The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-11
Sierra County.

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Bureau Of Immigrationl.
Sierra county is situated IN south
central New Mexico. being bounded On
the north aud east by SIcorro county
out OF which it vas mainly lasenl;
on the south by Dcna Ana county anu
ON the west 10y Grant and socorro couh
ties. The principal meridian OF New
Mexico forms its eastern boundary tol
AZ miles. The summit of The Back
Range is the western limit. u MOI
very large In extent, averaging MY
four miles from north TO soulh. anu
and about the same from east TO weS''
9.s7e square miles, tile county mas d VI
versited topography. In the extrenh'
aast are large plains; then asystrm OF
mountain ranges, running from norm
TO south, along the east bank Oh Tue
Rim Grande Sierra Fa CrisCoOal anu
CabalIo) aud at their western base sn"'
river. leaving about one-liifd u :"
area of the county on the eaSteFh
hank. On the west side plalns' i"'el-
rrn,s nd here and there by plominthcts
axtend TO the foot hills Of the b'acA
range for from twenty to thirty m'lr'
white finally that range occupies !
westernmost portion. Slopihs' i'''
onlv from north TO SOUTH D"t a'So
from the northeast to southwest TN
drainage IS well defined. WIN Tue
ceptlon OF Il few creeks, In the u'.el-
most north west corner, when 10"
westward into the Rio Gi'a. all stfeaul'
aow southeast, into the RIO Gra''"''
The beds of these streams, approacl
ing their mouths, are worn deep mo
the plains.
EIevationsIn the northern part oil Inc
county. vary from :.1,4S4 (FesC'S feIr!)
to 5,l77 lAlahosa], 6,54O lCalada n"
mosal, to s,O45 [Nell's Passl, from Tile
Rio Grandp, to the western bonndar!
in the northern part from 1000 l0io
Grande, above Rinconl, to4,0o9 laoov'
Mutt stationl, 1924 [tl~IIlsb"rduRlII, 4
1o1 tBerrenda splinp]. TO 1914 l'ie'l-
idrickfs Peak On the east side OF .''e
Rio Grandp, the plains gradually oFS,
cend from 4.72O [below Lava stal'o"l
10 4342 feet above Grama, IN "a d'S''ii0'
of forty eight miles. lhele are SptiFSS
scattered over this eastern part VI th'
country, and that water a he oo'"'h'
ed by sinking tubular wells there Is ~
doubt. AS "a proof that water exists
the railroad we'll, at Upham station
formerly MArL'n's Well may be lne'
Toned. The Atchison, Topeka &oan''
Fe road runs through the entire iehRll
of this part of the country, skIrIlhg !
also around its southern iithllS' am
making connection, at Mutt sttC'oh
with Lake Valley, by a northefl.
branch of Is miles.
Stage lines..connect the, country across
the Rio Grande. starting from Ehg'
station, to Cucbillo Negro. Chloride
Fairyiew and Grafton, or III the sout'
from Lake Valley to HlllsOorough
Kingston. Pearcha City and HermoSa
which latter, also. can be reached lrou
Enele. via Cuchitlo Negro.
The western part. of the county Il
well watered by creeks and STREAMS
In the northwest corner, eight OF hl''
creeks empty into the ella, on lh'
west side Of the Black Range. On I'M
east side are, heading in the B'act
Range. Alamosa creek, having a soutl
easterIy course, with Alamosa lMQh'i
cello1 the principal town.
Rio Cuchillo Negro; its upper cours
is formed by Poverty. Pine, Bear, Mine
al. Dry and Chloride creeks and sonll
Fork. There are, in the Range, I'll
Following owns: Grafton, FalrVle"
Chloride and Hermosa. Cuchillo NJ
gro is in the 10 Ter valley.
Z, Rio Palomas, Rio Seco and Rlo An
mas creeks are.of the same origin an
the same general course.
Rio Percha waters, WITH sever'
heads, Percha City, Kingston and Ill
borough. j,
Y The county is we'll divided into I'll
valley, mesa and mountain land ell
bracing a considerable section OF u
Rio Grande valley, where agrlcultuI
is followed; wherever openings In u
valleys of the different a%flnents affol
room enough to do So, agricultural pu
suits are followed.
Being well watered. the p~asturaI
lands are fully available, and the sto'
interests ara in good condition.
The main interests of Sierra coun
are conferred in the mines.
The ~nrincinal mining districts ar