Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-07

REPORT OF GOV. LEW. WALLACE ON ITS CoNDI-
1ION, RESOURCES. ETC.


lION, RESOURCES, ETC.
Secretary Schuz has received from Gov.
Lew. Wallace, of New Mexico. lengthy report
on the condition, resources, products, etc., of
that territory. Briefly summarized, this report
shows the resources of the territory to be of
three classes mineral, grazing or pastoral, and
agricultural. Manufacturing Is confined almost
work in f1lagree is produced in Santa Fe, mostly
from gold and silver native to the territory.
Agriculture is in its primitive condition, the
Corn, wheat, oats, barley and table vegetables
are produced mainly for home consumption.
Tine farmers depend upon irrigation, and the
few w who devote attention @ onto TO trul5 @ products
the different agricultural localities, giving their
names, kind Of soil, productions, etc. OF the
Peeos ard Rio Grande rivers are vast tracts Of
yield rich grass and are devoted to grazing.
Governor Wallace thinks New Mexico
VIII develop large yields Of precions Es
MeX1cans ard Indians, who know of the mineral
deposits, keep the secret With sort Of religious
sanctity. Coal and iron. copper, lead, mica,
covered in greater or less quantities. Gold is
found in all forms, and number Of rich mines
exist, but most of them are not worked we'll for
clays also exist. The territory is dotted all over
with health giving mineral springs In regard
to population the Governor says 1t is impossible
10 give cOTTecL uSuTeS. Ine census OF lStO IS
correct, as far as it goes; but it is imperfect as
many residents refused to give returns, under
the belief that some use adverse to their inter-
ests would be made OF the information. Taking
the census Of 1870, and adding estimates OF in
crease since then, gives total population Of
125,25O. Many well-informed persons put the
population at 100000, with Indians as follows:
Pueblo or town Indians, 5000; wild Indians,
14,500 a large immigration is following the
AtchiSon, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad. Valu-
able lands are set apalt for public schools but
nothing Is being done to develop them. In 1871
the legislature established q public school
system, for the support Of which the
poll tax, quarter OF all other taxes, and SUR
plus in the county treasures were set apart.
ported: Schools 13S; pupils in attendance,
5,151; teachers, Al; wages OF teachers per
month, SIG to $40. Education is chiefly In the
Spanish language. In addition to the above,
there are 26 private and parochial schools in
taught in some schools German and French
are taught. In Santa Fe the Protestant acad-
emy has a pupils, and the Christian Brothers
College (Catholic) 200. The territory is lament
ably wanting In benevolent institutions, being
without an asylum of any kind. The Sisters OF
Charity have hospital. There is no peniten-
tiary in the territory; hard labor convtcts are
sent to tie Nebraska state prison. The cOnSe-
quence is in too many Instances prisoners are
sent to county jails, OF which there is not one
strong enough to hold an expert jail-breaker.
A penitenttary was begun some years ago. and
the governor recommends that 1T be finished.
Sessions of the legislature are biennial and con-
tinue forty days. There are two branches, q
mer having Is members and the later &C. The
qualifications OF voters are the same as those
prescribed by Congress and In other territories.
In conclusion, the Governor speaks OF the fine
climate and presents report of the signal SER
vice bureau to show that the climate is de-
ltphtful