The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-11-23
Sierra County.

Buresu of Immigrationl. :,
Sier~ra.county Is situated in. south =
central New Mexico. being bounded On
the north and east by Socorro county h
cut Of which it was mainly taken); ;
an the south by Dona Ana county and
ON the west by Grant and Socorfo coun- =
fles. The principal meridian Of New !
Mexico forms its eastern boundary LOT :
AZ miles. The summit of the BLACK 4,
Range is the western limit. III not .
yerv large in extent, averaging ntty-
four miles from north to south' anu .
%.na about the same from east TO west
. s7s square miles, the county has a dl-
.yersi6ed topography. In the extreme :
EAST are large plans; then asystem OF
mountain ranges, running from holsn
81 south. along the east bank OIL the
-pio q rande Sierra Fa Cristobal ana
rahallol and at their western base that
river. leaving about one-thiru OIL tno
aro. of the county on the eastern
hauk On the west side plains inter
.rnnted here and thereby promlnelices
avtond TO the foot hills of the BLACK
sranga for from twenty to thirty miles
while finally that range occupies the
5yasternmost portion. Sloping' not
univ from north TO south, but also
from the northeast to southwest JUG
drainage is well defined. WIN Tue ca
cention of a few creeks, in the utter
most northwest corner, whlch ho"
,rootu,ard into the Rio ella, all streams
dow southeast, iuto the Fio uianuo'
Tba beds of these streams, approach
;nr their mouths, are worn deep INFO
the plains. 90 tho
Elevations,in the northern part OF the
county. vary from 1,484 FesVs reiiy'
roYl77 Alamosal. $50 canada Ala
mosal. to s,O45 Nelrs Pass, from tne
bio Grande. to the western boundary
IN the northern part from 4,OCo lhio
tIrande, above RipconL to4,6S9 laoove
Mutt stationl, 1924 [Hillsborougal u
do4 IBerrenda spring., to 1914 linen
bricks Peak. On the east slde @ she
RIO Grande, the plains gradually des-
cand from 4.72O [below Lava staqtiohI
oAs4o feet above Grama. in a DISTANCE
of forty.e,ght miles. There are SPRING
scattered over this eastern part .. wv
country, and that water can oe op'"
I'D nv sinking tubular wells, there is NJ
donbt. AS a proof that water exists
the railroad well, at Upham STATION
formerly Martins WE'LL may be men
toned. The Atchison, Topeka q SAM
Fe road runs through the entlre iehs'l
- this mart of the country, skirting
also around its southern llmits' an'
making connection, at Nutti sta'io,
with Lake Valley, by a mortimer
branch. of Is miles.
Stage lines connectthe country aclos
4ba Rio Grande, starting from Eng
station. to Cuchillo Negro Chi'ria'
Fairview and Grafton, or In Vne Souv
from Lake Valley to H~illsborougl
Kingston, Pearcba City and hermoS
v4tich latter. also, can be reached 1ro'
Enele, via Cuchillo Negro
The western part of the county
we'll watered by creeks and stream
In the northwest corner, elght OF III,
creeks empty into the Gra' on /,
vest side Of the Black Range On u
aast side are, heading in the Bla'
Range. Alamosa creek, having a sou
a~asterlv course, with Alamosa mon
cellol the principal town.
, Rio Cuchillo Negro; its upper cour
Is formed by Poverty, Pine, Bear MIN
al Dry and Chloride creeks ana sou
Isork There are, 10 the Range,
following owns: Grafton, FalrVle
Chloride and Hermosa. Cuchlllo \
gro is in the 10 Ter valley
8Rio Palomas, Rio Seco ana VIC "A
mas creeks are.of the same origin d
the same general course
Rio Percha waters, with seve
heads. Percha City, Kingston and ID
borough.
TIE county is we'll divided into
valley. mesa and mountain land
bracing a considerable section OF
Rio Grande valley, where agrlcuiC
il followed wherever openings IN
valleys of the different ati uent all
room enough to do so, agricultural
cults are followed.
Being well watered, the pastur
,snds are fully available. and the 81
interests are in good condition.
THE main interests of Sierra cou
sre conferred in the mines
The principal mining districts