The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-04-27


 as an agricultural section. and it will not be long until New Mexico wIn take her place in the foremost rank Of thOse states which pro. duce the worlds food supply.
 CLIMATE
 There Is something peculiarly exhilArAtinG nG about the atmosphere of CImArron valley. The air is light and dry. as it must necessarily ' be At that elevation; evaporation is rapid and even after unusual exertion. there is scarcely ' perceptible precipitation. Though the ther mometer during the summer months some times registers as much as sd degrees above zero, the heat Is never oppressive and sun stroke ts unknown. The climate in win. ter Is mild and delightful. hard frost belns the extreme of cold even in the most rigorou season. snow never falls in the CimArron val ley, though the peaks Of the Raton range within plain sight of Springer. are perpetuAily white.
 It seems scarcely necessary to gay AnythinI regarding the healthfulness of the valley II Is we'll known that the dry. clear atmosp spher, of this country, where fresh meat hung In tn, open air for any length of time will not be come tainted. but will dry and be good fol food months Afterward, makes impossibI, l common in lower and more moist localities Tn fact, thousands whose lungs have bccom, anected.through long residence m less health ful places have come 10 this part of New Mex ico and have been entirely cured by the pure dry, wholesome and invigorating air of thes, mountains and valleys. There Is no malaria tho population is subject to no contagious O. infectious diseases, and. upon the whole, i | Ca hAm han ha .fmt fly that VIC have ever visited in the lower lat itudes. There Is nothing here to impai health. The air Is clear. dry and invigorat ing; the water Is the purest that hows; th, climate Is equAble and mild, the sun shine nearly every day in the year. and there ls Ab solutely no condition here which does not i'm prove health and positively none which cal impair it.
 SOME OTHER REsoU RcEs or CIAARRoS vALLE, Within fifteen miles of Springer there ar, NeIns of coal from three to seven feet in thic k ness. This coal is similar to that found nea Denver. and. though soft semi an thracite 1 cokes easily. It may be bought in any quAn tity at Springer for from Sl 10 xl.50 per ton There Is also an abundance of tim Der within easy access of the valley. and evcrythinl nocdful for building may be obtained easily and st small cost. Building stone may bt mense quArries of the finest kinds of lime ton are convenient to the entire valley, and man l Ot b0C Oc8t btTuCtuTco in springer are DUH from this native stone.
 SPORT.
 This Is, indeed, the sportsman's paradise Those who are fond Of hun ting and fishing can not and 6 country where these two-the mos pleasant because the most exciting of pas times-may be enjoyed to a greater degree Not many miles from Springer arc the Rocky noun tain slopes. W here, in the fastnesses o deer. bear. mountain sheep and the dangeroul mountain lion, to say nothing Of smaller ant less valuable game.
 The devotee of rod and reel may find excit ing occupation here for months. The numer ous Rocky mountain streams are noted fo their gAmsy trout, and every hole and rapid | Aas visited thsss streams has ever com plaineC that they are "hshed oHt"
 THE FUTURE
 What the future of this country is to be il | easily predicted. With its great natura resources. It's delightful and heslthful eli mate, its sublime scenery, its wealth in al that goes to mako life worth living and tn, ease and rapidity with which active, ensrgeti, men may acquire wealth amid such favorable snrroundiAgs, there can be no question that iE . few years the Cimarron valley will be ont of the wealthiest and one of the most popu lous sections of the west. Sales of farminl lands there are made every day, and a thrifty immigration is pouring into the valley and by their toll adding to the value of the lands. II Is as certain as that the sun shines that value, of lands in that favored valley cannot ionl remain At their present low rating. With eacf accession to the settlement the remaining lands become more valuable, and 1t is per fectly safe to assume that within two yearl from now there will not be an acre of land IT Cimarron valley that can bc bought for twice the valuation now placed upon it.
 | Springer, the center, tho capital city of thii delightful region, will. of course, progress with the country. The capitalist can make his investments in no legitimate enterprise that will bring such large and such speedy returns as in Springer real estate.