The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
Sierra County.

Bureau Of ImmigratiOnl.
sierra roaniy is situated ~ south
central New Mexico. being bonpded 1n
the north aud east 10y zorro county
oat O, which it ws mainly '"ke'9i
an lie soath by D.na Ana county ana
ou tue wrstby Grant aud >ncorr" c"""'
lies. Thu PRINCIPAL dirrid an oil Nr"
M,xico forms It's e stern p"uulafy l"
40 milps. Tue summit of the BdcN
n mre is the IVES rrn limit. II h"
yer, large in ~extenl, averaging MY
sous miles frum north 10 sau'h' "'"
.,d .hout Lie sannr frum east 10 wes
2s3G square miles, the COUNTY mas" VI
vprsided topography. In the eNtr''"'
a,st are large plans; then asNs'eh .
fmountain ranges. running from norm
20 south, along the east bank oil !"
Rim Grandr Sierra Fa Ciistnnai """
faballol aud at their western BASE 'n"'
river lravIng abuut uat-ihird ol J."
area of tbs county Oh The eastern
hank. On the west side p'aln'' '"'e'
'yun,.6 mere ami there 10y rIoml"thc'F
axlen1 TO the foot hills ot the D"e"
range Tor from twenty to ui''y ".ir'
white finally that range "crVi'eS VI,
ves,rrnmost portion. Slop''s' NV
ouiy from north TO sontf' Dat "'''
gr,,n the northeast to southwest, lh'
drainage is well defined, WIN ''s
ccution If flew creeks, in the a'.ei-
nnst northwest corner, wh'ch h""
westward into the Rio I'll n,aIl S'lea'hN
dow southeast, Into the i"o u'"'"
The beds of these streams, apifoae'
inc their mouths, are worn deep mo
the plains. e,h.
Elevations, in the northern p'rl OF 'he
couuty 9. vary from 1,4S4 (Fes'S FelrI)
to5l77lAlamosal G,54o Canada Ala
mosal, TO S,o45[Nelf, PaSsl' from tne
nj, ,;,uude. to the western boundary
In The northern part from 1000 l"1o
(3rande. above RincouL to4,GS0 llo'v'
Mutt staioDl, 5.224 [tluIsOor'"sth =
gerrenda splingl. to 7,AI4 l'ie"-
drieks Peak. On the cas- sl"r Oh ,'e
'R,o Grmde, the plains ~gradnally uFs-
ceud trom APO IAelow Lava stallohl j
to43la teet alove Grama, III il distance
of torty.tlsht NILS. lheie ale Hp''"lS
scattered over tais taslern p'r' o. '"'
county, and that water can e 'o'"'"'
'aI'hy shaking tabular wells, uhtle Is H.
DOUBT. Asa proof that water eN's'S
the railroad well, at Uphan' station
formerly Martins Veil may he me''
tioned. The At,hison, lOpesa% >" u
ta ,o,d an, through the eatlre lrn2tI
of this part Of the country, SK'r''"S !
alsn around its southern Ilmiis, ah'
making connection. at Nut sla'''"
with Lake Wales, by . notlLeI'.
branch of u miles.
Sage lines connect the country acroS
tne Rio Granite, st trtlnS from E"S'
staiion. to CuclnIlO negro. Chloride
Fd,rview and Grafton, or IN The S"ut'
From Lake Valley to lli'ishorous'
Kingston, Pearchl CIV II hei'noS'
which latter, also, can be REACHED lrou
Eng!e. via Cuchliio Negro +.
The western part OF the county !
well walered 10y creeks and StfeduS
In the northwest corner, e'ght OF hl''
,ra.ks emty into The CHA, oH tit
wesi side If The Black Rang. On th
east SIDE are, heating in the Biat'
Rlmup AlaaiOsa cleek, having II soa'
eastprly cJursr, with A!amOsa lMontI
celiol The principal town.
RIO Cucniilo Negro; / supper cnofS
is formed LIS Poverty, PM, Bear, Ml1t
aL. Dry aud Cnloriie creeks aud SOM
Fork. There are, in the Range, I'll
following owns: Grafton, FdlrVltN
Chloride aud lIrrmo|a. Cucllllo NJ
gro is in The 10 ser valley.
RIO Palomas, Rio Sc o aud RIo An
mas creeks are of tue amt origin an
the same general coarse.
RIO Percha waters, wah sever.
heads, Percha City, Kingston and III!
borough. !,
The county is well divided INTO u
valley. mesa aud mnun'ai'l lahu ~
bracing Il considerable section OF u
Rio Grande valley, where agricnl'u
is followed; wherever openings III u
valleys of the different aflherlS an
room enough to do 81, agricultural ~
quits are followed.
Bang we'll waerel. The plstnrl
lands are fully available. aud The SO
Interests are in good condition.
The min interests of Sierra couh
o,.f., al In thp mines.