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Sierra County Advocate (org)

org Sierra County Advocate · 📝 Short · 34 words

The Sierra County Advocate is the official newspaper of Sierra County, New Mexico, serving as a medium for legal notices and proclamations [chunk:1194].

William Walters (Broncho Bill)

person William Walters · 📝 Short · 161 words

Francisco Lara (elopement with Petra Parra)

person Francisco Lara · 📝 Short · 123 words

Francisco Lara is a married Mexican man whose 1888 elopement with 15-year-old Petra Parra triggered a father's pursuit and shooting on the Mimbres River, and who was later convicted before eloping again in 1889 [chunk…

Charles Baine (Frenchy): Gardener, Geronimo Supplier, Murder-Suicide

person Charles Baine · 📝 Short · 188 words

Charles Hotel in El Paso in 1890 [chunk:3009][chunk:3034].

Elizabeth Warren: Silver City’s Indomitable Pioneer

person Elizabeth Warren · 📖 Deep History · 836 words

Elizabeth Warren arrived in Lordsburg in 1882, a young Brooklyn‑born woman who would spend the next six decades shaping Silver City’s civic, medical, and commercial life as a hospital founder, business innovator, and …

The Bonney Mine: A Rich Claim in Grant County Mining

thing Bonney Mine · 📖 Deep History · 489 words

In December 1915, the Bonney Mine was heralded as the richest property in its local districts, producing ore with an average value of $20 per ton and occasional assays reaching $80 and $100 per ton [chunk:1342].

Birt Carter of the Mangas and the Mountain Lion

person Birt Carter · 📖 Deep History · 140 words

Birt Carter – Mangas rancher who captured a female mountain lion

person Birt Carter · 📝 Short · 19 words

Birt Carter is a rancher from Mangas, New Mexico, who captured a female mountain lion in 1888 [chunk:1709].

Engineer Colonel Harper: Witness to the Pantano and Stein’s Pass Train Robberies

person Colonel Harper · 📖 Deep History · 501 words

Colonel Harper, a railroad engineer for the Southern Pacific, survived two major train robberies in the late 1880s, his experiences recorded in the Silver City Enterprise and offering a rare first-person window into t…

Apache Raid on the Hurlburt Ranch, 1869

event Apache raid on Hurlburt ranch · 📝 Short · 102 words

Hurlburt’s wife and only child during a surprise attack on their cabin [chunk:2685][chunk:2686].

Tracking the Apache Kid: Landmarks & Leads in Grant County

person The Kid · 🧭 Treasure Research · 281 words

The Apache Kid: Outbreak, Alcatraz, and Return to San Carlos

person The Kid · 📖 Deep History · 347 words

An Apache Indian known only as “the Kid” was among five warriors tried by court-martial for an outbreak that claimed the lives of two settlers—Big-Foot Mike Grace and a man named Diehl—and sentenced to imprisonment at…

H. W. Lucas – Silver City Justice of the Peace

person H. W. Lucas · 📝 Short · 73 words

Lucas presides over a busy court in Silver City, Grant County, handling misdemeanors and civil disputes in 1889 [chunk:1792].

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