Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-23
NEW MEXICO.
Its Climate, Inducements and Needs.

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GRAFTON, BLACK RANGE MOUNTAINS, l
SOCORRA COUNTY, n. NJ, April 6, 1881. !
Correspondence of the NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
By wire and mail the news from the
east is of storms, floods and blizzards,
while we in New Mexico are wishing
and hoping for shower of rain to lay the
dust. This is the time when rain is look
ed for and this morning has witnessed
light sprinkle which has delighted all
nature. If one enjoys camping out
life this is the country for it, from JAM
uary to January there is no season so
bad as to seriously interfere with pleas
ant weather arrangements, we have all
out doors for kitchen. 1t is roOmy
country and there are vast and extensive
unoccupied plains where one can have
plenty of elbow room without fear of
mOlestatiOn.
Could the surplus water of Michigan
be distributed over the plains of this
territory it would be made most fruit
full. Water is the essential element want
ing and for lack of it barreness and
sterility are the main features where,
where the jack rabbit and coyote have
broad pastures and poor living. Wells
and windmills would do wonders for
this country and there is room for all
the foreign emigration that can reach
our shores in the next half century. My
aim is to inform you of the condition
and needs of New Mexico. Many of the
young and enterprising men of the east
are looking westward and this territory
is attracting the attention of a large
number who no doubt are willing to en-
counter hardships, rough life and depriv-
ations of every sort if in few years
can be gained with which
to smooth life's after years. That no
one may be deceived by anything shall
write, l will say that this is no place for
a man without few thousand dollars,
or good trade. Those possessing these
requisites may come and with energy
and sObriety the prospect is good one
for acquiring fortunes. Where there is
so much mineral wealth it matters little
what the character of the country is,
gold and silver purchase all the neces-
Saries of life and the way Is rapidly
opening for comparatively easy COM
and transportation into the
most desOlate and remote corners of this
desert and mountainous country.
The So uthern Pacific railroad during
the past year has rushed ON the con-
structiOn of its road through Arizona,
yne southwestern corner of New Mexico
and is now at Ell. PassO, Texas, where it
will shortly form junction with the Tex
IS Pacific and in years time there will
be through route by way of
New Orleans from the east to San Diego
IN the Pacific. The Atlantic & Pacific |
8 working with all speed spanning the |
,eritOry forty miles above Prescott, A. T., |
md by another year will, probably, make |
with the Southern Pacific |
N California. The AtchisOn, Topeka & |
santa Fee road, of which the A. & P. |
forms a part, runs south from Alber- |
luerque, n. M. has formed junction |
with the Southern Pacific and we now
nave another through route established |
rom the Pacific to the east, thus saving /
| great deal of distance of travel hereto
,ore necessary by way of San. Francisco.
Cross roads are already projected rum
hing north and south, so that in few
years we are likely to have the territory
raversed by railways to accommodate
ravel and traffic in all directions. With
hese facilities for business, this country
will offer very inviting field for the |
.apitalist seeking mining investments.
)ne thing is very much needed in all
his mining region and that is some in
expensive method which will enable
mall capitalists to deyelOpe their mines
" the product of their own labor, cheap
educing works and smelling furnaces
" which a few can extract metals, sell
nd realize from the very start the
means to carry on Developments of
mines. Some get out and ship to Pueblo
r Denver rock of high grade ore, but
profit. The high freight rates eat up
0 large extent the value of the gold
r silver produced. whereas if the min
raj was extracted at the mines the
reights on rock would be saved. Thou
ands Of good claims have been located
7hile but very few mines are being
7orked. Nearly all of the claimholders
re poor men and the most of them pre-
let profits ON the sale of claims. This
J slow business, as few will venture up
n the purchase Of undevelOped claims.
N undevelOped mine is about as worth
ess as an engine without steam. Let a
line be opened up to the view of capi-
alist and it will sell readily, but so few
re able to show up satisfactory what
here claims contain that few find sale
nd capitalist stand off. Stock gamb-
ng is not mining and would advise
IL who have no money to lose to steer
lear of all mining stocks. Those en-
aged in pushing stocks know but little
{, and care nothing about, the value of
lines. All they desire is to get the peO- ]
les money and whether the mine on
-hich stock is based be good, bad or in I.
ifferent does not enter into the schemes !
speculation if there are ready dupes
, purchase their paper, this is what
ley are after. Merchandising in all the
)Wns is very profitable and mechanics |
all kinds command high wages. But
is a poor place for drOnes of any kind,
ct there are many here but they exist {
ke the Indian. A few good farmers q
rom the east are needed very much to [
pprOpriate and utilize the lands in the
wv watered valleys. A most astOnish- t
lg growth is produced wherever water 6
an be had, but will not assume the /
esponsibility of advising this class of
eople to pass over the rich, unsettled :
ands of Michigan and the western states !
} wander over deserts in search of wa :
red valleys. / shall endeavOr to keep
on informed of whatever there is of i'm +,
ortance or of interest to my ChebOygan I
,iends, and shall take pleasure in an !
wering any inquiries and to commune
ate to you whatever seems to be of in
crest. Regards to all. /,
Yours Truly,