Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-23
NEW MEXICO'S FAME.
Hon. B. M. Force Tells His Friends in
the Blue Grass State Something
About Our Great Country.
A Paradise for Farmers, Fruit Growers
and Health Seekers The Climate.
People and Productions.


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Hon. r. NJ. Force, former clerk of the
district court for the Santa Fe district is
in Kentucky. The Louisville Times of
the 14th instant says:
Capt. r. NJ. Force, OF New Mexico,
is in Kentucky on visit to relatives and
friends, of which he has a Gordon that
extends all over the state. When he
lived here everybody liked "Bob" Force,
and they all like him yet.
A Times reporter ran across Capt.
Force here yesterday and cleaned from
him some interesting facts about New
Mexico.
otis fine country, our great territory
is, said he, and he warmed to his sub
ject. cat present we have no correct
statistics as regards population, but | be-
lieve the eleventh census will show we
have population of 10000. There is
now a heavy immigration to the territory
If congress will admit New Mexico to the
galaxy OF states and a bill be passed for
the adjustment of her land titles, she
would stride ahead Of any country west
of the Mississippi river. The 1889 as
sessment placed her property at $50,000,-
900, and the tax for that year was $420,-
900. The records for last year show
that over 100000 acres OF land were filed
on. She had planted in corn last year
$1,000 acres, yielding about 100000
bushels, valued at $650,000. She
had $1,000 acres of wheat, yielding
l, 100000 bushels, worth $S03,000; H.
900 acres of oats, yielding 350,00O
bushels, worth $145,000. Her valleys,
beyond all doubt or cavil, have the rich
est soil the eye ever rested on. For in
stance, her land in alfalfa hay yields
about two tons per acre, and three
crops are harvested each year from the
same land. The yield Of sweet potatoes
is from $50 to 250 bushels per acre.
Parsnips reach the enormous yield from
400 to 700 bushels per acre, beets from
IT'S to 300 bushels. The marrowfat
squash, tomatoes, pumpkins and onions
grow very large. All fruits, such as
peaches, pears, apples, nectarines, ap-
ricots, plums, cherries and grapes grow
abundantly, and are more finely favored
than any other fruit / ever tasted, even
excelling California fruits. The water
melons grown there are uncommonly
lSrge and delicious. There are also grown
there almonds, chestnuts, peanuts and
English walnuts. The celery, spinach,
radishes, asparagus, strawberries, goose.
berries, raspberries and currants that
are grown there are OF very superior
quality.
"Stock raising is very profitable in New
Mexico. At present I believe there are
in that territory about 100000 head of
sheep, and 100000 catte. we have
there nearly 1000 miles of railroad, nine
national banks and four county
banks, in all aggregating capital of
81 ,675 900. We nave 342 public schools,
having nearly 10000 scholars in attend
ance. As to New Mexico's mineral re-
sources / will say that her wealth in
that direction, although her mines are
but partially developed, is simply as
founding. Within the last five years
her output otgold and silver amounts to
about $23, 100000. And within the last
two years sshe has yielded $l0,000,O0O
worth of copper. Gold has been found
in every county in the territory, and there
are rich mines of granite, lead, zinc,
miron, iron and turquoise, while the for
ests beggar description in their grandeur. "
The people of the Spanish American
element are shrewd and law abiding and
they are so polite and hospitable that the
American feels at home among them.
The American element in New Mexico
will come fully up to the standard of the
best citizens in the east. New Mexico
has many able lawyers, in fact her bar is
as strong as any west of New York city
/ have been in nearly every state and ter
ritory, and have seen many law libraries,
but the best selection, largest and most
complete private library | ever saw is in
| New Mexico. AS to the newspapers
must say they are far in advance of those
of other territories and have had oppor-
tunity to judge OF them. The editors and
managers ofthem are gentlemen of brains
and erudition, in high standing and Of
incalculable benefit to the territory.
81 regard New Mexico as an earthly
paradise. There nature has provided a
cure for the many diseases that human
flesh is heir to-. Take, for instance, her
hot springs, of which there are many,
but will only take time to mention the
Hot Springs of Ojo Caliente, in Taos
county, N. NJ, the waters Of which l have
bathed in and know most about. The
Ojo Caliente hot springs are situated at
the foot of the mountains that were once
inhabited by the cliff dwellers, and about
thirty-fve miles from the town of Taos,
where about fS47 the Mexicans revolted
and murdered Gov. Bent, and where lie
the bones of the great Path Finder the
famous Kit Carson, whose grave / have
visited and to whose memory New Mex
leo has erected magnificent granite
monument. The temperature of the
waters at Ojo Caliente is from ninety to
122 degrees. The gases are carbonic,
the altitude is about 5000 feet above
sea level. l know of many persons who
have been entirely cured of the worst
diseases by bathing in the waters at Ojo
Caliente hot spring.
"The climate of New Mexico is, in my
opinion, the very best in the world.
Crops never fail there, and there we have
no cyclones, hurricanes, blizzards OF
cholera, there natures climatic revolu.
tons move with undisturbed exactness
and charming equability.' The dryness