer for coolness and courage displayed upon the field of battle. At the close of the strife, he cast his fortunes in the far west, and selected Nevada to engage in mining operations, which proved successful. In 1868 he came to Pinos Altos, New Mexico, and the following year leased a ranch from W. M. Milby, the original locator of what was then known far and wide as the San Vicente Cienega, now Silver City. During the month of August in the summer of 1869, while engaged in cultivating his little field of corn, at or about the present junction of Broadway and Main, on a lovely bright summer’s afternoon, he was startled by the shrieks of his wife and the screams of an only child, and on looking in the direction of his