Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-19
c. H. McHenry.

The subject of this sketch, Mr.. G.. H.
McHenry, is one of the leading citizens
of Pennington, and pioneer of San
Juan county, having settled in the val
ley in 1879 Mr.. McHenry is native of
Illinois, and since his location in New
Mexico during the year above mentioned
he has followed agriculture principally,
witnessing the development of the three
great valleys of San Juan from unculti-
waited cattle ranges to their present high
state of cultivation. Soon after coming to
the San Juan Mr.. McHenry took up 800
acres of land, which by industry was
brought to splendid state of cultiva
ton. His farm he divided some time
ago, presenting his daughter, Mrs. Geo.
E. Allen, with 16O acres, eighteen acres
of which are set out to fruit trees, and
now bearing abundantly. Mr.. McHenry's
town place consists of thirty acres front
ing on San Juan street and occupying
one of the best locations in Pennington.
Here Mr.. McHenrys residence stands,
and he is quite content to spend the
latter years of his life in this fourishing
town, which in its growth has had the
best years of his manhood.
Mr. McHenry was member of com
pany H, Fifty-frst Illinois volunteers,
l.. p Bradley, colonel, during the first
three years of the war, after which he
was promoted to first lieutenancy and
served until the close Of the struggle.
having been wounded at the battle Of
Kenesaw mountain, Tennessee He was
the first treasurer of San Juan county,
but has not since been an aspirant for
political honors, devoting his whole time
to his landed interests.
Mr.. McHenry believes that San Juan
county is the very best fruit section to
be found anywhere in the west, and that
with the abundant supply of water
always at hand it's future is assured.
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S. r. Blake.
Mr.. S. r. Blake, the gentleman whose
name stands at the head of this sketch,
is one of the leading citizens of Farm
ington and has been prominently identi-
fled with the industrial progress Of San
Juan county since 1888. Mr.. Blake is
native of Ohio and was one of the pio-
neers of Colorado, where he settled in
1860, engaging successfully in mining.
After three years he removed to Mon
tana, where he still followed mining, at
the end of six years returning to Colo
RADIO, where he resided for seven years.
Subsequently he engaged in farming
and real estate in South Dakota, set
Ting in San Juan county, New Mexico,
in 1888.
Since that date he has resided perma-
nently at Pennington, the natural com
mercial center of the finest horticultural
and agricultural section in the west.
His farm is one of the best in the valley,
consisting of 600 fertile and well-watered
acres, 30 acres of which is set out to
fruit trees, for the growth of which the
valley is splendidly acapted. Mr.. Blake
has the most implicit faith in the future
of the valley, and feels that in having
taken up a permanent residence here he
has made no mistake.
1--WE have here" said Mr.. Blake in
recent interview with representative
of the New MEXICAN, mot only soil of
wonderful fertility, but ample facilities
for an inexhaustible supply of water,
and climatic advantages not surpassed
in the world. The water question,
serious one in many sections of the terri
tory, has been solved by nature for us.
Three noble rivers two of which never
go dry water San Juan county, reducing
the question of irrigation to it's simplest