Deming headlight., 1895-12-06

western puftfuu OF Nfaht tount1e w"
Mexico, aprang into existence In 1881,
when II marked the point oithe junction
Of the AtchIson, Topeka y Santa Fc rail-.
road system with that Of she Southern
Pacific, forming the great transcontlnen.
ial line. The railroad officials and those
engaged Ia the construction OF both great
ysssms were prompt 10 realize the com
ng Importance Of the town, and lta
growth from The very outset was rapid
and steady. Since then the Santa Fe
branch 20 silver City has been built from
Demlng aud the southern Pacific has
baen extsndcd 20 El paso, there connect
ing with the @. II. a =. A. and the T. p,
so that DemIng to-day 10 railroad cen
ser Of importance, having lines radlating
10 the north, south, east and west. An
other railroad the North Mexican Pacific,
projected south Into Mexico, opening
20 commerce ono OF the richest sections
of the American hemIsphore. Ils total
mileage win be 1899 miles and II will
extend 10 Guaymas on the south aud To
polohampo ON the west. Located 10 the
south OF Deming are the Mormon colo
nlos numbering over 10000 people, the
trade of which, as well as the many rich
mining camps Ia northern Mexico, comes
70 Demlng.
Demlng IL In the very midst OF a rich
agricultural and fruit ralslng center. Ir-
rlgallon enterprises arc under way for
the Immediate development OF the won
derful resources In this llne. The Rio
Nimbres Irrigation Company have n
plant In operation to the north Of Dem
ing aud have already reclaimed 1880
acres. The Delnlng Laud & Water Com
pany have over 5000 acres Immediately
surrounding the city. upon which IL Is
preparing TO put water. A reservoir Of
45,000,O0O capacity has already been con
structed aud system Of water works
provided for local use. The city lies 10
the rich Mimbres valley, under which
flows tho submerged MImbres river. An
inexhaustible quantity OF water can be
obtained at depth OF forty feet. Tho
soil Ia flch, fertile and readily cultivated.
Windmill irrigation for nve and ten acre
tracts Is dottIng the country with small
farms aud gardens which furnIsh COM
Portable llvlugs TO heir owners.
----lt Ia ceilmated that there will DO 10000
acres under irrigation Ia the MImbres
valley wisiln the ncxt Eve years.
DemIng ~ a health resort Is without
equal In the world. Its altitude Is about
1850 feet. The air is dry aud bracing.
The maximum temperature is 90 degrees
and the minimum 20 degrees. The ever
present breeze from the surrounding
mountains 90 tempers the heat that Il IL
never oppressive. The nights are inva-
riably cool aud refreshing. The sun
shines sG5 days In the year and an In
valid may be out Of doors ut NIL times
aud seasons. Eminent physicians all
over the United States recommend this
section hs especially adapted for the
treatment OF consumption, bronchitis,
asthma and all pulmonary complications
as well aa kidney diseases fever and kin
dred troubles. The water has been shewn
by chemical analysis made by experts 10
the employ OF the A. T. q 3. y. Company
10 be tho puresi along that entire line Of
railroad.
tits y fact worthy of note that many
hundreds Of people who come heS i'm
this las, stages Of pulmonary diseases re.
cover IN a shor, time 80 that they arc en-
abicd to engage In business. A project
IL now on foot for the erection Of a large
sanltarlum here for the treatment OF
those affected with phth.sl4 Pu.monails
Ample hotel and living accommodation
can be had al reasonable rates.
Demlng 10 the most Important stock
shipping point In the southwest, beinl
located In the midst OF range Of hun
dreds Of thousands OF acres, covered with
black and white gramma grass. All
tho cattle shipments from Mexico are
also made from this point.
Surrounding Demlng on all sides arr
mining camps rich In gold, silver
lead, copper, iron and building stone
Principal among these are Cooks Peak
Tres Hermanas Florida, Georgetown
Central city, Victoria, iIaehlta, pyraml
and many others. All 1.-THE trading Of thes
camps IL done IN Deming. The annun
output Of Grant county Is ti,O00,O0O 4
gold and ts00,0e0 Ia silver.
Deming boasts the only eauaigre "a
tract factory Ia tho world. Caualgr'
which Is now coming into promInonc
us q substitute lar tanning agents form
erly in use, nbounds on the plains suI
rounding the city aud a largo industr
has bcen created IN lis gathering.
Az present Demlng has populallo
OF 1900 people. II has $4,000 schoc
house, employs corps OF six teacher
aud affords educational facilities equl
% those anywhere IN the east. Their
are Methodist, Eplacopal aud rougregI
tIonai churches, aud all the socIetls
Incidental thereto, aud there are loci
lodges OF Masonn, Knights Of Pythia
Independent Order OF Odd Fellow
Grand Army, Ancient Order OF Uni
cd Workman. Social enloyments un
home comforts are OF the best. IlunIneI
bulldiuga aud private dwellings can
had ferreasonable iguiea.
IN this small space II Il impossible
elaborate upon the future Of DENIM
The statements made above, howeye
speak for themselves aud an intslllgel
reader needs no further proof OF N
wonderful probabilities Of this sectlo
The day lsnot far distant when Den