Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-02

Pecos river with the following results
from one gallon Of the water: Chloride
Of calcium and sodium, 1928 grains; sui
phate of soda (Glauber salts) and sulphate
of magnesium Epson salt) 1852 grains;
carbonate of lime, 80 grains; sulphate OF
lime, 80 grains.
He also said: "This analysis is also of
great interest from an agricultural stand
point, since careful computation shows
that on every acre of land irrigated with
Pecos river water over two tons of solids
are deposited in each year, and these are
the same class of phosphates and carbon
ates that many eastern farmers annually
buy and spread on their lands at great
cost of money and labor. 1t will like.
wise be seen that these waters must be OF
great value for stock as we'll as human
beings, since they possess the elements
that are SO essential for the making up
of bone, blood and muscular TISSUES"
Prof. Louis Hilgard, of Berkeley uni
versty, also endorses the Pecos soil and
water as exceptionally adaptable to irri-
CATION and the raising of crops thereby.
1t will thus be seen, by the above
analysis, that the Pecos water furnishes
in large degree all the essential salts,
but the analysis shows an absolute
absence of alkali.
CLIMATIC ADVANTAGES.
The general altitude of the valley
ranges from 5000 to 1000 feet. At
Eddy, which is in the center Of the valley,
it is $3.50 feet. This height, combined
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ing mountain ranges, makes the valley a
peculiarly good sanitarium. The ther-
mometer rarely falls below Is degrees
above zero in winter and although it
sometimes rises to 100 degrees in sum-
mer it is not damp heat and therefore
perfectly tolerable and not oppressive.
Hardy native vegetables are on the Eddy
market every month during the year.
| Under these genial influences trees and
fruits attain beauty and fragrance I'M
rivaled and almost unknown elsewhere in
the southwest, and their flavor is such as
can only be impaired on good gypsum
soil under warm, brilliant sunshine.
A better place could not be found for
the establishment of large sanitarium
for the relief Of consumptives and those
afflicted with lung diseases. DR.. j. H.
Tyndale, an eminent physician, of Now
York, in his book, "New Mexico; its eli
me- tic advantages for consumptives,' says:
"The climate of southern New Mexico
is dry, mild and equable; no dew falls; the
rainfall is only about twelve inches year
! ly The winters are mild and pleasant;
of course there are few cold snaps oc-
casionally, but not disagreeably 80. Snow
seldom falls in the valleys, and when it
does, it melts as fast as it falls, never re-
naming on the ground more than an
hour or so. The summers are cool and
pleasant; the sultry, suffocating heated
terms of most of the other states are un-
known"
Better evidence as to the climatic adj
vantages of the Pecos valley could not be
secured, but the valley enjoys the pecu-
liar distinction of being the only section
of the country ever endorsed by Jay
Gould in a letter.
Surely here is country where the
croaker would cease to croak.
THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS.
The whole ne spaper could be devoted
to the description of the various towns,
but space forbids the mentioning of more
than two.
Roswell being the Oldest town, it is
meet that it should receive the first atten-
ton. s
1t ls the county seat Of Chaves county
which is but five years old, yet is in the
best financial condition of any county in
the territory, the tax rate being the low
est Of any county in New Mexico.
The estimated population of Roswell is
1900 1t is incorporated under the village
act of 1891 and is entirely free from debt.
The area of Chaves county is 6,635,OOO
acres. Although the townsite started
twenty years ago, it has only been within
the past two years that it has progressed
much ON account of its being so far from
the railroad. 1t is only necessary to cite
one case to show the enterprise of the
citizens of the town. When the Pecos
valley road was started they raised
bonus OF $4,000 in land and money to be
turned over to the promoters of the road
as soon as trains commenced running
into the place. Upon completion of the
road, ten days hence, the citizens intend
celebrating the event in proper man
ner and it is confidently expected the
town will at once enter upon lasting
boom. The future of the town is indeed
bright. Roswell is surrounded by much
older and more picturesque country than
Eddy. 1t is steadily increasing In popn-
lation and growing in prosperity and i'm
portance.