Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-24
LAND OF SUNSHINE
New Mezico's Mineral Wealth al
the Centennial.
Wonderful Natural Resources o.
This Great Territory.
Commissioner Leeson Tells of the
Treasures of the Earth.


without any assistants in interesting and
explaining the various minerals and
other resources of the vast territory of
New Mexico to the thousands of visitors
who daily throng the New Mexico build
ings, to say the least, has his hands full,
yet manages to find time to be interview
cd by the reporter of the Sun. He said:
eyes, fully realzs that the great Ten
nessee centennial and international ex.
position is not only beyond the fertile
Imagination of the people from other
states and foreign countries, but far sur
pass the most senguine conceptions of
it's energetic and enterprising projectors;
and today it stands as monument to the
noble sons of the gallant old state of Ten.
nessee, and one that will 60 down into
history with record that not only Ten
nesseeans but the people of this great
Union shall be proud of.
"Your exposition will be honored by
millions, has been honored by the presi-
dent of the United States, with his full
cabinet, and will be honored by the great
est reunion of ex-Confederate veterans
that has ever been held, and in sorrow
say, ever will be held again. This is one
of the many reasons that makes me feel
proud that the territory of New Mexico
has the opportunity of exhibiting to the
enlightened world it's wonderful natural
resources of gold, silver, copper, lead,
| zinc, platinum, aluminium, iron, coal, and
scores of other rich, rare and beautiful
metals and minerals, such as no other
state or territory in the Union can boast
of.
"New Mexico today offers to the intel
ligent and enterprising capitalists and
prospectors sure, speedy and reliable
return for his investment or labor. The
great mineral zone or belt, which is over
100 miles wide, commences at the north.
ern boundary, where it joins Colorado,
starting from the great Cripple creek
camp, the richest and greatest producing
mining camp in the world today, passing
through the counties of Taos, Colfax,
Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Socoffo, Sierra,
Grant and Lincoln, comprising vast
scope of country some 400 miles in length
from the Colorado line to the Republic of
Mexico, the whole distance of which
abounds in minerals, building stones,
clays, marble, coal measures, precious
stones and gems, and the richest of soils
and grazing lands. No country offers so
many natural advantages for the pros
pecting, development, treatment and
transportation of its resources that this
vast scope of country does today. There
are several reasons for this broad asser-
tion.
"First, New Mexico possesses more I'M
occupied land than any state in the Union
"Second, owing to it's altitude, ranging
from 1000 to 10000 feet, insures it cool
day climate that has no superior on
the American continent, no extremes
of heat or cold, no epidemics-e
breath is invigoratiug,
"Third, water and fueI abound in near
y all the mining camps in the territory
Fourth, The Atehson, Topeka & Sante
Fe railroad system passes nearly in the
center of this great mineral and agricul
tural belt, from the Colorado line on the
north to the line of the republic of Mex
leo on the south, with branch roads tha
tap all the principal mining camps, CITIES
and towns, thus effording ready and &C
cessiole transporeaCioh ior All ploumoV
and supplies, ana Is a6 the present oner
ing esery inuaoenonO W asalss ~ WV
: ouiiulng up OF our efea' country,
"Fifth, there is yet over $4,000 squar
miles open for locations.
ol4en' No" MeAioo ohefs W 'ue asli
coltnris1, nor'ioui'urlsV' s.ooA ialsei 'aan aan
o'ao1urer ana lneoiani1 , spienu,u ren re.'
ior ihvese"env' ano VIII uutaus Vno oen
tentenlal e9niolo sC"e Vi i's "ohueriu
prooueGs OF les SOIL raisea py lrlleaVion
ana rlgno mere lev nie aou 'ha' 'ne e,oa
productive state OF tennessee coulo oou
Die her prodootion II her iar.nels woui
ADOPT the lrrigation moqes OF farming.
! "Ihe farmer OF new mexico Is the mos W
lndepenoene 'nah Oh earen' He pio"s
plants ana narVes's "hei he is feauy' az
does no1 "ai1 or oepehu on 'he eienien'.
, and MS marKeO Is the oeso, as MS proc
ucts are always worm tne easeern Price'
with the uransporCaVion o, l'ooo iniie
added thereto, wnlch' py the way Is
good tnlng OF l'seh. 1he eiiua'e' soi
sunshine ana lrriga'lon seems pecullarl
\ adapted 10 the suecesslul culture OF a
: classes OF agrionltural proauc1s' ana th
. same can De SAID OF her irnles' especlall
: peaches' plums, chefrles ana grape'
which, for size, havor ana quallty nav
3 no superior.
"Ihe sugar beet industry Is at Presei
s causing revolution IN the agroultur
7, districts OF New Mexico and attracting u
attention OF the farmers and captains
:. OF not only this country, but OF Europ
}; Recent tests made by the government
IS the United States ana by some OF tne mo
J. expert chemists OF America ana EuroE
s, have determined that the sugar oeet pr
8, duced from the lands OF the great Fec
}; valley and the Mo drande valley oonta
from 10 to II per cent more sugar tht
}; beets raised elsewhere thos lnsnrlng
:, fortune T 70 an VINO emoa's on sna IN 'na'