Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-26
One of the Bustling Business Centers
of the Rio Grande Valley That is
Enjoying a Steady GrOwthand
a Fair Degree of Pros
perity.
OUTLOOK FOR A LARGE CROP YIELD
Agriculture, Horticulture, Stock Rails
ing and Mining Combine to Make
This One of the Most Promising
Sections of the Great Rio
Grande Valley.

san Marclal, N. M, april Io.-Inls Is
without question one of the prettiest
towns in the Rio Grande valley. The
green trees and greener grass, shady
streets and comfortable homes make a
favorable impression on travellers passing
through .hjs place, after riding across the
plains to the north and south. The Rio
Grande runs by the town on the east,
within few feet of the railroad tracks,
and furnishes plenty of water for irri
eating purposes. just at present the
river is slowly rising and at this place is
quite wide, but in few weeks, when the
snow in the Colorado mountains is melt
ing the waters will cover much larger
stretch of land than even now.
LOOKING FOR A PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Merchants report business on the gain
and are looking for prosperous year.
Wheat and alfalfa are the principal crops
and the outlook for large yield of grain
and heavy cut of hay were never better.
Fruit, of which large quantities are raised,
is in fine condition, and the ingathering
will be better than ever before. OF course
there IS still some little danger of frost,
but the weather is quite warm, the season
we'll advanced and killing frost is almost
one of the impossibilities.
BRoYLEs' FIGURING MILL.
One of the important factors in the
agricultural conditions here, is fine
Touring mill owned and operated by Mr..
j. N. Broyles. This mill was erected
some two years ago; is equipped with the
most improved roller system, and has a
capacity of so barrels per day. Mr..
Broyles runs on homs grown grain most
of the time, and by establishing good
market for wheat has materially in
CREASED the acreage sown, and this year
more land is growing wheat in and
around San Marcial than ever before. In
talking with the miller this morning he
complained about the amount of sand
and dirt that was brought to the mill in
the grain, and, wondering how that could
be, asked him how it WAS threshed.
Said he, "Oh, with goats, sheep, COWS, and
burros." "Great Scott, man." l said,
"you don't mean to tell me that the
treading machine 10 used in the 18th GEN.
tury!" "Yes," he replied, "there is Q
threshing machine here, bat the great
| majority of wheat growers are prejudiced
to put cleaning machinery into the MIL
to take out the dirt before it is weighed,
and thus put an end to all disputes over
weights" To me, coming from coun-
try where the most improved machinery
- srk H.. Inn n MI kheo uhoo
first thought he was "stuffing me for a
tenderfoot," but further inquiry sub
stantiated his statement, and I take back
my first opinion of his veracity. At
present the mill is running on Colorado
wheat, but the new crop will be ready for
the mill in about two months, and the
home product will be given the prefer
ence.
AN ATTRACTIVE RAILROAD TOWN.
San Marcial is what is known as a rail
road town, the greater part of the Amer
ican population being connected with the
road. The wages paid to employees liv-
ing in town will average about $1,000 per
month the year round, and that money
goes great way toward making a pros
porous place of the town. All branches
of business are we'll represented, and the
citizens are public spirited and enter.
prising. One piece of work is under
headway, which will add much to the
attractiveness of the business portion,
and that is the establishing of public
park. The Santa Fe company donated
the grounds, furnishes the fountain and
water and the fuel, while the citizens do
the grading, set ont the trees, SOW the
grass and take care of the property. As
soon as the fence is furnished, which will
be in few days, the park will be seeded,
walks laid, and the rest of the trees set
out; many of them are already in place,
and in few years San Marcial will boast
of one of the prettiest little parks in the
entire territory.
DR.. Cruichshank informed me that
steady growth, one that is substantial
and permanent of the place, and that the
future promises much for those who
mako their homes here. The cattle in.
terests around San Maroial are quite ex-
tensive, and the improvement In the CON-
ditions Of that industry Is making itself
felt to no small degree. Taking every
thing together, IS near as can learn,
southern Socorro county is in fair shape,
and none OF the people have much reason
for complaint. OF course "things might
be better" as one man said, but the gen.
eral feeling is that of satisfaction and ex-
pectanoy with every prospect for a real
ization Of OK xpectations.
| RosEpALE M1NIya CAMP.
About 80 miles west of San Marcial, in
the San Mateo mountains, 10 located the
Rosedals mining camp. At present bu'
little work is In progress in the camp
owing to some legal complications and
pending sales, but prospectors are busy
and the summer will not pass by without
some Important developments resulting
The ore In the Rosedale district runs from
81 TO 800 per ton in gold, fair average
being $40, and now that water has beer
pipAd from seven Springs to the camp,
distance of three miles, persons in Sar
Marcial interested 10 the mines confident
J II expect good reforms In the near future
A 20. stamp mill was erected on the Rose
dale property last winter and trial rur
made, but since that time the affairs o.
the company have become somewhat en-
snarled and work stopped. II 10 expect
cd that the troubles will be adjusted soor
and work resumed..
N Tho Golden Belle, another fairly vol
developed mine, 10 also shut down tenn
porariiy, awaiting the termination O
negotiations for q probable sale. 6hoult
this deal not 70 through soon, the presen