The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
Sierra County.

It'll OOALAI
ceptralN New Mexico, being 6ounueu Oh
the north and east by Soeorro county
cut Of which it was mainly taKehJi
an the south by DOns Ana county anu
on the west by rant and Socorro coun'
ties. The principal meridian oil ne"
Mavico forms its eastern boundary Ioi
40 roi,os The summit of the BlScH
ponga ia the western limit. II not
verv large in extent, averaging I''s
sonr miles from north to south anu
and about the same from east 10 WIS.,
'2.s7e square miles, the county has q ~"
versi6ed topography. In the eNtreme
aost ara large plans; then asys'ehl Va
mountain ranges, running troW n'
20 soutb. along the east bank OIL 'ns
tpio q rande Sierra Fa Cristooal anu
<,ohalo, and at their western base Ihd'
river. leaving about one'thllu VI l"o
zoo Of the county on the eastern
'honk ON the west side plains in'ei
~unted here and there by p~romlnehce'
ATTEND to the foot hills OIL tho
-onoe for from twenty to thirty mics
while finally that range occupies =
westernmost portion. Slopl's' nv
only from north to SOUTH out r ro
srom tbe northeast to southwest the
drainage is well defined. WIFE Uhe ca
~ception of a few creeks, in the uI,en.
most northwest corner, WHICH no"
westward into the Rio Gi!a,a all streams
sow soutbeast, into the Rio Grahue'
The beds of these streams appio"on
,np their mouths, are worn deep INV
the plains. of+ba
Elevations,I i the northern parCo 'n1
county, vary from 1,4S4 (FeSIS ei,H
70 XIII Alamosal, 6,54O canada Ala
mossl, to s,o45 Nails Pass, from tue
Rio Grande, to the western
On the northern part from 4'oco lrlo
Grande, above RinconL to4,689 ABOVE
Mutt stationL, 1924 [HiIlsboroughl, =
do4 IBerrenda spring., to 1874 lien
bricks Peak. On the east side OF ehe
Rio Grande, the plains gradually oeS-
cend from APO below Lava statlohb
IN 94o feet above Grama, in a distance
Of forty.elght miles. There are springs
scattered over this eastern part Oh the
country, and that water can be ooVa'h-
ed bysinkine tubular wells, there IS no
doubt. AS a proof that water EXISTS
Che railroad well, at Upham statlon'
formerly Martins we'll may be e
tjoned, The Atchison, Topeka " Santa
Fe road runs through the entire lengIh
of this part of the country, skirIlhg IL
also around its southern limits, ano
making connection, at Mutt Station
with Lake Valley, by a northeriy
branch Of 10 miles.
Stage lines connectthe country across
Che Rio Grande, starting from Engle
etation, to Cuchillo Negro. Chloride,
Fairview and Grafton, or IN the SCUM
from Lake Valley to, HlllSoorough'
Kingston, Pearcha City and hermoSa
which latter, also, can be reached from
Engle, via Cuchillo Negro
The western part of the county Is
well watered by creeks and streams.
In the northwest corner, eight or nine
creeks empty into the ella, on the
west side of the Black Range. On the
east side are, heading in the BLACK
Range, Alamosa creek, having a south
easterly course, with Alamosa Month
CELLO the principal town.
Rio, Cuchillo Negro; its upper course
Ia formed by Poverty, Pine, Bear, Miner
al. Dry and Chloride creeks and South
Pork. There are, in the Range, the
following towns: Grafton, Fairvlew,
Chloride and Hermosa. Cuchillo Ne
gro is in the 10 Wer valley.
Rio Palomas, Rio SeGo and Rio Ami
mas creeks are of the same origin and
the same general course.
Rio Percha waters, with severa
heads, Percha City, Kingston and Hills
borough.
The county ii is well divided into the
valley, mesa and mountain land EN-
hracing a considerable section of the
Rio rande valley, where agriculture
Is followed wherever openings in the
valleys of the different atiiuents afford
room enough to do so, agricultural pur
quits are followed.
Being well watered, the pasturagt
lands are fully available, aud the stock
interests are in good condition,
The main interests of Sierra county
ere conferred in the mines.
The principal mining districts are
apache. Black Range, Cuchlllo Negro
Kingston, Hermosa, Animas, Hills
borough, Percha and Lake Valley.
The center of Apache mining dis
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