The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-02-02
NEW MEXICO THE NEXT.
Enterprise VIII Draw Capital to the
Southern Territory,
From the Denver News. ]


New Mexico" said Martin j. Murphy,
an old-time Leadvile citizen. II have
been through that country, and the I'M
developed resources therein are wonder
full, The Mexican population, speaking
a foreign language, the insecurity of
land titles growing out of Spanish and
Mexican land grants and its territorial
government combined have SO far kept
out of that country the enterprising, 60
ahead American, with his push and cap
ital. Now, all this will soon be changed.
The private land court, now sitting at
Santa Fe, will soon settle definitely and
for all time the many complicated
questions arising out of the numerous
grants in the Territory, 80 that hereafter
as good land titles can be had there as
in any OF the states.
"In addition to this the Territory will
undoubtedly be admitted as one of the
states of the Union in year or two
more. That done, American capital
accompanied by the restless, pushing
Yankee people will make rush for this
long neglected country that will astonish
those of us who have witnessed the rapid
development of this state since we were
admitted to the Union in 1876. Those
who desire to get in on the ground floor
can make no mistake in getting a foot
hold in New Mexico at the present time.
"Wnen developed, / would not be sur
prised to sec the mineral output of New
Mexico equal that of Colorado, while
her lands are capable Of producing the
most wonderful crops of all kinds. In
fruits the Rio Grande and Pecos valleys
rival Southern California.
"The mountain ranges of the Territory
are covered with the finest of timber.
Coal beds abound in various sections.
Marble, onyx and turquoise, in addition
to gold, silver, copper and iron are found
in large quantities.
"And that reminds me- A railroad is
soon to be constructed from Deming to
Guaymas, on the Cult of California,
passing through the wonderful, rich
state of Sonora. Besides this, Major
Hanna, OF this state. has about COM
pleted negotiations for means for the
construction OF railroad from Durango
to Albuquerque-and once at that place
the road will naturally push on to
White Oaks, thence to Roswell and to
Eddy on the Pecos, where it will con.
meet with the road which now operates
between that point and the Texas Pacific.
"And this brings me to another point,
and in this the people OF Denver are
directly interested, refer to the pro.
posed independent line from Trinidad to
El Paso, ] see committee of business
men has been appointed to wait on the
citizens of Denver and solicit subscrip-
tions to this road. 1t appears that Den
yer is expected to raise s500,000. With
that and the s5O0,000 which the other
cities along the line are expected to sub
scribe, Mr.. Raynoldsthe vics-presi dent,
has assurances that the road will be
built. There ought not to be any
trouble in raising Denver'R 100000.
"From Trinidad to Las Vegas the
road will pass through a country val
liable in timber, in agricultural lands, in
coal. gold aud silver properties. From
Las Vegas to White Oaks the country
is finely timbered aud almost every acre
OF land passed over IS susceptible Of cul.
tivation. The opiy difficulty is the want
of water, but that will come as the
country is settled up. Water can be
taken from the Pecos river to supply
irrignitng canals, besides | have nc
doubt that an artesian flow OF water
can be iounl in this section, as 1t is al
Roswell, further down the Pecos. Al
White Oaks the gold mines are exceed
ingly rich. And bcsids these there i,
an abundance of coal aud iron. From
this point on to I'll paso the road will
pass through country capable Of sup
porting thousands Of people. There arr
, forests Of timber, beau itul valleys aut
/ more or less minerals.
r II again repeat that the next boom il
? railroad building, in the opening up o
! valuable mines of coal, gold, silver, cop
pr, iron. marble, onyx. etc. IN the spring
ing up OF now towns, and thousah ls OF
> other things which naturally go alon.
E with these. will be in New Mexico an,
b he who goes there now can make n
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