The Black range., 1894-02-09
Sierra County.
Craksn from statlcstics Furnished By
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the ncrth and east by Socorro county
cut OF which it wes mainly t2keh)i
on the south by Dena Ana county ana
on the west By Grant and SOcorro couh'
lies. The principal meridian of New
Mexico forms It's eastern boundary foi
4s miles. The summit of the Black
Range is the western Limit. II ho'
very large in extent, averaging MY
four miles from north to south, anu
and about the same from east TO wesl'
1876 square miles, the county mas ul-
yersitied topography. In the eztfehle
cast are large plans; then asystem oi
mountain ranges, running from hotth
TO south, along the east bank OF the
Rio Grande Sierra Fa CTiStoDal ana
Cahallol and at their western base that
river leaving about one-thlrd OF tht
area of the county Oh the eastern
hank. On the west side plains, ihtel
runted here and there by promrnehees
axtend to the foot hills OF the BLACK
range for from twenty to thirty miles
while finally that range occupies tne
westernmost portion. Sloplhg' ho'
only from north TO SOUTH Dus aiso
from the northeast TO southwest the
1ra,rage is well defined. WIZ the ex-
cention of a few creeks, in the utter
most northwest corner, which ho"
westward into the Rio Gi!a. all streams
dow southeast, into the Rio Grande'
The beds of these streams, approach
ING their mouths, are worn deep mo
the plains. sho
9 Elevations,V i'm the northern part OF 'he
county, vary from 1,4S4 (FesFs ferrEl
10 5l77 IAlamosal, 6,54O lCanada Ala
mosal, to s,O45 [Nelrs Passl' from the
Rio Grande, to the western boundary
in the northern part from 4'oOo mo
t,rande above Rinconl, to 4,6s9 laDoVt
Mutt stationl, 1924 [Hiilsboroughl, l.
4a4 IBerrenda springl to 1874 iieh-
drick's Peakl. On the east side Oh the
RIO t3rande. the plains gradually des-
cend from 4720 [below Lava statlohJ'
70 A342 feet above Grama, IN distance
of fortyelght miles. There are springs
scattered over this eastern part oi the
country, and that water can ne Obtain
ed by siuklng tubular wells. there Is ho
flsfE
doubt. AS u proof that water exists
the railroad well, at Upham station
formerly Marco, wr'il nay hr heh-
tioned. The Atchison, Topeka " Saf Ia
Fe road runs through the entire lehgth
of this part of the country, sklrIlhg II
also around It's sOutnotn ''hrs, anu
making injection, at Mutt st"t'eh
With Lake Valley, by porlhe'lS
branchlof, ,l3 miles.
Stage lines connect the country acr' 81
*he Rio GrAndr, starting from Englt
station, to Cuchillo Negro, Chloride
Eairyiew and Grafton, or IN the soutt
from Lake Valley to Hillsloroush Il
Kingston, Pea~cha City and herm" a
which latter. also, can be reached III u
rngls,siG Cuchi 20 Negro.
The western part of the county 1t
we'll watered by creeks and streams
In the northwest corner, eight or nil'
creeks empty into the Gila' on tn
west side Of the Black Range On th'
east side are, headlng in the Blac'
Range, Alamosa creek, having soutl
aasterly course, with AlamUsa MOI u
cellol the principal town.
Rio Cuchilo Negro; supper cours
Is formed by Poverty. Pine, Bear, Mine
al. Dry and Chloride creeks and Sout'
Fork. There are, in the Range, th
Following towns: Grafton, FairyleW
Chloride and Hermosa. Cuchillo Ne
gro is in the 10 Eer valley.
Rio Palomas, Rio Seco and Rio An
mas creeks are of the same origin an
the same general course.
Rio Percha waters, with sever'
heads, Percha City, klngSton ana Hi
borough.
/ The countyis well divided into tn
valley, mesa and mountain land GU
bracing a considerable section OF I'll
Rio Grande valley, where agricultul
ts followed; wherever openings in tt
valleys of the different aff1uents afol
room enough to do so, agricultural pu
quits are followed.
Being well watered, the pastural
lands are fully available. and the sto'
interests are in good condition.
The main interests of Sierra coun
are centered in the mines.
The principal mining districts ar
Apache, Black Range, Cachlllo Negl
Kingston, Hermosa, Animas, Hi
borough, Percha and Lake Valley.
mi n ,o,,tar IF Auanhn mining RI