The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-25
1890 CUNT.

central New Mexico, being bounded On
the north and east 10y 5 ,curr0 county
on ~ whisi v : mainly Iakei);
on the south by Dena Ana county and
on the west by Grant aud Sacorro cuun
ties. The PRINCIPAL meridian of New
Mexico form, It's e lsiefn bouni larry far
IS miles. Tue suinmit of the Il dck
Z uuge is the ives rrn limii. Ii not
very Large in extent, aver igJug liity-
four niles FROM north TO south. ami
aud about the am from east 10 ives (,
2,376 square miles, the county has Il d.
versilied topography. In tile extreme
east are large plains; then aslstem OF
mountain ranges. running from north
TO sunth, along the east bank of The
Rio Grande Sierra Fd Cristobal AID
Cabdalu) aud at their western base that
river, leaving absni "ht- hlid of the
area of the county on the eastern
bank. On the west side plaint. inter
rupiei acre an fth rr by aIInninehcrS
extend to The foot hills of the i ack
range tor from twenty 10 thlIty MILES
wlllp finally tn It range occupies the
wesIerhmOst portion. Slopirs, hut
ony from nortQ 10 south, bat AFRO
from tO- nrrtirhtst 20 sCutitw e>l, TIN
drainage IS well d.tintd. WIKI the X
ceutlun of a few crrrtS, in lie Htiel-
most north west corner, which How
westward into The Rho Gl a,ail streams
flow southeast, into the Rio Glah'i' d.
The beds of these streams, approach
ing their mouths, are Worn deep lh,o
the plains.
Elevations, in the I 0rthern para Of The
county vaiy from l,4S4 Fests Ferry
30 5,l71 l.Ntinosal, 6.141 lGInada Ala
mnsab 10 S,l4j (Neirs pasSl, from The
Rio Grdndt, to the wr>tctn boundary
IN the northern part from 1000 lRlo
Grande, above ltiucu to4,6S0 th"Vr
Mutt sLa,iJul j.22l [uillsDorrnsi,I, 4
g04 %}errrnaa ,pI,. TO 7,fI4 luei-
drick'S Peak On the cas- SIDE of tie
Rio Grandr, the plans gradually DIES
cend rom 472O [neloM Lava station ],
to 4342 ttet aNovr Granla, III il distoil''
of forty .el.hL mi, s. hele alt splil-s
Scattered OVER tins tiS ,etn p'rl III me
county, and that water can e obtain
ed by Slnklng tubular wells. there - no
luupL. AS IL proof that water exists,
the rallr Eud wei, at Uptiam station,
Formerly M,rCno's wr,l may he me"-
toned. The Atthlso io9eNd " Na' ia
Ee road titus 'lir1nGh ,ie c tire il n-lIi
vi ihio pare Oi The cuuatll, IS rI"S II
aisD arodnl rs s1ntnlh iurua, 81 Il
ntklng conuec.iln, at Nat atl'n,
w,th Like VALUES, 10y Il uo.ther!
branch of Is mics.
Sage lines r~Onnettthe county AR IS
tne Rio GRANITE. st Iting from Engl'
Station, to Cuchlil0 Negro, Chloride,
Fdlrvlew and Grd.tUn, urIn the oouli
From Lake Valley to ~Ili,lshurOugh,
Kingston, Pearcha CIV and iirimos',
which latter. also, can be reached iroln
Ellgle, via ChclhIlO Negro.
The western part OF the county l.
well watered by creeks and streams.
IN The northwest corner, eight at niue
creeks empty INTO the Giia, on Il.t
West'slde uf the Black Rang. On Ilr
east side ale, heaili!g III the Back
Range, AlamOSa creek, having Il south
easterly course, ~ith A!anost lhontI-
cello] The Principal town.
Ii0 CuciillO Negro; tsn2per courst
is formed 10y Poverty, Pn, Bear Minri
al, Dry aud Chloride creeks and fSonth
Fork. There are, in the Range, the
following towns: Grafton, FdirVIeM,
Chloride and llrlmOSa. Cuchi!lo Ne
gro Is in The 10 Ner valley.
BIO Palomas, Rio Sc 0 and Rio Ami
mas creeks are:uf. The same origin aud
the same general course.
Rio Percia waters, with several
heads, Perrha City, Kingston and HILLS
0drOlEll.
Z The county is we'll divided into the
valley, mesa and mountain land em-
Igaciny Il considerable seciion of the
Rio Grande valley, where agriculture
is followed; wherever openings in the
valleys of the different afl iplts aff rd
room enough TODD 81, agricultural pur-
suits'are followed.
Beng well wa'erel. the pasturage
lands are fully available. and lie stock
interests are in good condition.
The main interests of Sierra comfy
are center ed in the mines.
TChe principal mining districts nre:
Apache. Black Range, CuchIllo Negro,