Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-18
ACROSS THE Linz
The Mining and Stock r.,..
tho North and Wen.
The Political q Feeling in W.
Waiting for the LOsiaIr N :

,uaat.t. 1851 '" Ihe Wul 4,
wealthy stockman, wa
city and paid TMB a.,
pleasant visit. Col, fslnI.s
Just returned from a tour ,b,...',
ana New Mexico, Arlzon. u.
RADIO, whittier he had been
country and investigate ~ NJ &
interests In these sections ~ y
asked for the result Of hIe ~.
Col. Hilliard said: ~ Wa I.
Old Mexico In Chihauhan 49, ~
In the west OF New MexIco y
Mexico there are an
lands and n largo
of cattle are 10
there, but the grasses are IA, :.
as Texas grasses on accom-, II
less diversified. This arnll.
equal force to all the polnte NV.
tied. Texas can feed more ANY M
to one, 10 the square mile th0s /.
these places, but what caflle ~
are doing well. There are :,
many Texas cattlemen In al \
with their herds, and some ol,ls
doing well and 10 be o u,e
fled, but the uncertain conoltia
land laws of that country. ana N
settled, revolutionary characia
people. renders II unlikely M,
considerable number Of Texm
men will take the risk OF llvlpp
No, ] do not think that Nv
Mexico will ever settle up bv \,
ers until there Is a radical eh,r.
land laws Of the country OK,
terests? Yes, In both Chihushn
west New Mexico, there ara vs,i
eral deposits which are being n.
In the latter place, south OF n.
the Herman Bros. OF GaIvesid,
mining interests which they N,
be very valuable. Ii Il exptnl'
work these mines, however I.
count OF the cost Of labor and \
ions and the lack OF smelters
ers are paid from So 10 $3.50 pI
and the ore has TO he hauled 4 ~
cradle distance and shipped 70
Ing, Silver City or Clifton va
Judge of the expense In frtlEhi
1 tell you that the Southern
railway are permitted by legl
10 charge 10 cents pti
for passenger fare and the Az
Topeka & Santa Fee charge 8.
is q splendid smelter OF
at Deming, and
the mines contiguous hold out
destined to be great city,
"Oh yes, there are large hs
stock in that country, and man
going there. As / said bef0n
can raise 10 advantage
about half the number 10
mile that can be ralBedlni
but the ealubrity OF the ellmas
the excellent general health Ia
and beast mnkea II u favOrabls
for stockmeu. Wnter Il a great
IN mRhy places, and In the
Plains, where river will rise
the ground. run for three or loui
and again sink into the sand, u,
must DO secured by digging A
OF wells and wind mills Al
use and eeem to answer ihs p9f
admirably, especially for sheep. N
plains are the best place icr shsep
ing, | think, | ever saw. the tn
IL dry and the atmosphere pun
light and sheep thrive we'll
gives n vslre TO the stock 10 lhfl
try Is the fact that the cattle sre
in December and January
mining camps furnirh about
the market thai ia required pln
when the natural increase VI
large herds are ready for the y
they must seek purchasers elsesl
"What about aRrlculIuree
they can raiee anything they "
Irrigation or course It isa llAl
penslve and troublesome TO in
but, for vegetables a.
there Is such q on ID
market that II pays N RAILS
The water Is Lot scattered sums
10 make irrigation uulveTsallypt
but where water Is acce9eible la H|
purpose II Is put b. good adyanta a
cannot say that Il Is a good aita
ing country on large scale, .,
Is not sufficient grass, but forbH
there IL no place better on Aecp
the uniform character OF the o
West of III Paso there are no %
worth mentioning
"Chanalng the subject 10 Z
colonel, what is the feeling lnye
ton Of country on state politics
ut IL somewhat mixed. Oei
land and Barney Gibbs have q
there and have done sJfnp ESogl
action OF the land board In Hlll
ing the lands from sale hr
a most beneficial
not that people deslfg
10 continue as She policy Of %,
but they have been convinced "
land board were willing and =
TO deal squarely by the WesL
are willing 10 fight In the Den
ranks now and by eleciing lss
fresh from the people hope y "a
laws that will work q b~rdehlp ~
portion of the state. Wash ~. ~
get a big vote In that section, ~. a.
Wash has many peraonhi
men who have known
from boyhoOd, have been Ials,s