The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1879-06-14
THE sGEsfELA VALLEY.
Tas il : - Espeals ..

The .sTisseE soulhwrsssrn Exp~dis Ga.
Is MesillA. n. H.. May 22-Ms lass was
iiEm the Jorn.da. Perhaps wnrd asf sles-
criptisn Of this on.,e dreaded place mag noi
be wsssed- II vsst piris piBety mi.ss
long and alvosf forty wlde, flsnkei sn eiIlirr
side by mountain ranges Ii Is ns3 desert,
as had supposed. The trrrors Of Its pass
sage aru~e from the want Of w~ler, ns,t of veg.
etation. for the shule extended plain is FirEl-
II carpeted by thas most nutritious Of grass
| e, the gTamma. Il Is indeed tbs inrst pas
tare field ever saw. The climate is such
that no feeding is necessary in the Winter.
The only lack is water. III some rnaegpgis-
ing man viii lead tbs water in pape frOm
me upper end Of the JpsBads,. where itssrIken
the Rio GFandlr. he xifl IIsye lie finest stuck
farm 10 America Having All the water, hs
viii control al the pasture, 50 tlsat BIS herds
wtil never I've disturbed I,y Others, DOR viii
they be tempted to stray 80 far away fFnsm
water thst they sill mot alwnys he under the
inspectioa Of tho ownef. The water
may se drawn faom HE pipe as . suitable
distances, 70 rs to lie n.ways ennven1ene foy
the stock and the wa.te conducted ist0 r..
ersoiss. Some lucky man will snske i for.
tune oat Of this idea, while the writer Il
scril,blina for his daily hrrad. Besides the
grass, the plain i sprinkled zith the mua-
quite bush. sad ; gigantic soap weed, whose
spikes of flousrs ssmetImes reach The height
oF fifteen fcet. snl genesassy = high - sen
fest. and the plant = Iargs ~ raaa. AZ !
iisaance they look the a dlisswderly array II
men armed with iong ances. Abomt mid
way af the tornado Mrs, Martin has we'll
oas haadrsd and sixty nine feet deep. The
wates i iittle LFackish, which b tiae way
i very trs9aeatly shs case with tlhe wslis =
loag sl.s Bio Graads. Il il aid lhse this plasn
swaa ones tle lsea ef - EnaaDa ssa. bat shia
shsuEy we did nos hara leisure 10 examlne.
II L WA . laeA Nc could net sss i. We has
saw Asd Noted tie wealth OF hsrisags and
spesafsted % The l,ulIispt possibilities q is
I,eing atIliEed md eaaveFted inao rsAitA.
Thars Ii ne v,atent % tlss idea, but IL d gsysn
10 the zTasy" that she world mar have u
freely,
Afous fifteen miles below the lawerend of
:lls Jarnsdo i LIS crnces, : atown ef esnaid.
esaLlea trade. with. ! thrifty Ieak. about II
Three miles doNa The river grsga Las Cruces
isLA Mekilla. tle eaIns5 towB. and te :.
ssranger, Aboaa the same size sa LAs eFucea
The valley h here shakrn Of as the Mesilla
Valley, which nane secnss % be applied to
all thEt portioa Of i between the Jnruada
and The Mexleaa line, which Is shout seventy
miles below here. The Valley retains. hsu-
eyer, the same general features as il exhihi-
ted abovc the Jaqnada.
From BsEnaiilIo down maay places showed
the cultivstiOa Of fruit, sad eyeEywhere with
apparent success At this piscef ws bad an
opportunity to sxamine some d the orchards
and vineyards. The apples. peaches, pianls
and chernes werc About the SANG vasisgfes
that are planled 10 the North, apd bear we'll
and look weiIa The tress mature and bear
fruit sooner shan With us. The priaeof the
fruit-raiseF seems centred II the grape Two
kinds ara raised-itle e1rissioa, Y I purple
grape, and the Masestel, light colorrd
grape, Of which the former y greatly shs a.
verits. AT this seAsoa we could mot test The
quality II either but IL We were 30 Judge
frua the Representations made % u, ~ Fich
nad dsllciogs fruit esn b found nowhere