The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-10-18

eeutrl View Mzxico eeiag boundz -
the north ard East ay SGouo county /
oat Of which i wE mainly tAksnl /,
m the sOafh by Dcna Ana county and
q he vest y rant and SOoorro eoan- /,
ties. The principal meridian O. Sew
Mexico forms rs eastern boundary hor
Is miles. The summit Of the b-1eN
Range i the western limit II not
very large in extent Averaging Any
four miles from north 10 south ano
ara about tie sans from eas- 10 WSz
ax76suuzre niles the county has 0
rerSi6ea topography In the extreme
east are large plans. then asysseh .
monntain ansss. running from nortA
"A smith. along the east bank o. Inc
pioGunde sierra Ia CTistobal and
caballol and a. their western Ase La
river. leaving z5eat 0Be-third o. ne
.-ea NJ the county on the eastern
- On lie vest side plains intel
-u,,as here and there by pTOulnenee
sxfsna n the foot hills of the Black
range for from twenty 10 thirty mli0
whila finally that range occupies me
wes,ernnost PARTON. Siopins. nOt
o,iv from north 10 south, Dut also
from the northeast 10 southwest INC
drxHageis vel dednel Win D "a
-sn.ioa of a few creeks in the UtteI-
most northwest corner, when nov
westward into the Bio Gi.a-a all streams
aow southezs- into the Rio 6Fahoe-
The beds of .hsse streams. approach
ing their mouths. are wOrn deep lh'
Ehe plains A.
EIeyationsEn the northern part q lhs
county. vary from 1.44 (FeSts faIH
4asy77 AIamOsal. $50 Canada Ala
mosal 70 s045 NalFs Pass. from me
Rio Grands. TO the western bonna@Ia
IN the northern part from 400 lhl0
Graude. above RincOnl tO4sS lao0He
Nutt statiOnL. 1924 IHillsborOuE1h =
90. rRerrsnda spring.. TO 1874 Lhen-
aricks Peak. On the east SIDE OF me
RioGrande. the plains gradually o@
cana fmm 47s0 below Lava sta1iOhI
+oAsss feet above Grama. N distance
oF fortvelgbt miles. There are spEIhes
scattered over this eastern pArl OF Ut
oo,ntrv and that water can be Obtain
al hv sinking tubular wells, there Is nc
doubt As a proof that water eAlsOa
the railroad well, at Uphsm SI2nOnl
TFormarlv Martins we'll may be men
tioned- The AtchisOn, Topeka * santa
Re road rms through the entire length
Of this part OF the country. skIrlihs i
also around its southern ilmilss anu
making connection, at AuR
with Lake Valley, BIZ q n0TtheH'
branch Of Is miles
stage lines eOnnectthe country @i
che BIO Grande. starting from Ehsi'
station TO CuchiIlO Negro. Chloride
Fairyisw and Grafton, or IN the soue
from Lake Valley TO HiilsOorOugn
Eingstou. Pearcha Civ and herm0s
which latter. also. can be reached fFon
Eaale. via CuchillO Negro
Tire western part OF the county
vel watered BIZ creeks and stream
IN the northwest corner, eight or nm
cracks emDty into the Gilar on =
49, side Of the Black Range On u
aast side are heading in the biae
Rance Alsmosa creek, having = sou1
-Sth AEamnSa Mont
cenOl the principal town
Rio CuchihO Negro; lis upper oouI'
formed by Poverty. Pine, Bear Mln'
Al Dry and Chloride creeks M Sou
Fork There are, in the Range, u
following towns: Grafton, FalrElel
Chloride and HeTmOsa Cucnllio y
i in the 10 ser valley.
Pio Palomas. Rio SeoO and Rio Al
mas creeks are Of the same origin Al
the same general course
Rio Percha waters, with sever
heads Pe-chz City, Kingston and III
borough
Thecountyi Is vel divided INTO u
val,ev. mesa and mountain land 81
bracing a considerable section OF Z
Rio rande valley. where 2grlculia
tsfailoEed; wherever openings In :
callers of the different zfhuenS snO
room enough TO- do 81. agricultural pI
suits ! efOllOwed-
Being vel wateEed, the pasture
lsuds are fully available. and the SO
interests are il good condition
The main Interests OF Sierra eOoD
are centered IN the mines
The principal mining districts =
Apache. Black Range. Cachiilo Neg
KiLzs.On, HermOsa7 AnlnzS IN
borough. PeTcha and Lake Valley
The reutez OF Apache mining 9
er;es i Chloride. in Chloride gu